RAILWAYMEN AND PATENTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 937, 3 October 1910, Page 4

RAILWAYMEN AND PATENTS.

AN INO?]^SITO6;DISCtfSSIO^|^ aged; to; bring, forward Suggested .■ improve? raentslin"regard'-to devices; used on tiie, railways ? : This; was "the I subject of ■■; a jbrief discussion, in-the.; House of Representatives on-Saturday Vtridrhing,',: 1; Mr. Malcolm (Glutha) urged;that-lthe Department; might\ give. more; ' encourage-; ment in .this direction.:'He said that. he Understood that :.the\younger,: members: inthe service in particular' had just, cause ; to complain, It.had ■happened 'more than once,' he said, 'that a senior'; employee had made use of an idea which originated with a junior member,\ who;, should - have, placed: the .■matter'*'hunßelf'i before';/'the Department ; Thore was ■ah. instance "ofthe kind he had been' told 'in-connection' with 0. an improvement .■ to : the "tablet system;' '■■■,;:■-■ ■ ■-..- :■ ■:•■■■"'■ \.- '■ (■':'- ' WV' -i) ■■'~-Mn: W ilford"'(Hutt)'.dfew;the attention of; the Minister •to ..anVinvention'vin use on:the Hutt duplication.works, "~whereby, the .'unloading of railway;'trucks was, considerably' expedited.; ■ '■!..■'. '■'-■■■■■•;"■ :,:v, ..>:'::-y •' The- Hon.: J. A. -Millar 'pointed' to'the. fact that thcro.;was'a.book; kept: specially : for'the purpose'' of noting'inventions; 'He .did not think that the' device preferred to by. Mr. .Malcolm was. the; idea;'of; ajunior, as the originator must have; had considerable electrical knowledge.^.'; ; , i' ; Mr.' Malcolm said that it was probable ho .had been wrongly" informed. ,':;'■' In.'• the. course, of: further .remarks; Mr;Millar said that he would:.look:.into? tho: . invention to, -which 'Mr.y. Wilford: had; alluded. ■:'■■■:■■ ■''■.■'" ■■■■".' -y; ;":''-'-'■'.-,';: >:'■'■ -'-::: A Several members did not,;however, fall in.witn Mr. Millar's, approval ;i of.,'-.the.' firesent system of. remunerating inventors, or they, felt that: a' bonus .according to the value of the. invention"; wag-; not adequate recompense. '":■.[-■'■':