Nov. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3931

No. 28300.—19th August, 1910.—DUPLEX SEED DRILL COMPANY PROPRIETARY, LIMITED, of No. 47 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (assignees of Peter Martin Metzler, of 66 Bloomfield Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria, Agricultural Chemist). Improvements in the sowing of grain and the like along with a fertilizer.

Extract from Specification.—Constructing drill or seed-sowing implements with the fertilizer and the grain-sowing parts or appliances arranged to sow or place the fertilizer in drills or furrows beneath and below the grain or seed, with a layer of earth or soil between them and a covering of earth or soil above the grain, said system of sowing being done simultaneously by the one implement or machine. To convert existing drill or seed-sowing implements so that they will sow the grain and fertilizer in accordance with this invention, a tubular seed-hoe is hinged or attached at the back of the fertilizer drill disc spout or hoe, and into said attached hoe the flexible tube from the grain-compartment of supply-box is conducted.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 6s. 6d.)

No. 28393.—7th September, 1910.—WILLIAM FILSELL, of Maria Street, Thebarton, South Australia, Bootmaker. Improved automatic safety apparatus for railway systems.

Extract from Specification.—I fit a tap or valve on the engine or other convenient part of the train in somewhat close proximity to the railway-line; and in combination with the signal-gear I arrange a movable operating board which will automatically act upon the brake-valve gearing when the signal is at “Danger,” but will leave the line clear when a track is open for the passage of the train.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 5s. 9d.)

No. 28470.—21st September, 1910.—WILLIAM GORDON GORDON-JONES, of Taheke, Hokianga, Auckland, New Zealand, Farmer. Improvements in seed-sowers.

Extract from Specification.—According to my invention such an implement consists of a frame carried upon two land-wheels, from which motion is conveyed to the various parts. The furrow to receive the seed is formed by a share midway between the wheels, and capable of vertical adjustment to regulate the depth of sowing. The seed is carried in a main hopper, and delivered therefrom through a slide-door operated at intervals to a lower hopper, at the bottom of which is a reciprocating-slide which regulates the delivery of the seed. The mechanism for driving the slide can be thrown out of gear when it is desired to stop the sowing. The main manure-hopper is mounted side by side with the seed-hopper, and the manure is delivered in a manner somewhat similar to the seeds.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 8s. 3d.)

No. 28482.—22nd September, 1910.—CURT BERTHOLD MUELLER, of Century Building, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States of America. Tennis-racquet.

Claims.—(1.) A tennis-racquet comprising a frame with a net strung therein, and additional strings interiorly adjacent to and connected with the four sides of said frame for the purpose of maintaining uniformity of mesh in the middle and effecting a more even distribution of strains at the edges of said net.

[NOTE.—Here follow eight other claims.]
(Specification, 8s.)

No. 28494.—15th August, 1910.—THOMAS WILLIAM ARTHUR HOOD, of Marion Street, Ashfield, Sydney, Salesman, and THOMAS RONALD MCDONALD GLENVALE, of Bondi, Sydney, Commercial Traveller, both in the State of New South Wales, Commonwealth of Australia. A device for attaching ties or scarfs to detachable shirt-collars.

Extract from Specification.—The scarf or bow holder 9, of thin sheet metal or other material such as celluloid, is slightly convexed longitudinally, being of a crescent shape and length adapted to be readily fitted underneath the ends of the outer fold of the collar, the rounded peaks 10 fitting into the angle formed by the collar-fold to maintain the holder securely on collar-stud 11, a central tapered slot 12 being provided in the bottom edge of the holder to fit over the stud as shown in Fig. 4.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 3s. 6d.)

No. 28495.—25th August, 1910.—THOMAS WILLIAM ARTHUR HOOD, of Marion Street, Ashfield, Sydney, Salesman, and THOMAS RONALD MCDONALD GLENVALE, of King Street, Waverley, Sydney, Commercial Traveller, both in the State of New South Wales, Australia. Improved means for securing neck-ties, scarfs, or bows in position upon a double detachable shirt or blouse collar.

Claim.—Improved means for securing neck-ties, scarfs, or bows in position upon a double detachable shirt or blouse collar, consisting of an elastic strip having terminal loops or rings adapted to fit over studs provided one near each end of the inner fold of the collar, the scarf or bow being attached to said elastic strip, as described.

(Specification, 2s.)

No. 28496.—25th August, 1910.—THOMAS WILLIAM ARTHUR HOOD, of Marion Street, Ashfield, Sydney, Salesman, and THOMAS RONALD MCDONALD GLENVALE, of King Street, Waverley, Sydney, Commercial Traveller, both in the State of New South Wales, Australia. Improved construction of neck-ties, scarfs, or bows.

Claim.—Improved construction of neck-ties, scarfs, or bows consisting in forming the material in two pieces, one portion forming a band adapted to fit around and be fastened at the back of a straight collar by means of a hook at one end taking in a loop or ring attached to an elastic strip affixed to the other end, the other portion of the scarf or bow being centrally tied on said band portion as described.

(Specification, 2s.)

No. 28497.—27th September, 1910.—ERNEST JAMES HUME and WALTER REGINALD HUME, both of Flinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Engineers. Concrete pipes, columns, girders, blocks, and other structural material, and method of and means for manufacturing the same.

Extract from Specification.—We rely upon force for packing the particles of the cement and other material together, the method of procedure being such that by applying such force in the manner as described the outside or surface of the pipe or other article to be moulded is completed first, the inner portion being gradually filled in or built up until the complete pipe or other article is made, the reinforcement when used being placed in position and bedded into the structure during the progress of manufacture. The solids or heavier particles of the material are automatically arranged according to specific gravity, commencing from adjacent to the outer surface of the pipe and gradually increasing in thickness towards the centre.

[NOTE.—The above extract from the specification is inserted in place of the claims.]
(Specification, 13s. 3d.)

No. 28502.—28th September, 1910.—JAMES HIND, of 73 Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Engineer. Improvements in sheep-shearing machines.

Claims.—(1.) In a sheep-shearing machine, the combination, with a lever fulcrumed centrally on a vibratable post and supported by trunnions thereon, of a fork sleeved on the forward part of said lever, an annular roller forming the shell of a roller-bearing carried by said lever forward of the fork-sleeve, an upstanding lug on the fork taking over the front end of the lever, a screw locking the fork to the lever, and a race bearing down on the annular roller, said race being adjustable by means of a tension-screw working in the case-cover, substantially as described.

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]
(Specification, 7s.)