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3330. 23rd October. John Taylor, Blacksmith, and Alfred John Mountfort, Surveyor, both of Feilding, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand.-—An invention for an iron or other metal wedge and key for securing and removing axe-handles, to be called " The Model Axe-wedge and Key." 3331. 22nd October. Joshua Thomas Johns, of Seymour Street, Ponsonby, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for simplifying and cheapening tradepackages for jam and other semi-fluid substances, to be called "Johns's Patent Jampacket." 3332. 22nd October. Joshua Thomas Johns, of Seymour Street, Ponsonby, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for the improvement of jam or other preserve tins or packages, to prevent injury arising from contact of the contents with any deleterious substances that may pertain to the materials of which the tin or package is made, to be called " Johns's Patent Protected Preserve-tin.'' 3333. 22nd October. John Feancis McCarthy, of View Boad, Mount Eden, Auckland, NewZealand, Engineer, and Sydney Percival Evans, of Wynyard Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention-for preventing the continuous admission of air into a beerbarrel, to be called " McCarthy's Automatic Spile." 3334. 23rd October. John McGregor, of Boslyn, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand, Photographer.—An invention for an enamel for coating wood for preserving butter for export or for keeping. 3335. 26th October. William Gadd, of 64, Barton Arcade, in the City of Manchester, England, Civil and Consulting Engineer.—An invention for improvements relating to the construction of gas-holders. 3336. 26th October. Frederick Bemfry, of Bulleen Boad, Kew, in the Colony of Victoria, Grocer. —An invention for an improved attachment to vehicles for holding or pulling up horses. 3337. 24th October. Abednego Allen, of Coromandel, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention to be called "Allen's Patent Improved Safety Detaching Hook," to prevent mining-cages, lifts, &c, being overwound. 3338. 24th October. Abednego Allen, of Coromandel, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention to be called "Allen's Patent Automatic Safetygrips," to be applied to mining-cages, lifts, &c. 3339. 24th October. Parnell Babbidge, of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Electrician.—An invention for improvements in telephone transmitters. 3340. 26th October. Thomas Dick Cummins and John Geoege Shaepe, trading under the name of " Cummins, Sharpe, and C 0.," of Wanganui, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand, Produce-merchants.—An invention for cleaning or working the milk out of butter, to be called " The Excelsior Butter-worker." 3341. 27th October. Harry Walter Wells, Schoolmaster, and Edward William Earp, Farmer, both of Tawa Flat, Wellington, New Zealand. —An invention for destroying furze and other noxious weeds and plants, to be called " The Furze-destroyer." 3342. 26th October. Harey Brougham Smith, of the Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand, Painter.— An invention for a combined strainer (for liquids) and basin. 3343. 29th October. James Hopkins Stevens, Postmaster, Charles Wheeler Mountfort, Engineer, and Chaeles Adnam Mountfort, Surveyor, all of Feilding, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand..—An invention for brakes to vehicles, to be called " The Improved Brake-leather Clip." 3344. 29th October. John Stalker, of Tinwald, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, NewZealand, Farmer.—An invention for a sack-hoist, to be called " Stalker's Sack-hoist." 3345. 30th October. William Hicks, of Ashburton, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Coachbuilder.—An invention to be called " Hicks's Patent Seat-shifter for Two-wheeled Vehicles." 3346. 31st October. Marie Augustin Despeissis, of Barkly Street, St. Kilda, in the Colony of Victoria, Sugar-manufacturer.— An invention for a new draught-accelerator and smoke-con-sumer for steam-boilers. 3347. Ist November. Jacob Elliott, of Queen's Boad, Hastings, in the County of Sussex, England, Artificial-stone Manufacturer.—An invention for improvements in the manufacture of artificial-stone paving-slabs, and slabs and blocks for building purposes. 3348. Ist November. William Henry Bichaedson, of Thebarton, Machinist, John White, of Alfred Chambers, Currie Street, Adelaide, Agent, and David Hutton, of Alfred Chambers, Currie Street, Adelaide, Agent, all in the Province of South Australia.—An invention for improvements in the crushing and dressing of ore by dry process, and in appliances therefor. 3349. 30th October. Heebeet Collier, of Wanganui, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand, Music-seller..—-An invention for driving light machinery, to be called " The Patent Sand Motor." 3350. 31st October. Thomas Charles Hement, of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand.—An invention for improved bath-fittings, to be called " Hement's Combined Improved Bath-fittings." 3351. 31st October. William Hunsley, of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for a trussing-machine used in the manufacture of kegs, styled "Hunslej's Zealandia Trussing-machine." 3352. 3rd November. George Ashceoft, of Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales.—An invention for an improved hydraulic railway-lift, for use in hilly districts. 3353. 29th October. John Beown, of Auckland, New Zealand, Manufacturer.—An invention to be called "The Champion Combination Produce-Export Cask."