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APPENDIX.

A.—Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1924. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. .. .. 8,410 13 2 Salaries .. .. .. .. 2,715 2 11 Design fees .. .. .. .. 112186 Temporary assistance .. .. 654 4 2 Trade-mark fees .. .. .. 3,879 11 6 Advertising .. .. .. .. 89 9 0 Sale of Acts, Journals, &c. .. . . 67 16 4 Pees to local Patent Officers .. .. 717 6 Puel, light, water, &c. . . .. 23 3 10 Office fittings, &c. .. .. .. 41 9 9 Postage and telegrams .. .. 102 4 5 Printing and stationery .. .. 1,494 10 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 2 16 7 Typewriters .. .. .. 18 0 7 Refunds .. .. .. .. 31 16 0 Contingencies .. . . .. 2 0 0 Balance — £ s. d. In Public Account .. 7,252 11 2 Cash in hand, 31st December, 1924 . . 35 13 0 7,288 4 2 £12,470 19 6 £12,470 19 6 J. C. Lewis, Registrar. 1 hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

B.—Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Bight Years.

C.—Particulars op Fees received from Ist January to 31st December, 1924. Patents. £ s. d. £ s. d. Applications for patents with provisional Certificates of .Registrar .. .. 24 0 0 specifications ■ • .. 1,142 0 0 Copies of specifications and drawings .. 41 10 2 Applications for patents with complete Patent Agents' renewal fees .. .. 35 14 0 specifications .. . ■ 1,890 10 0 Searches . . .. .. .. 40 7 0 Complete specifications left after provi- Amendment of letters patent .. .. 14 0 0 sional specifications .. .. • • 598 0 0 Request to enter change of name .. 0 6 0 Applications for extension of time .. 204 0 0 Request to enter change of address .. 0 5 0 On giving notice of opposition .. .. 9 0 0 Entry of order of Court in register .. 0 5 0 On hearing opposition • • • • 7 0 0 Application for issue of acceptance under On request for sealing letters patent .. 1,080 1 0 section 4, Patents, Designs, and TradeOn sealing letters patent after prescribed marks Amendment Act, 1924 .. 2 0 0 time . • • • • • • ■ 9 0 0 Copies of documents, &c. .. .. 14 0 Renewal fees paid before end of third year 1,680 0 0 Advertising in Journal under Supreme Renewal fees paid before end of sixth year 1,392 0 0 Court Rules .. .. .. 2 0 0 Applications for restoration of lapsed patents 8 0 0 Weekly lists .. .. .. .. 10 14 0 On restoration of letters patent ■ ■ 147 0 0 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. 5 116 On request to enter name of subsequent — — proprietor on register .. 64 0 0 £8,410 13 2 On request to correct clerical errors .. 2 5 0 -

I I I II II Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. ■ ? I _l | I I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1917 6,954 19 3 3,258 4 11 3,696 14 4 1921 9,857 1 10 4,016 13 5 5,840 8 5 1918 8,175 19 0 2,831 9 1 5,344 9 11 1922 12,913 15 3 3,880 0 8 9,033 14 7 1919 9,345 1 2 3,373 6 9 5,971 14 5 1923 11,667 18 5 4,809 8 11 6,858 9 6 1920 9,696 17 4 3,736 4 1 5,960 13 3 1924 12,470 19 6 5,182 15 4 7,288 4 2