Oct. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2965

No. 29898.—21st July, 1911.—EDMUND MATTHEW CLAYTON, of Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand, Farmer. The prevention and curing of American blight in fruit-trees.

Extract from Specification.—1 lb. caustic soda, ½ pint of eucalyptus, 2 oz. sulphur, 1 egg-cupful of olive-oil, when mixed together. (Specification, 1s.)

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

No. 29916.—13th August, 1910.† — PERCIVAL ARTHUR BENTLEY of 161 Waterloo Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, Clock and Watch Maker. Improvements in or relating to electrically driven clocks.

Extract from Specification.—The primary feature of the present invention is that the contacts are so arranged that if the amplitude of the swing of the pendulum increases above the normal, the current is caused to exert a retarding force on the pendulum as it commences its next swing, the amplitude of the swing being thus maintained practically constant. (Specification, 10s.)

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

No. 29949.—1st August, 1911.—HUGO GROB, of No. 119 Schaffhauser-Strasse, Zurich, Switzerland, Engineer. Improvements in the regulation of electric tensions.

Claim.—(1.) Plant for generating and storing electric power in which the current-generator is driven at varying speeds and loaded with varying loads, characterized by the fact that the tension between any two points (A A′) in the plant, and which is to be directly regulated, tends to send current through a current-controlling device (C), adapted to allow but little or no current to pass, or even to return current below a certain voltage, but also adapted to allow a rapid increase of the current passing through it, as soon as the said voltage is exceeded, if only to a slight extent, and that the strength of the current passing influences the amount of the excitation-current of the current-generator or of its excitation-machine. (Specification, 16s. 3d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow thirty-five other claims.]

No. 29956.—20th September, 1910.† — THOMAS EDWARD WARD, of 11 Evans Street, Balmain, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Engineer, and JOSEPH GAUT, of 3 Cary Street, Leichhardt, near Sydney aforesaid, Designer. Improvements in totalizators.

Extract from Specification.—The invention comprises one or more sets of ticket-drawers and ticket-issuing mechanism with electro-magnetic automatic locking-devices, ball-reservoirs, electro-magnetic ball-release mechanism, revolvable numbering-drums on telescopic shafts, together with gearing whereby the different mechanism is actuated, resulting in showing on a scoring-board the number of tickets issued on each horse and the total number of tickets issued on all the horses. The recording-mechanism may be any distance away from the ticket-issuing mechanism. An automatic control is provided to lock the ticket-push if no ball should be released. Means are also provided for locking the ticket-drawers simultaneously on the start of a race. When the tickets are ejected the balls are automatically released from their trays, and gravitate through tubes to the recording-mechanism connected with the respective horses. The balls may be released and recorded on the recording-wheels by means of a rotary stop, or a reciprocating stop-movement operated by a crank-handle or lever. When recorded on the respective horses the balls fall into a channel or race, whence they gravitate into a tube fitted with one of the above stop-movements which operates the recording-wheels of the grand total. Alternatively, the recording-wheels connected with the various horses may be operated simultaneously with the recording-wheels of the grand total. Instead of issuing ten tickets on one horse and releasing ten balls to record the number of tickets, one ticket may be issued and one ball released to a separate tube to the recording-wheels of the corresponding horse, to be recorded on the “tens” wheel, the balls then gravitating to a tube to be recorded on the grand total, or the amount may be recorded on the corresponding horse and the grand total simultaneously. (Specification, £1 12s. 6d.)

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

No. 29961.—2nd August, 1911.—FRANK WHITTOME, of Newmarket, near Auckland, New Zealand, Manufacturer. An improved bottle-filler.

Claims.—(1.) In an improved bottle-filler of the class described, the arrangement and operation of the valve lifting and closing mechanism, for the purpose set forth, as described and illustrated. (2.) In an improved bottle-filler of the class described, an adjustable stand or support hung from the legs of same by hangers engaging in a set of a series of holes provided therein, in the manner and for the purpose set forth, as described and illustrated. (Specification, 3s. 3d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

No. 29965.—5th August, 1911.—George Edward King, of Dargaville, Auckland, New Zealand, Timber-merchant. An improved wet back for steam-boilers.

