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4145. 23rd December. Ernest Herbert Pottee, of Albert Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for separating and disuniting the sap, juices, and other substances in the Phormium tenax, to be called " Potter's Flax-mucilage Dissociator, Improved." 4146. 23rd December. George Fraser, of Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for a flax-drum dresser, to be called " Fraser's Patent Flax-drum Dresser." 4147. 24th December. Thomas Firth, of Grey Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Medical Herbalist.—An invention for ventilating and warming, to be called " Firth's System of Ventilating and Warming." 4148. 24th December. John Briton, of Auckland, New Zealand, Contractor. —An invention for making compressed bricks and tiles without the necessity of burning, to be called " The Compressed Unburnt Brick and Tile." 4149. 30th December. John Howard, of Sydney, New South Wales.—An invention for an improved joint to be used in flexible shafting. 4150. 30th December. Oscar Axel Enholm, of New York, United States of America.—An invention for galvanic batteries. 4151. 30th December. Edward Waters, of No. 131, William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent. —An invention for improvements in and relating to the manufacture of twine. (W. Deering and Co.) 4152. 30th December. Frederick Budoeph Christian Stritveh, of Pine Creek, Darling Downs, Queensland, Grazier.—An invention for improvements in the manufacture of butter, and in apparatus therefor. 4153. 30th December. Harold James Augustus Pyke, of Paparoa, Auckland, New Zealand, Commission Agent. —An invention for a boot-cleaning machine. 4154. 30th December. Samuel Carroll, of Wellington, New Zealand, Patent Agent.—An invention for improvements in electric arc lamps. (B. Schefbaner.) 4155. 30th December. Albert Peeiss, of Norwood, South Australia, Plumber.—An invention for an improved joint for the rails of railways or tramways. 4156. 30th December. Thomas Summerton, Jun., of Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer, and John Brown, of Onehunga, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in engines in which steam and other expansive fluids are the motive-power. 4157. 31st December. James Beynolds, Stationmaster, and Hugh McGloin, Carpenter, both of Little Biver, Canterbury, New Zealand.—An invention for a horizontal wool-press. 4158. 31st December. David Eeidie, of Fairfax, Wallace, New Zealand, Blacksmith.—An invention for skim coulters and shares, to be known as "Eeidie's Patent Skim Coulters and Shares." 4159. 19th December. Thomas William Quelch Honeywtle, Inventor, and Carl Johannes Edward Linnemann, Merchant, both of Hokitika, New Zealand.—An invention for a selfacting hydraulic steam marine governor, to be called " Honeywill and Linnemann's Patent Hydraulic Marine Governor." 4160. 31st December. Bessie Fergusson Hume, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Spinster. —An invention for the protection of young children, to be called " The Child's Accident Safeguard." I.—Applications for Letters Batent lapsed after Publication of List for 1888. 3021. C. Kind and H. S. Austin.—Making hooks. 3022. H. Corrick.—Time-table. 3024. W. Earland.—Trapping moths. 3025. G. Cookson,—Sifting cinders. 3028. T. Danks.—Water-heater. 3029. J. B. Gascoigne and J. Slator.—Plant-protector. 3030. W. Cole.—Manufacturer of fuel. 3032. F. Bogen.—lncubators. 3033. S. P. Evans and C. J. Carrington.—Propelling bicycles. 3034. W. Holmes and J. Mallet.—Boiler-tube brush and scraper. 3039. J. C. Butler.—Water-closet. 3040. S. Eeid. —Breventing rattle of hooks, &c. 3041. H. Gray.—.Closet-purifier. 3044. T. E. Merritt. —Loading and discharging ships. 3046. F. Maber.—Cigarette machine. 3048. C. H. Murray.—Combination trunk. 3049. W. J. Dalton.—Clothes-peg. 3050. A. H. P. Noble.—Boiler-skate. 3056. L. Stowe. —Branding bales, &c. 3057. F. A. B. Stuart.—Bruning-knife. 3063. M. Sinclair.—Buggy. 3065. J. Young.—Extracting metals. 3067. J. Bichards. —Penholder. 3069. A. Storrie.—Plough-wheel. 3070. S. J. Leith.—Sowing manure. 3071. S. Morrell. —Improving the draught in chimneys. 3072. H. Waite.—Fire-lighter. 3073. H. D. Gardiner.—Threshing clover, &c. 3075. G. Lawrence. —Clothes-drying. 5— H. 1.