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1517. 12th August. John Middleton, of Merrivale, County Belwyn, New Zealand, Engine-driver.— Improvements in chaff-baggers. 1518. 12th August. Thomas Bbuce, or Pukerimu, County Waipa, New Zealand.—An invention for the better housing of bees, or for a new sort of beehive. 1519. 14th August. Hjalmae Graff, of Feilding, New Zealand, Commission Agent. —The " Kaipai" movable iron stanchion for wire fences. 1520. 17th August. William Weight, of Melbourne, Victoria, Engineer.—An improved machine for bending rails and other metal bars and plates. 1521. 17th August. Edwaed Watees, of Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent.—lmprovements in the construction and working of vacuum brake apparatus (Vacuam Brake Company, Limited). 1522. 19th August. Edwaed Watees, of Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent.—lmprovements in heating and purifying water for steam boilers, and in devices or apparatus therefor. (Thomas Scale.) 1523. 17th August. James Bakclay Blaikie, of Auckland, New Zealand, Slater. —An invention for guaging and boring roofing-slates, to be known as " Blaikie's Patent Slate-guaging and Boring Machine." 1524. 17th August. James Baeclay Blaikie, of Auckland, New Zealand, Slater.—An invention for cutting and boring roofing-slates, to be known as "Blaikie's Patent Slate-cutting and Boring Machine." 1525. 17th August. James Baeclay Blaikie, of Auckland, New Zealand, Slater.—An invention for roofing, to be called "Blaikie's Patent Eectangular Slating." 1526. 19th August. David Jones, of Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for ventilation, called "The Zealandia," or Automatic System of Ventilation. 1527. 24th August. Albeet Benjamin Caed, Decorator, and Thomas Edwaed Meeeitt, Artist, both of Wellington, New Zealand.—An invention for indoor amusement for outdoor amusement on larger scale, if preferred) to be styled " King and Queen." 1528. 20th August. Samuel Meggitt Mackley, of Waipuna, County Grey, New Zealand, Grazier.—An invention for separating butter or cream from milk by means of electricity. 1529. 24th August. Chaeles Toppan, of Salem, Massachusetts, United States of America, Chemist. —Improvement in the process of scouring wool. 1530. (L.E.) 22nd August. Samuel Bagstee Boulton, of No. 64, Cannon Street, London, England. -—Improvements in treating timber with antiseptic or preservative fluids. 1531. (L.E.) 22nd August. James Chaeles Moeeison, of West Ham, in the County of Essex, England, Mechanic, and Eobeet Smith, of Bromley, in the County of Middlesex, England, Mechanic.—lmprovements in oil burners. 1532. 27th August. David Thomas, Auctioneer, Chables Bbaddell, Town Clerk, and Chables Eay, Engineer, all of Ashburton, New Zealand. — Street-watering and fire-extinguishing purposes. 1533. 26th August. John Howaed Dalton, of Auckland, New Zealand, Tailor.—An invention for Nurses' Friend. 1534. 29th August. Chaeles Walkden, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Civil Engineer.—An improved subaqueous excavator. 1535. 31st August. Aethue Joseph Williamson, of Dillmanstown, New Zealand, Clerk.—A patent medicine to be called " Coughkiller." 1536. 29th August. William Pawkes, of Auckland, New Zealand, Builder.—An invention for building purposes, to be known as "Fawkes's Patent Volcanic Trass." 1537. 3rd September. Cael Wagemann, of 40, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Civil Engineer, temporarily residing at Brisbane, Queensland. —An improved machine for extracting ores or metals from metalliferous material. 1538. 4th September. William Chivees Wilkins, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Ironmonger.— Improvements in apparatus for making cheese. 1539. 3rd September. Waltbb Aemstbong, of Wanganui, New Zealand, Machinist.—Armstrong's Unfailing Pneumatic Gripper. 1540. sth September. Daniel Climie, of Wellington, New Zealand, Civil Engineer.—Graving Dock. 1541. 7th September. Bobebt Cockebell, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Blacksmith.—An underground draining-plough. 1542. 4th September. Heney William Feancis, of Archhill, Auckland, New Zealand. —An incubator to be called " Francis's Patent Automatic Incubator." 1543. 9th September. Heney Davenpoet, of Wellington, New Zealand, Plumber and Gasfitter.— Perfect self-adjusting lead-headed nails. 1544. 7th September. Fbank Joseph Noble, of Timaru, New Zealand, Paper-maker's Engineer.—■ The manufacture of news-paper, white and coloured printing-paper, and compressed paper goods, from native grasses, straw, or wood, together with the process in connection there-1 with. 1545. 9th September. William Bambeidge McCluee, of Sydney, New South Wales, Manufacturer.—An invention for a combination of asphaltum, naptha as a solvent, and oxide of metals, and sandstone or any calcareous substances. 1546. 10th September. William Bennett Eickman, of 32, Clerkenwell Eoad, in the County of Middlesex, England, Engineer.—Method of and apparatus for lighting railway-trains or tramcars by gas. 1547. 10th September. William E. Bakes, of Chicago, United States of America, Mechanical Engineer.—lmprovements in harvesters. 1548 i 10th September. Aethue Maeshall Chambees, Colliery Proprietor, and Thomas Smith, Foreman, both of Chapeltown, York, England.—lmprovements in coke ovensi