Dec. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3287

Books, Documents, &c., open to Inspection at Local Patent Offices, Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

BOOKS, documents, &c., open to inspection, and forms, &c., procurable, at the local Patent Offices at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

BOOKS, ETC., OPEN TO INSPECTION.

Weekly lists of applications for patents up to and including those filed on Friday may be seen on the following Monday. (Search fee, 1s.)

Name Index—Patents, 1861–1889. (Search fee, 1s.)

Annual Reports, containing alphabetical lists of applicants and subject-matter indexes since 1890.

Patents Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette.

Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act and Rules.

Acts and Rules of other countries.

Australian Official Journal of Patents.

FORMS, ETC., OBTAINABLE.

The following forms, &c., may be obtained on application:—

Applications for letters patent.

Provisional specification.

Complete specification, and copy thereof.

Application for registration of design.

Application for registration of trade mark.

Applications for extension of time.

Requests by subsequent proprietor to enter name on Register of Patents and Trade Marks.

Printed sheets of information as to fees and procedure to obtain letters patent and to register designs and trade marks. Act and Regulations. (Price, 1s. 6d.)

NOTE.—The classified abridgments of the specifications and drawings of the United Kingdom may be seen in the Public Library of each of the above three principal towns. Other publications will be placed on file as soon as they are available.

Official Publications.

THE following publications may be obtained from the Government Printer, Wellington:—

Printed specifications to the end of the year 1879. (Some of these are now out of print.)

Annual lists of letters patent and letters of registration applied for, and particulars of applications lapsed, and patents lapsed, from 1880 to 1893 inclusive. (The lists for the last four of these years are contained in the Annual Reports of the Registrar.)

Annual reports of the Registrar, containing alphabetical indexes of applicants for letters patent and of subject-matter of inventions patented from 1894 to 1908 inclusive.

The Patents Supplement to Gazette (containing notifications, applications for letters patent, abridged descriptions and drawings of inventions, &c.), published fortnightly.

Name Index of Patents, &c., 1861–1890. (Price, 1s.)

Name Index of Trade Mark Applicants, &c., 1868–1906. (Price, 5s.)

Local Patent Offices.

LOCAL Patent Offices for the reception of applications, supply of forms, &c., have been established at the following places:—

Auckland—Supreme Court. (G. S. Clark, agent.)

Whangarei—Courthouse. (W. J. Reeve, agent.)

Thames—Courthouse. (J. Jordan, agent.)

Waihi—Courthouse. (J. McIndoe, agent.)

Hamilton—Courthouse. (H. J. Dixon, agent.)

Gisborne—Courthouse. (G. J. A. Johnstone, agent.)

New Plymouth—Courthouse. (J. Terry, agent.)

Napier—Courthouse. (A. Trimble, agent.)

Wanganui—Courthouse. (C. A. Barton, agent.)

Taihape—Courthouse. (W. Baker, agent.)

Palmerston North—Courthouse. (C. J. Hewlett, agent.)

Masterton—Courthouse. (M. Foley, agent.)

Nelson—Courthouse. (E. C. Kelling, agent.)

Blenheim—Courthouse. (F. W. Hart, agent.)

Westport—Courthouse. (O. E. Bowling, agent.)

Greymouth—Courthouse. (B. Harper, agent.)

Hokitika—Courthouse. (J. N. Nalder, agent.)

Christchurch—Supreme Court. (W. W. Samson, agent.)

Ashburton—Courthouse. (J. Fitzgerald, agent.)

Timaru—Courthouse. (T. W. Tayler, agent.)

Oamaru—Courthouse. (A. A. Mair, agent.)

Dunedin—Supreme Court. (T. E. Roberts, agent.)

Clyde—Courthouse. (F. T. D. Jeffery, agent.)

Gore—Courthouse. (G. H. Lang, agent.)

Queenstown—Courthouse. (A. J. Thompson, agent.)

Invercargill—Courthouse. (J. R. Colyer, agent.)

