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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 Countries in each of the Years 1911, 1912, and 1913.

Year. Number of Applications received. Number of M ._v-_ „, Number of Complete T 01 Patents on whioh Specifications Le *tS,5 Seoond-term reoeived. seaiea. Fee paifl pi Number of Patents on whioh Final Fee paid. Number of Patents on whioh 'inal Fee paid. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1 616 589 606 625 756 816 992 1,093 1,021 992 1,009 1,114 1,431 1,604 1,483 1,601 1,745 1,618 1.527 1,705 493 364 80 448 348 78 449 326 84 451 333 99 529 349 88 539 362 113 675 478 118 648 517 136 635 50i 138 618 501 199 614 498 172 699 580 200 859 655 209 865 687 229 793 629 209 878 676 231 962 727 238 925 725 231 876 679 222 936 735 252 37 23 37 47 31 45 53 49 58 90 71 91 104 95 89 108 96

1911. 1912. 1911. 1913. 1913. 1912. New Zealand .. 1,180 1,135 Argentina .. .. * 2 1 Austria .. .. , 2 I 1 Belgium Canada .. .. 11 12 Cape Colony .. .. 1 China .. Cook Islands .. 1 j Cuba .. .. .. Denmark .. .. 6 3 France .. . . 6 10 Germany .. . . 21 25 Hawaii .. Holland .. .. .. 1,173 1 3 19 1 Italy Mexico New South Wales .. 108 Norway Queensland .. .. 12 Rhodesia Russia .. .. 4 South Australia .. 6 Sweden .. .. 5 Switzerland .. .. 1 Tasmania .. .. 4 '. Transvaal .. .. 6 United Kingdom .. 140 United States .. 94 ! Victoria .. .. 124 '' Western Australia . . 6 2 1 85 6 15 1 2 96 3 8 1 1 4 9 25 1 2 1 1 6 4 3 7 4 168 118 116 11 15 5 1 5 183 121 84 IS Hungary .. .. India . . .. .. 2 Note. —A few applications were received f cants giving two addresses: tiie figures will tbei !rom joint s irefore total applicants resident in different countries more than the actual number of applica :3, also fr< itions rec im appliiived.