JUNE 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1531

No. 25516.—3rd February, 1909.—GEORGE SIMS MARLEY, of Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Specialist in Physical Culture. An improved embrocation.

Claims.—(1.) The described composition of matter consisting of lanoline, oil of rosemary, olive-oil, turpentine, eggs, acetic acid, camphor, and water, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

[NOTE.—Here follows one other claim.]

(Specification, 2s. 6d.)

No. 25559.—15th February, 1909.—HARRY WOOD DOWNING, of Gloucester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, Saddler. Improved method of and apparatus for constructing saddletrees.

Claims.—(1.) The improved method of and apparatus for constructing saddletrees, substantially as specified and illustrated. (2.) A saddletree comprising a block having a middle raised portion and a rebate extending round its edge, substantially as specified and illustrated.

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

No. 25561.—16th February, 1909.—AAGE JENSEN, of Eureka Humboldt Company, California, United States of America, Manufacturer of Dairy Machinery. Process of and apparatus for pasteurising.

Claims.—(1.) A regenerative method of pasteurising liquid, which consists in causing the liquid to flow in a continuous stream, applying a pasteurising heat thereto at a point in its path, and causing the two portions of the stream immediately before and after said application of heat to flow in films of capillary thickness on opposite sides of a thin extended sheet of heat-conductive material, substantially as described.

[NOTE.—Here follows one other claim.]

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

No. 25619.—25th February, 1909.—AGNES EDMOND, of Duke Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Gentlewoman. Improved general cleaning-instrument.*

Extract from Specification.—I partly cover a foundation having a conveniently formed handle with such substances as cork, adapted by its shape to clean either flat, round, or hollow surfaces, or also with such other cleaning-surfaces as leather, velvet, and brush-bristles, or all these may be combined in one cleaning-instrument.

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

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

No. 25731.—24th March, 1909.—M. DONAGHY AND SONS PROPRIETARY, LIMITED, carrying on business as Rope-manufacturers, at Pakington Street, West Geelong, Victoria, Australia (assignees of William Jose, of Candover Street, West Geelong aforesaid, Engineer). An improved machine for automatically indicating and facilitating the removal of lumps, bunches of fibre, or other inequalities of size in binder-twine.

Claims.—(1.) The described machine for automatically indicating and facilitating the removal of lumps or other inequalities of size in binder-twine, said machine consisting of the various parts constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as and for the purposes specified, and as illustrated in the drawings. (2.) In a machine for automatically indicating and facilitating the removal of lumps, bunches of fibre, or other inequalities of size in binder-twine, dies as J, having holes as I through which the twine is led to a reel or spool, substantially as and for the purposes specified, and as illustrated in the drawings. (3.) In a machine for automatically indicating and facilitating the removal of lumps, bunches of fibre, or other inequalities of size in binder-twine, a spring arm as M bearing against the twine upon the reel or spool off which it is being run, substantially as and for the purposes specified, and as illustrated in the drawings.

[NOTE.—Here follow two other claims.]

(Specification, 4s. 9d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 25733.—23rd March, 1909.—THE BRETT PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED, being a company duly incorporated in the Dominion of New Zealand, and having its head office situated in Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand (nominees of John de Burgh Galwey, of 65 Marlborough Road, Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland, Engineer, and Emil Schreier, of 23 Bartlett’s Buildings, Holborn Circus, London, England, Engineer). Improved arrangement for giving movement to automatic numbering mechanism for printing-machines.

Claims.—(1.) In printing-machines, the arrangement for actuating automatic numbering-mechanism, comprising a cam or analogous part actuated by such printing-machine and adapted to impart two or more movements to a plurality of numbering-barrels between each impression through a lever or its equivalent, substantially as described.

[NOTE.—Here follow eight other claims.]

(Specification, 11s.; drawing, 3s.)

No. 25795.—7th April, 1909.—FRANCIS ANTONIO BURDETT-STUART, of Chertsey, Canterbury, New Zealand, Water Ranger. A combined drawing-board and protractor.

Claim.—A circular board that can be revolved, graduated into degrees and parts of degrees; a bearing for the same that is capable of being attached to a table; in combination with the above, a piece of timber, straight-edged on one side and recessed on the other, to fit the curve of circular board, having vernier constructed on it, and capable of being attached in contact with above-mentioned circular board, substantially as set forth.

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

No. 25804.—7th April, 1909.—ALEC LESLIE EDGAR CROMBIE, of Cobar, New South Wales, Australia, Engine-fitter. A mechanical music-teacher.

Claims.—(1.) A mechanical music-teacher, comprising means for moving music past a point or line at a required rate of speed, a frame capable of being suspended to the front of a musical instrument or music-stand, a pair of holding-rollers operated by a variable-speed gear and motor, a tension roller in contact with holding-roller, hinged roller-pivots, a transparent face and backboard, a return gear, and music-sheets in the form of endless bands, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified, and as described and illustrated in the drawings.

[NOTE.—Here follow ten other claims.]

(Specification, 8s. 6d.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 25823.—8th April, 1909.—JOHN CROW MCGEORGE, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineer. Alternate tail chute for gold-dredges and the like.

Claims.—(1.) A supplementary tail chute for the purpose indicated, in combination with an ordinary gold-saving chute. (2.) A supplementary chute for the purpose indicated, in combination with an ordinary gold-saving chute, contracted metal sections arranged longitudinally with and pivotally secured to the said ordinary chute. (3.) The combination and arrangement of parts comprising my alternate tail chute, substantially as described with reference to the drawings. (4.) Apparatus for discharging strippings, substantially as described, and as illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 3s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 25832.—14th April, 1909.—HENRY WILSON ROY and ARTHUR WEBER, both of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineers. Means for locking electric lamps within their holders.

Claims.—(1.) Means for locking electric lamps within their holders, consisting of a hollow collar surrounding the socket-piece of the lamp and resting on the neck thereof, adapted to allow of the holder being passed down into it, an annular plate arranged within such collar with its inner edge surrounding the socket-piece and adapted to engage with the bottom of the holder when raised in the collar, and means whereby such annular plate may be raised and lowered within the collar, and may be locked in the raised position.

[NOTE.—Here follow two other claims.]

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