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2902. 4th April. Joseph Speight, of Kirwee, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Contractor.—An invention for destroying twitch-grass, to be called " Speight's Patent Twitch-exterminator." Not proceeded with. 2903. 6th April. John Skerman, of Wellington, New Zealand, Coppersmith.—An invention for an improved siphon-cistern, applicable to water-closets. 2904. 6th April. John Scrimgeour, of Stanmore, near Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, Contractor, and James Scrimgeour, of Stanmore aforesaid, Contractor. —An invention for an improved dust-bin and orderly for streets. 2905. 6th April. William H. Leininger, of Oakland, in the United States of America, at present residing in Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, and John Boss Mackenzie, of William Street, Melbourne aforesaid, Merchant.—Ah invention for au improved appliance for forcing a volume of smoke into burrows. 2906. 6th April. William Steed, of Boseworthy, in the Colony of South Australia, Licensed Victualler.—An invention for an improvement in the method of extracting gold, silver, copper, tin, or other metals from the ore, or material containing the same, and in the appliances therefor. Not proceeded with. 2907. 4th April. James Knight Vail, of Whangarei, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Tailor.—An invention for curing and healing wounds, sores, bruises, and swellings, called " Vail's Safe Cure." Not proceeded with. 2908. 7th April. Beuben Withell.^ of Brookside, in the County of Selwyn, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Mechanic. —An invention for improvements in butterchurns, to be called " Oscillation Dashers and Butter-screen." 2909. llth April. Ludovico Martini, of Kumara, Westlaud, New Zealand, Mine Manager.—An invention for the wedging in position of bars of iron, railway rails, in hydraulic sluicing claims, tail-boxes, and sluices, to be called " The Bail way-iron Wedger." Not proceeded with. 2910. 7th April. Samuel Gordon, of Auckland, New Zealand, Bailway Contractor, and Joseph Bobinson, of Auckland aforesaid, Bailway Contractor.—An invention for a ballast plough. Befused. 2911. 12th April. William John Blake, of Wanganui, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand, Commission Agent. —An invention for an improvement in filters, to be called " Blake's Household Filter." 2912. 13th April. Bobert Stone, of 101, Leadenhall Street, Lond6n, England, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in the construction of barrels or casks. 2913. 13th April. Marie Charles Alfred Buffin, Avenue d'Antin, Paris, France, Chemist.—An invention for a process and apparatus for purifying crude spirit and regenerating the purifying agent. 2914. 13th April. Alexander Parkes, of 8, Chancellor Boad, Dulwich, in the County of Surrey, England, Gentleman.—An invention for improvements in the extraction of gold and silver from ores, or compounds containing the same, and in solvents for such metals. 2915. 13th April. Frank Proctor, of Stevenage, England, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in machinery for cultivating land. 2916. llth April. George Eraser, of Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer. —An invention for improvements in a gold- and silver-amalgamatiiig-paii formerly known as " McKay's Bolierpan," in converting it into a continuous grinder, to be known as " Fraser's Improved Grindingand Amalgamating-pan.'' 2917. llth April. Thomas William Coulthard, of Papakura, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Flax-dresser. —An invention for the more perfect dressing of New Zealand flax or any other fibrous plant, to be called " Coulthard's Flax-dressing Machine." Not proceeded with. 2918. 16th April. Bobert Cockerell, of Invercargill, in the Provincial District of Southland, New Zealand, Agricultural-implement Maker. — An invention for an improved drop-trap gold-saving table. Not proceeded with. 2919. 14th April. Andrew Cuetin Geddings, of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand.—An invention for avoiding ironing-table. Not proceeded with. 2920. llth April. Edwin Henry Buebidgf;, of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Bail way-carriage Builder.—An invention for saving cinders from coal or other fuel, to be known as "The Avalanche Automatic Cinder-saving Machine." Not proceeded with. 2921. 16th April. William Edward Chapman, of Marton, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand, Painter. —An invention for an improved paint. 2922. 16th April. Thomas Maguire, of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for a feed-water heater and fuel-economizer for special use in connection with refrigerating and other air-compressing machinery. 2923. 17th April. John Dick, of Sefton, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer. —An invention for an improved grain-dividing roller, for attaching to reapingmachines, styled " Dick's Improved Grain-dividing Boiler, for attaching to Beapingmachines." Not proceeded with. 2924. 18th April. James Barclay Blaikie of Auckland, New Zealand, Plasterer.—An invention to be called " Blaikie's Fire- and Water-proof Plaster." 2925. 18th April. Percival Everitt, of 47, Cannon Street, London, England, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in apparatus for receiving payment for and for delivering prepaid goods. 2926. 18th April. Budolf SjObeeg, of Stockholm, Sweden, Engineer.—An invention for a new or improved explosive. 2—H. 1.