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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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No. 24792.—13th August.—J. T. Wallis, Sydney, N.S.W.
Horse crush or holder.*

No. 24793.—13th August.—J. Pomeroy, Invercargill, N.Z.
Steam-boiler furnace, &c.

No. 24794.—13th August.—T. Firth, Wellington, N.Z.
Horse-controller.*

No. 24795.—13th August.—G. R. Andrew, Sydney, N.S.W.
Dress-cutting chart.*

No. 24796.—13th August.—W. H. Blackham, Melbourne, Vic.
Milking-apparatus.*

No. 24797.—13th August.—C. S. Elmsly, J. H. R. Taylor, and P. Bates, Temuka, N.Z.
Spouting-bracket.*

No. 24798.—13th August.—J. Morris and S. A. B. Marks, Sydney, N.S.W.
Hat-fastening.*

No. 24799.—12th August.—C. J. Sloman, Christchurch, N.Z.
Breeching and kicking strap.*

No. 24800.—13th August.—G. D. Murchie, Christchurch, N.Z., and M. Badger, Rangiora, N.Z.
Coin-freed postage-machine.

No. 24801.—14th August.—C. S. Elmsly, J. H. R. Taylor, and P. Bates, Temuka, N.Z.
Fire-kindler.*

No. 24802.—15th August.—W. Houker, Nelson, N.Z.
Cask.*

No. 24803.—15th August.—E. J. Butterworth, Manurewa, N.Z.
Instrument for ascertaining distances.

No. 24804.—15th August.—J. L. Vipond and R. Williams, Matakana, N.Z.
Shirt-collar.

No. 24805.—12th August.—H. Beaney, Auckland, N.Z.
Friction hoist.*

No. 24806.—17th August.—G. Lamb, Carterton, N.Z.
Appliance for keeping doors open.

Complete Specifications filed after Provisionals.

LIST of complete specifications filed after provisional specifications, from the 5th to the 17th August, 1908, inclusive:—

No. 23613.—W. Gale and L. Gunther, securing knives to chaff-cutter wheels.

No. 23680.—R. Dunne, mitre-cutter.

No. 23720.—H. B. Chapman, basket or parcel strap.

No. 23736.—A. E. Taylor, trunk and hat-box.

No. 24353.—E. Nesbitt, braces.

No. 24354.—E. Nesbitt, shoulder-strap, skirt-holder, &c.

No. 24667.—R. J. Smith, mortise-lock.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 19th August, 1908.

COMPLETE specifications relating to the undermentioned applications for Letters Patent have been accepted, and are open to public inspection at this office. Any person may, at any time within two months from the date of this Gazette, give me notice in writing of opposition to the grant of any such patent. Such notice must set forth the particular grounds of objection, and be in duplicate. A fee of 10s. is payable thereon.

No. 22916.—10th May, 1907.—JAMES BUDGE, of 209–215 Harris Street, Pyrmont, Sydney, Engineer, and WILLIAM BOOTH, of Wellington, Factory-manager, both of New South Wales, Australia. Improved apparatus for cutting butter and suchlike into various sizes and weights as may be required.

Claims.—(1.) The arrangement and combination of an apparatus or box with a bracket and a screw, placed horizontally preferred, the thread of bracket having a movable cover; the screw is pivoted to movable board allowing the raising of screw disengaging it from the thread; the raising the cover on moving the front allows of the butter being tipped by one turn into the box, the front frame when engaged keeps the cover down; the cover is held to the apparatus by two catches. (2.) The general arrangement, construction, and combination of parts constituting the apparatus for handling and cutting butter or suchlike into sizes or weights as described, and for the purposes set forth and specified.

(Specification, 4s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 23294.—14th August, 1907.—ISAAC SHONE and EDWIN AULT, both of 47 Victoria Street, Westminster, London, England, Civil Engineers. Improvements in and connected with pneumatic sewage and other liquid-moving systems and apparatus.

Claims.—(1.) In a sewage or draining system, a pneumatic liquid forcing or ejecting apparatus 20, disposed within a chamber 1; a series of gravitating drains or sewers, such as 3, 5, conveying liquid to said ejector or ejectors; and liquid discharge or outfall pipes 11, 12, through which the forced liquid is discharged, and means adapted to coat with the ejector to ventilate the system, substantially as set forth. (2.) In a sewage or draining system, a pneumatic liquid forcing or ejecting apparatus 20, disposed within a chamber below the ground; a series of gravitating drains or sewers 3, 5, conveying liquid to said ejector or ejectors; a manhole chamber 8 at or near the ejector or ejectors into which the gravitating-sewers 5 discharge their contents, and from which the liquid flows by an inlet-pipe 10 to the ejector or ejectors; liquid discharge or outfall pipes 11, 12, through which the forced liquid is discharged; a chamber 15 containing an air-jet exhausting-apparatus 17, and connected by a pipe 18 with the said manhole chamber 8, and said exhausting-apparatus 17 being operated by the exhaust air led from the ejector or ejectors through pipe 14; and a ventilating-column 16 into which the exhausting-apparatus 17 discharges, substantially as set forth. (3.) In a sewage or other liquid pneumatic ejector apparatus, a pair of ejectors 20, with an air-distributing valve, main air-supply, and exhaust-piston valves 40; and alternating controlling valve 25, with compressed-air supply and discharge pipes. (4.) The application and use in connection with two pneumatic ejectors, the contents of which are periodically forced out by means of compressed air, of a controlling-valve, operating and constructed substantially as described. (5.) In sewage or other liquid pneumatic forcing-apparatus, an ejector vessel having within it a raising and lowering float and weight device, connected with and operating upon a compressed-air distributing-valve, and a main air-supply and exhaust-piston-valve device 3 supported externally above said floating device upon said vessel, and connected by a pipe therewith; and upwardly extended return pipes 41x through which the air has to flow to and from the vessel, and by which the valve apparatus below is protected from being flooded, substantially as set forth. (6.) In sewage or other liquid pneumatic ejector apparatus, the vessel 20, having connected with it, and supporting the valve, and piston-valve apparatus 40, said valve apparatus being connected with the interior of the vessel by the pipe 41, which has upon it the internal and external concentric pipes 41x, arranged, combined, and adapted to operate as shown in and set forth with reference to Figs. 3 and 3A of the drawings. (7.) In sewage or other pneumatic ejector apparatus, a main air piston-valve supply and exhaust apparatus connected with the ejector 20 by a pipe, as 41, having upon it a removable perforated pipe portion 92, arranged and adapted to operate as and for the purposes described. (8.) In sewage or other liquid-forcing systems and apparatus, an ejector chamber comprising cast-metal rings connected together, the lower ring having a supporting part internally for carrying the floor 21, constructed as set forth.

(Specification, 10s.; drawing, 5s.)

No. 23312.—16th August, 1907.—HENRY ANGUS NICHOLSON, of Otatau, New Zealand, Agent. An improved method of and means for use in treating flax before stripping.

Claims.—(1.) Means for the purpose described, the same consisting of a staging and a truck to run thereon, a tank to contain the boiling water arranged alongside such staging, and a cage adapted to hold the flax, and to be lowered into the tank and raised therefrom, substantially as specified. (2.) The improved means for treating flax substantially as described and explained, and as illustrated in the drawings.

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

No. 23325.—21st August, 1907.—CALEB DAVIES PIKE, of Wellington, New Zealand, Importer. An improved flooring-cramp.*

Extract from Specification.—This invention relates to an improved construction of flooring-cramp, the principal feature of which consists in the combination with a ratcheted ram or plunger mounted in a frame, and operated by a pivoted