INVENTOR'S RIGHTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15639, 19 June 1914, Page 5

INVENTOR'S RIGHTS

AIR ,IN MILKING MACHINES.

FURTHER EVIDENCE TAKEN.

TilE hearing of t'ho case of A. Gillies, of Melbourne, v. the Gano Milking Machine Company, was continued at the Supreme Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Stringer. The claim is in respect of an alleged infringement by the defendant company of Gillies' air-admission patent in connection with milking machines. Sir John Findlay, K.C., with him Mr. D. M. Findlay, appeared for the plaintiff, while Mr. C. P. Skerrett, K.C., with him Mr. W. H. Moore, appeared for the defendant company.

Alfred Jensen, of Featherstone, manager of \V. Carton's farm, stated that he had been attached to tho Palmerston North oflico of the Gane Company. He had informed a man named Reynolds that the wav to admit air to a Gane teat-cup was to ease tho screw top. Witness was satisfied that a machine with air admission left the cows' teats nearer normal condition than a machine without it.

James 0. Williamson, dairy farmer, of Ashurst. near Palmerston North, stated that when he was purchasing a Gane machine Chapman, the manager for the company in Palmerston North, told him that he could get air admission with the Excelsior teat-cup by means of certain grooves on tho under side of the top of the cup. Tho manager also showed witness how to get more air by loosening tho top. Neil Williamson, son of tho previous witness, gave corroborative evidence as to the conversation with Chapman. Daniel Joseph McGowan, manager in Auckland for J. B. McEwan and Co., Wellington, stated that he had had 11 years' experience with milking machines. He had been dairy instructor for New Zealand from 1899 to 1903, and was dairy commissioner for about eight months in 1903. Witness's evidence was in the direction of defining the difference between the various makes of milking machines. It was possible, he said, to screw the top of the Gane Company's cup down so tightly that air would not be admitted.

Tho examination of the last witness occupied the whole of the afternoon, and at its conclusion Sir John Findlay suggested to His Honor that tho case would probably last over Tuesday. Mr. Skcrrett said that it would be impossible for him to remain in Auckland after Monday. E\entuall\ it was decided to take evidence in Auckland until Monday, and then adjourn tho case to Wellington. The case was.then adjourned until tor! day at 10 a.m,. i