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3501. 23rd January. Alfred Andrew Lockwood, of Auckland, New Zealand, Mine-manager, and Herbert Chappel, of Sydney, New South Wales, Land and Mining Agent.—An invention for a gold-saving furnace, to be called " Lockwood and Chappel's Carbonated Hydrogen Furnace," for the treatment of auriferous, argentiferous, and other ores. 3502. 24th January. Andrew McFarlane, of Wanganui, New Zealand, Contractor.—An invention for an improvement in the manufacture of clothes-pegs. (Not proceeded with.) 3503. 24th January. Andrew McFaelane, of Wanganui, New Zealand, Contractor.—An invention for an improvement in the manufacture of clothes-pegs. (Not proceeded with.) 3504. 25th January. Andrew McFaelane, of Wanganui, New Zealand, Contractor.—An invention for an improvement in the manufacture of clothes-pegs. (Not proceeded with.) 3505. 24th January. William Meikle, of Mercury Bay, Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for " Meikle's Patent Noiseless Window-sash Spring and Fastener." 3506. 24th January. Amos James Davidson, Eobert Crispin Hooper, and George Dean, all of Auckland, New Zealand.—-An invention for " Zealandia Iron Cement." (Not proceeded with.) 3507. 24th January. Amos James Davidson, Eobert Crispin Hooper, and George Dean, all of Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for " Zealandia Non-conducting Cement." (Not proceeded with.) 3508. 22nd January. Joshua Henry Brady, of Bedford Street, North Melbourne, Victoria, Eepresentative of the Walter A. Wood Mowing and Eeaping Machine Company of Hoosick Falls, New York, United States of America.—An invention for improvements in sheafcarriers for harvesting machines, to be called "Brady's Automatic Sheaf-carrier." (Not proceeded with.) 3509. 26th January. Frederick William Grant, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Artesian-well Sinker. —An invention for an improved flanged pulley or wheel to be attached to wellboring apparatus for shallow or deep wells, styled " Grant's Improved Flanged Pulley or Wheel." (Withdrawn.) 3510. 29th January. James Macteae, of Victoria Mansions, in the City of Westminster, England, Chemical Expert.—An invention for an improved process of preparing or treating vegetable fibrous material for obtaining fibre therefrom. 3511. 29th January. Ignatius Singer, Analytical Chemist, and Moritz Wolff Judeel, Merchant, both of Greshani House, Old Broad Street, London, England.—An invention for improvements in apparatus for cleaning wool and like materials. 3512. 26th January. William Barnsdale, of Wood Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer, and William Johnson Parker, of Arney Crescent, Bemuera, Auckland, aforesaid. —An invention for an improved method or system of evaporating and drying manure, nightsoil, fish, offal, blood, meat, or any other refuse matter, and to be called " The Giant Evaporator." (Not proceeded with.) 3513. 26th January. William Phoenix Ogilvie, of Auckland, New Zealand, Draper.—An invention for a skirt-form, to be called " Ogilvie's Patent Folding and Adjustable Skirt-form." 3514. 30th January. Alfred Noble, of 53, Avenue Malakoff, Paris, France, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in the manufacture of explosives. 3515. 31st January. Thomas John Dunn, of Sydney, New South W T ales, Tanner.—An invention for improvements in the process of tanning leather with tannin compounds. 3516. 31st January. Oeazio Lugo, of the City and State of New York, United States of America, Doctor of Medicine.—An invention for improvements in electric motors and dynamo machines. 3517. 25th January. Thomas Fraser McPherson, of Upper Mawdiera Quay, Greymouth, New Zealand, Builder.—An invention for lifting water, washdirt, or other material from a lower to a higher level, specially for gold-mining or other purposes, to be called " Mcßherson's Patent Lift." (Not proceeded with.) 3518. 28th January. David Strang, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Coffee and Spice Merchant.— An invention entitled " Strang's Batent Soluble Dry Coffee-powder." 3519. Ist February. Henry Metcalfe Nuthall, of Kensington, Middlesex, England, Captain.— An invention for improvements in lamps, lanterns, and other similar articles. 3520. 31st January. William Eeeves, of Bangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand, Coachbuilder.— An invention for an automatic machine for creating motive-power, styled " Eeeves's Desideratum Motive-power." (Not proceeded with.) 3521. 2nd February. William Heney Eichaedson, of Thebarton, South Australia.—An invention for improved process and appliances for saving fine gold and fine mercury which has become sickened in vaporisation or other process. (Not proceeded with.) 3522. 2nd February. Gustaf Dillbeeg, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.—An invention for an improved automatic delivery-box for cigarettes. 3523. 28th January.—Alexandee Schuetze, of the Eailway Hotel, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand, Licensed Victualler.—An invention for an improved method of growing fruit and vegetables, to be called " Schultze's Cylindrical Method of Growing Fruit." (Not proceeded with.) 3524. Ist February. Leonard Pozzi, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, Gunsmith.— An invention for a feeder, to be called " Pozzi's Pen Ink-feeder. 3525. 4th February. Alfred Don, of Donville Villa, Garner's Avenue, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Engineer, and John Sands, of Harris Street, Pyrmont, Sydney aforesaid, Engineer. —An invention for improvements in apparatus (operating by means of a steamjet and an induced current of air) for the prevention and consumption of smoke, and the more complete combustion of fuel in steam-boiler and other furnaces. 2—H. 1.