H.—lo.

F.-Number of Particulars and Complete Specifications Received, &c, under Act of 1889.

G.—Table showing over a Series of Years the Number of Patents that were considered of sufficient Value to be kept alive by Payment of the Renewal Fees.

H.—Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Colonies and Countries in each of the Years 1904, 1905, and 1906.

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. Number of Appli- § cations with which fS I Complete Specifications lodged. Number of Applications with which Provisional Specifications lodged. Nur Applic which Specific sequen mber of jations for Complete jations subitly lodged. Numbei cations i laps rei c of Appliibandoned, sed, or 'used. Num Patent! iber of s sealed. Total Number of Applications. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 N.Z. 242 187 202 198 278 229 299 217 199 182 160 199 163 205 200 215 230 Foreign. 207 207 191 178 166 201 275 303 305 297 321 353 357 368 321 355 405 N.Z. 107 126 160 197 251 307 318 444 419 382 441 459 767 859 754 827 866 Foreign. 60 69 53 52 61 79 100 129 98 131 87 103 144 172 208 204 244 N.Z. 27 29 40 51 69 75 68 87 102 84 97 119 274 238 198 222 * Foreign. 17 25 16 24 16 34 33 41 29 55 36 28 65 54 74 86 N.Z. 202 191 237 262 352 403 439 481 447 409 452 458 690 801 700 Foreign. 50 50 43 30 51 51 75 95 70 82 59 76 86 116 154 N.Z. 147 122 125 133 173 133 185 181 172 155 149 200 240 263 254 Foreign. 217 226 201 200 176 229 293 336 332 346 349 380 415 424 375 616 589 606 625 756 816 992 1,093 1,021 992 1,009 1,114 1,431 ;i,604 !l,483 1,601 1,745 * * r rhese figuri is are necei isarily inci implete, aa the time for proceeding further with the applications has not yet ixpirei 1.

Yoar. Number of Applications received. Number of Letters Patent granted. Number of Patents on whioh Second-term Fee paid. Number of Patents on which Final Fee paid. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 614 589 606 625 756 816 992 1,093 1,021 992 1,009 1,114 1,431 364 348 326 333 349 362 478 517 504 501 498 580 655 80 78 84 99 88 113 118 136 138 199 172 200 209 37 23 .87 47 31 45 53 49 58 90

1904. 1005. , 1900. 1904. 1905. 1900. New Zealand Argentine Eepublic Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Cape Colony Costa Eiea Denmark Ecuador Prance Germany Hungary India Italy Mexico Natal .. 954 1 1,042 1,101 New South Wales Norway Queensland Russia South Afrioa South Australia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tasmania Transvaal Tunis United Kingdom United States Victoria Western Australia 65 1 21 88 90 1 36 3 2 11 1 9 3 1 1 11 1 1 4 'l8 "8 2 1 12 1 1 8 5 1 5 10 2 17 15 8 1 11 10 4 6 8 6 3 12 1 12 6 1 102 109 113 15 22 6 "2 1 1 3 1 2 110 100 160 14 119 92 187 22 1 1 Note.—A few applications were rec< il more than the actual number of ap jived fr< plicatioi pin joint is recei 1 i applicants resident in different countries; the figures will, therefore 'ed.