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5319. 23rd November. EIOHABD Jambs Owen, temporarily residing at Burleigh Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Teacher of Shorthand. —An invention for a cooling envelope for milk, meat, Ac* 5320. 27th November. John Smaill, of Leith Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer.—An invention for improved coupler to be used in connection with. " Safety Swingletree."* 5321. 2nd December. Ernest John Graham and John Taskeb, both of Wellington, New Zealand, Portrait Artists.—An invention for an improved fly-paper and advertising medium.* 5322. 26ch November. William Meikle, of Mercury Bay, Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer.— An invention for saving gold on the tables of quartz-crushing batteries, to be called " Meikle's Patent Battery Table." 5323. 4th December. Joseph Geoege Nash, of Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide, South Australia, Engineer. —An invention for improvements in the construction of sheep-shearing machines, and in the method of actuating the same. 5324. 4th December. Henry George Bedell, of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for a new or improved machine for applying water-power.* 5325. 2nd December. David Eanken Shibbeff Galbbaith, of Bell Eoad, Eemuera, Auckland, New Zealand, Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland, Metallurgist.— An invention for " Galbraitli's Molecular Ferro-ferric Carbon Equivalent Eeductiou Process."* 5326. 7th December. Walter Cousens Alexandeb, of Grenville House, Boutport Street, Barnstaple, North Devon, England.—An invention for a machine for separating magnetic ironsand from gold, titanium, and other foreign matters, for the purpose of obtaining these for use.* 5327. 3rd December. John Fenwick Elliott, of Sullivan's Eestauraut, Stuart Street, Dunedin, New Zealand.—An invention for "The Magnetic Babbit-trap." 5328. 9th December. Donald Stuabt, of Foxton, Wellington, New Zealand, Bootmaker.—An invention for an improved method, of colouring and enamelling leather.* 5329. 9th December. James Fkeybeeg, of Percival Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Surveyor and General Business Agent. —An invention for a new rotary ball castor.* 5330. 9th December. James Freyberg, of Percival Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Surveyor and General Business Agent.—An invention for a new solid horn castor.* 5331. 9th December. James Feeyberg, of Percival Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Surveyor and General Business Agent. —An invention for " The Arctic Freezer."* 5332. 10th December. Feedebiok Langwoethy, of Unwin's Bridge Eoad, St. Peter's, Sydney, New South Wales, Builder. —An invention for coal-dust briquettes. 5333. 11th December. John Biechall, of 51 and 53, Little Latrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Engineer. —An invention for an improved automatic fire telegraph instrument.* 5334. 11th December. —John Duff, of Eathmines Eoad, Hawthorn, Victoria, Contractor, and Eenest Maegetts, of Malmsbury Street, Hawthorn aforesaid, Storekeeper.—An invention for an improved shirt-ironing board. 5335. 11th December. Heemann Pape and William Hennebeeg, both of Hamburg, German Empire, Engineer. —An invention for improved means for dry separation of materials of different specific weight and of different size. 5336. 12th December. Thomas Feeeman Beenchley, of Mauriceville, Wellington, New Zealand, Limeburner. —An invention for destroying various kinds of blight on fruit-trees and ornamental shrubs, and exterminating field and garden insect pests, called " Brenchley's Fertiliser and Farm and Garden Insecticide."* 5337. 12th December. Alfbed Melchioe, of Sydney, New South Wales, Mechanical Engineer.— An invention for improvements in sheep-shearing machines. 5338. 12th December. Thomas Feeguson, of 8, Oban Street, Hawksburn, Victoria, Engineer.— An invention for an improved machine for injecting syrup into, and filling with aerated waters, internal-stoppered bottles. 5339. 12th December. Sampson Williams, of Knigge's Avenue, Wellington, New Zealand, Builder.— An invention for improvements in the arrangement and working of the sliding-doors of landings of lift-shafts or tramcars. (W. P. Martin.)* 5340. 12th December. Sampson Williams, of Knigge's Avenue, Wellington, New Zealand, Builder. —An invention for a new or improved contrivance whereby lift-cages may be fixed at landings to avoid accidents. (W. P. Martin).* 5341. 7th December. Alexander Stoeeie, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Implement-maker.—An invention for " Storrie's Patent Folding Drill." 5342. 11th December. Enos Bond, of Wade, Auckland, New Zealand, Storekeeper, and James Goodfellow, of Dairy Flat, Auckland aforesaid, Farmer. —An invention for an improved stirrup.* 5343. 15th December. Heney Ashwoeth, of Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer.—■ An invention for "The Patent Stop-gap or Anti-vibrator," for placing between the ends of rails in the spaces or joints of tram- or rail-ways.* 5344. 16th December. Viotob James Williams, of Grey Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Brushmanufacturer. —An invention for the syringe-brush for washing bottles.* 5345. 15th December. Patrick John Henley, ,of Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer.— An invention for a new grain-pickling machine, to be called " Henley's Grain-pickling Machine." 5346. 18th December. Mephan Ferguson, of Carlton Foundry, Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria, Engineer. —An invention for improvement in the art of uniting metal plates or sheets. (J. C. Bayles.)

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