COLONIAL INVENTIONS.

Evening Post, Volume LV, Issue 125, 28 May 1898, Page 5

COLONIAL INVENTIONS.

The Registrar of Patents has received applications for letters patent in respect of the following colonial inventions : — James Mackay, of I)unediu, an improved tobacco pipe ; Ninian L. Baird, of Christchurch, and Henry L. Ives, of St. Albans, improvements in or relating to advertising signs and the like ; George Robinson, o£ Pahiatua, improvements ia household fire, tongs ; The Pulsator Milking - machine Company (Limited), of Christchurch, improvements in pulsating milking-machines ; Albert H. Light, Auckland, an improvement in the pedal gearing of sewing machines and other appliances; Donald M'Lenuan and Alfred Beardsley, of Christchurch, an improved envelope; Gorhani Lambert, of Pleasant Poiut, Timaru, a brand for sheep, bags, sacks, and wool bales, &c. ; Frederick J. Corbett, of South Yarra, Victoria, an improved automatic fire extinguisher ; Francis Bennett, of Christchurch, improvements in ploughs; William Parker, of Glorit, Aucklaud, an improved metal washtub, having corrugated aides ; Albert Newman, of Auckland, an improved case or box lor providing ventilation" in packing fruit and other perishable articles of food ; Arthur D. Dobsou, of Christchui'ch, a Pasteuriser or heater for pasteurising or heating milk or other liquids; George/ Coates, of Ngaire, Taranaki, an improved fenciug-wira strainer ; William Boss and Alexander RosSi of Inveroargill, a combined water scutching and heckling machine ; Walter R. S. Smith, of Kaiapoi, a circular frame, with cross-arm, attachments, for holding bicycles or cycles so that they shall run continuously in a circle; Robert M. Hathaway and John Robertson, both of Wellington, an improved damper for moistening adhesive and other surfaces ; Fred. R. l)enuisou, of Christchurch, improved cj'cle driving-gear; William H. Payne, of Wellington, improvement in boots ; Francis J. M'Donald, of Wellington, improvements in ploughs ; Robt. Aitkeu and EAaest Aitkeu, of Wellington, improved fish-sealer ; Eugene P. Shanasy, of Manaia, Taranaki, an apparatus for securing and holding the legs of cows and other animals whilst being milked, &c. ; James S. Laurie and Edwin L. Clark, of Henderson, Aucklaud, an improvement in wire-cutting sidedelivery table for brickrnaking; Alex. Parker, of Palnierston North, au improvement in the method of driving sheep-shearing machines j William J. Nankivell, of Dunedin, improvements in ploughs.