May 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1557

No. 31056.—G. Reid, milk-release.
No. 31066.—P. S. O’Neill, pneumatic wheel.
No. 31067.—H. F. Sherwood-King, curtain-fastening.
No. 31073.—F. B. Clapcott, gate-fastener.
No. 31076.—C. E. Hardley, vacuum tank.
No. 31077.—C. E. Hardley, broadcast spreader for drills.
No. 31078.—V. C. J. Nightingall, incandescent-lamp manufacture.
No. 31083.—W. Fairhead, bench-crimp, &c.
No. 31086.—M. Mouat, sanitary apparatus.
No. 31094.—W. Fairhead, clothes-peg.
No. 31097.—W. Jacobsen, J. D. Cameron, and F. J. Lough, street and station indicator.
No. 31107.—W. Andrews, chaff-cutter-blade sharpener.
No. 31110.—E. W. Bachelor, mail-bag-mouth securing.
No. 31117.—F. J. Kelly, non-refillable bottle.
No. 31118.—A. B. Robertson, teat-cup claw.
No. 31123.—R. Greenwell, pneumatic tire.
No. 31128.—C. Barrett, J. P. Cranny, and F. O. W. Sambell, talking-machine cabinet.
No. 31130.—F. Hatton, moulding-machine.
No. 31131.—E. A. Toler-Curtis, hat-fastener.
No. 31168.—G. J. Welch, non-refillable bottle.

[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 8th to 22nd April, 1912, inclusive:—

No. 28385.—J. Downham, fibre-decorticatcr.
No. 28578.—G. H. Baylis, hair-pad.
No. 28942.—H. W. Lee and G. N. Weedman, mine-alarm.
No. 28950.—F. J. W. Fear, scissors, &c.
No. 28959.—D. McCrae, bedding.
No. 28961.—C. E. Player, mat-attachment.
No. 28987.—A. C. Robertson, A. C. Murray, and W. W. Smith, speed-controller, &c.
No. 28990.—W. S. Lind, hames-attaching.
No. 29027.—R. Burn, tag, label, &c., printing, &c.
No. 29041.—C. Christie, ore-classifier, &c. (H. R. M. Whittell.)
No. 29055.—E. Hayes, gate-hanger.
No. 29075.—United Shoe Machinery Company, grinding, &c., machine. (W. A. Reed and J. Foley.)
No. 29090.—J. Greenslade, threshing-machine.
No. 29112.—B. J. Weger, rimming deep well-borings.
No. 29127.—H. M. Keesing, grate.
No. 29197.—Scott Bros., Limited, gas-production. (J. L. and G. Scott.)
No. 29235.—W. C. Joel, flash-gas sign.
No. 29325.—J. W. Tong, concrete-mixing.
No. 29389.—J. V. N. Dorr, settling-apparatus.
No. 29425.—J. Annand, concrete-building.
No. 29796.—Coulis, Culling, and Co., Limited, envelope. (C. Bristow.)
No. 30024.—J. Anderson, wind-sail, &c., propeller.
No. 30160.—M. Goehler, power-operated saw.
No. 30194.—M. Kahn, pile shoe.
No. 30195.—V. H. Mackinney and S. D. Chalmers, illuminating-apparatus.
No. 30209.—J. Denniss and W. L. Fidler, vacuum chamber.
No. 30211.—C. E. McCay, cargo-raising.
No. 30213.—H. S. Hele-Shaw and F. L. Martineau, hydraulic apparatus.
No. 30259.—H. Dennis, C. G. Sheppard, and R. O. Watts, building-block.
No. 30328.—W. H. Luther, roof-light.
No. 30343.—W. F. Floessell, railway-sleeper dog-spike.
No. 30346.—R. D. Tosswill, sawdust-removal.
No. 30376.—M. Purser, jun., fencing.
No. 30383.—R. F. Colborne, railway-carriage, &c.
No. 30384.—R. F. Colborne, hand-brake.
No. 30385.—R. F. Colborne, carriage-balanced window.
No. 30413.—F. Lobnitz, rock-cutter.
No. 30477.—R. A. Canfield, stopper-making machine. (W. S. Dorman and R. C. Manville.)
No. 30573.—R. S. Wardrop, plaster partition.
No. 30579.—R. A. Canfield, stopper-making machine. (H. M. Brown.)
No. 30581.—A. E. Gill, clod-crusher.
No. 30600.—E. Schwer, gas and tap interlocking.
No. 30623.—G. P. Pierce, window-sash stile.
No. 30664.—J. Dyson, wool-treatment.
No. 30674.—L. H. Freidman, typewriter,

Letters Patent on which Fees have been paid.

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

LIST of Letters Patent on which fees have been paid from the 12th to the 25th April, 1912, inclusive:—

SECOND-TERM FEES.

No. 24223.—Thompson Type Machine Company, type-casting machine. (J. S. Thompson.) 24th April, 1912.
No. 24283.—W. G. Landells, cattle-branding appliance. 18th April, 1912.
No. 24311.—C. H. Williams, fencing-dropper. 24th April, 1912.
No. 24312.—E. C. E. Mills, P. Heyes, and W. J. Napier, stamps, tickets, &c., vending machine. (R. J. Dickie and J. H. Brown.) 18th April, 1912.
No. 24513.—United Shoe Machinery Company, beating-machine for finishing boots, &c. (F. L. Alley.) 24th April, 1912.
No. 24557.—United Shoe Machinery Company, boot-sole, operating, &c., machine. (E. E. Winkley.) 24th April, 1912.
No. 24558.—United Shoe Machinery Company, vamp-trimming machine. (J. B. Hadaway.) 24th April, 1912.
No. 24732.—A. James, tube or ball mills. (W. Neal.) 18th April, 1912.

THIRD-TERM FEES.

No. 19482.—W. E. Hughes, colour-printing. (C. B. Cottrell and Sons Company—M. A. McKee.) 24th April, 1912.
No. 19530.—J. K. Stewart, motor and power-transmitting mechanism. 18th April, 1912.
No. 19531.—J. K. Stewart, driving-clutch for power-transmission. 18th April, 1912.
No. 19610.—United Shoe Machinery Company, staple making and driving machine. (W. H. Borden.) 24th April, 1912.

Subsequent Proprietor of Letters Patent registered.

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

NO. 25602.—The New Idea Fencing Dropper Company, Limited, a company duly registered and incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Acts, 1863 to 1909, and having its registered office at Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. Fencing-dropper. (A. Cowell and J. Phillips.) 16th April, 1912.

Request for Correction of Clerical Error in Application for Letters Patent.

NO. 30068.—H. Hoare and J. T. Evans, utilization of oil-fuel. (Advertised in Supplement to New Zealand Gazette, No. 36, of the 18th April, 1912.)
To alter the word “combination” to “combustion” in the third line of claim 2.

Application for Letters Patent opposed.

NOTICE of opposition has been filed in the following case:—

No. 29176.—E. D. Berry, pasteurizer. Opposed by A. Hosking.

Applications for Letters Patent abandoned.

LIST of applications with which provisional specifications only have been filed, abandoned (i.e., complete specifications not lodged) from the 13th to the 25th April, 1912, inclusive:—

No. 29720.—V. E. Mason and R. E. Harrison, filter for water-tanks.
No. 29727.—J. H. P. Hendriksen, securing the cover of ships’ hatches.
No. 29728.—J. H. P. Hendriksen, cover for ships’ hatches.
No. 29731.—A. Crawford, dust-bin.
No. 29732.—H. M. Keesing, preserves, &c., jar and cap, and sealing-appliance.