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B.—Table showing Revenue and Expenditure for each of the Last Eight Years.

C. —Particulars of Fees received from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1899.

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Receipts. Expenditure. Surplus. Receipts. Expenditure. Surplus. 1892 1893 1894 1895 £ s. d. .. 1,825 6 0 .. 2,150 2 0 .. 2,477 7 0 .. 2,170 9 6 £ a. d. £ a. d. 361 18 10 1,463 7 2 396 8 3 1,753 13 9 536 6 11 1,941 0 1 464 15 8 1,705 13 10 1896 3897 1898 1899 £ s. d. .. 2,583 0 6 .. 3,183 9 0 .. 2,824 9 0 .. 3,102 2 6 £ s. d, £ s. d. 564 6 10 2,018 13 8 574 15 2 2,608 13 10 623 1 11 2,201 7 1 851 2 6 2,251 0 0

Number. Fees. Each. Amount received. Patents. Applications for patents with provisional specifications Applications for patents with complete specifications Complete specifications after provisional specifications Issue of letters patent Applications to amend specifications Second-term fees, payable before end of fourth year Third-term fees, payable before end of seventh year Notices of opposition .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. Hearing objections On application for enlargament of time for deposit of complete specifications— ITC 1st January to 10th May 11th May to 31st December .. .. On grant of such enlargement— 1st January to 10th May 11th May to 31st December On application for enlargement of time for acceptance of complete specification— 1st January to 10th May 11th May to 31st December On grant of such enlargement— 1st January to 10th May 11th May to 31st December Applications for enlargement of time for payment of fees— 1st January to 10th May .. 11th May to 31st December Grant of such enlargement — 1st January to 10th May 11th May to 31st December Notioe of appeal to Supreme Court against decision of Registrar Searches — 1st January to 10th M=iy (each book or specification) 11th May to 31st December (per hour) .. .. .. :. Registration of assignments and licenses Certificates of such registration Copies of specifications and drawings— 1st January to 10th Miy (specifications, 61. per seventy-two words ; drawings, 2s. 61. per hour) 11th May to 31st December (specifications, 31. per seventy-two words; drawings, 2s. 6d. per hour) Certifying copies Correction of clerical errors in specifications, &c, Registration of Patent Agents Miscellaneous 512 480 142 504 8 110 40 5 2 2 11 2 11 "l "l £ s. 0 10 0 10 0 10 2 0 1 0 5 0 10 0 0 10 2 0 1 0 0 10 5 0 1 0 o'io i "o £ s. d. 256 0 0 240 0 0 71 0 0 1,008 0 0 8 0 0 550 0 0 400 0 0 2 10 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 0 . 10 0 0 11 0 0 o'io o r"o o 4 13 1 0 0 10 4 0 0 6 10 0 3 12 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 66 150 68 53 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 10 3 6 0 7 10 0 34 0 0 26 10 0 15 10 0 20 7 3 0 1 0 5 1 1 25 14 0 10 0 1 15 0 3 3 0 0 10 0 Designs. Applications for registration of designs Registration of assignment Searches .. ... £2,720 18 0 1 1 0 10 0 10 0 1 6 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 Tbade Marks. Applications for registration of trade-marks Registration of trade-marks Registration of assignments Certificates of such registration Notices of opposition Altering ad iress on Register .. .. .. .. Renewal of registration Copies or extracts (per seventy-two words) .. Searches Advertisements : Cost of extra space in Gazette £7 10 329 30 6 1 8 0 5 £1 & 5s. £1 & 23. 0 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 6d. 0 1 82 5 0 235 15 0 18 18 0 7 10 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 0 0 4 6 5 13 0 7 5 0 113 £371 15 6 'JNote. —The additional Patents Regulations, whioh came into force on the 11 'ees. The table shows the amounts reoeived under the old and new rates respecti th May, altered the scale of Patent ively.