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1246. 3rd October. Murray Isola Jones, of No. 1, Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Merchant. —Improvements in gas engines. 1247. Ist October. George McHattie, of Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand, Ploughman.—A hillside reversible plough. 1248. 30th September. James Bitchie, of Kaikorai, Dunedin, New Zealand, Ironmonger.—An invention for blasting and boring purposes, intituled " The Torpedo Blast Depositor." « 1249. 6th October. Edwaed Samuel Lees, of Oamaru, New Zealand, Farmer.—An improved method of fastening wires to iron fencing standards, in such a manner that they are readily secured and readily removed. 1250. 6th October. David Paton Balpoue, of Glenross, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Station Manager.—The Furrow-extender. 1251. 6th October. James Coventby, of Wellington, New Zealand, Tinsmith. — The Coventry Mechanical Swimming Instructor. 1252. (L.E.) 7th October. Henry Moon, of Leicester, England, but, lately of Thomasville, in the County of Davidson, North Carolina, United States of America, Mining Engineer.— Improvements in amalgamating machines. 1253. (L.E.) 7th October. Alexander Watkins, of London, England, Horologist.—lmprovements in sewing machines and in spring motors for driving the same. 1254. 10th October. Frank Hebden, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Telegraph and Telephone Engineer.—An improvement in telephonic apparatus. 1255. 16th October. John Dye La Monte, of Sydney, New South Wales, Metallurgist.—lmprovements in ore-smelting furnaces. 1256. 16th October. John Dye La Monte, of Darlinghurst, near Sydney, New South Wales, Metallurgist. —Improvements in the construction of air-blast smelting furnaces. 1257. 16th October. John Dye La' Monte, of Sydney, New South Wales, Metallurgist. —An improved process of treating finely-divided auriferous and argentiferous material prior to smelting it. 1258. 16th October. Frederick Yoek Wolseley, of Walgett, New South Wales, Gentleman, and Eichard Pickup Park, of Yarra Bank, Melbourne, Victoria, Engineer.—lmprovements in apparatus for shearing sheep. 1259. 17th October. Henry Chamberlin, of Auckland, New Zealand. —An invention for a movable portable machine, whereby the force of the wind is utilized for the propulsion or drawing of various agricultural implements over the land for the purpose of ploughing, harrowing, &c. 1260. 18th October. John Beeey, of Suva, Fiji. —An invention for the purpose of copying writings, plans, drawings, designs, music, &c, called " The Berry graph." 1261. 13th October. John Anderson and Archibald Moreison, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Metal Merchants and Engineers.—An improvement in hydraulic universal joints for gold-mining or other purposes, whereby the full flow of water can be obtained through the joint in any position. 1262. 16th October. Francis Henry Asbury, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Heating and Ventilating Engineer.—lmprovement in apparatus and appliance for warming and ventilating private and public buildings by steam and hot water. 1263. 17th October. William Wells and George William Sturgess, both of Sydenham, New Zealand, Engineers. —An improvement in wire-strainers, by making them hollow to admit of a key in the end. (Lapsed.) 1264. 17th October. William Wells and George William Stuegess, both of Sydenham, New Zealand, Engineers. —Self-adjustable stops on wire-strainers. 1265. 21st October. Alfred William Smith, of Eiccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer.—An invention for washing clothes, &c, to be called " Smith's Lightning Washer." 1266. 16th October. William James Dalton, of Auckland, New Zealand, Civil Engineer. —An improved union spring stretcher for bedsteads, &c. 1267. 23rd October. James Kerb, of London, England, Engineer.—lmprovements in the construction of pavements. 1268. 24th October. Thomas Eoberts, of Christehurch, New Zealand, Civil Engineer.—A process for the filtration and separation of sewage. 1269. 24th October. Alpeed Tyee, of Ngahauranga, Wellington, New Zealand, Tanner.—An apparatus for the extraction of tannin from black birch and other barks. 1270. 24th October. Henry Corrick, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Bootmaker.—An invention for preventing the backs of boots from cracking, to be called " Corrick's Boot-back Protector." 1271. 24th October. William Wilkinson, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineer.—A patent rotary feeder for distributing artificial manure, and seed sowing. 1272. 27th October. Edwaed Bethune Sammons, of Hokitika, New Zealand, Painter.—An invention for making portable cylinders or cages for enabling miners or others to tunnel or drive through loose or bad driving ground. 1273. 29th October. David Murray, of Wanganui, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for preserving wool, hay, or other products of the same nature, to be called " The Compound Lever-rack Wool-press." 1274. (L.E.) 28th October. William Plendeeleith Hope, of Edinboro' and Leith, in the County of Midlothian, North Britain. —Improvements in and relating to the construction of tram-, ways, and an apparatus for facilitating the hauling of vehicles thereon by means of cables or' ropes.