JUNE 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1775

Rossiter, L. J., Sydney, N.S.W. .. .. .. Tobacco-pipe; 27854; 15th June, 1909.†
Almond, W. J. C., Alberton, S. Aust. .. .. .. Railway-brake mechanism; 27855; 9th June.
Opie, J. A., Queenstown, S. Aust. .. .. .. Railway-brake mechanism; 27855; 9th June.
Bray, G. W., Footscray, Vic. .. .. .. Fruit-case; 27856; 9th June.
Harvey, N., Wellington, N.Z. .. .. .. Metal-uniting composition; 27857; 9th June.
Andrews, F., Mercer, N.Z. .. .. .. Cattle ear-mark; 27858; 9th June.
Throp, B., Christchurch, N.Z. .. .. .. Door-lock; 27859; 9th June.
Fell, R. E., Wanganui, N.Z. .. .. .. Hat-pin; 27860; 9th June.
Watson, G. A., Mataura, N.Z. .. .. .. Milk-strainer; 27861; 9th June.
Gray, A., Wellington, N.Z. .. .. .. Letter-form; 27862; 9th June.
Dement, W. G., Te Kuiti, N.Z. .. .. .. Mattress-clamp; 27863; 9th June.
Walker, W. F., Te Kuiti, N.Z. .. .. .. Mattress-clamp; 27863; 9th June.
Ockerby, F. W., Launceston, Tas. .. .. .. Threshing-machine; 27864; 12th May.
The Clapham Gas Light Manufacturing and Agency Company, Limited, Auckland, N.Z. (Clapham, H.) .. .. Hydrocarbon-gas production; 27865; 8th June.
McLeod, A., Auckland, N.Z. .. .. .. Safety-valve, &c.; 27866; 8th June.

ERRATUM.—In place of the name, &c., “E. Hayes—Windmill,” inserted against No. 27780 in the preceding Gazette insert the following: “No. 27780.—R. Richards, swivel-block for ferry-punt.”

Complete Specifications filed after Provisionals.

LIST of complete specifications filed after provisional specifications, from the 25th May to the 10th June, 1910, inclusive:—

No. 26307.—E. Hayes, windmill.
No. 26384.—H. Quertier, ticket-printing device.
No. 26441.—United Shoe Machinery Company, sheet-material cutting-out machine. (A. Bates.)
No. 26443.—United Shoe Machinery Company, press. (I. O. Buckminster.)
No. 26483.—W. B. Topp, spouting.
No. 26492.—F. H. Bridger, pressure-maintaining. (T. E. Bridger.)
No. 26501.—A. W. Schaef, aeroplane.
No. 26522.—G. Gray, ridging-machine.
No. 26545.—H. F. Nelson, clothes-drying apparatus.
No. 26550.—F. and V. J. Roberts, hose-coupling.
No. 26562.—J. Wilson, table.
No. 26595.—United Shoe Machinery Company, boot-machine. (E. Brothers.)
No. 26596.—United Shoe Machinery Company, boot-machine. (E. Brothers.)
No. 26597.—United Shoe Machinery Company, work-support. (R. F. McFeely.)
No. 26598.—United Shoe Machinery Company, fastenings-inserting machine. (G. Goddù.)
No. 26599.—United Shoe Machinery Company, boot-making apparatus. (R. F. McFeely.)
No. 26600.—United Shoe Machinery Company, tack-pulling machine. (L. V. Miller.)
No. 26601.—United Shoe Machinery Company, heel-nailing machine. (H. Hall.)
No. 26602.—United Shoe Machinery Company, heel-black-ing machine. (F. M. Furber.)
No. 26623.—United Shoe Machinery Company, shoe-manu-facture. (K. Engel.)
No. 27372.—T. J. Watson, harrow.

Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 15th June, 1910.

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. 26032.—2nd June, 1909.—GEORGE ALEXANDER McGREGOR, a member of the firm of J. McGregor and Co., of Lower Stuart Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineers (nominee of John McGregor, also a member of the above-mentioned firm). Combined gravity fuel-feed and combustion chamber.*

Claims.—(1.) In apparatus of the kind described, in combination with furnaces and an elevated hopper, combined crushing and fuel-feeding mechanism mounted in the said hopper to produce a regular and uniform fuel-feed by gravitation. (2.) In apparatus of the kind described, in combination with furnaces, a combined crushing and fuel-feeding apparatus mounted directly over a combustion-chamber. (3.) The combination and arrangement of parts comprising my combined gravity fuel-feed and combustion chamber, substantially as set forth and as described, and as illustrated in the drawings. (Specification, 3s. 6d.)

No. 26140.—25th June, 1909.—JAMES VALENTINE COLEMAN, of Balboa Building, Market Street, San Francisco, California, United States of America, Miner. Apparatus for separating and recovering metals and mineral-bearing matter from streams of water carrying the same in suspension and for other purposes.*

Claims.—(1.) An apparatus of the character described in which an endless sluice composed of pliable material and provided with alternately arranged pockets and ridges is suspended between endless travelling belts to which progressive movement is imparted by means of carrying-pulleys. (2.) An apparatus of the character described in which an endless sluice composed of flexible sides and a bottom comprising a succession of folding pockets separated by transverse ridges is suspended between two endless movable carrying-belts arranged to travel over carrying-pulleys on parallel lines and is caused to move continuously in the opposite direction to the flow of the stream being operated on.

[NOTE.—Here follow eight other claims.]

(Specification, 17s.)

No. 26264.—19th July, 1909.—OTTO BREEDON ELLIOTT, of Auckland, New Zealand, Chauffeur. An improved fire-alarm system.*

Claims.—(1.) The improved fire-alarm system specified consisting of the alarm-box constructed in the manner particularised, and the indicator arranged and fitted and connected to the alarm-box in the manner and for the purpose set forth, as described and illustrated. (2.) In the fire-alarm system specified, the alarm-box having a disc with a number of pins mounted thereon and a single pin oppositely mounted thereon, a stud-lifter placed on face of said disc, a winding-stem for winding up geared-wheel system operating shaft mounted centrally to said disc so as to rotate said disc with attachments specified, a push button placed to operate and raise a pawl held from off the periphery of the said disc by a spring attachment, spring provided to drive and operate cog-wheeled system; back, front, and side plates, said side plates carrying contact-breaker contacts which join said contact-breaker to terminals; double-ended stud provided for setting alarm by allowing said pawl to drop into nicked part of said disc, spiral spring for pushing said double-ended stud into position, plate for supporting and holding said double-ended stud in place, self-setting arrangement for operating said double-ended stud, insulator having said terminals and contacts fitted thereto, and pillars for supporting and regulating distances between said back and said front plate, combined in the manner and for the purpose set forth, as described and illustrated.

(Specification, 6s.)