No. 29280.—18th March, 1911.—FREDERICK STUBBS, of
Clonbern Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand, Boiler-maker. Improved sanitary flushing-apparatus.

Claims.—(1.) Flushing-apparatus consisting of the parts constructed, combined, arranged, and operating substantially as described, and illustrated in the drawing. (2.) In flushing-apparatus, the employment, in combination, of the stand-pipe, the ports therein, the dome, the piston, and the ball float, substantially as and for the purpose specified, and illustrated in the drawing. (3.) In flushing-apparatus in which siphonage is established by the displacement of water by a float, the employment of a casing of restricted area upon the top of the cistern, substantially as and for the purpose specified and illustrated.

(Specification, 3s.)

No. 29281.—18th March, 1911.—JOHN MOSLEY, of Stirling, Otago, New Zealand, Farmer. Improved method of and apparatus for distributing water through pipes.

Claims.—(1.) For the purpose indicated, a tank receiving water from a force-pump and compressed air from an air-pump whereby air-pressure is set up in the tank and employed for distributing the water, substantially as set forth. (2.) A method of containing a constant pressure in a tank consisting in pumping water and compressed air simultaneously into the tank, as set forth. (3.) The combination and arrangement of parts comprising the improved apparatus for distributing water substantially as and for the purposes set forth, and illustrated in the drawing.

(Specification, ls. 9d.)

No. 29289.—20th March, 1911.—ADAM WERNER, of Doyle-stone, Canterbury, New Zealand, Engineer. Improvements in sheave-elevators for combined threshing-machines and the like.

Extract from Specification.—I employ twin conveyor-belts revolving at an angle to each other whereby sheaves or other products are delivered in a better manner, and blocking in the working of the appliance is effectually prevented. A knife for cutting the bands of the sheaves is arranged to work between the twin conveyor-belts, and another knife positioned over the conveyors cuts the bands of sheaves which may have escaped cutting by the first knife.

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

(Specification, 3s.)

No. 29316.—23rd March, 1911.—CHARLES EDWIN THOMP-son, jun., of Braeburn, Labourer, and GODFREY HARLEY, Farmer, both of Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand. An improved knock-down case, and filler therefor.

Claims.—(1.) Means for securing the boards of a knock-down case comprising clips having pointed members passing through the boards into the ends of the case, the said clips extending around the ends of the boards and having right-angled pointed members driven into the ends of the case, substantially as set forth. (2.) Means for securing the boards of a knock-down case comprising spikes projecting from the edge of the ends of the case and entering the said boards, dogs pivoted to the ends of the case and having right-angled members entering the ends of the boards, and clamps surrounding the case, and means for tightening the clamps, substantially as set forth.

[NOTE.—Here follow six other claims.]

(Specification, 5s. 6d.)

No. 29322.—24th March, 1911.—CHARLES BRISTOW, of 170 Madras Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer. Improvements in envelopes or wrappings used for the transmission of grain-samples and the like.

Extract from Specification.—This invention relates to envelopes or wrappings used for the transmission of grain-samples and the like, and provides means whereby the flap of an envelope or wrapper effectively prevents the contents from working out, and at the same time allows the envelope or wrapper to be opened and reclosed as desired. Provision is also made whereby the envelope or wrapper may be used more than once, and the flap is so arranged that the contents may be seen to better advantage than is the case with envelopes or wrappers at present in use.

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

(Specification, 5s.)

No. 29363.—4th April, 1911.—JOSEPH ALBERT HILL, of Bernard Road, Sheffield, England, Engineer (assignee of Henry Stanbridge, of No. 202 Attercliffe Common, Sheffield aforesaid). Improvements in and relating to ordnance for projectiles.

Claims.—(1.) The combination in a shell having a con-caved head a1, and tapering front part having a long radius of ogive, of walls sloping at the base, for the purposes described. (2.) A shell fitted with a liner of non-conducting material in combination with and held in place by a liner of non-corrosive metal forming the powder-chamber, said liners being inserted before the powder-charge, for the purposes as described and illustrated. (3.) In the manufacture of shells formed of one piece, inserting the before-mentioned liners into the shell and closing the walls of the shell down upon the same. (4.) The improved armour-piercing shell as described, and illustrated in the drawings.

(Specification, 2s. 6d.)

No. 29374.—6th April, 1911.—JAMES DOUGALL YEATES, of Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, Orchardist. Improvements in pickers' and packers' bag.

Claims.—(1.) In a bag for picking into and discharging or packing from, having a suitable body and means for supporting the bag on a person, a mouth or top which during wear gapes open in front, one or more tubes or funnels at the body-base of less diameter or size than the body, and means for closing and supporting at will in raised position the, or each, such tube.

[Note.—Here follow four other claims.]

(Specification, 5s.)

No. 29379.—7th April, 1911.—MAX GOEHLER, Post-office Box 37, Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Civil Engineer. Cement or concrete building-block constructions.

Claims.—(1.) A wall-construction comprising wall-sections having laterally interlocking projections along their joint-edges, said projections having grooves parallel with the face of the wall that when the wall-sections are together will form an uninterrupted passage extending vertically or horizontally along the joint, and a hardening cement filling such passages. (2.) A wall-construction comprising sections having inter-locking projections of wavelike contour along their joint-edges, said projections having grooves parallel with the face of the wall that when the wall-sections are together will form an uninterrupted passage extending vertically or horizontally along the joint, and a filling of hardening cement or the like in such passages.

[Note.—Here follow two other claims.]

(Specification, 5s.)

No. 29390.—11th April, 1911.—ANDREW ALAN ALLAN, of Wellington, New Zealand, Journalist. Improved means for disinfecting the flush in flushing systems.

Claims.—(1.) In apparatus of the kind described, a bulb arranged at a point in the main delivery-pipe and through which the water passes, such bulb containing a perforated tray upon which antiseptic or disinfectant material is placed, substantially as and for the purpose indicated. (2.) The improved means for disinfecting the flush in flushing systems substantially as described and explained.

(Specification, ls. 9d.)

No. 29393.—12th April, 1911.—CHARLES FREDERICK JEAN-NERET, of Kaloola, North Avenue, Leichhardt, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Architect. Improved method of constructing solid, cavity, and packed cavity reinforced-concrete walls, floors, and slabs.

Claims.—(1.) The method or process of constructing reinforced-concrete walls and slabs which consists in erecting on permanent or temporary supports two parallel surfaces of metallic reinforcement of smaller mesh than the gauge of the principal aggregate in the concrete, filling the enclosed space with concrete, and finally rendering the external surfaces. (2.) A forme reinforcement for concrete walls and slabs consisting of a rack or frame of wires, bars, or rods, backed with wire netting of smaller mesh than the gauge of the principal aggregate in the concrete.

[Note.—Here follow seven other claims.]

(Specification, 10s.)