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H. —Applications pending at End of Year 1920. Total, 1920. I.—Patents in Force at End of Year 1920. Patents sealed from 31st December, 1917, to 31st December, 1920 .. 2,671 Third-year fees paid from 31st December, 1917, to 31st December, 1920 .. 1,139 Fourth-year fees paid from 31st Decemljer, 1916, to 31st December, 1920 .. 9 Sixth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1914, to 31st December, 1920 .. 682 Seventh-year fees paid from 31st December, 1913, to 31st December, 1920 708 Total .. .. .. .. .. 5,209

J.—Table showing Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1919 (inclusive).

* Incomplete. X.—Table showing Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Sixteen Classes under the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1911, from Ist January to 31st December, 1920. Glass I. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, not included in Class 2 .. .. ..' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Class 2. —Jewellery .. .. .. . . . . . . .. .. .. 3 Class 3. —Articles composed wholly'of wood, bone, ivory, papier-mache, or other solid substances not included in other classes, or of materials in which such substances predominate .. 41 Class 4. —Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, bricks, tiles, or cement, or in which such materials predominate .. .. . . .. .. 10 Class 5. —Articles composed wholly of paper (except paperhangings), cardboard, millboard, or strawboard, or in which such materials predominate . . .. .. .. 10 Class 6. —Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leatherjpredominates, and bookbinding of all materials .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Class 11. —Millinery and wearing-apparel, including boots and shoes .. .. . . .. 1 Class 12. —Ornamental needlework on muslin or other textile fabrics .. .. .. .. 1 Class 16. —Goods not included in other classes .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 109

L. —Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Countries in each of the Years 1918, 1919, and 1920.

Total Number of Applications. Number on which Letters Patent have been sealed. Number of Patents on which Final Fee paid. .ct of 1860 ... „ 1870 ... „ 1883 ... .cts of 1889 and 1908 .ct of 1911 ... 1861 to 1870 1871 to 1883 1884 to 1889 1890 to 30th June, 1912 1st July, 1912, to 31st December, 1919 109 881 3,170 27,419 11,338 109 687 1,757 12,711 5,351* 109 465 368 2,591* 440* Grand totals ... 42,917 20,615* 3,973*

1918. 1919. 1920. 1918. 1919. 1920. New Zealand Belgium Canada - Denmark France Great Britain Holland Hong Kong .. India Italy Japan Natal 222 20 1 178 2 296 1 16 3 445 3 323 7 32 8 412 4 New South Wales Norway Queensland South Australia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tasmania United States of America Victoria West Australia 62 4 2 9 4 1 73 2 2 1 12 5 1 344 63 1 92 3 1 1 8 2 2 1 2 13 4 142 46 430 51 2