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4564. 28th August. James Daniel Baied, Civil Engineer, and George Paokee, Photographer, both of Wellington, New Zealand.—An invention for a new or improved method of advertising.* (Abandoned.) 4565. 28th August. William Eeid Eussell, of Adelaide, Engineer, William Heithebsay, of _ Petersburg, Machinist, and Aethub Lucas Haeeold, a member of the firm of " Harrold "Brothers," of Adelaide, Manufacturers and Machinery Merchants, all of South Australia.— An invention for an improved ploughshare, consisting of a reversible blade with a plug fitting into a corresponding recess in a socket-piece made and varied to fit different kinds of ploughs. 4566. 29th August. William Booth, of " The Grip " Office, Eichmond, Surrey, England, Merchant. —An invention for new or improved tourniquet or screw clamp. 4567. 28th August. William Benjamin Waltees, of Maryhill Terrace, Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in the method of churning butter, to be known as "Walter's Patent Pneumatic Churn." 4568. 26th August. Aethub Cometti, of Eeid Eoad, South Dunedin, New Zealand, Carpenter.— An invention for the prevention of rattling in every description of sliding window, door, or frame, and entitled " Cometti's Anti-window Eattler." 4569. Ist September. William Faieweatheb, of Blenheim, New Zealand, Engineer, &c.—An invention for the destruction of rabbits in burrows, to be called " Fairweather's Eabbits in Burrows Suffocator." 4570. 29th August. Piebee Finch Maetineau Bubbows, of Auckland, New Zealand, Architect. — An invention for improvements in winders or reels for stretching fencing or other wire. 4571. sth September. William Toogood, of Eeatherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand, Storekeeper.— An invention for the manufacturing of elastic mattresses, to be called " Toogood's Patent Portable Elastic Mattress."* 4572. sth September. Isaac Lewis, of Eeefton, Inangahua, Nelson, New Zealand, Assayer and Metallurgist. ■ — An invention for a combined gold-saving auriferous ore-concentrator and grinder.* (Abandoned.) 4573. sth September. David Camebon Simson, of Hawera, New Zealand.—An invention for a milch cow self-sucking stopper. 4574. Ist September. Henby Mansell, of "The Pines," Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand, Manufacturer. —An invention for cleaning and polishing brilliantly metals, &c, the said invention to be styled " H. Mansell's Lion Brand Soap." 4575. 2nd September. Thomas Fibth, of Grey Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Medical Herbalist.—An invention for cleaning tramway rails, to be called " Firth's Automatic Tram-way-cleaner."* (Abandoned.) 4576. 4th September. William John Cousins, of Lome Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Coachbuilder.—An invention for a spring, to be called " Cousins's Simplex Carriage-spring. 4577. 4th September. Alexandeb Bubt, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, Metal Merchant.—An invention for heating water for domestic and sanitary purposes, entitled " Burt's Purus Gas W 7ater-heater.'' 4578. Bth September. Annie Summebs, residing at Yarra Glen, Victoria, Agriculturist.—An invention for an improved combined current wheel and conduit.* (Abandoned.) 4579. Bth September. Eichaed Muie, of 124, Chapel Street, Windsor, near Melbourne, Victoria, Scientific Bootmaker, and William Geoth, of 228, Collins Street, Melbourne aforesaid, Watchmaker.—An invention for improvements in horseshoes, and adjustable appliances therefor. 4580. Bth September. Patbick Blackie, of Eedfern, near Sydney, New South Wales, Engineer, and John Nisbet, of Coolabah, New South Wales, Grazier. —An invention for improvements in sheep-shearing machines. 4581. Bth September. Patbick Blackie, of Eedfern, near Sydney, New South Wales, Engineer, and John Nisbet, of Goolabah, New South Wales, Grazier.—An invention for an improved mechanical motion. 4582. Bth September. Henby Shaw and Edwabd Shaw, both of No. 9, Central Arcade, Sydney, New South Wales, Engineers.—An invention for improvements in the mechanism of fluid or other pressure brakes. 4583. Bth September. Maximilian Hectoe, of Melbourne, Victoria, Civil Engineer.—An invention for a new or improved contrivance to be used for preventing horses running away, or for stopping runaways.* (Abandoned.) 4584. Bth September. John Edwabd Eickaeds, of Birmingham, Warwick, England, Tobacco and Cigarette Manufacturer.-—An invention for improvements in machines for rolling tobaccoleaf or cut tobacco into cigars, cigarettes, tobacco-plugs, and other such articles. 4585. 9th September. Alfbed Buckingham Ibbotson, of the firm of " Ibbotson Brothers and Co. (Limited)," of Sheffield, England.-—An invention for improvements relating to couplings for railway-carriages and other vehicles, and to apparatus connected therewith. 4586. 10th September. William Wellington Fifield, of the Ferry, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand, Settler.—An invention for an improved stopper for bottles and some other vessels.* 4587. 12th September. William Thomas Angus and William Angus, both of Sydney, New South Wales, Coachbuilders.—An invention for convertible seats for vehicles. 4588. 12th September. James Liddell, of Stuart Town, New South Wales, Miner,—An invention for an improved concentrating machine.* (Abandoned.) 4589. 12th September. Heney Tippee, of Summer Hill, near Sydney, New South Wales, Gentleman.—An invention for improvements in rectangular wooden vessels or boxes, and lids therefor,

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