Extract from Specification.—A chamber having its upper part curved to the shape of an arch and fixed to the end of the boiler. (Specification, 2s.)

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

No. 29966.—5th August, 1911.—ROBERT GOODFELLOW FARRELLY, of Paeroa, New Zealand, Contractor. An improved holder for the tails of cows.

Claim.—Means for the purpose described, consisting of a spring clip adapted to encircle the cow’s tail and attached by a cord or chain to a fixture, substantially as specified. (Specification, 1s. 6d.)

No. 29976.—7th August, 1911.—THOMAS THOMASSEN SABROE, of No. 12 Colbjoernsensgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, Merchant. Improvements in divided milk-pails.

Claim.—Milk-pail with centre-partition characterized thereby that bodies or guiding-surfaces are arranged above in the angles between the partition and the wall of the pail, for the purpose of forming separate outlets for the milk from the upper rim of the pail. (Specification, 2s. 9d.)

No. 29977.—7th August, 1911.—JAMES WILLIAMS, of Emberton Lodge, Newport Pagnell, Olney, Bucks, England, Engineer. Improved air-carburetting apparatus.

Extract from Specification.—According to this invention, air under pressure is stored in the interior of a floating bell reservoir, the continuation of the storage being automatically suspended by the interposition of a mercury seal on the completion of the filling of the floating reservoir. The air-reservoir is in continual communication with a carburettor through an interposed chamber, wherein the passing air can be heated. The carburettor is fed with petrol by a special design of pump adapted to deliver the liquid at a rate which is proportional to the quantity of air delivered, the proportionality being maintained not only in respect to the entire quantity delivered during a periodic movement, but also in respect to any fraction of the period. Further, the petrol is stored in a tank which is immersed in the water, which serves to modify the air-occupied volume of the bell reservoir. (Specification, 12s. 3d.)

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

No. 29979.—7th August, 1911.—WILLIAM AUGUST SORG, of Corn Exchange Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Inventor. Improvements relating to internal-combustion engines.

Claims.—(1.) A process for operating internal-combustion engines which consists in compressing a fuel-mixture charge in an elongated combustion-chamber and igniting said charge at one end to increase the compression of the remaining unspent charge and slowly consume the same, for the purpose of expending a constantly increasing and maximum force against the driven member, which co-operates with said combustion-chamber. (2.) A device for carrying out the process covered by claim (1), consisting of a stationary piston having an elongated passage therein to form a combustion-chamber, a reciprocating cylinder adapted to slide on said piston and closed on its outer end, means for admitting a mixture-charge into said chamber, means for exhausting the spent gases from said combustion-chamber, and means for igniting said charge at one end of said chamber. (Specification, 8s.)

[NOTE.—Here follow four other claims.]

No. 29981.—5th August, 1911.—ANDREW MURRAY, of No. 20, Wellington Street, Geelong West, Victoria, Australia, Engineer. An improved apparatus for dyeing wool and the like.

Claims.—(1.) Improved apparatus for dyeing wool-tops, cotton, and other material in such a manner that approximately boiling dye-liquor is circulated through the material being operated upon, and is equally distributed, so that a uniform standard of dyeing is insured. . . . (3.) Apparatus for the purpose specified, consisting of a vat containing dye-liquor maintained at approximately boiling temperature, a perforated cage in said vat provided with one or more perforated pipes projecting into said cage and around which the material is wound, and a pump having its delivery-pipe connected with said perforated pipes and its suction-pipe leading into the vat. (Specification, 4s. 3d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow five other claims.]

No. 29982.—8th August, 1911.—ERNST AUGUST DEUMER, of Burnley Street, Richmond, Coachbuilder; KARL FERDINAND MULLER, of Kingslake, Engineer; and ARTHUR WHYBROW, of 1 to 17 Stafford Street, Abbotsford, near Melbourne, member of the firm of Whybrow and Co., Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, all of Victoria, Australia (assignees of the said