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5749. 2nd September. Frederick William Gough, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer.— An invention for an improved method of mounting the body or seat on the wheels of invalid carriages or other similar light vehicles. 5750. 2nd September. John Cameron Fraser, of Coromandel, Auckland, New Zealand, Sawmill Proprietor. —An invention for a grinding- and amalgamating-pan and settler-tilt.* 5751. sth September. William Bebdell, of Pleasant Point, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer. —An invention entitled " The Chain Manure-drill."* 5752. 7th September. Elihu Thomson, of Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States of America, ■ Electrician.—An invention for improvements in incandescent electric lamps. 5753. 7th September. Waltee H. Knight, of Newton, and William B. Potter, of Lynn, both in Massachusetts, United States of America, Electricians. —An invention for methods of regulating electrically-driven mechanism, and apparatus for putting the same into operation. 5754. 7th September. George Massey, of Post-office Chambers, Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales.—An invention for improvements in machines for clipping and shearing sheep and cutting hair. 5755. 7th September. Freeman Eogbrs and Frederick Freeman Porter, both of St. Mary's Boad, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand, General Agents. —An invention for a new or improved apparatus for rapidly heating and boiling water, applicable also for generating steam.* 5756. sth September. Eichard Eadcliffe Taylor, carrying on business under the style of " The Zealandia Waterproof Company," at High Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Waterproof-manu-facturer.—An invention entitled "Taylor's Ventilated Waterproof Horse-cover." 5757. 7th September. William Withell, of No. 83, St. Asaph Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, Carpenter.—An invention for a butter-printer.* 5758. 6th September. John Lawson, of Berwick, Otago, New Zealand, Engineer. —An invention for water-lifting, entitled " Lawson's Pulsion Wheel." 5759. Bth September. Samuel McGonagle and Arthur Eichard Varley Goodwill, both of Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand, Settlers.—An invention for an improved tub- or bucketcarrier, for domestic and other uses.* 5760. Bth September. Gilbert Anderson, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Freezing-works Manager. —An invention for an appliance for automatically weighing and grading carcases of meat on a rail-track without removing the carcases from such rail-track. 5761. 9th September. Michael Scott Campbell, of Papanui, Canterbury, New Zealand, Gentleman. —An invention for the preservation of potatoes and other roots by compression.* 5762. 10th September. George Sharland, of Brook Street, Nelson, New Zealand, Flax-miller.— An invention entitled " The Excelsior Plaster," for the cure of asthma, bronchitis, croup, and influenza.* 5763. 12th September. John Edward Hayes, of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for an improved method of producing electric currents in the human body by means of boots, shoes, or articles applied to the feet.* 5764. 13th September. James Walsh, of Henley, Otago, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for improvements in swing-churns, to be called " Walsh's Improved Swing-churn."* 5765. 10th September. Thomas Bassbtt, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Miner.—An invention for fine-gold-saving machine, entitled "Bassett's Perfect Gold-saver." 5766. 15th September. William Cameron, of corner of Sycamore and Adams Streets, Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America.—An invention for improvements in rending-machines. (W. G. Latimer.) 5767. 13th September. James Walker and Peter Walker, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Plumbers and Tinsmiths.—An invention for improvements in milk-cans, to be known as "Walker Brothers' Dust-proof Milk-can Lids." 5768. 12th September. Joseph Jambs Macky, of 119, Victoria Arcade, Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for improvements in the manufacture of axes or hatchets.* 5769. 13th September. David Eanken Shirrepp Galbraith, Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland, and Pierce Lanigan, Contractor, both of Auckland, New Zealand. —An invention entitled "The Galbraith Gold- and Silver-extraction Process."* 5770. 14th September. Thomas Henry Davidson, Jun., of Dunedin, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer.—An invention for improvements in quartz-crushing machinery, to be known as " The Union Quartz-crusher." 5771. 17th September. John Bigwood, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Plumber.—An invention for an improved double-action lift- and force-pump. 5772. 20th September. William Henry Hamilton, of White's Bay, Mariborough, New Zealand, Telegraphist. —An invention entitled " Hamilton's Series of New Zealand Voltaic Batteries."* 5773. 20th September. George Emerson Armstrong, of 123, Franklin Street, New York, United States of America, Merchant. —An invention for improvements in apparatus and processes for treating fibrous plants for the purpose of obtaining fibres therefrom, applicable also for treating or finishing yarns and fabrics. * > 5774. 20th September. Walter Morrison, of Pascoe Vale Eoad, Moonee Ponds, near Melbourne, Victoria, Bootmaker.—An invention for improvements in the heels of boots and shoes.* 5775. 21st September. George Sargent Jakins, of Cashel Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, Merchant.—An invention for a cool-chamber for butter-factories or dairies.* 5776. 21st September. Joseph Hbmus, of Scotia Place, Upper Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Musician.—An invention entitled "The Hemus Stringed-instrument Bow-regu-lator."*