MILKING MACHINE CASES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2547, 23 August 1915, Page 8

MILKING MACHINE CASES

•' !AT. ' , ■ ■ Tule2if.Dh. —Press • Association.; vil Auckland,' 'August 21. V.' .The casei between the Ridd. Milking ■ Machine Company, of New Plymouth, .plaintiffs, and-the Treloar Milking Ma- , cuiiie Co., of Hamilton','.defendants,, in wliicli allegations of infringement of patent were made, and' in which an in- . (junction was asked 1 , was . settled in the < Supreme Court in the following terms: •Firstly, defendants to submit to an injunction as prayed, but the injunction shall not be deemed to apply to ■triaiigu- . lar inflation, a description'of wliich has •heon lodged with the Registrar, . and -V signed bycounsel; and it .is. declared i that plaintiffs do not and will not object : ,to the manufacture, use, and sale 'of • nucli inflation.: Secondly, defendants to • he allowed: to sell their existing stock of. .inflations, • and to ,pay plaintiffs: a royalty of ,Is.. each thereon; but:; this "shall not apply to - the . inflation' expressly excepted from operation of the first ■ paragraph. Thirdly, .defendants,to my ■plaintiffs' costs on a scale to bs fixed l)y ■ tho Court. Fourthly, plaintiffs im- ■~. derfeke not to ..take "any proceedings •against bona-fide farmers who , liavo' hitherto purchased any inflation inhibited.: i Fifthly, plaintiffs waive any claim to damages or profits..: '- : milking machine patent was 1 V settled tliis morning.' Thb r Gane'"• Company, of Auckland, applied for. ah in.junction against' the J. B. MacEwan • Company, of.Wellington, for alleged in-, fririgement'of a patent, and .'to prevent ■; sale-by tilie defendant'company of : millc releasers."; Defendant company admitted •infringement'.aild .agreed to ' discontinue it.. The terms of, settlement were agreed to subject.' to preservation of. the : right of plaintiff , to apply for a certificate of validity ji'nder Section 37 of the Patents Act, 1911, in order that full costs miglit be recovered in the event Jof any,'future infringements. The injunction was granted bv the Court, with" permission- fflr plaintiff to apply for a certificate. of validity. •

Twenty-five thousand head of cattle havo been killed;.at; the ,/Southdown , V Breezing Works for export during the past seasons and this number is being . increased at the rate of. 120 head daily (says, the Auckland • "Herald").' Conditions' in the freezing industry are now , . much easier than they have been during ■ the past five months, as 1 less stock is row coming forward, and' slaughtering lias been "reduced to about half the capacity of tho. works. The cool storage of the...freezing company is still full, -the quantity .of meat awaiting shipment ."••lliemc'equiyalfint '*°- 70,000 freight;car- ■ v'casses,y-.w-liilethe/daily outputof the ; refrigerating mlant is.equivalent to 1500 y carcasses. The stock now being handled i is almost exclusively cattle, as the local '■market for sheep is more attractive : thai ' the export. values. ' The slaugh- . .taring space booked" for tho current ■ month will keep' : the works going at ■'".'Jhalf;, until August .24,' and-by ;; i .then space will have been allotted in the. .works-for. the'. September killing. . The • allocation- of shipping space to". Auckland ■ for August'and September is equivalent ■ to 55,000 carcasses. Provision has 1 been made for lo,poo carcasses in the.Opawa, and 26.000 in tho lonic this' month, ■ while .the Otaki will take 4000 carcasses • and the AVhatatane 16,000 carcasses next . month. ;. Never "has the demand for clear-headed constructive thinking in business been so :•, urgent ;as it is right now. We are liv- , ing in a progressive age, and must take . advantgae of all up-to-dalte methods. It is in savings from waste of any descrip- >■ tion that money is made to-day, and' by concentrating one's efforts on all details of our business we claim to be able to produce Jesuits for oar many cream suppliers. We want more cream. Can you supply ns? Farther panticulare, iWangaaai Fresh' Food Oo.—Mvt. / ' - •'

'■ > So far there has only been ,a slight adivanoe oil the prices of the famous "Victor Cheese Vats, and factories are now: ordering in view : of a .possible further in- • crease. Various causes will shortly greatly increase the cost, .but orders received now will be delivered in rotation and at . present prices.. . -Albert J. Parton,. Car- j terton.—Advt. ' ;