COLONIAL INVENTIONS.

Evening Post, Volume LXVI, Issue 136, 5 December 1903, Page 2

COLONIAL INVENTIONS.

Applications for letters patent, with provisional specifications, havo been accepted as under : — T. J. Ross, of Auckland, an improved ship's raft ; A. L. Applegarth, of Woodhaugh, Dunedin, emoke-preventing and fuel-economising appliances; J. O. M'Phorson, of Fortrose, Southland, an improved fencingdropper ; Samuel White, of Dunedin, means for extinguishing a falling oillump ; William Strange and Thomas Coverdale (trading as "W. Strange and Co."), of Christchurch (assignees of John Dockery, of Stanmore-road, Linwood), improved latch-hook for gates, doora, and tho like; William Hooke and F. B. Mabin, of Wellington, improvements relating to tho soles and heels of boots, shoes, nnd the like ; C. J. Painter, of Woodville, an improved whisk and churnor; Eugene Veion, of Granville, | New South Wales, improvements in the raising of sunken vessels and in apparatus therefor ; T. F, Dowling, of Hawera, improved means for actuating fire-alarm and j other bells ; Alfred Atkins, of Wanganui, improved means for distributing liquids over filtor-beds or other appliances ; (J. J. White and Ernest Grove, of Melbourne, a pneumatic pressure apparatus for distributing liquid in a jet spray or shower ; Georgo Butel, of Gore, nn improved sparkarre&ter; R. R. Douglas, of Dunedin, a protector for tho buckets and links of dredge elevators ; J. C. Davidson, of Donnevirke, an improved device for etraining Avires in fences, etc. ; S. P. Clemente, of Wellington, improvements in or relating to Venetian blinds ; G. S. Duncan, oi Melbourne, improved slime-filter-ing apparatus ; George Leach, of Melbourne, an improved cream-separator ; J. F. Farra, of Dunedin, improvements in cooking-utensils provided with drainers ; Edward Purser, of Wanganui, separating roof or rain water muchine ; W. F. Slack, of Wellington, safety apparatus for indicating tho depth of water beneath a vcesol ; William M'Leod, of Orari Gorge, Woodbury, an improved combined tool for drawing staples and nails ; K. W. England and Frederick Lucas, both of Christchurch, top and bottom pressure press, for making artificial etone blocks and like purposes; Edwin Bucklnnd, of Auckland, a new apparatus for inducing air-currents, drying material/s, and heating and circulating water, and suchlike ; W. J. O'Hara, of Papatoetoe, Auckland, improvements in wagons ; Fenton Lambert, of Waikaremoana, a lock-gate ; James Purdio, of Dunedin, an improved wave motor ; C. E. James, of Wanganui, a backhand and shaft-tug for spring trap and dray harness;. A. J. Knapp, Of Totara Flat, Groy Valley, W k estland, improved means for coupling and uncoupling railway trucks or carriages; R. B. Lusk, of Auckland, an improved process for dressing flax ; William Borlase and Alexander Taylor, both of Dunedin, improved button ; R. 0. Clark, jun., of Hobsonvillo, on improved contrivance for flanging, socketing, or shaping sanitary pipes and articles of kindred ware ; T. G. A. Parry, of Christchurch, an improved boll castor, and method, of manufacturing same; William Payne and J. H. Gillies, of Sydney, an improved process for the treatment of ores and product* containing gold, with or without copper ; R. E, James, of Dunedin, improved milk-utrainer ; J. Preiitidgo, of Hororata, en improved instrument for castrating lambs ; Herbert Carter nnd R. T. Paterson, of Melbourne, improved parcel or package strap (assignees* of James Kineella, of Russellstreet, Camberwell, Victoria, leathergoods manufacturer) ; F. W. Paterson, of Dunedin, apparatus for recording votes ; M.. J. Dixon, of West Eyreton, an adjustable beam multiple plough ; Alexander Campbell, of Sutton, Otago, improved animal-trap ; F. J. Ellery, of Raetihi, an improved method of and means for use in log-roping cows; J. I. Knight and J. H. Love, both of Auckland, improvements in saddles ; A. T. Seldon, of Broken Hill, Queensland, but at present resident in Auckland, and H. D. Abbott, of Auckland, improvements in vats or vessels for gold-saving purposes ; John Tagell, of Benambra, Victoria, an oscillating cylindrical vojvo applicable to rock-drills, air-pumps, steam-pumps, and steam-engines ; W. J. Hannan, of Orepuki, Southland, improvements in or relating to the brakes of trucks and other like vehicles ; William Andrews and A. W. Beaven "(trading as "Andrews and Boaven"), of" Christchurch, improvements in threshing-machines for seed, grain, or clover; Jomes Dignan, of Auckland, an instrument for castrating, docking, and car-marking sheep, cattle, and horses ; S. S. Beer, of Kyebwn Diggings, tool for cutting rivets and the like ; A. E. Watson, of Kyneton, Victoria, an improved mounting* for rotary scrapers on agricultural implements.