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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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inner surface, a branch between the inner and outer ends, an accumulating-chamber at the junction of the inner and outer ends and the branch, and a hollow cone within the inlet end and projecting through the chamber towards the outlet end.
(Specification, 6s. 6d.)
[NOTE.—Here follow six other claims.]

No. 30743.—18th January, 1912.—EDWARD JAMES BURNS, of 3911 Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. An improved gas-regulator.
Claim.—(1.) The combination of a casing having threaded apertures at its upper and lower ends, a tube upstanding within said casing and having its lower end secured to span the lower end of the said casing, said tube being provided with vertical series of openings, and a regulating-member vertically slidable within said tube.
(Specification, 5s. 6d.)
[NOTE.—Here follow two other claims.]

No. 30744.—18th January, 1912.—GEORGE SOUTHEE, of the Upper Hutt, near Wellington, New Zealand, Bushman; FREDERICK STANDISH and MICHAEL MORAN, of the Upper Hutt aforesaid, Sawmillers. The destruction of blight in potatoes, tomatoes, and other plants and trees.
Claim.—The combination of the ingredients mentioned in the description in the proportions mentioned, substantially as described.
(Specification, 1s.)

Copies of drawings may be obtained at the uniform price of 1s. each. In exceptional cases this price may be increased at the discretion of the Office.

An asterisk (*) denotes the complete specification of an invention for which a provisional specification has been already lodged. A dagger (†) denotes a prior date upon the International and Intercolonial Arrangements.

NOTE.—The cost of copying the specification has been inserted after the notice of each application. An order for a copy or copies should be accompanied by a post-office order or postal note for the cost of copying.

The date of acceptance of each application is given after the number.

Extracts from the drawings accompanying the foregoing complete specifications appear at the end of the Gazette.

J. C. LEWIS,
Registrar.

Provisional Specifications accepted.
Patent Office,
Wellington, 15th February, 1912.

APPLICATIONS for Letters Patent, with provisional specifications, have been accepted as under:—
No. 30694.—G. G. Holmes, fly-exterminator.
No. 30709.—C. W. Aston, railway-signal.
No. 30717.—J. Maitland, fencing standard and dropper.
No. 30723.—R. Wylie, safety hatpin.
No. 30734.—J. B. Salmon and E. W. Roy, driving-belt.
No. 30736.—H. H. Edwards, rabbit-trap.
No. 30749.—A. J. W. Munden, telephone-list control.
No. 30773.—J. F. Devonport, wash-tub attachment.
No. 30775.—W. E. Hunter, hatpin safety ornament.
No. 30776.—C. W. Wilkinson, collar and hames.
No. 30778.—H. Ogden, wool-press.
No. 30784.—H. Ashworth, tram-car-destination indicator.
No. 30786.—S. I. Crookes, charcoal-manufacture. (F. H. Fraser.)
No. 30793.—E. J. Roberts, lithographic-printing press.
No. 30794.—H. G. Bedell, sewing-machine.
No. 30795.—T. Shearer, teat-cup.
No. 30796.—W. J. Paterson, milk-releaser.
No. 30803.—R. T. Kessell, gas-meter regulator.
No. 30806.—J. W. Shephard and F. A. Jones, tap.
No. 30807.—F. Creighton, kiln. (F. Cotton.)
No. 30810.—A. J. W. Munden and J. M. Muir, electrical announcer.
No. 30811.—E. Hodge, planing-machine cutter.
No. 30813.—J. Jonson, J. W. McMillan, J. W. Fredric. Tool-handle securing.
No. 30814.—A Burges, harrow.
No. 30815.—J. Warburton, human-flight equipment.
No. 30817.—J. Dougan, blind ventilating frieze.
No. 30825.—M. U. Dennison, dress-shield.
No. 30826.—D. Jones, boiler-furnace.

No. 30831.—J. W. Shephard and F. A. Jones, tap.
No. 30839.—E. Fergusson, pasteurizer.
No. 30842.—D. Baldwin, hatpin-point protector.

