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5415. 29th January. Eobebt Cockeebll, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Blacksmith.—An invention entitled " E. Oockerell's Adjustable Jointed Undercut Disc-harrows," for cultivating and drilling, turnip-thinning, and other purposes. 5416. sth February. Jambs Alexander McKenzib, of Masterton, New Zealand, Telegraph Lineman.' —An invention entitled " McKenzie's Angle-pole Tension-reliever." 5417. sth February. Benjamin Cbockbr Cross, of Tingley, Yorkshire, England, Civil Engineer, and Daniel Cross, of St. Germans, Cornwall, England, Gentleman.—An invention for improvements in stoppering bottles, jars, and like vessels, and in apparatus therefor. 5418. sth February. William Dunsmorb Bohm, of 5, Cumberland Villas, Chiswick, Middlesex, England, Metallurgical Chemist and Engineer.—An invention for improvements in, and apparatus for, the separation of gold and silver, or either of them, from ores or materials containing them. 5419. sth February. Joshua Alexander Kay, of Crofthead Villa, Balwyn, Victoria, Consulting Mechanician.—An invention for improvements in machinery for setting type. 5420. Bth February. Edwaed Reading, Dentist, and Arthur Eigbt, Civil Engineer, both of Sydney, New South Wales.—An invention for an improved amalgamator and separator for recovering the precious metals from their ores. 5421. Bth February. The Wolselby Sheep-shearing Machine Company (Limited), whose registered office is at Sun Court, Cornhill, London, England.—An invention for improvements in overhead gear for driving flexible shafting, particularly applicable to sheep-shearing machinery. (H. Austin.) 5422. Bth February. The Wolseley Sheep-shearing Machine Company (Limited), whose registered office is at Sun Court, Cornhill, London, England. —An invention for improvements in flexible couplings or joints for toothed-wheel gearing. (H. Austin.) 5423. Bth February. The Wolseley Sheep-shearing Machine Company (Limited), whose registered office is at Sun Court, Cornhill, London, England.—An invention for improvements in .sheep-shearing machines. (H. Austin.) 5424. 11th February. William Beard Lake, of Eayne, Essex, England, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in machines for sewing thatch. 5425. 13th February. William Walker Fyfe, of 41, Hillside Eoad, Stamford Hill, London, N., England, Hydraulic Engineer.—An invention for improvements in amalgamating apparatus for crushed ores and like reduced bodies. 5426. 13th February. Robert Boyle, of 64, Holborn Viaduct, London, England, Engineer.— An invention for improvements in ventilators.* 5427. 12th February. John Foster, of Oamaru, New Zealand, Bootmaker.—An invention for cleaning boots, to be called " Foster's Circular-brush Machine." 5428. 13th February. Haecourt Innes Paton, of Auckland, New Zealand, Artist in Kauri-gum. —An invention for an improved method of manufacturing ornaments and ornamental pictures from kauri-gum. 5429. 17th February. James Clarendon Eamsbottom Isherwood, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Eetired Military Officer.—An invention for a machine for shearing sheep and some other animals, to be called " The Isherwood Sheep-shearing Machine."* 5430. 15th February. George Sargent Jakins, of Blyth's Road, Papanui, New Zealand, Grain Merchant.—An invention of a box for the packing of chilled or frozen butter.* 5431. 15th February. Alexander Burt, of Cumberland Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Metal Merchant.—An invention for a brine-pump, to be called " Burt's Compressed-air Brinepump," for preserving and pickling any kind of meat. 5432. 16th February. George Piddington, of Smith Street, Caversham, New Zealand, Carpenter. —An invention for improvements in rim-locks and latches, to be known as " Piddington's Stapleless Lock." 5433. 19th February. Hans Jacob Anderson and Frank Brown Fargo, of the Village of Lake Mills, Wisconsin, United States of America, Manufacturers. —An invention for improvements in butter-workers. 5434. 19th February. The St. Croix Manufacturing Company, of Hudson, United States of America.—An invention for improvements in, and relating to, needles for use in sewingmachines. 5435. 19th February. William Ebid, of Smith Street, Caversham, New Zealand, Ironmonger.—■ An invention for testing the quality of eggs, to be called " The Presto Egg-tester and -timer." 5436. 24th February. Geobge Sparling and Fredrick Charles Solomon, of Sydney, New South Wales, Engineers.—An invention for an improved lock or fastener for securing windowsashes. 5437. 24th February. George Sparling and Fredrick Charles Solomon, of Sydney, New South Wales, Engineers.—An invention for an improved apparatus for use in cars for indicating stopping-places. (J. W. Allison.) 5438. 18th February. Feed Brown, of Ponsonby Eoad, Auckland, New Zealand, Blind-manufac-turer.—An invention entitled " Brown's Patent Fastener," for holding music-stool seats in any required position (or other articles).* 5439. 20th February. Henry William Lovegrove, of Gapes Valley, Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer. An invention for the string-acting knotter for reaping and binding machines.* 5440. 24th February. William Seecombe and James Osman, both of Poole, England, Manufacturers.—An invention for improvements in brick-burning kilns. 5441. 24th February. Cheistian Koerstz, of Balmain, near Sydney, New South Wales, Mechanical Engineer, and Feedebick Mason, of Sydney aforesaid, Implement Importer.—An invention for an improved pump.