JUNE 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2089

No. 29964.—4th August, 1911.—JAMES COOMBE, of Wai-totara, New Zealand, Farmer. An improved construction of punch.

Claim.—(1.) The improved construction of punch, consisting of a plunger having a die thereon mounted to move longitudinally in the handle, and an anvil or die-block arranged at right angles to the line of movement of the plunger across the end of the handle, substantially as specified.

(Specification, 3s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow two other claims.]

No. 29985. — 8th August, 1911. — THE SECURITY AND HOLDING COMPANY, a corporation of California, United States of America, doing business at San Francisco, California, United States of America (assignee of James Henry Alling, of Columbia, California aforesaid, Miner). Process of recovering gold.

Claim.—(1.) The process of recovering gold from auriferous pulp which consists in mixing the pulp with an aqueous solution of common salt, passing said mixture once only in a continuous stream through a series of alternately electrolytic and non-electrolytic regions so that said mixture has free access to the cathodes in the electrolytic regions, continuously supplying the mixture to the beginning of said stream, continuously removing the worthless gangue from the end thereof, and collecting the gold from the negative electrodes of said electrolytic regions.

(Specification, 10s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow five other claims.]

No. 30098.—26th August, 1911.—JOHN REES JONES, of 71 Wainui Road, Gisborne, New Zealand, Manager Freezing-works. Improvements in machines for washing wool, hair, and other fibre.*

Claims.—(1.) In apparatus of the kind described, a rotor having a series of curved arms or paddles, which are so formed that the wool is caused to travel towards the end of the cylinder, substantially as set forth. . . . (3.) Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a tank having an admission-chute, a rotor formed with a series of curved arms or paddles and a ring of curved delivery-arms, and a delivery-chute, substantially as set forth. . . . (5.) Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a tank, a rotor in the tank and having a series of curved arms or paddles, a ring of curved delivery-arms, and a perforated plate below the rotor, substantially as set forth.

(Specification, 6s.)

[NOTE.—Here follow six other claims.]

No. 30589.—6th December, 1910.†—JOHN CAIL WATSON, of Kamarooka, Victoria, Australia, Engineer. Improvements in and relating to bag holding and releasing-means for harvesting-machines and otherwise.

Claims.—(1.) A bag-holding appliance having in combination inner and outer parts, as described relatively to Figs. 1 to 3, whereby to support the appliance and hold (and, at will, release) the bag. . . . (3.) In a bag-holder, circuitous spiked or like framing in parts pivoted as at c, c' to circuitous framing adapted to be supported and with spring devices, substantially as described. . . . (5.) In a bag-holder having movable framing with closing spring or springs as described, a stop or stops m2, or the like, for the purposes indicated.

(Specification, 7s.)

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

No. 30732.—16th January, 1911.†—ANTHONY JAMES CALLINAN, of 281 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Patent Attorney, and VICTOR JULIUS HEINECKE, of Murrumbeena, Victoria aforesaid, Manufacturer (nominee and assignee respectively of Ernest Clark, of Pearl Street, Northcote, Victoria aforesaid). An improved cover for pneumatic tires, and method of manufacturing the same.

Claim.—(1.) An improved cover for pneumatic tires, having a carcase comprising one or more longitudinally disposed layers of fabric, overlapping strips of fabric disposed helically in one direction on said longitudinal layer or layers, beading near the edges of said carcase and between the longitudinal and helical strips, and a resilient tread on the outer periphery of said carcase, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

(Specification, 5s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow four other claims.]

No. 30809.—12th April, 1911.†—EDWARD SYDNEY LUARD, of Spencer House, South Place, London, England, Engineer. Improvements in steam-superheaters for locomotive, marine, and other boilers.

