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1488. 11th July. John Edward Hayes, of Wellington, New Zealand, Plumber.—An improved water-closet apparatus, to be called " Hayes's Improved Automatic Water-closet Seat and Cistern Apparatus." 1489. 11th July. William Baeeaclough, of Balmain, near Sydney, New South Wales, Engineer. —A new and improved method of producing from kerosene oil of any density, flame (producing light and heat), to be emitted through a burner without the aid of a wick, for use in lamps, stoves, and heating apparatus; and improved apparatus for the purpose of effecting the same. 1490. 9th July. Peter Duncan, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Agricultural Implement Manufacturer.—An improved force-feed for artificial-manure distributers. 1491. 11th July. Esau Fishee, of South Wyndham, Southland, Teacher.—An invention for straining and fastening fencing wire, called "The Patent Reel Wire-strainer and Fastener." 1492. 14th July. Andrew Thompson, of Oust, Canterbury, Blacksmith.—An invention for combining at the one operation ploughing and harrowing, called "Thompson's Disc-harrow Attachment." 1493. 18th July. William Reeves, of Waikari, New Zealand, Coachbuilder.—An invention for lessening the danger of carriage accidents, called " The Combined Safety-step and Balancebreak." 1494. 16th July. Thomas Slatee Eoyds, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Accountant.—An improvement in the shape of the Dutch hoe, to be called " The Patent Crescent Hoe." 1495. 17th July. James Musgeove, of Greenvale, Victoria, Engineer. —Improvements in broadcast seed-sowing machines. 1496. 20th July. Paenell Eabbidge, Gustap Dillberg, and Fbank Hebden, of Christchurch, New Zealand.—Mineral-ore Telephone-transmitters. 1497. 23rd July. John Good, of Washington and Park Avenue, Brooklyn, County of Kings and State of New York, United States of America.—lmprovements in machinery for drawing and spinning hemp, flax, and other fibrous materials. 1498. 24th July. Stephen Henry Manners and Charles Edgar Mannees, both of Adelaide, South Australia, Machinists, and John Theophilus Ledan, also of Adelaide, Coachbuilder (as assignee of the said Stephen Henry Manners and Charles Edgar Manners). —An improved contrivance for holding ropes, lines, or cords. 1499. 24th July. William Blakemoee, of Nymagee, New South Wales, Copper Smelter.—lmprovements in reverberatory furnaces for smelting copper regulus. 1500. 24th July. Lambton le Beeton Mount, of South Melbourne, Victoria, Glass Manufacturer. —An improved method of utilising the waste heat from furnaces. 1501. 22nd July. Feank Oakden, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Architect. —" Shilton's Patent Reversible Chain-belting." 1502. 28th July. John Lobb Jefpeee, of Brunnerton, New Zealand, Engineer.—A lubricator for oiling and greasing wheels turning on a fixed axle, to be called " Jeffree's Patent Lubricator." 1503. 28th July. Geoege Hutton Poyntee, of Wellington, New Zealand, Bootmaker.—A new improved lawn-tennis and cricket shoe, to be called " Poynter's Lawn-tennis and Cricket Shoe." 1504. 27th July. Frank Joseph Noble, of Timaru, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for the manufacture of barbed-wire, to be known as " Noble's Self-acting Combined Barbed Wirecutter and Maker." 1505. 30th July. William Moeton, of Cosydell, Dunedin, New Zealand, Mechanic.—An invention for the adjusting and fixing sliding rods of tripod stand. 1506. sth August. Henby Geoege Bedell, of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for casting lead and composition heads on wire nails with washers, to be called "Bedell's Economic and Automatic Lead-head Nail and Composition-head Machine." 1507. 31st July. Heney Rafton, of Auckland, New Zealand.—lmproved coal-basket with iron stays and eyes for slings. 1508. 7th August. Joseph Caetee, of Goulburn, New South Wales, Engineer.—lmprovements in quartz batteries or crushing machines, parts of which are applicable for other purposes. 1509. 7th August. Willis Goeman Dodd, of San Francisco, United States of America, Engineer, at present residing at Sydney, New South Wales.—An improvement in the construction of water-jacket smelting furnaces. 1510. sth August. Thomas Dacombe, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Confectioner.—An invention for the making of confectionary known as pan-goods. 1511. 7th August. Frank Oakden, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Architect.—Patent eccentric safetycatch (for lifts, &c). 1512. 10th August. George William Bull, Battery-owner, and George Raynee, Electrician, both of Thames, New Zealand.—An invention for the treatment of gold ores, to be called " The Electro Caustic Process." 1513. 11th August. Thomas Garland, of Wellington, New L'jaland, Tinsmith.—A milk-strainer, with movable bottom. 1514. Bth August. Charles Walkden, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Civil Engineer.—An invention for abstracting stones, sand, gravel, and other material from the bottoms of boreholes, cylinders, &c, and from excavations under water, to be called " Walkden's Subaqueous Excavator." 1515. Bth August. Esau Fisher, of South Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand, Teacher.—An invention for straining fencing-wire, to be called " The Patent Universal Strainer." 1516. 15th August. William Ernest Richardson, of Outram, Otago, New Zealand, Engineer.— An improved butter-printing press, to be known as " Richardson's Butter-printer."