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2217. Bth February. John Gabby, of Napier, in the Provincial District of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for an improved method of fastening and releasing the doors of wool or other presses intended to be used for pressing or reducing the bulk of wool or other material or product. (Not proceeded with.) 2218. 9th February. Mabtin Elleb, of Wellington, New Zealand, Upholsterer.—An invention for a folding spring mattress, to be called "Eller's Folding Spring Mattress." 2219. 7th February. William Meiklb, of Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for improvement in tram-cars and railroad-trucks, to be called " Meikle's Patent Improvement in Tram-cars." (Not proceeded with.) 2220. sth February. Walteb Blackie, of Taieri, New Zealand, Farmer.'—An invention for straining and sieving, to be called " Blackie's Patent Milk-sieve." (Not proceeded with.) 2221. Bth February. John Young, of Pitt Street, Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for an apparatus to be used in, and the application of chlorine gas to, the extraction of metals from their ores, to be called " Young's Chlorination Process." (Not proceeded with.) 2222. 9th February. Thomas Kelly, of Auckland, New Zealand, Plasterer.—An invention for plastering, to be called " Kelly's Patent Damp- and Fire-proof Plastering." (Not proceeded with.) 2223. 12th February. Cyeil Mountfobt, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Architect.—An invention for improvements in the method of, and apparatus for, regulating fanlights, called the " Patent Fan-light Eegulator." (W. Leggatt.) 2224. 14th February. Edwin Foden, of Sandbach, in the County of Chester, England, Engineer. —An invention for improvements in threshing-machines. 2225. 14th February. Abel Fbench Spawn, of Oakland, California, Manufacturer. —An invention for an improved apparatus for drying fruit. 2226. 15th February. John Joseph Howard, of Crossley Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Artist.— An invention for an improved means of discharging silt barges or punts. (Not proceeded with.) 2227. 15th February. Habby Waddington Smythies, of Eemuera, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Surveyor.—An invention for concentrating draught on to a fire in any fireplace or grate, and for preventing sparks or live coals from flying out from the fire, to be called. " The Fire-raiser and preventer." (Not proceeded with.) 2228. 16th February. Henby James Syms, of Thames, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Cordial Manufacturer.—An invention for imperial nectarine. 2229. 21st February. Albebt Dawson, of Manaia, in the Provincial District of Taranaki, New Zealand, Farmer. —An invention for straining fence-wires, timber-logging, cattle-hoisting, and to be used as a farm-winch, and known as " Dawson's Combined Wire-strainer and Farm-winch." (Not proceeded with.) 2230. 19th February. Thomas Danes, of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Engineer. —An invention for an improved windmill for raising water and other purposes. 2231. 17th February. John Aspinall, of Skipper's Point, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand, Miner. - An invention for an improvement in rivetting circular joints in pipes or other material difficult of access. 2232. 19th February. Michael Eobebt Duncan, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand, Hydraulic Engineer. —An invention for Duncan's Poncelet stream-wheel. 2233. 22nd February. Samuel Kingsbuby, of Ashley, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for Kingsbury's improved feeder for threshing-machines. 2234. 24th February. Chables BEOwN,of Christchurch, New Zealand, Artisan.—An invention for an improvement in the means of driving well-tubes and piles and apparatus therefor, called " The Speedy Well-sinker and Pile-driver." (Not proceeded with.) 2235. 23rd February. John Aspinall, of Skipper's Point, in the Lake County, Otago, New Zealand, Miner.—An invention for a rock-drill, to be known as " Aspinall's Sock-drill." 2236. 28th February. Heebeet Gaby, of Hansen Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Gas Engineer. —An invention for an improved incandescent gas-burner. (Not proceeded with.) 2237. 24th February. Hobatio Alfbed Wabneb, of Graham Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Licensed Surveyor.—An invention for a washing-machine, to be called "The New Zealand Washing-machine." (Not proceeded with.) 2238. 25th February. Eobeet Mabtin, of Beresford Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Agent.—An invention for the purpose of assisting in the manufacture of boots, to be called " The Excelsior Iron and Wood Boot-last Stand." (Not proceeded with.) 2239. 3rd March. John Good, of Washington and Park Avenues, Brooklyn, in the State of New York and United States of America, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in machinery for spinning hemp and other fibrous materials. 2240. 28th February. Chaeles McQueen, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago, Engineer. —An invention for a machine for crushing cement, quartz, and other hard substances. 2241. 4th March. Chables Doney and Thomas Doney, both of Hastings, in the Provincial District of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Blacksmiths.—An invention for an improved machine for driving well-tubes and piles. 2242. 4th March. Henby Campbell, of 19, Soho Square, in the County of Middlesex, England, Engineer. —An invention fer improvements in apparatus for making wooden boxes. 2243. 3rd March. James Little, of Woodend, New Zealand, Implement Maker.—An invention for an improved form of harrow-tine, to be called " Little's Patent Harrow-tine." (Not proceeded with.)