[NOTE.—Provisional specifications cannot be inspected, or their contents made known by this office in any way, until the complete specifications in connection therewith have been accepted.]

Letters Patent sealed.

LIST of Letters Patent sealed from the 31st January to the 3rd February, 1912, inclusive:—
No. 27889.—E. Woodward, propeller.
No. 28514.—J. W. Bates, evaporator, &c.
No. 28591.—C. T. Swanell, briquette-binding composition.
No. 28594.—A. T. Crosher, electric-wire connection to lamp.
No. 28608.—F. J. Shelton, acetylene-generator.
No. 28615.—J. Stanford, roofing-tile.
No. 28619.—F. Andrews, hat-fastener.
No. 28717.—R. Paladini, blind-cord holder.
No. 28734.—F. Roberts, railway-tablet bracket.
No. 28780.—F. M. Field and D. A. Skene, railway-train stop.
No. 28796.—W. Reeves, swingletree.
No. 28810.—J. House, timber-seasoning.
No. 28984.—W. R. Hebblewhite, railway-coupling.
No. 29101.—B. J. Flürscheim, explosive.
No. 29131.—E. G. Godfree, water-sprinkler.
No. 29260.—A. M. McIntosh, aeroplane.
No. 29900.—J. L. and G. Scott, gas-producer.
No. 29901.—J. S. Tonkin, kettle, urn, &c.
No. 30021.—F. Jensen, ship-propulsion.
No. 30031.—British Drug Houses, Limited, suppository. (H. Brown.)
No. 30041.—American Graphaphone Company, sound-record. (V. H. Emerson.)
No. 30055.—R. J. Redick, waterproofing buildings.
No. 30082.—A. S. Reid, milking-apparatus.
No. 30124.—A. F. Bronner and A. A. Quick, speed-gear.
No. 30125.—T. Grace and J. O’Reilly, vehicle-wheel.
No. 30126.—E. Schultz, milking-machine. (A. J. Capp.)
No. 30137.—Vibrocel Company, Limited, concrete-wall construction. (F. G. Lynde and E. R. Calthrop.)
No. 30204.—M. F., G. F., and W. F. Loundar, shelf-bracket.
No. 30206.—C. A. Green, electric-trolly ear.
No. 30210.—Peat Coal Investment Company, Limited, gathering and transporting peat. (T. Rigby.)

Letters Patent on which Fees have been paid.

[NOTE.—The dates are those of the payments.]

SECOND-TERM FEES.

NO. 23780.—Seay International Ice and Refrigeration Company, ice-making. (W. W. Seay.) 8th February, 1912.
No. 23967.—C. H. Westneat, indicating rise in temperature. 3rd February, 1912.
No. 24012.—E. Clemens Horst Company, hop picker and separator. (E. C. Horst.) 12th February, 1912.
No. 24048.—V. S. Aston, hemp-production. 6th February, 1912.
No. 24138.—Telegraphone Corporation, telephonic apparatus. (E. A. Hytten.) 14th February, 1912.
No. 25546.—A. A. Lockwood and M. R. A. Samuel, ore-treatment. 13th February, 1912.

THIRD-TERM FEES.

No. 18688.—A. J. F. de Bavay, ore, &c., separation by flotation. 3rd February, 1912.
No. 19176.—Trufood Limited, milk desiccation and preservation. (P. Bévenot and E. de Neveu.) 13th February, 1912.
No. 19337.—C. W. Merrill, pressure-filter. 8th February, 1912.

Subsequent Proprietors of Letters Patent registered.

[NOTE.—The name of the former proprietor is given in brackets; the date is that of registration.]

NO. 27762.—Percy Alexander McHardy, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Sheep-farmer; James Groves Speedy, of Aramoana, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, Station Manager; and George Edward Cluett, of Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand, Storekeeper. Fencing-dropper. (G. E. Cluett.) 15th February, 1912.