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Trade-macks. Last year 695 applications for registration of trade-marks were received, 76 more than the number received the previous year. The amount received in fees in respect of trade-marks was £1,533 155., as against £1,825 16s. for 191.7—a decrease, of £292 Is. This is accounted for by the renewal fees of marks registered before 1890, which are simultaneously payable every fourteen years, falling due by the Ist January, 1918, and consequently £969 being paid in respect of the renewals of the registration of trade-marks in 1917, as against £584 on the account last year. Otherwise this branch of the business of the Office has been well maintained, and would have shown an increase, in the amount received in fees as well as the increased number of applications recorded. The, number of trade-marks on the Register at. the end of the year was 10,360. Countries from which Applications received. The applications received from residents of New Zealand were, fewer last year thai) for the previous year 222, as compared with 250. A greater number of applications outside New Zealand were received from Great Britain 170 (171), United States of America 112 (105), New South Wales 62 (41), Victoria 46 (42) —than in the previous year the figures for which are given in brackets. Goods for which Trade-marks registered. As usual, more applications for registration of trade-marks were in the food class (42) than in the. others (106), which is about the same number as in the former year- 1.03. More applications were received in 29 classes, and fewer in 18 classes, than in the previous year. Patent Agents. The number of Patent Agents on the Register at the end of last year was 22, one having been struck off during the year for non-payment of annual fee. Staff. I have pleasure in recording my appreciation of the services of the staff of the Office. Of its small number three members served in the war —Mr. J. W, Miles, 1915-17; Mr, J. C. Powley, from 1916 to June, 1917, when he was killed at Messines; and Mr. C. W. Collinson, 1914-16. Mr. Powley was a zealous and popular member, and his loss was much felt by his fellow-officers. Two other members were in camp on the cessation of hostilities. Conclusion. The Appendix hereto contains the following tables and lists, viz. : Page. A. Balance-sheet of Income and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st December, 1918.. 5 B. Table showing Revenue and Expenditure for each of the Last Eight Years .. 5 C. Particulars of Fees received from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1918 .. 5 D. Staff of Officers, and Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . (i E. Total Number of Applications lor Patents and Registration of Designs and Trademarks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1918 (inclusive) . ... (i F. Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, &.c. . . . , 7 G. Number of Applications for Patents in New Zealand from Persons residing there and in other Countries in each of the Years 1916, 1917, and 1918 . . . . 7 H. Cases in which Notice was given by Residents in New Zealand of Desire to apply for Patents abroad .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 1. 'Table showing Number of Applications for the Different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1916, 1917, and 1918 .. .-. .. .. ..8 J. Applications pending at Mud of Year 1918 .. .. ~ .. ~8 K. Patents in Force at End of Year 1918 .. .. .. .. ..9 L. .Table showing Total Number of Applications, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts .. .. 9 M. Designs: Table showing Number of Applications in each of the Principal Classes under the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1911, from Ist January to 31st December, 1918 . . .. .. .. .. ..' ..9 N. Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Countries in each of the Years 1916, 1917, and 1918 .. 9 O. Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1916, 1917, and 1918 .. .. .. .. .'.lO Note. —The lists of Inventions and Applicants for Letters Patent, Designs, and Trade marks for the past year have been printed in the Index to Vol. vii of the Patent Office Journal. Patent Office, Wellington, 29th August, 1919. J. C. Lewis, Registrar.

NiiTii. —The figures in parentheses are those for the previous year—-i.e., 191.7.