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

G.—Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1922, 1923, and 1924.

Number of Appli- I Number of Appli- . -dumber ; Number of Appli- Nnmhlr cations with which I cations with which PP lons ° r 'cations abandoned, 1 Number of . £ Complete Speoifi- Provisional Specifics- SpVcTficatioS sub- lapsed, or Patents sealed. , ica cations lodged. | tions lodged. gently lodged. 1 refused ' I tions. N.Z. Foreign, j N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. 1910 250 443 990 148 254 75 925 125 306 475 1,831 1911 245 434 935 126 258 59 849 86 323 482 1,740 1912 258 507 877 95 275 35 817 78 334 508 1,737 1913 217 467 965 126 249 58 910 94 272 499 1,775 1914 177 426 868 103 228 45 782 96 273 423 1,574 1915 140 286 787 86 322 46 669 78 266 288 1,299 1916 178 297 699 87 194 38 630 67 245 319 1,261 1917 183 360 708 84 203 41 580 57 249 385 1,329 1918 143 454 704 88 245 39 540 72 284 442 1,389 1919 200 685 906 91 279 42 707 77 321 689 1,880 1920 250 890 949 110 249 ! 37 725 123 330 1,030 2,199 1921 194 722 1,080 119 310 42 890 107 398 730 2,115 1922 203 686 1,190 104 328 ; 38 * * * * 2,183 1923 221 701 1,041 112 256 ! 57 2,075 1924 190 752 1,032 111 ... 2,085 * These figures are necessarily incomplete, as the time for proceeding further with the applications has not yet expired. Note.—A few applications were reoeived from joint applicants resident in different countries, also from applicants giving two addresses ; the figures will therefore total more than the actual number of applications received.

1922. | 1923. 1924. ! 1922. 1923. : 1924. New Zealand .. 1,389 1,262 1,233 Japan .. .. .. 1 1 Argentina .. .. 1 3 3 Java .. .. .. .. 1 Austria .. .. 3 .. 2 Natal .. .. 1 1 2 Belgium .. .. 16 8 Netherlands .. .. 10 5 18 Canada .. .. 14 19 10 New South Wales .. 104 115 116 Cape Province .. • • 1 • • I Norway .. .. 4 2 ] Cuba .. .. .. ■ • 1 Orange Free Stal e .. .. 1 Czecho-Slovakia .. 3 2 2 Queensland .. .. 16 17 22 Denmark .. .. 8 6 17 Russia .. .. .. 1 Federated Malay States .. j .. 1 South Australia .. 10 11 13 Finland .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Spain .. .. 1 France .. .. 14 15 10 Sweden .. .. 4 13 2 Friendly Islands .. 1 .... | Switzerland .. .. 8 2 5 Germany .. .. 7 3 19 Tasmania .. .. 6 7 4 Great Britain .. 256 287 285 Transvaal .. .. 7 3 1 Hawaii .. .. .. •• 1 United States of 169 129 235 Hungary .. .. . ■ • • • • i America India .. .. 1 1 • - Victoria .. .. 128 141 138 Italy .. .. 7 7 8 Western Australia 12 14 9 Note.—A lew applications were received from joint applicants resident in different countries, also from appliants giving two addresses ; the figures will therefore total more than the actual number of applications reoeived.