Oct. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3783

No. 28410.—9th September, 1910.—EDWARD SHEE EVELYN, of Auckland, New Zealand, Gentleman (nominee of George Quesnot, of Tahiti, Chief Commissioner of Police). An improved medicine for the cure of sore throats and other diseases of the throat.

Extract from Specification.—The essence extracted from the bark of the beaufleurs tree, from half to one and a half drachms of the oil of cloves, and from a quarter to three-quarters of a pint of water.

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

(Specification, 1s. 9d.)

No. 28412.—13th September, 1910.—GUSTAV MAHLSTEDT, of 443 Chancery Lane, Melbourne, Australia, Surveyor. An appliance to accelerate the speed or velocity for motor-cars, motor-bicycles, bicycles, and tricycles.

Claims.—(1.) The application of the centrifugal force, as laid down by well-known engineering principles, to the wheel or wheels of bicycles, motor-bicycles, motor-cars, and tricycles. (2.) The construction of the centrifugal weight being composed of two halves or cheeks, and as shown in Fig. 2.

[NOTE.—Here follow two other claims.]

(Specification, 3s. 6d.)

No. 28414.—13th September, 1910.—WILLIAM SPEIRS SIMPSON, of 49 Battersea Park Road, London, England, Civil Engineer. Improvements in connection with the manufacture and purification of coke, and with apparatus therefor.

Claims.—(1.) The improvements in connection with the manufacture and purification of coke and with apparatus therefor, substantially as set forth. (2.) The method of manufacturing and purifying coke consisting of partially distilling in vacuum coal or other carbonaceous substance in a heated closed retort, and recovering by-products, which are passed to a condenser; closing the vacuum, then introducing desulphurizing and purifying gases into the retort to eliminate sulphur and other sulphurous compounds; cutting off said supply and further exhausting by a separate suction pump to carry any further products or impurities to a condenser, substantially as set forth.

[NOTE.—Here follow five other claims.]

(Specification, 4s. 6d.)

No. 28415.—13th September, 1910.—WILLIAM SPEIRS SIMPSON, of 49 Battersea Park Road, London, England, Civil Engineer. Improvements in connection with apparatus for distilling volatilizable solids and for heating and separating gases in vacuo.

Claims.—(1.) The improvements in connection with apparatus for distilling volatilizable solids and for heating and separating gases in vacuo, substantially as set forth. (2.) Apparatus for distilling volatilizable solids and for heating and separating gases in vacuo, consisting of a hemispherical chamber having a flat or concave bottom, and a platform therein for supporting a crucible or other suitable vessel containing the substances to be treated, a vacuum pump or pumps connected with said chamber by pipes for withdrawal of products of distillation into condensers, pipes connected with said chamber for the introduction of material into the crucible without breaking the vacuum, observation and other ports in the wall of the chamber, means situate outside or inside the chamber for heating same, substantially as and for the purposes described, and as illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 6s. 3d.)

No. 28416.—13th September, 1910.—WILLIAM SPEIRS SIMPSON and HOWARD OVIATT, both of 165 Victoria Street, London, England, Civil Engineers. Improvements in the direct production of iron and steel from the ore.

Claims.—(1.) The herein-described method or process of producing refined iron or steel from ores containing the oxides of iron, which involves the preparation of an ore-charge the constituents whereof shall be in a comparatively fine state of division and intimately mixed with each other. Such ore-charge, containing (a) the iron-ore; (b) suitable quantities of a chloride, such as the chloride of sodium or its equivalent; (c) a predetermined quantity of silica or equivalent siliceous material; (d) sufficient lime (CaO) or equivalent basic materiae of a character to form a liquid slag when fused with the other constituents of the ore-charge; (e) a suitable quantity of manganese-ore or its equivalent of manganese-dioxide, especially if the iron-ore is titaniferous; (f) a small quantity of suitable carbonaceous material either mixed with or placed on top of the charge to prevent the reoxidation of the spongy iron after its reduction to metal, and, in case of steel-manufacture, sufficient to carburize the metal when it reaches a molten condition; and subjecting the charge thus prepared and whilst substantially out of contact with air, to a high degree of heat, equal to or greater than the melting-point of pure iron, for a period of time and under conditions efficient to accomplish the desired result: in the manner substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

[NOTE.—Here follow two other claims.]

(Specification, 8s. 6d.)

No. 28417.—21st December, 1909†.—WILLIAM ARTHUR BEARD, of Blakesley Lodge, Aldersbrook Road, Wanstead Park, London E., England, Engineer. Improvements in and relating to rotary pumps, rotary engines, and the like.

Claims.—(1.) In a rotary pump, rotary engine, or the like, a casing, a toothed drum mounted therein and provided with vanes, and a plurality of recessed drums, arranged between and on the same side of the inlet and outlet, forming abutment members and also provided with teeth, the recesses of the abutment drums being adapted to be engaged by the vanes, and so arranged that when a vane is in engagement with a recess on one of the abutment drums the teeth on another abutment drum are in engagement with the teeth on the vane-drum. (2.) An improved rotary pump, rotary engine, or the like, substantially as described with reference to the drawings.

(Specification, 4s.)

No. 28419.—13th September, 1910.—JOHN THOMAS SWEETMAN, of Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia, Farmer. Improvements in and relating to wheel-tires.

Claims.—(1.) In an attachment to a wheel having an ordinary tire, a wider tire having at one end slotted, depressed, projecting tongues locatable at the sides of the ordinary tire and having underside inclined planes, the wider tire having its other end apertured and adapted to overlap and be fastened to said tongues, as described.

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

(Specification, 4s. 3d.)

No. 28423.—12th September, 1910.—CHARLES DANIEL GREY, of Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand Merchant. An improved carton.

Claims.—(1.) The improved carton specified, shaped, folded, and fitted in the manner and for the purpose set forth, as described and illustrated. (2.) In the improved carton herein specified, the providing the piece or strip B and folding it inwardly on to the side C and tucking the parts P in between the piece B and the side C in the manner and for the purpose set forth, in combination with the shaping, folding, and fitting the other parts of the carton detailed, as described and illustrated.

(Specification, 3s. 6d.)

No. 28424.—12th September, 1910.—ALEXANDER GRAY, of Mount Street, Canterbury, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Horse-trainer. Improvements in and relating to the seats of closets or privies.

Claims—(1.) In closets or privies, a pivoted seat and a closing flap or lid above the same, so combined and arranged that said lid on being raised will so remain until weight is applied to said seat, when it will be released to a falling position, and be held there until the weight is relieved from said seat, substantially as described and explained. (2.) In closets or privies, the combination with a seat pivoted sidewardly in its framing, of a lid therefor hinged backwardly thereof, a tilting-lever extending upwardly and backwardly of said seat, and a brake or a resilient hold on said lid operatable by weight on said seat, substantially as described and explained.

[NOTE.—Here follow four other claims.]

(Specification, 6s. 6d.)