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F.—Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, etc.

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.

H. Casf.s in which Notice was given by Residents in New Zf.ai.ani> of Desire to apply for Patents abroad. Total. Total. Argentine Republic .. .. .. 21 I India .. .. .. .. ..24 Australia .. .. .. .. . . 297 Italy .. .. .. .. ..20 Austria ... .. .. .. .. 5' .lapan .. .. .. .. ..24 Belgium .. .. . . .. 2:1 Luxemburg .. .. .. . . .. ] Bermuda .. . • • ■ ■ • • ■ 3 Malay States .. .. . . . . 2 Brazil .. .. .. . • . • 9 Marshall Islands .. . . .. .. :{ British Guiana . . . . . . .. 3 Mauritius .. .. .. .. .. :i British North Borneo . . .. .. 3 ■ Mexico .. .. . , .. . . -|. Canada .. .. .. .. .. 99 Mysore .. .. .. .. .. :! Caroline Islands .. .. .. .. 3 Newfoundland .. .. .. .. 2 Ceylon .. •. . • • ■ • • 6 New Guinea. . .. .. . . :j Channel Islands .. .. .. .. 3 New Hebrides .. .. ~ .. :i Chile .. .. .. .. •■ 6 Norway .. .. .. .. ... 12 Congo Free State .. .. .. .. 3 Panama .. .. .. .. .. 8 Cyprus .. .. .. .. .. 3 Paraguay .. .. .. .. .. 3 Danish West Indies .. .. .. .. 1 Peru .. .. .. .. .. 3 Denmark .. .. .. .. ..12 Philippine Islands .. .. .. .. 3 Bast Africa .. .. .. .. .. 3 Portugal .. .. .. .. .. s Ecuador .. . . .. • • • • 3 Portuguese Colonies .. . . .. .. | Egypt .. . . . • • ■ • • 7 Rhodesia .. .. .. .. .. 5 Falkland Islands .. .. .. .. 3 Russia .. .. .. .. .. ,s Fiji .. . . .. . . . . 1 Russia Strait Settlements . . .. .. 3 Finland .. . . . . .. . . 3 Samoa .. .. .. .. . . 3 France .. . • • ■ • ■ ~ SO South Africa .. .. .. .. 50 Germany .. •■ •• •• •• 6 j Spain .. .. .. .. ... 11 Great Britain .. .. .. .. 121 j Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. I Grenada .. .. .. .. .. 3 Sweden .. .. .. .. ..12 Guatemala .. .. .. .. .. 3 Switzerland .. .. .. .. .. (I Holland .. .. .. .. ..If) Tonga .. .. .. .. .. I Honduras .. .. .. ■.. .. 3 Trinidad .. .. .. '.. .. 1 Hong Kong.. .. .. .. .. 3 United States of America .. .. .. 139 Hungary . . .. .. .. .. 1 ; Uruguay .. .. .. .. ~ :{ Iceland .. .. .. .. .. 3

§ Number of Applications with which Complete Specifications lodged. Nil' Number of Appl.i- Appli, cations with which Ft . ,, • ■ , c , ,. which Provisional Specifies- 0 ... tions lodged. b l* oclfi< n sequen mber of f ! Numbe cations for ,, , . cations i Complete | nations sub-i " ltly lodged. Numbo: cations ; lap! ref r of Appliabandoned, sed, or fused. Num Patent! Total .be* of Number s sealed. Ap ° joa _ tions. ' Foreign, i 475 | 1,831. 482 ! 1,740 508 i 1,737 499 1,775 423 1,574 288 ■ 1,299 319 ! 1,261 * i 1,329 * 1,389 1910 1911 1912 1918 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 N.Z. Foreign. 250 443 245 434 258 507 217 467 177 426 140 286 178 297 183 360 143 454 .N.Z, Foreign. N.Z. 990 148 254 935 126 258 877 95 275 965 126 249 868 103 228 787 86 322 699 87 194 708 84 203 704 88 * Foreign. N.Z. 75 925 59 849 85 817 58 910 45 ! 782 46 669 38 680 41 * * * Foreign. 125 86 78 94 96 78 67 N.Z. 306 323 334 272 273 266 245 e for proceeding furt Iier with the applici i ttions has not yet * These figure ixpired. Notb.—A fev, [iving two addresi is are necei isarily incomplete, as the tim ' applioatioi :es; the fig' is were reoeived from j ires will therefore totr joint apt U more t ilicants resident in di, man the actual miml ferent countries, ah icr of applications n •o from applicants 2ccived.

1916. 1917. 1918. New Zealand .. 882 884 885 Algeria .. .. .. .. 1 Argentina .. .. .. 1 1 Brazil .. .. 1 .. 1 Canada .. .. 6 9 9 Denmark .. .. 6 1 4 Dutch East Indies .. .. .. 2 France .. .. .. 4 2 Friendly Islands .. .. .. I Germany .. .. .. .. 2 Great Britain .. 110 117 156 j Hawaii .. .. .. .. 1 Holland .. .. 2 2 5 1916. Italy .. ... 2 Japan New South Wales .. 63 Norway .. . . 2 Queensland . . .. 8 South Australia .. 13 Sweden .. .. 2 Tasmania .. .. 5 Transvaal United St a t e a' o f 96 America Victoria .. .. 90 Western Australia .. 8 1917. I 1918. I 1 I I 6 2 68 68 8 6 13 14 4 10 7 4 7 1 1 82 94 .pplicants resident in different countrii more than the actual number of applici 111 126 12 7 ;s, also from appli,tions received. Note.—A few applications were reoeived from joint t cants giving two addresses ; the figures will therefore total