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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 1906, 1907, and 1908.

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Year. Number of Applications received. J_ Number of Complete Specifications, received. xr m i,., »f Number of Number of ; jNumber oi p atentg on whioh Patents Letters Patent S e OO nd-term on which sealea ' Pee paid. i Final Pee paid. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 614 589 606 625 756 816 992 1,093 1,021 992 1,009 1,114 1,431 1,604 1,483 614 589 606 625 756 816 992 1,093 1,021 992 1,009 1,114 1,431 1,604 1,483 493 448 449 451 529 539 675 648 635 618 614 699 859 865 793 493 448 449 451 529 539 675 648 635 618 614 699 859 865 793 364 80 37 348 78 23 326 84 37 333 99 47 349 88 31 362 113 45 478 118 53 517 136 49 504 138 58 501 199 90 498 172 71 580 200 91 655 209 687 229 629 209 364 348 326 333 349 362 478 517 504 501 498 580 655 687 629 37 23 37 47 31 46 53 49 58 00 71 91

i New Zealand Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil .. Canada Cape Colony Denmark Ecuador Finland 1906. ! 1907. j 1908. 1,101 969 1,013 3 4 2 I 1 11 1 .... 12 13 G 1 1 .. 3 10 2 1 2 1 11 S 5 10 15 9 3 4 4 1 .. 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 .. 1 Natal .. New South Wales Norway Orange River Colony Queensland Rhodesia Russia.. South Australia .. Spain Sweden S*itzerland Tasmania Transvaal United Kingdom United States Victoria Western Australia 1906. 1907. 1908. 2 90 1 36 3 11 1 9 92 19 1 3 17 1 78 1 1 15 1 1 8 France .. Germany Holland Hungary India Italy .. Japan .. Mexico .. 22 6 119 92 187 22 9 2 6 8 133 113 180 7 8 4 10 11 124 90 115 12 Note.—A few applications were red Total more than the actual number of aj sived from joint applii >plications received. >nts resident in different countries; the figures will tl lerefore.