and as described and explained. (3.) In cutting up the sod
from a plough as it is being raised and turned over, an idle
wheel clipped by adjusting-clips through a frame to the beam
of the plough, one behind each ploughshare, said wheel being
furnished with cutting-blades suitable for the class of ground
to be broken up, all substantially as set forth.

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

No. 26230.—13th July, 1909.—MICHAEL HURLEY, of 54
Gordon Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand,
Gardener. An improved potato-planter.

Claims.—(1.) A potato-planter comprising a blade flanked
by the sides rising perpendicularly from the blade and approximately parallel to each other, the lower edges of the sides
and blade being sharpened to enter the ground readily, a
socket upon the blade, and a handle secured within the
socket, substantially as set forth. (2.) The combination and
arrangement of parts comprising an improved potato-planter,
substantially as set forth and illustrated in the drawing.

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

No. 26239.—14th July, 1909.—GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS
SHEELEY, of Roslyn House, 116 Marshall Street, Johannesburg, Transvaal, Engineer, and EDWIN ANDRE TOMLINSON,
of 132 Marshall Street, aforesaid, Millwright. Improvements in the linings of tube and similar attrition mills.

Extract from Specification.—In accordance with my invention, the lining is made or built up of segments or blocks of
convenient size, preferably shaped on the one side to fit the
cylindrical shell of the mill. These blocks, which may be
made of any suitable cement or cementitious material, constitute a matrix or body in which are partially imbedded
posts or pegs which project beyond the inner surface of the
matrix or body, and serve to retain between them, when the
mill is in operation, pebbles or other free bodies (when such
are employed), waste rock or pieces of the charge, thereby
protecting the matrix or body from excessive wear.

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

(Specification, 9s. 6d.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 26248.—19th July, 1909.—JOHN HUTCHINGS, of Capel
House, 62 New Broad Street, London, England, Mining and
Mechanical Engineer. Improvements in and relating to
direct-acting pumping-machinery.

Extract from Specification.—According to the invention,
an improved construction of valve and valve mechanism,
which serve to control simultaneously the fluid to be driven
and the motive fluid, are employed to direct said fluids into
an improved arrangement of channels or passages adapted
to serve alternately as admission or exhaust or delivery
ways to and from the cylinders for the motive and the driven
fluids respectively. A common source of supply of lubricant
is provided, and the general construction and arrangement
of the pump is such that the whole of the reciprocating and
other moving parts are totally enclosed.

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

(Specification, 7s. 6d.; drawing, 4s.)

No. 26249.—22nd July, 1908.—JOHN CHARLES SNELLING,
of 6 Crusoe Road, Mitcham, Surrey, England, Concrete-slab-
manufacturers' Foreman. An improved machine for producing slabs for building purposes.

[Note.—This is an application under the International and Inter-
colonial Arrangements, the date given being the official date of the
application in Great Britain.]

Claims.—(1.) An improved machine for producing slabs
for building purposes, comprising a mould including side
portions and a stretcher-board carried on a stand or frame,
a hopper above said mould, a cut-off adapted to be inserted
between the hopper and the mould, a stock fitted with pegs
or cores for compressing the material within the mould, and
a ram for ejecting the finished slab, substantially as described.

[Note.—Here follow five other claims.]

(Specification, 5s.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 26268.—22nd July, 1909.—AUSTRALIAN REVERSIBLE
DELIVERY LABEL COMPANY PROPRIETARY, LIMITED, whose
registered office is at Commercial Union Buildings, 413
Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (assignees of
John Gavan Reilly, of the Post-office, Shepparton, Victoria
aforesaid). Improved mail-bag and delivery label.

Claims.—(1.) An improved label consisting in the combination of two plates of circular or other form pivoted
together at their centre, having the requisite matter
stamped, printed, or engraved on them, and openings in the
upper plate to expose the requisite matter on the under plate,
and means for setting and securing the two plates together
at the requisite position, and to secure them to the package
or article to be forwarded or returned, substantially as described and shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

[Note.—Here follow four other claims.]

(Specification, 5s. 6d.; drawing, ls.)

No. 26409.—12th August, 1909.—EDMUND HANNAN, of 11
Franklin Avenue, Nairn Street, Wellington, New Zealand,
Carpenter. An improved lifeboat or raft.

Claims.—(1.) A lifeboat or raft having a sliding adjustable
floor and means for regulating its movements, substantially
as described, and as illustrated in the drawings. (2.) A life-
boat or raft having a sliding adjustable floor, rods forming
guides for the floor, and supports or connections for the cross-
pieces forming seats and floor-stops, substantially as described,
and as illustrated in the drawings. (3.) In a lifeboat or raft
having a sliding-floor as claimed in claims 1 and 2, a compartment or locker in the middle of the floor having a door at
both top and bottom of the floor, substantially as described,
and as illustrated in the drawings. (4.) A lifeboat or raft
having a perpendicular automatic sliding-centreboard with
a weighted stop at each end, substantially as described and
illustrated. (5.) A lifeboat or raft having a rudder sliding
automatically and perpendicularly on a gudgeon, substantially
as described and illustrated. (6.) In a lifeboat or raft, a
catch or hook, with a pivot or hinge in the hook proper, held
in position by a weighted bar or lever, and released by a trip-
line, substantially as described, and as illustrated in the
drawings. (7.) A lifeboat or raft constructed, combined,
arranged, and operating substantially as described, and as
illustrated in the drawings.

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

An asterisk (*) denotes the complete specification of an
invention for which a provisional specification has been
already lodged.

Note.—The cost of copying the specification and drawing
has been inserted after the notice of each application. An
order for a copy or copies should be accompanied by a post-
office order or postal note for the cost of copying.

The date of acceptance of each application is given after
the number.

Extracts from the drawings accompanying the foregoing
complete specifications appear at the end of this Gazette.

J. C. LEWIS,

Registrar

Provisional Specifications accepted.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1909.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional
specifications, have been accepted as under:-

No. 25927.—W. A. Ross, decanting liquids.
No. 25985.—J. H. Hutchinson, merchandise-transporter.
No. 26144.—W. Keymer and F. Parsons, gas-oven boiler.
No. 26174.—W. Duggan, jun., door-closer.
No. 26218.—H. Irwin, poultry nest-box.
No. 26220.—J. F. Macallister, milk-jug cover.
No. 26247.—H. A. Cutmore, telephone mouthpiece closure.
No. 26252.—H. North, bedstead.
No. 26262.—A. C. Murray, ironing-table.
No. 26266.—W. S. Ramson, strap for holding child in chair.
No. 26273.—E. Potts, tool-grinder.
No. 26276.—W. T. Taylor, dredge-bucket.
No. 26277.—J. Deegan, lock for differential gear.
No. 26278.—E. C. Austin, tire-valve.
No. 26279.—G. Lewis, joining plaster slabs.
No. 26280.—C. Suttie and M. H. Wynyard, flax-catcher.
No. 26289.—H. Anscombe, water-heater.
No. 26290.—J. M. Taylor and H. Oakley, snowboard.
No. 26292.—W. E. Holden, advertisement-displayer.