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1102. Ist .May. Fbancis Henry Asbuey, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Heating and Ventilating Engineer.—lmprovement in an apparatus for drying and evaporating moisture from cereals, grain, or other material. 1103. 2nd May. Walteb Cook, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Woolclasser.—A machine for scouring wool in fleeces. 1104. 2nd May. John Douglass, of Hampden, Otago, New Zealand, Blacksmith. —An economical single swingletree for two- or four-horse yoke. (Lapsed.) 1105. 3rd May. William James Simpson, of Kirwee, Canterbury, New Zealand.—An invention for cutting chaff, to be called "An Improved Chaff-Knife." (Lapsed.) 1106. sth May. James Lees, of Oamaru, New Zealand, Sheepfarmer. —An invention for fastening wire to fencing standards in an improved manner. (Lapsed.) 1107. 3rd May. John Thompson, of Opotiki, Auckland, New Zealand.—Zealandia Maize-planter. (Lapsed.) 1108. 22nd April. Feedebick Aethue Anson, of Peraki, in the County of Akaroa, New Zealand. Esquire.—An invention for connecting, straining, and holding the wires in a wire fence. (Lapsed.) 1109. Ist May. William Heney Peice, of Sydenham, Canterbury, New Zealand, Brasscaster, and Haeey Ceump, of St. Albans, Canterbury aforesaid, Pattern-maker.—A high-pressure double-action force-pump for the rapid delivery of water for fire extinction and garden purposes. (Lapsed.) 1110. Bth May. Heney Eennee Cassel, of New York, United States of America, and 52, Chancery Lane, London, England., Electrician.—An improved process and apparatus for separating and treating metals and extracting them from ores, mattes, or all other substances' containing them, by means of electrolysis, part of which invention is also applicable for other purposes. 1111. 6th May. Aethue Steele Foed, of Coromandel, Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer. — The Eureka Beer-receiver. (Lapsed.) 1112. 7th May. Haeey James Smith, of Great King Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Painter.— Aii invention for saving life and property from fire, to be named " Smith's Life- and Propertysaving Apparatus." (Lapsed.) 1113. 9th May. Eobeet McDonald Shoet and Thomas Peaeoe, both of Dunedin, New Zealand, Plumbers.—An invention for flanged lead-headed roofing nails. 1114. 10th May. William Eenest Bichaedson, of Outram, Otago, New Zealand, Engineer.—An improved Archimedian drill-stock, to be known as " Richardson's Improved Archimedian Drill-stock." 1115. 14th May. Joseph Speight, of Hornby, Canterbury, New Zealand, Journalist. —An invention for performing the work of steam or any other power, and to be called " Speight's Self-Motor." 1116. 9th May. William McLaughlin, of Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer.—Stump-jumping Harrow. 1117. 17th May. Eobeet Stansell, of Timaru, New Zealand, Barbed-Wire Manufacturer.—An invention for the better straining of wires whereby a greater amount of wire can be pulled up than with the ordinary wire-strainer. 1118. 19th May. William Eldee, of Port Chalmers, New Zealand. —An invention for applying ink to rubber or other stamps used in indorsing documents, stamping linen, paper, and other materials. 1119. 19th May. James Lees, of Oamaru, New Zealand, Sheepfarmer. —An improved wire-strainer. 1120. 22nd May. Joseph Caetee, of Goulburn, New South Wales, Engineer. —Improvements'in machines for concentrating finely-divided metalliferous material. 1121. 22nd May. Edwabd Spencee, of 146, Canning Street North, Carlton, Victoria, Builder. —Improvements in the treatment of finely-divided auriferous material for the extraction of gold and quicksilver, the residual product being a useful pigment. 1122. 22nd May. Hippolyte Leplay, of Paris, France, Chemist. — Process and apparatus for baryta or strontia treatment of saccharine liquors, and for production and recovery of these reagents. 1123. 20th May. William'Wilkinson, of Kaikorai, Dunedin, New Zealand.—An invention for barbing wire for fencing or other purposes, called " Wilkinson's Barbing Machine." 1124. 23rd May. John Watt, of Sawyer's Bay, Otago, New Zealand, Poultry Farmer. —An invention for hatching eggs, termed "Hydro-Incubators." 1125. 19th May. DiisiEE Noel Feanoois Gabnieb, of Auckland, New Zealand, Medical Electrician. —A galvano-electric satchel. 1126. 25th May. James Lees, of Oamaru, New Zealand, Sheepfarmer.—An improved fencing brace. 1127. 29th May. Thomas Danks, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer. —Improvements in apparatus for preventing waste of and for supplying water in fixed quantities to any place desired, to be called " Danks's Waste-water Preventative." 1128. 29th May. Thomas Danks, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer. —Improvements in overflow-pipes to tanks, cisterns, &c, to be called " Danks's Patent Overflow." 1129. 23rd May. Alfeed Peice, of Thames, New Zealand. —Safety-catch. 1130. (L.E.) 30th May. The De La Veegne and Mixee Eepeigeeating Company, of the City and State of New York, United States of America.—lmprovements in apparatus for the manufacture of ice and for other refrigerating or cooling purposes, which invention comprises a process to be used in the same and similar apparatus. 1131. 28th May. John Douglass, of Hampden, Otago, New Zealand, Blacksmith. —A compound link-cutting machine.