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screwed too far within said junction, said pipe being formed at one end with a long external thread, and at other end with a short external thread, for the purpose and in the manner set forth, as described and illustrated. (2.) The arrangement, application, and combination of the parts specified for the purpose and in the manner set forth, as described and illustrated.

(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 23921.—27th July, 1908.—WILLIAM WARD, Builder, and ALBERT LEWIS JENNINGS TASKER, Plumber, both of Napier, New Zealand. An improved silent-flush water-closet cistern.

Claims.—(1.) In water-closet cisterns, an air-pipe extending vertically in the cistern, having an aperture therein, and at its top end entering the siphon-bend, and a float mounted upon and surrounding such air-pipe, and adapted to cover the aperture and to uncover it when the water-level in the cistern falls to a fixed point, substantially as and for the purposes specified. (2.) The general arrangement, construction, and combination of parts in our improved silent-flush water-closet cistern, substantially as described and explained, as illustrated in the drawings, and for the several purposes set forth.

(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 23935.—27th January, 1908.—INGVALD RUDOLF JENSEN, of 148 Hobson Street, Ropemaker, and THOMAS JEFFREY, of Birkdale, Settler, both of Auckland, New Zealand. Composite flooring compound.

Claim.—Composite flooring compound is a composition made up of following: (1) Four-fifths (⅘) dry marble-cement; (2) one-fifth (⅕) dry sawdust; (3) sufficient dry earth-colours to give the shade of colour required.

(Specification, 1s. 6d.)

No. 24059.—25th February, 1908.—ARCHIBALD CLARK ANDERSON, of Stirling Point, Bluff, New Zealand, Farmer. Improved agricultural implement.*

Claims.—(1.) An agricultural implement for the purpose described, comprising a series of concentric rings provided with teeth and mounted on a travelling-frame, and mechanism for revolving the rings, substantially as described. (2.) An agricultural implement according to claim 1, in which each ring is arranged to revolve in an opposite direction to the ring next it, substantially as described. (3.) An agricultural implement for the purpose described, comprising a series of concentric rings provided with teeth, a vertical spindle on which the rings are mounted, a frame in which the spindle revolves, a pair of wheels with connecting-axle at each end of and supporting the frame, means between the wheels and the spindle for revolving the spindle, and alternate rings and means operated by the spindle for rotating other alternate rings in an opposite direction to the first-mentioned rings, substantially as described. (4.) An agricultural implement according to the preceding claims, provided with means for adjusting the rings vertically and for lifting them out of gear with the driving mechanism, substantially as described. (5.) The complete agricultural implement, substantially as described or illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 4s.; drawing, 4s.)

No. 24357.—6th May, 1908.—ANDREW HERBERT BYRON, of Wellington, New Zealand, Civil Engineer and Architect. Dumping wool and cotton press by man-power, with the double weight of wool or cotton in each bale pressed and hooped at one operation.

Extract from Specification.—A shows the friction pulley at the back of the rack-ratchet; B is the rack-ratchet to pull down the lid or monkey; C are cogs which will work into the rack or ratchet, and geared from the back-gearing wheels; D is the spindle of the pinion wheel for lowering the rack-ratchet; E shows the bolts for bolting on to the woodwork of the press; G is the driving shaft on the back of the press; H is the stopdrop on the pinion ratchet; I is the wrought-iron brackets and fitting for the gear; J is the bearing that all the back works in; K are the two mitre cogs for working the whole apparatus; L are the gear pinions on the driving-shaft; M shows the screwing-down of the iron bracing of all the press; N is a pulley on the geared shaft; O is the handle; P is the bracing-iron of the press.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]

(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 24434.—18th May, 1908.—JAMES HAMLIN WALKER and PETER WALKER, both of St. Andrew Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Sanitary Engineers and Plumbers. Improvement in ball cocks.

Claims.—(1.) In ball valves, and in combination with them, the valve arranged to close by the pressure of the water from behind, with a guard to prevent the loss of the said valve, all substantially as described and as shown on the drawing. (2.) In valves, the combination with them of a valve that is kept from its seating by a plug when same is open, and allowed to come to its seating by the withdrawal of the said plug, the valve being forced to its seating by the pressure from behind, with a guard to prevent the loss of the valve, all substantially as set forth.

(Specification, 2s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 24448.—27th May, 1908.—KNUT EDWARD FRYKLIND, of Valhallavagen, 27 Stockholm, Sweden, Chemical Engineer. Improvements in plants for treating nightsoil and the like by means of quick-lime.

Claims.—(1.) An improved plant for treating nightsoil and the like by means of quick-lime, characterized by one or more reservoirs (3) into which the nightsoil, after having in well known manner been subjected to a beating process, is successively introduced, the said reservoir or reservoirs being in connection with a closed holder (5), placed on a lower plane, from which the nightsoil, on account of the hydraulic pressure caused by the mass itself, flows through conduits (6) into one or more closed boilers, in which the nightsoil is in well-known manner treated by means of quick-lime, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. (2.) In a plant as set forth in claim 1, the arrangement that the reservoir or reservoirs (3) is or are provided with an inner perforated up and down movable bottom on to which the nightsoil is delivered, and which serves to retain lumps or the like which have not been crushed by the beating apparatus, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. (3.) In a plant as set forth in claim 1, the provision of shutters or the like (16, 17) in the conduits between the nightsoil holders and the boilers, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

(Specification, 4s. 6d.; drawing, 4s.)

No. 24449.—27th May, 1908.—GEORGE GARIBALDI TURRI, of 364-366 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Registered Patent Attorney, &c. Improvements in separators or classifiers.

Extract from Specification.—My invention consists principally of a hollow circular cone in which is mounted a free movable rotator or propeller having spiral blades of gradually increasing pitch, the material being forced into the bottom of this hollow cone by suitable means.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]

(Specification, 3s. 9d.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 24475.—4th June, 1908.—HENRY THOMAS DURANT, of Bulawayo, Rhodesia, South Africa, Engineer. Improvements in and relating to the separation of solids from liquids.

Claims.—(1.) In apparatus for separating solids from liquids in which hollow filter-plates are disposed in a closed vessel, scrapers adapted to be moved over the surface of the filter-plate, substantially as described. (2.) In apparatus as claimed in claim 1, scrapers disposed between the filter-plates, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. (3.) In apparatus as claimed in claims 1 and 2 a conical base to said closed vessel, and a worm disposed therein and adapted to be rotated, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. (4.) Apparatus for separating solids from liquids constructed and adapted to operate substantially as described with reference to the drawings.

(Specification, 2s. 6d.; drawing, 4s.)