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K.—Table showing Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patents sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1924 (inclusive).

L. —Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in the Year 1924. Class 1. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, and jewellery .. 91 Class 2. —Books and bookbinding of all materials .. .. .. .. .. 12 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 .. 29 Class 4.—Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, clay (burnt or baked), or cement, or in which such materials predominate .. . . .. .. 23 Class 5. —Articles composed wholly of paper, cardboard, millboard, or strawboard (except articles included in Class 2, and paperhangings), or in which such materials predominate .. .. 9 Class 6.- —Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predominates, not included in other classes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Class 7. —Paperhangings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Class 8. —Carpets, rugs, and floor-coverings in all materials .. .. .. .. .... Class 9.—Lace.. .. .. .. .. .. . ■ .. .. .... Class 10. —Boots and shoes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Glass 11. —Millinery and wearing-apparel (except boots and shoes) .. .. .. 3 Class 12. —Goods not included in other classes .. .. .. .. .. 13 Class 13. —Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods (other than checks or stripes) Class 14. —Printed or woven designs on handkerchiefs and shawls (other than checks or stripes) Class 15.- —Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods or on handkerchiefs or shawls being checks or stripes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 185

M. —Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1922, 1923, and 1924.

Total ' f Pints'on Number of Letters Patent Final Applications. xiavG bsen Fog paid sealed. Act of 1860 ... ... 1861 to 1870 ... ... 109 109 109 „ 1870 ... ... 1871 to 1883 ... ... 881 687 465 „ 1883... ... i 1884 to 1889 ... ... 3,170 1,757 368 Acts of 1889 and 1908 1890 to 30th June, 1912 ... 27,419 12,711 2,591 Act of 1911.., ... 1st July, 1912, to 30th June, 1922 16,750 7,773 1,526 „ 1921-22 ... ... 5,242 2,953 Grand totals ... ... 53,571 25,990 5,059

I • I I II ■ I 1922. : 1923. ! 1924. j 1922. 1923. i 1924. New Zealand .. 495 : 442 510 Japan .. .. .. .. 2 Belgium .. .. 4 1 1 j! Luxembourg .. j 1 J Brazil .. .. • • 2 .. Netherlands .. .. | 7 3 11 Canada .. .. 4 19 19 'j New South Wales .. 56 76 78 China .. .. • • 1 • • Norway .. .. I 4 17 4 Cuba .. .. .. i 1 .. Queensland .. .. j 2 3 Czechoslovakia .. j 1 2 South Australia .. .. I 2 Denmark .. .. j 7 South Africa .. .. i 3 1 Dutch East IiKlie,s .. .. , .. I Spain .. .. .. .. I Finland .. .. 1 1 5 j Sweden .. .. 7 7 5 France .. .. 17 23 20 Switzerland .. .. 6 .. 6 Germany .. .. 19 5 25 Tasmania .. .. 1 Great Britain .. 277 331 355 Transvaal .. .. 1 India .. .. I 3 2 I United States of America 150 190 195 Italy .. .. I 1 j 2 8 Victoria .. .. 52 33 115 Note.—A few applications were received 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 receivec}.