5

H.—l

2268. 21st March. James S. Loughead, of Sarina, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, temporarily residing at Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, and Noeman Selfe, of Sydney, aforesaid, Civil and Mechanical Engineer.—An invention for improvements in machinery for boring or drilling in the earth. 2269. 18th March. Thomas Haevey Copeman, of Auckland, New Zealand, Perambulator Manufacturer.—An invention for a wheel, to be called " Copeman's Patent Paragon Wire-wheel." 2270. 19th March. David Jones, of Arch Hill, Auckland, New Zealand, Mechanic- —An invention for a patent acme tubular propeller. (Not proceeded with.) 2271. 21st March. George Sargent Jakins, of the firm of Jakins and Willcox, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Grain Merchants.—An invention for the Eureka butter-machine. 2272. 22nd March. William Douslin, of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand, Architect. —An invention for improvements in turn-buckles. 2273. 24th March. Arthur Brin, of No. 59, Brompton Crescent, in the County of Middlesex, England, Engineer and Chemist, and Leon Quentin Brin, of No. 7, Eve Gavarini, Paris, in the Republic of Prance, Engineer and Chemist.—An invention for improvements in the manufacture of sugar. 2274. 24th March. Edward Phillips, of 84, Bishopsgate Street Within, in the City of London, England, Merchant.—An invention for new or improved extinguishing apparatus for oiland spirit-lamps. 2275. 24th March. Guillaume Smyers, of 107, Chauss6e de Vlimgat, Brussels, in the Kingdom of Belgium, Engineer.—An invention for apparatus for supplying combustible fluid to oil- or gas-motor engines." 2276. 25th March. Edwin Toms, of Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Carpenter.—An invention for an improved self-acting deodorising dry-earth closet. 2277. 19bh March. Hugh Mainland, of Otautau, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand, Builder.—An invention for a chaff-feeding box, to be called " Mainland's Improved Patent Economic Chaff-feeder," for sheep or other animals. (Not proceeded with.) 2278. 21st March. William Gilbert, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Tea Merchant.—An invention for Gilbert's metallic ring packing high- and low-pressure self-adjusting. (Not proceeded with.) 2279. 22nd March. David Smith Jolly, of Port Chalmers, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand, Printer.—An invention for a method of making a metal border for printing in colours, to be called " Aurora Type." (Not proceeded with.) 2280. 22nd March. Eichard Ogborn Mansfoed, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Artist.—An invention for an automatic self-delivering cigarette- and match-box, to be called " Mansford's Patent Automatic Cigarette- and Match-box." (Not proceeded with.) 2281. 24th March. Charles Williams, of Albert Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Manufacturer of Ammonia.—An improved method of manufacturing Ammonia to be called " Williams's Patent Spirits of Ammonia or Excelsior W'ashing-nuid." (Not proceeded with.) 2282. 25th March. Eli Howarth, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Patternmaker.—An invention for Howarth's automatic safety apparatus for cages used in lifts, hoists, mines, &c. 2283. 25th March. Andrew Thomson, of Port Chalmers, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand, Eish-curer.—An invention for preserving fish or other animal substances by means of a solution of boracic acid and salt. 2284. 28th March. Sidney Austin Grant, of Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America, Manufacturer.—An invention for improvements in envelope-machines. 2285. (L.E.) 22nd March. Thomas John Jones, formerly of 12, Princes Street, Hanover Square, in the County of Middlesex, and at present at 11, Queen Victoria Street, in the City of London, England, Electrician, and William Howard Tasker, formerly of 7, Gower Street, Bedford Square, and of 18, Upper Woburn Place, Tavistock Square, but at present at 9, Princeton Street, in the County of Middlesex, England, Electrician. —An invention for improvements in the manufacture of plates or elements for voltaic batteries. 2286. 30th March. Paknell Eabbidge and Gustaf Dillberg, Electricians, of the City of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand.—An invention for improvements in telephone transmitters or microphones. 2287. Ist April. Edward Waters, of Molesworth Chambers, 75, Chancery Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent.—An invention for improvements in the production of pictures with the aid of photography. (L. J. H. Cellerier). 2288. 30th March. Henry Chamberlin, of Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for the prevention of ships striking the ground or bed of the ocean. (Not proceeded with.) 2289. sth April. Henry William Potter, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Architect. —An invention for an improved spouting bracket, to be called " The Simplex Spouting Bracket." 2290. 6th April. Geokge Harry Bowebn, of Wanganui, New Zealand, Sign-writer.—An invention for wire-splicing and hauling, to be called " Bowern's Wire-splicer and Hauler." 2291. 2nd April. John James Haslam, of Wharf Eoad, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand, Builder.—An invention for elevating and tipping earth or other material, described as " A Horse-power Earth Elevator and Self-acting Tipper." (Not proceeded with.) 2292. 4th April. Arthur John Smith, of Auckland, New Zealand, Cabinetmaker.—An invention for an apparatus or appliance to the telephone to facilitate the use thereof, to be called " Smith's Patent Telephone-holder." 2293. 7th April. John Hardcastle, of Napier, New Zealand, Journalist.—-An invention for a cool provision -safe, to be called " The Grotto Safe." 2294. 7th April. John Hardcastle, of Napier, New Zealand, Journalist.—-An invention for a newspaper-file, to be called, " The Jubilee File."