H.—2

5

847. (L.P.) 15th June. Thomas Cossens, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago and Colony of New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for quarrying or cutting stone of the kind known as Oaniaru stone. 848. (L.P.) 16th June. Sydney Weoughton Fulton, of Outram, in the Provincial District of Otago, in the Colony of New Zealand, Farmer. —An improved portable wire-strainer. 849. (L.P.) 19th June. Francis Heney Asbuby, Warming and Ventilating Engineer, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago and Colony of New Zealand.- —Improvements in the method of heating the feed-water of boilers, and. in the construction of the apparatus for effecting the same. 850. (L.E.) 23rd June. Feidolf Schauman, Eailway Director in Sweden. —Improvements in the permanent-way of railways. 851. (L.E.) 23rd June. Chables Fabquhab Findlay, of No. 7, Mecklenburg Street, in the County of Middlesex, England, Engineer. —Improvements in rope-traction railways or tramways. 852. (L.E.) 23rd June. Bookes Evelyn Bell Crompton, of Mansion House Buildings, Queen Victoria Street, in the City of London, England, Engineer, and Desmond Geeald Fitzgeeald, of No. 6, Ackerman Eoad, Brixton, in the County of Surrey, England, Electrician. —Improvements in galvanic batteries and electro-chemical accumulators. 853. (L.E.) 23rd June. Desmond Gebald FitzGeeald, of Brixton, in the County of Surrey, England, Electrician, and Thomas John Jones, of Princes Street, Hanover Square, London, England, Electrician.-—lmprovements in secondary or storage batteries. 854. (L.P.) 29th June. James Bbuce, of Timaru, in the Colony of New Zealand.—Grain-drying apparatus. 855. (L.E.) 30th June. Eobebt Scott, of No. 15, Victoria Parade, Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Engineer.—An improvement in stamp batteries. 856. (L.P.) 23rd June. John Joseph Howaed, of the City of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.—An invention for caskets, boxes, or coffins for enclosing the dead. 857. (L.P.) 23rd June. DEsnrf; Noel Fban<jois Gabniee, of the City of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand. —Garnier's Electric Painless Operator. 858. (L.P.) sth July. Edwaed Hughes Elliott, of Timaru, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, in the Colony of New Zealand, Storekeeper.—An invention for facilitating the barbing of wire for fencing and other purposes, to be called " The Acme Barbed Wire Machine." 859. (L.P.) 9th July." John of Opotiki, in the Provincial District of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand.'—An invention for cutting maize. 860. (L.E.) 7th July. William Wilkinson, of Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy, near Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Woolsorter. —Improvements in wool-washing machines. 861. (L.E.) 7th July. Thomas Bbeakell and Joseph Henby Haycbaft, both of Adelaide, in the Province of South Australia, Gentlemen.—lmprovements in the extraction of gold from finely-divided auriferous material. 862. (L.E.) 7th July. Alebed Kibby Huntington, of King's College, Strand, and Walteb Edwaed Koch, of Philbeach Gardens, Kensington, both in the County of Middlesex, England.—An improved process for extracting precious metals from their ores. 863. (L.P.) 12th July. William Henby Cutten, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago and Colony of New Zealand. —An invention for a plough seat. 864. (L.P.) 11th July. Peteb Duncan and David Duncan, of Christchureh, in the Colony of New Zealand, Agricultural Implement Manufacturers.- —Improvements in disc harrows, consisting of —(Ist) The adapting of shafts for use with disc harrows; (2nd) a flexible ball-joint; and (3rd) a connection for the two rows of discs which allows of an independent action for either row. 865. (L.P.) 13th July. Chables Clabk Abmstbong, of Dunedin, in .the Provincial District of Otago, in the Colony of New Zealand, Dealer.- —Eevolving clothes-drye* , . 866. (L.E.) 18th July. Chables la Dow, of the City of Albany, in the State of New York, United States of America.—An improvement in sulky harrows. 867. (L.E.) 18th July.. Desmond Gebald FitzGebald, of Brixton, in the County of Surrey, England, and Chables Henby Walkeb Biggs and William Woeby Beaumont, both of the Strand, in the County of Middlesex, England. —Improvements in secondary batteries. 868. (L.E.) 18th July. Desmond Geeald FitzGerald, of Brixton, in the County of Surrey, England, and Chables Henby Walkeb Biggs and William Wobby Beaumont, both of the Strand, in the County of Middlesex, England.—lmprovements in secondary batteries. 869. (L.E.) 18th July. Chables Henby Walkeb Biggs and William Woeby Beaumont, both of the Strand, in the County of Middlesex, England. —Improvements in apparatus or secondary batteries for the production, conservation, and regulation of electric currents. 870. (L.P.) 11th July. ~ Heney Honoub, of Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand. —A water motor. 871. (L.E.) 25th July. Hebbebt Maguibe Whitehead, of 7, Lothbury, of the City of London, in England.—An improved method of and aj>plianees for stowing f bags of wool, hair, jute, and the like, inboard steam and other vessels, and the formation of walls of chambers or compartments thereby, within which meat and other perishable food may be preserved. 872. (L.E.) 25th July. Fbank Weight and Matthew William Wallbank Mackie, both of No. 80, Gray's Inn Eoad, in the County of Middlesex, England, Electrical Engineers.—A new or improved apparatus for blowing and shaping glass. 873. (L.P.) 26th July. Walteb Manning, of Tory Street, Wellington, New Zealand.—lmproved deviation-cards for the use of iron ships at sea. 874. (L.E.) 25th July. Joshua Baekeb Cabteb, of Barkly Street, St. Kilda, near Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Gentleman.-—An improved contrivance for paring and coring fruit and vegetables.