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926. (L.P.) 20th September. William Mabtin, of Claremont Street, in the suburbs of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand.—lmprovements in portable show-pens for the exhibition of poultry, &c, to be called " Improved Portable ShowPens." 927. (L.P.) 4th October. Thomas Johnson Thompson, of Campbelltown, in the Provincial District Otago and Colony of New Zealand, Marine Surveyor.—An improvement in the manufacture of cement, to be called " Thompson's Bluff Portland Cement;" also of artificial stone, bricks, tiles, drain-pipes, and any other articles of stoneware. 928. (L.P.) Ist October. William Andeews and Arthuk Waed Beaven, both of the City of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury and Colony of New Zealand, Engineers, carrying on business as such at Christchurch aforesaid, in copartnership under the name or style of "Andrews and Beaven."—An invention for automatic self-regulating feed for mill. 929. (L.E.) sth October. Wilhelm Fischeb, of Leipsic, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire. — Improvements in pianofortes. 930. (L.E.) sth October. Lucian Gaulaed, of Montague Place, Bedford Square, and John Dixon GibbSj of Bury Street, St. James's, both in the County of Middlesex, England.—A new system of distributing electricity for the production of light and power. 931. (L.P.) sth October. Hebbebt Gaby, of the City of Wellington, in the Colony of New Zealand, Engineer.—An improvement in mixing atmospheric air with gas. 932. (L.P.) 2nd October. William Aechibald Mubbay, of Piako, in the Colony of New Zealand, Farmer.-—Automatic preventive to railway collisions. 933. (L.P.) 9th October. Sydenham Oxenham, of Makaraka, in the County of Cook and Colony of New Zealand, Contractor.—Portable combined seed and grain cleaner and separator. 934. (L.P.) 6th October. James Eitchie, of Kaikorai, Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand.— An invention for blasting and boring purposes, entitled " The Torpedo Blast Depositor." 935. (L.P.) Bth October. Eobeet Kennedy, of Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand, Enginedriver.—lmprovements in apparatus for scrubbing, washing, and mopping floors, ships' decks, &c. 936. (L.P.) Bth October. William Langdown, of Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch, in the Colony of New Zealand.—An invention for combining the turning of rims and boring of naves of wheels at one operation. 937. (L.P.) 9th October. Eobeet James Febmob Willson, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago and Colony of New Zealand.—A new cradle washing machine, that can bo easily worked either by a hand-lever or treadle, and will thoroughly cleanse without tearing the clothes. 938. (L.P.) 10th October. William Heney Peice, of Sydenham, in the Colony of New Zealand, Brass-founder.—A high-pressure portable force-pump. 939. (L.P.) 12th October. Feancis Heney Asbuey, of Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand, Heating and Ventilating Engineer. —Improvement in apparatus and appliance for warming and ventilating private and public buildings by steam and hot water. 940. (L.P.) 9th October. William McLaughlin, of Puhinui, near Otahuhu, in the Provincial District of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand, Engineer, and William Dunwoodie, of Onehunga, in the said Provincial District, Engineer.—An invention for digging and bagging potatoes, to be called a " Potato Harvester." 941. (L.E.) 16th October. The Veloplastic Company (Limited), of 4, Eoyal Exchange Buildings, in the City of London, in England.—A new or improved manufacture of material in imitation of leather, wood fabrics, or other embossed or figured surfaces. 942. (L.E.) 16th October. Ebancis Blundell Waeee Malet, of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, in New Zealand, Accountant.—An improved fencing wire. 943. (L.P.) 16th October. Eobeet Eobin, of Eeefton, in the County of Inangahua, New Zealand, Assayer.—An improvement in gold-saving machinery, to be called " Eobin's Eevolving Blanket and Concentrating Process." 944. (L.P.) 13th October. Thomas Haxton and Geobge Beattie, both of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand.—lmprovements in broadcast grain- and seed-sowers. 945. (L.P.) 17th October. Geoege Jackson, Woodworker, and Albeet Jackson, Wire-worker, both of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago and Colony of New Zealand.—An ■ improvement in fret-saw machinery, to be designated " Jackson Brothers' Patent Wire FretSaw Machine." 946. (L.P.) 20th October. Petee Duncan and David Duncan, both of Christchurch, in the Colony of New Zealand.—An arrangement for discharging artificial manure from manure-distributers, and seed from seed-sowers. 947. (L.P.) 20th October. Geoege Thomas Booth, William Eoss, and Eanald Macdonald, all of the City of Christchurch, in the Colony of New Zealand, trading together in copartnership as Implement Manufacturers, under the style or firm of Booth, Macdonald, and Company.— Improved parallel adjustment for front wheel of plough. 948. (L.P.) 16th October. Edwin Latimeb Clack, of Hobsonville, in the County of Waitemata and Colony of New Zealand, Brick- and Pipe-maker.—Vertical brick-making and pipe machine. 949. (L.P.) 23rd October. Heney Hughes, of Wellington, in the Colony of New Zealand.— Improvements in and apparatus for feeding locomotive and other steam-boilers or generators, applicable also for raising and forcing water for other purposes. 950. (L.P.) 22nd October. Feancis Blundell Waeee Malet, of Christchurch, in the Colony of New Zealand, Gentleman.—An improved metal standard for fencing purposes, to be called " Malet's Case Standard,"