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• nature and object being to produce a combined spring-mattress and bed with the comfort and convenience of a spring-mattress and a hair bed on the top of the mattress, and at the price of the ordinary mattress. 1988. 25th August. Bichaed Thomas and Edwaed Thomas, both of Invercargill, New Zealand, Engineers. —An invention for a motion to be applied to windmills to enable them to do rotary work, to be known as " B. Thomas and Sons' Batent Botary Motion, to be applied to Windmills." 1989. 30th August. Thomas Goodwin and Heney Deyland, of Otahuhu, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Coachbuilders, &c— An invention for closing doors, gates, &c, to be called " Goodwin and Dryland's Torsion Spring." 1990. 30th August. Thomas Goodwin and Heney Deyland, of Otahuhu, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Coachbuilders, &c— An invention for securing cart-doors in a simple and effectual manner, to be called " Goodwin, and Dryland's Cart-door Suspender." 1991. 30th August. Thomas Goodwin and Henby Deyland, of Otahuhu, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Coachbuilders, &c—An invention for horse draught, to be called " Goodwin and Dryland's Patent Draughts for Carts and Carriages." 1992. 30th August. Thomas Goodwin and Heney Deyland, of Otahuhu, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Coachbuilders.—An invention for embossed steps, to be called " Goodwin and Dryland's Embossed Steps." 1993. 30th August. Thomas Goodwin and Heney Deyland, of Otahuhu, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Coachbuilders, &c—An invention for distributing the weight carried in carts, &c, equally on the springs, to be called " Goodwin and Dryland's Equalizing-bar." 1994. 31st August. Samuel Beomfield, of Sentinel Boad, Bonsonby, Auckland, New Zealand, Carpenter.—An invention for cleaning knives and forks and sharpening knives, named " The Combination Knife-and-Fork Cleaner." 1995. 31st August. Alexandee Haevey, of Te Puke, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New .Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for patent tins for the preservation and packing of condiments and tinned goods, such as fruits, meats, fish, butter, jellies, &c, to be called " The Alexander Patent Tins." 1996. 31st August. John James Beoadbent, of Bussell Street, Archhill, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Analytical Chemist.—An invention for the production of hydrogen and carbonic oxide by injecting steam into red-hot charcoal or other carbonaceous matter, to be called " Broadbent's Patent Gas-producer." 1997. Ist September. Bobeet Sharpe Galbraith, of Te Puke, in the County of Tauranga, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Civil Engineer.—An invention for holding sacks and woolpacks open and suspended while in process of being filled, and allowing them to be easily detached from the appliance when filled, to be called " The Diamond Sack-holder." 1998. 6th September. Samuel Oliver Spuedle, of Waitara, in the Provincial District of Taranaki, New Zealand, Coachbuilder, &c—An invention for " Spurdle's Patent Double-action Fastener for Tailboards and all kinds of Carriage-doors." 1999. 6th September. Alfeed Upton Alcock, of No. 132, Bussell Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Gentleman. —An invention for improvements m travelling Cranes. 2000. 6th September. Waltee Smythe Bayston, of No. 87, Bourke Street West, Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent. —An invention for improvements in pocket-sowing machines. (S. A. Bosenthal.) 2001. 6th September. John Flynn, of Macedon, Victoria, State School-teacher.—An invention for an improved wire-strainer. 2002. 4th September. Hugh McFaelane, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Hammerman.—An invention for " McFarlane's Excelsior Wire Splicer and Strainer." 2003. 4th September. Balph Bobinson, of Hobson Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Pharmaceutical Chemist. —An invention for a composition to be used for disinfecting and deodorizing purposes, to be called "The Universal Disinfectant." 2004. Bth September. William Hendeeson, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand, Bootmaker. —An invention for an improved boot and shoe last, to bo called " Henderson's Patent Boot and Shoe Last." 2005. 10th September. Geoege Boulton Beown Elliott, of No. 2, Sydney Terrace, Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, Victoria, Timber Merchant. —An invention for an improvement in jigging machines. 2006. (L.8.) 10th September. Bobeet Adams, of 17, Blackman Street, Southwark, in the County of Surrey, Engineer. —An invention for improvements in the method of opening and closing fanlights, skylights, ventilators, and analogous articles, and in the fittings and appliances in connection therewith. 2007. 11th September. Andbew Williams, of Wellington, New Zealand. —An invention for " Williams's Appliance for Checking Bunaway Horses," &c. 2008. 9th September. John Andeeson, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Clerk.—An invention for " Anderson's Perpetual Lever-motion." 2009. 11th September. Alexander William Bickerton, of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand. —An invention for a balance-beam, to use for chemical and physical experiments. 2010. 11th September. James Seed, Bopomaker, and Henry Abel Flatman, Engineer, both of Southbrook, in the County of Ashley, New Zealand.—An invention for an improved door- and gate-hinge.