Claim.—(1.) In a steam-superheater for locomotive and other fire-tube boilers, the combination with superheater elements or pipes which extend into smoke or fire tubes of the boiler and have their steam inlet and outlet ends bent to the header, of a header comprising communicating saturated-steam compartments and communicating superheated-steam compartments open at one side or end and arranged side by side transversely of the header, the saturated- and superheated-steam compartments alternating in the header, the saturated-steam inlet ends and the superheated-steam outlet ends of the superheater-pipes fixed steamtight directly in the bottom of the header, a removable cover adapted to be secured on the header so as to close the said open ends of the steam-compartments, and means for securing the said cover on the header, for the purposes set forth.

(Specification, 11s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]

No. 30829. — 5th February, 1912.—READ AND MORRILL INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, United States of America, whose post-office address is No. 179 Joralemon Street, Borough of Brooklyn, City and State of New York (assignees of Milton Dana Morrill, of Washington, United States of America, Architect). Improvements in or relating to moulds for concrete walls, floors, ceilings, &c.

Claims.—(1.) A mould for concrete walls and the like, comprising in combination two wall-plates, one of which has an edge-flange adapted to be abutted against the face of the other plate, substantially as set forth, for forming mould corners and the like, such other plate being provided with two rows of fastening-means spaced from each other and from the edges of the plate, as described and for the purpose set forth. (2.) An adjusting mould-plate for moulds for concrete walls and the like, having a plurality of rows of fastening-means spaced from each other and from the edges of the plate, as set forth and for the purpose described. (3.) A corner member for moulds for concrete walls and the like, consisting of an angle-plate having edges against which similar members in progressive continuation of the mould-surface may abut, said member having in such edges a plurality of suitably spaced slots adapted to receive transverse tie-bars, as and for the purpose described.

(Specification, £1 2s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow seven other claims.]

No. 30837. — 6th March, 1911.† — CHRISTIAN LUDWIG MENZEL, of Nobby, Queensland, Australia, Farmer. Improvements in or connected with boats.

Extract from Specification. — The improvements consist essentially in providing a plurality of inflatable airtight tubes or elongated flexible compartments b which may be secured adjusably to the sides of the said boat by means of cord c or other flexible members.

(Specification, 4s.)

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

No. 30861. — 14th February, 1912. — JAMES WILLIAM DONALD, of Bunnythorpe, New Zealand, Dairy-farmer. Improvements in or relating to milking-machine buckets.

Claims.—(1.) In milking-machine buckets, a milk-discharge valve constructed to make connection between a source of vacuum and the bucket when the valve is closed, and to make connection between the atmosphere and the bucket when the valve is opened, substantially as and for the purpose specified. (2.) In milking-machine buckets, a milk-discharge valve fitted in the bucket and formed with a casing having ports therein connected respectively with a source of vacuum, the bucket, and the atmosphere, and with its plug made with a passage therein adapted to connect the bucket-port with either the atmospheric port or the vacuum-port, and so disposed in relation to the discharge-opening in the valve that when such is closed connection is made between vacuum and the bucket, and when such opening is opened connection is made between the bucket and the atmosphere, substantially as and for the purposes specified. (3.) The improvements in or relating to milking-machine buckets substantially as herein described and explained, as illustrated in the drawings, and for the purposes set forth.

(Specification, 3s. 3d.)

No. 30865. — 11th April, 1911.† — FREDERICK GEORGE BROWNE, of 38 Lambeth Avenue, Malvern, near Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia, Inventor. Improved machine for cleaning the hulls of ships below water-line.

Claim.—(1.) In the cleaning of the hulls of ships below water, in combination, a vessel (as a) holding one or more rotary or otherwise movable brushes (as h) to operate against the hull of the ship, a motor (as d) within such vessel for operating the brush or brushes, means (as a¹) for adjusably suspending the said vessel in the water from a punt or boat, means for producing and maintaining sufficient forward pressure to the said brush or brushes when working, and adjustable free wheels or rollers to operate on the hull so that the pressure on the brush or brushes may be regulated, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

(Specification, 5s. 6d.)

[NOTE.—Here follow three other claims.]