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No. 26275.—22nd July, 1909.—WILLIAM SMART, of 83 Milton Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand, Asphalter. An improved broom for sweeping channels or gutters.

Claim.—A broom for the purpose indicated, comprising a stock shaped to correspond to the configuration of a gutter or channel, and having bristles of uniform length, substantially as set forth.

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

No. 26281.—24th July, 1909.—JOHN HARRY PEDERSEN, of Utiku, Wellington, New Zealand, Factory Manager. An improved peeler for peeling potatoes, apples, and the like.

Claims.—(1.) A peeler for the purpose indicated, comprising in combination, a handle provided with a shoulder at one end thereof having a pin projecting therefrom, a bar into one end of which the said pin screws, a knife-blade provided with a shoulder having a projecting pin adapted to screw into the other end of the said bar, and an adjustable cutter adapted to pass over said bar, and to be held securely between the said shoulders and bar, substantially as described. (2.) In a peeler of the kind described, an adjustable cutter, consisting of a blade provided with a cutting edge, lugs upon the ends thereof, adapted to be gripped between the said parts, slots in said lugs through which the pins pass, substantially as set forth. (3.) The combination and arrangement of parts comprising the improved peeler, substantially as specified and illustrated in the drawings.

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

No. 26282.—24th July, 1909.—HAROLD WILLIAM SMITH, of 63 Wellington Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Farm Cadet. An improved manure-sower.

Claims.—(1.) In a manure-sower of the class described, a false bottom having sloping faces converging and meeting at the centre, said false bottom hinged at one end near the rear of the hopper, the front end thereof adapted to be raised by means of levers, for the purpose of causing the manure to flow towards the rear of the hopper, substantially as set forth. (2.) In a manure-sower of the kind described, means for controlling the flow of manure from the hopper comprising a slide adapted to pass over an opening in the hopper, a horizontal lever, a pin projecting from the lever and engaging a slot in the slide, an operating lever pivoted upon the side of the hopper and having its lower end connected to the said horizontal lever by a rod, substantially as described. (3.) The combination and arrangement of parts comprising the improved manure-sower, substantially as specified and illustrated in the drawings.

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

No. 26283.—22nd July, 1909.—ALFRED JOHN EGGLETON, of St. Clair, Dunedin, New Zealand, Inventor. Permanent forms for building in concrete.

Claims.—(1.) In building with concrete poured between forms, the method of setting up permanent forms of the materials required, said forms supported by studs wired together to prevent spreading, and between which the said concrete is poured, so that when sufficiently set and the studs removed and wires cut and clipped a finished structure properly faced is obtained, all substantially as described and explained, and as illustrated in the drawing. (2.) In building with concrete poured in between forms, the substitution of the usual temporary removable forms with permanent forms made of the desired materials required in the different parts of the structure, said permanent forms being supported by studs wired together to prevent being spread by the pouring-in of the concrete, and when the said studs are removed and the wires trimmed a permanently faced structure is the result, all substantially as set forth.

(Specification, 4s. 3d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 26287.—23rd July, 1909.—PERKS DANE AND COMPANY PROPRIETARY, LIMITED, carrying on business as General Machinery Merchants, Indentors, Importers, and Electrical Engineers, at 15 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (assignees of John Edward Dane, of 15 Queen Street, Melbourne aforesaid, a director of said company). Improvements relating to the drying of, or abstraction of moisture from, insulated electric cables.

Extract from Specification.—According to this invention the cable to be treated is wound upon a drying drum, which is heated by the passage of hot air, steam, or the like into its interior. The heat passes through the wall of the barrel of the drum to the cable, evaporating the moisture therein.

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

(Specification, 12s. 6d.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 26310.—29th July, 1909.—GODFREY HUGH MASSY BAKER, of 478 Clarence Street, Ottawa, Canada, Civil Engineer. Improvements in sawing-devices.

Claims.—(1.) In a saw guiding and feeding device, a guideway, means for connecting the same to a tree or the like, a guideblock slidable on the guideway, a guideplate pivotally connected to the guideblock and adapted to slidably engage and guide the saw, and means for feeding the guideblock along the guideway.

[NOTE.—Here follow four other claims.]

(Specification, 5s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 26312.—27th July, 1909.—THE SUB-TARGET COMPANY, LIMITED, of 29A Charing Cross Road, London W.C., England (assignees of Frank Mitchell, of 8 St. Peter’s Square, Hammersmith, London W., Engineer). Improvements in or relating to apparatus for rifle, gunnery, and like practice.

Extract from Specification.—This invention is for improvements in or relating to apparatus for rifle, gunnery, and the like practice, and relates to the class of apparatus wherein a cord or other flexible connection is aligned with the bore of the firing-piece and the target aimed at, and is connected with a device of known form for magnifying or multiplying the displacement of the lever or marker relatively to the actual angular displacement of the gun from the true aiming position. This cord or connection always occupies the direct line from the firing-piece to the bull of the distant target, and controls the needle or marker so that movement of the firing-piece relatively to this line is imparted to the marker. According to this invention a cord is employed, as before, which lies normally in line with the bore of the rifle or other firing-piece, and extends therefrom to a point in front of the rifle. This cord is interrupted by a device—for example, a stirrup or yoke—at a point near the rifle, and a needle or other recording member is pivoted to a support carried by the rifle and operatively engaged with the stirrup or other device. Preferably a housing is provided for the stirrup or other device that interrupts the cord, and such housing also supports the recording member, and is shaped to constitute an endwise extension of the stock of the rifle. By arranging the parts in this manner the recording mechanism does not foul the line of sight, and does not project laterally or vertically from the rifle in such a way as to distract the marksman or become easily damaged in use.

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

(Specification, 15s.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 26320.—31st July, 1909.—JOHN HARRISON, of Madras Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, Builder. Improved ventilator and ceiling-light.

Claims.—(1.) For the purpose indicated, a frame or curb supported upon blocks within a combing formed in a ceiling, perforated zinc within openings formed by the blocks under the frame or curb, a space being left between the frame and the combing, bars glazed with plain or decorative glass, and supporting a frame fitted with perforated zinc, substantially as set forth. (2.) For the purpose indicated, a ventilator and ceiling-light forming a dome or truncated cone, surmounted by a panel of perforated zinc, and intermittently supported at its base in a loosely fitting combing formed in a