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No. 26993.—3rd December.—M. Woods, Carlton, Vic., and T. J. Gilbert, Brunswick, Vic. Machine for dressing rails.*

No. 26994.—3rd December.—A. Macpherson, Newmilns, Scot. Generation and storage of carburetted petrol, &c.*

No. 26995.—3rd December.—W. J. Hammill and W. H. Murray, Auckland, N.Z. Boot and shoe toe-puff.*

No. 26996.—4th December.—C. Chapman, St. Kilda, N.Z., and R. Wilson, Dunedin, N.Z. Aeroplane.*

No. 26997.—4th December.—J. Park and F. Oakden, Dunedin, N.Z. Method and apparatus for preventing combustion in bales of wool, flax, &c.

No. 26998.—7th December.—T. V. Brejcha, Strassburg-Neudorf, Ger. Production of boreholes with independent supports without tubes.*

No. 26999.—22nd December, 1908.+—P. E. G. Cumberland, St. Kilda, Vic. Means for preventing corrosion of boilers.*

No. 27000.—7th December.—A. Clegg, W. Rainbow, and F. Clark, Christchurch, N.Z. Advertising-device.

No. 27001.—8th December.—W. H. Lawrence and R. Kennedy, Glasgow, Scot. Vacuum pump.* (C. B. Dalzell.)

No. 27002.—6th December.—O. E. and W. J. Smith, Auckland, N.Z. Washing-powder.*

No. 27003.—6th December.—A. R. Angus, Mosman, N.S.W. Preventing collisions between railway-trains.*

No. 27004.—8th December.—J. E. Smith, Hastings, N.Z. Wool-drier.

No. 27005.—8th December.—E. C. Evans, East Prahran, Vic. Attachment to exhaust-pipe of high-pressure engine.

No. 27006.—8th December.—G. E. Collins, Pukehou, N.Z. Folding legs and fasteners for tables, stools, &c.* (E. Bidwell.)

No. 27007.—6th December.—J. Bain, Waipahi, N.Z. Drill-grubber, horse-hoe, &c., gear regulator.

No. 27008.—6th December.—J. E. Boyd, Timaru, N.Z. Hanging up brooms.

No. 27009.—7th December.—A. H. J. Parker, Christchurch, N.Z. Street-indicator, &c., for use on tramcars.

No. 27010.—7th December.—O. Silberrad, Brockhurst Hill, Eng. Dressing leather.*

No. 27011.—8th December.—R. W. de Montalk, Auckland, N.Z. Concrete and ferro-concrete building.

No. 27012.—8th December.—M. H. Page, San Francisco, U.S.A. Vent for liquid-fuel tank.*

No. 27013.—8th December.—United Shoe Machinery Company, Paterson, U.S.A. Pulling-over machine. (A. L. Engberg.)

No. 27014.—8th December.—United Shoe Machinery Company, Paterson, U.S.A. Welt-beating machine. (J. Gouldbourn.)

No. 27015.—8th December.—J. W. Rickman, Awakino, N.Z. Gate-fastener.

No. 27016.—7th December.—J. A. Taylor, Auckland, N.Z. Household-requisites indicator.

No. 27017.—7th December.—F. T. Bellringer, New Plymouth, N.Z., and V. W. Ardern, Fitzroy, N.Z. Water-inlet for gas-meter.

Complete Specifications filed after Provisionals.

LIST of complete specifications filed after provisional specifications, from the 27th November to the 10th December, 1909, inclusive:

No. 25617.—M. T. Braik, cooking-box.

No. 25623.—D. Munro, earth-scoop.

No. 25645.—E. H. Donaldson, washing flax-fibre.

No. 25668.—R. G. Palmer, life-saving raft.

No. 25706.—A. R. Angus, railway-car running-gear.

No. 25771.—Q. W. Booth, leather-skiving machine. (L. W. G. Flyat.)

No. 25772.—United Shoe Machinery Company, boot and shoe manufacture. (J. Cavanagh and P. H. Doherty.)

No. 26002.—A. Pearse, advertising-device.

No. 26247.—H. A. Cutmore, telephone-mouthpiece-closure device.

No. 26263.—C. Young, draught collar for animals.

No. 26576.—D. Morrison, playing-cards.

[No. 106

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,

Wellington, 15th December, 1909.

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.

The copies of claims and extracts from the specifications and drawings are merely intended to give some further indication of the invention than is disclosed in the title, and the complete specifications and drawings should be referred to for a description of the invention.

No. 25425.—5th January, 1909.—ALFRED LAUNCELOT JAMES TAIT, of 8 Anderson's Bay Road, Dunedin, New Zealand, Flax-miller and Inventor. Improvements in machinery for treating and dressing flax leaves or stems, or fibres thereof.*

Claims.—(1.) In improved machinery for treating flax leaves, stems, or fibres, in combination, a feed-box, a chute having recesses in which drum-discs work (which may have teeth), with pressure-boards, between which and the said drum-discs the leaves have to pass, travelling-rollers, push-rollers, feed-rollers placed vertically or horizontally, with stationary or revolving stripper-bar and catcher and hanking-devices, all substantially as set forth, and as shown on the drawings. (2.) In flax-stripping drums, auxiliary bars as well as the usual ones, all substantially as set forth. (3.) In flax-treating machinery, in chute thereof, a feed-box, ratchet wheel and spindle, pawl, crank combined with same, also check-pawl to prevent reversal of the ratchet, and the drum-discs connected therewith, all substantially as set forth. (4.) In flax-dressing machinery, in combination, chute, travelling-rollers (loose or driven), pressure-board, all substantially as set forth. (5.) In flax-machinery, catchers on sprocket-wheel chains, pressure-boards and suitable carrying frame secured thereto, combined with arms or rollers on bearings, substantially as set forth. (6.) In flax-machinery, hank-making devices, chains, sprockets, pressure-boards, combined with hinged arms, all substantially as set forth, and as shown on the drawings.

(Specification, 6s. 6d.)

No. 25447.—13th January, 1909.—ANDREW MURIE GRAINGER, of 128 Albany Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Labourer. Noxious-weeds extractor.*

Claims.—(1.) An apparatus marked A for extracting weeds; a frame carried on wheels and cylinder which drives clearing-roller B, substantially set forth in plan and specification. (2.) An apparatus marked D, combined with cranks marked E, driven from wheel F, substantially set forth in plan and specification.

(Specification, 1s.)

No. 25448.—13th January, 1909.—ANDREW MURIE GRAINGER, of 128 Albany Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Labourer. Improved rabbit-trap.*

Claims.—(1.) Two spiral springs marked AA lying horizontal which hold from grip and nippers, as substantially set forth in the plan and specification. (2.) Two rings BB and third ring D, with nippers, substantialy set forth in plan and specification.

(Specification, 1s.)

No. 25453.—12th January, 1909.—WILLIAM DALL, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Merchant. An improved self-locking dropper for plain or barbed wire fences.*

Claim.—In fences of strained wire, in combination, droppers of V section having one side of the entrance to each slot rounded so that the said droppers may be hung by one side in an upright position on all the wires of a fence, said wires being strained and may be barbed, and by giving the said