Christmas and New Year Holidays.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 1st December, 1909.

IT is hereby notified for general information that Saturday, the 25th December, Monday, the 27th December, and Tuesday, the 28th December, 1909, and Saturday, the 1st January, and Monday, the 3rd January, 1910, will be observed as holidays in the public offices of the Government of New Zealand.

By order.

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Applications for Letters Patent filed.

LIST of applications for Letters Patent filed. (Where a complete specification accompanies an application an asterisk is affixed; in all other cases a provisional specification has been lodged. In all cases where the applicant is not the inventor the name of the latter appears in italics after the title. † Denotes an application under the International and Intercolonial Arrangements.)

No. 26965.—25th November.—E. J. Chilton, Kuripuni, N.Z.
Closet-flush.

No. 26966.—27th November.—M. Leser, Auckland, N.Z.
Umbrella.

No. 26967.—25th November.—T. Barker and W. E. Garey, Auckland, N.Z.
Life-belt.

No. 26968.—26th November.—F. C. Thompson, Auckland, N.Z.
Method of operating venetian-blinds.

No. 26969.—24th November.—W. S. Hart and J. H. Ormond, Gisborne, N.Z.
Filter-cooler.

No. 26970.—1st December.—H. C. Carrington, Timaru, N.Z.
Building-bracket.

No. 26971.—8th December, 1908.†—E. Goodwin, Toowoomba, Q.
Compressed-air valve.*

No. 26972.—1st December.—H. F. Allen, Christchurch, N.Z.
Hat-pin.

No. 26973.—1st December.—O. Edwards, F. R. and J. H. Young, Sydney, N.S.W.
Sheep-shearing-machine cutter.

No. 26974.—1st December.—J. Grant and W. L. Oldman, Christchurch, N.Z.
Hat-pin.

No. 26975.—1st December.—J. T. Hunter, Wellington, N.Z.
Machine for treating intestines of animals.* (Wolf, Sayer, and Heller—E. Bianchi.)

No. 26976.—1st December.—J. Mitchell, Auckland, N.Z.
Building-construction.*

No. 26977.—1st December.—E. Brown, Baden, Switz.
Turbine.*

No. 26978.—1st December.—L. H. Raw, E. Molesey, Eng.
Treatment of ramie, China grass, &c.

No. 26979.—2nd December.—A. J. Cotton, Brisbane, Q.
Means for imparting power from motor-car engines.

No. 26980.—2nd December.—B. Baron, London, Eng.
Means for charging smoking-pipes.*

No. 26981.—2nd December.—W. J. H. Beach, Wellington, N.Z.
Aeroplane.

No. 26982.—2nd December.—C. M. Cruickshank, Timaru, N.Z.
Egg carrier.

No. 26983.—2nd December.—R. H. Sleep and B. G. A. Harkness, Stratford, N.Z.
Swingletree.

No. 26984.—3rd December.—A. T. Scott, Christchurch, N.Z.
Box-construction.*

No. 26985.—3rd December.—J. Keefe, Te Whai au, N.Z.
Machine sheep-shears.

No. 26986.—3rd December.—T. N. Fletcher, Thames, N.Z.
Target.

No. 26987.—3rd December.—S. P. Evans, Christchurch, N.Z.
Boat-scull.

No. 26988.—2nd December.—H. C. Gore, Dunedin, N.Z.
Method of ornamental lettering on glass.*

No. 26989.—3rd December.—C. A. Kidd, G. B. Ritchie, C. H. and M. Flavell, and A. Bailey, Christchurch, N.Z.
Trotting-sulky.*

No. 26990.—3rd December.—R. McGaffin, Hastings, N.Z.
Conveying and cleaning tow.

No. 26991.—3rd December.—A. H. Wright, Dunedin, N.Z.
Advertisement-displaying apparatus.

No. 26992.—3rd December.—J. J. Stroud, Invercargill, N.Z.
Securing corks in bottles.