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5916. 23rd November. Eobert Sealand Bowman, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Furnituredealer. —An invention for an improved revolving occasional-table and writing-table combined. 5917. 25th November. Sidney Soffe, of Manners Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Upholsterer. —An invention for an improved mattress-attachment for bedsteads.* 5918. 23rd November. Eichaed Simmons Smith, of Coromandel, Auckland, New Zealand, Storeman. —An invention entitled " Smith's Improved Gripper." 5919. 28th November. Edison United Phonogeaph Company, a company duly incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey, United States of America. —An invention for phonographs, especially recording and feeding devices therefor. (T. A. Edison.) 5920. 23rd November. Geobge Henby Evans, of Eiverton, New Zealand, Mining Manager.—An invention for improvements in fixing hydraulic nozzles, and entitled " Evans's Hydraulic Eeducing Jet and Nozzle." 5921. 25th November. Benjamin Geeenwood, of Dunedin, New Zealand, News Agent.—An invention for further improvements in the setting and arrangements of flues of portable washing and other coppers, and entitled " Greenwood's Domestic Washing-boiler." 5922. 24th November. John Howaed Dalton, of 210, Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Tailor. —An invention entitled " Dalton's Check-measurer," a contrivance to show at sight the measurement of any quantity of material, sold or unsold, in the soft-goods trade. 5923. 24th November. Frank Oakden, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Manager of the Millburn Lime and Cement Company (Limited). —An invention to be called " The Scientific Screwconveyer." * 5924. Ist Liecember. Geobge Johnston, Farmer, David Tayloe, Blacksmith, and David Beemnee, Wheelwright, all of Waverley, New Zealand.—An invention for an apparatus to be called " The Waverley Dagging Crusher and Wool-cleaner." 5925. Ist December. Edwaed Stephens McGill, of Gore, Otago, New Zealand, Builder and Contractor.—An invention for catching and trapping rabbits and other animals, and extracting them from their burrows, to be called " A Eabbit-trap and Vermin-extractor."* 5926. Ist December. Feedeeick Colville, of Temuka, New Zealand, Millwright.—An invention for removing chaff and cavings from threshing-mills, to be known as " Colville's Eeliant Self-chaffey." * 5927. 2nd December. Oscar Schlesingee, of 7, Tredegar Square, Bow, Middlesex, England, Engineer.—An invention for a depolarising liquid for galvanic batteries. 5928. 29th November. Petee Duncan and David Duncan, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Agricultural-implement Makers. —An invention for an improved seed-canister for distributing turnip and other small seed. 5929. Ist December. Feedeeick Holland and Heney Holland, both of Greendale, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmers.—An invention for an improved gorse-cutting apparatus to be attached to the front of a traction-engine. 5930. Ist December. Abiel Gipfoed Howland, of Christchurch, New Zealand.—An invention for an eccentric shaft-end iron, with spring anti-rattler attached, to couple shafts to fourwheeled vehicles. 5931. 30th November. Baetholomew Waed, of Oxford North, Auckland, New Zealand, Contractor.—An invention for an improved apparatus for cutting ferns, small tea-tree, and some other plants or shrubs.* 5932. Ist December. Joseph Haekison, of Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand, Plumber.—An invention entitled "Harrison's Eapid-filtering Tank-filter." 5933. sth December. James Waene Chenhall, of Totnes, Devonshire, England, Civil, Mining, and Metallurgical Engineer.—An invention for improvement connected with the extraction of metals from their ores. 5934. sth December. Geobge Heebebt Ellis, of Heathfield, Lansdown Grove, Neasden, Middlesex, England, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in camp-stools and the like. 5935. sth December. Stephen Wills Vale, of Forest Lodge, near Sydney, New South Wales, Mining Engineer, and William Caied Halliday, of Erskine Street, Sydney aforesaid, Mechanical Engineer.—An invention for improvements in amalgamating machines having rotary mullers and stationary pans. 5936. sth December. Joseph William Sutton, of Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Engineer. —An invention for improvements in the separation of gold from its chloride solution. 5937. sth December. John Habtnett, of Bay View Villa, Oakleigh, Victoria, Engineer. —An invention for an apparatus for automatically destroying the vacuum in the teat-tubes of milking-machines when the animal is sufficiently milked. 5938. sth December. Hugh Dixson, trading as " Dixson and Sons,"of Park and Elizabeth Streets, Sydney, New South Wales, Tobacco- and Cigarette-manufacturer.—An invention for improvements in the manufacture of cigarettes, and in machines therefor. 5939. sth December. William Laweence Fostee, of Stafford Terrace, Kensington, Middlesex, England, Gentleman.—An invention for an improved holder for the guards of carving-forks. 5940. 7th December. Samuel Lyndhuest Packer, of Belford Street, St. Kilda, Victoria, Metallic Printer.—An invention for improvements in printing machinery and process in connection therewith.* 5941. 3rd December. Alexander Thomson, of Kelso, Otago, New Zealand, Farmer. —An invention for improvements in agricultural machinery, to be known as " Thomson's Drill, Grubber, and. Thinner." 5942. 9th December. William Thomas Mack, of Wellington, New Zealand, Plumber.—An invention for an improved telephone-index. 4—H. 3.