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Countries from which Applications received. Applications from New- Zealand numbered 335, as compared with 328 in the preceding year. From the United Kingdom 250 were received, from the United States 65, and 98 from the Commonwealth. Goods for which Trade Marks were registered. With few exceptions, but little variation is shown in the number of applications in each class year by year, a gradual increase being observable in most of them. Clause 42 (Food substances), always the elass in which most marks are registered, has shown but little difference in the last three years, and the same remark applies to other leading classes, such as 3 (Medicines), 6 (Machinery), 13 (Metal goods), 38 (Clothing), 39 (Stationery). The principal classes in which increases occur are 1 (Chemical substances used in manufactures, photography, &c), 14 (Goods of precious metal), 22 (Carriages), 40 (Goods manufactured from indiarubber), 47 (Candles, soap, ore), 50 (Miscellaneous); while there is a falling-off in Class 5 (Unwrought and partly wrought metals), 15 (Porcelain and earthenware), 20 (Explosive substances), 48 (Perfumery). Reference to Court. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, an application for registration of a trade mark similar to one on the Register but used prior to 1890 was, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, referred to the Court, which allowed registration. GENERAL. Opposition. Notices of opposition were lodged in respect of 18 applications, and 1 appeal was heard during the year by the Court and disallowed. Patent Agents. One name was added to the Register of Patent Agents in 1910, bringing the total number on the Register at the end of the year to 77. The examination-paper set in this case is attached. While the office is glad to afford inventors every assistance in its power, it does not come within its province to prepare specifications and other documents, and unless familiar with such work applicants arc no doubt well advised to employ a competent patent agent. Conclusion. . In acknowledging the services of the staff, I beg to draw attention to the fact that it is now hardly adequate for the work of the office, and that to this is due the delay in the issue of this report. The Appendix hereto contains : — page. Paper set at Examination for Registration of Patent Agent .. .. .. 5 And the following tables and lists, viz. : — A. Balance-sheet of Income and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st December, 1910.. 5 B. Table showing Revenue and Expenditure for each of the Last Eight Years .. 6 C. Particulars of Fees received from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1910 .. 6 D. Staff of Officers, and Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 E. Total Number of Applications for Patents, and Registration of Designs and Trade Marks, recorded for the years 1890 to 1910 inclusive .. .. .. .. 7 F. Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, &c. .. .. .. 7 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 .. .. 8 H. Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Colonies and Countries in each of the Years 1908, 1909, and 1910 .. .. 8 I. Table showing Number of Applications for the Different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1908, 1909, and 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 9 J. Number of Applications for Registration, of Trade Marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Colonies and Countries in each of the Years 1908, 1909, and 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 K. Designs : Table showing Number of Applications in each of the Fourteen Classes to end of 1907 and in the Years 1908, 1909, and 1910 respectively .. .. 10 L. Number of Applications to register Trade Marks, in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1908, 1909, and 1910 .. .. .. .. ..11 M. Alphabetical List of Applicants for Patents for the Year ended 31st December, 1910.. 12 N. Classified List of Inventions for which Letters Patent havv, been applied for during the year ended 31st December, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 39 O. Alphabetical List of Applicants for Registration of Trade Marks during the year ended 31st December, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 55 P. Alphabetical List of Applicants for Registration of Designs during the year ended 31st December,.l9lo.. .. .. .. .. .. ..62 Q. Number Index of Proceedings in respect of Applications filed in 1910 .. .. 63 Patent Office, J. C. Lewis, Wellington, 28th September, 1911. Registrar.