A NEW STAMPING MACHINE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1963, 21 January 1914, Page 10

A NEW STAMPING MACHINE

At the Grand Hotel on Monday, MrD. MacLeod, of Messrs. MacLeod and Jl'Nab, engineers, Melbourne, and M. and 31. Machines, Limited, of the same city, gave a demonstration of one of the new stamping machines, of which his firm are the sole 'inventors and patent<ks. The machine"exhibited, which in new to Now Zealand, is a "stamp-affix-ing" niachiiie,"'intemled for use in offices, and all other places where stamps aro used. .Unlike tho "franking" machine, it uses tho ordinary adhesive postage stamps. Besides affixing the stamps firmly to the envelope, the machine automatically registers . each stamp as used 1 , and, it. is claimed, is proof against petty theft, and provides an efficient check on the stamp account. Tho Commonwealth postal authorities have already on sale throughout Australia postage stamps in tho special form of "rolls," to fit those machines, and the New Zealand Postal Department has now also ordered from Messrs.' MacLeod and M'Nab, Melbourne, machinery to effect a similar purpose..., Mr. MacLeod also showed photographs of a special staiftn-vcnding macbiii", manufacturer! by his company,'which is : . ingeniously fitted into the ordinary postal pillars at street corners. .One of these machines is now on trial by the Federal postal authorities on tho ' Melbourne streets, and, if satisfactory,.will lie installed by the Department throughout tho Commonwealth. ■/- Amongst those present at Ihc'demonstration were the Hon. \Y. Fraser, Minister of Public Works, Messrs, ■ A. ■ K. Pearce, Lover, M'Lennaii, Fotheringliani, G. T. Mason, Ruruic, L'lton, M'Cabe, and Mr. Jas. Dykes, who convened tho mooting. ! v Mr. MacLcod Ims also had.interviews with tho heads nf the Now Zealand Postal Department and the Public Ser-. vicc Commissioners, all of whom, it. is : stated, express themselves enthusiast!-:* callv as to the merits of tbo machines'.' A syndicate is now being formed in Wellington to acquire tho Xew Zealand patent- rights from Messrs. :'■ MacLeodand M'Xnb, with ,i view .to tbe fojiaa[tion of a company liter oik ■.&<