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4215. sth February. Daniel McGill, Engine Driver, and Walter John Percy, Carpenter, both of Petone, Wellington, New Zealand.—An invention for an improved drop-hammer. (Lapsed.) 4216. 7th February. George Syme, jun, of Hawera, New Zealand, Builder.—An invention for the Simplex Eacing Number Board. 4217. sth February. Eugene David Bush, of Melbourne, Victoria, Sanitary Engineer.—An invention for improvements in urinals, to be called " Bush's Automatic Urinal." 4218. Ist February. Alexander Heinrich, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Clerk.—An invention for an advertising toy, and entitled "Jubilee Wheel." (Lapsed.) 4219. sth February. George Dalgleish, of Oamaru, New Zealand, Timber Merchant.—An invention for a rock-shearing machine for the purpose of shearing rock. (Lapsed.) 4220. 6th February. Weymouth Eoberts, of Ashburton, New Zealand, Contractor, and James Keir, of the same place, Blacksmith.—An invention for a fan for removing chaff and cavings from threshing-machines.* (Abandoned.) 4221. 7th February. James Webster, of North Moeraki Downs, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for an improved beater for drum of grass seed and grain-strippers. 4222. 11th February. Edmund Battersby, of Petone, Wellington, New Zealand, Painter.—An invention for a circular lifting and self-releasing slider for lifting and releasing monkeys for pipe- and pile-driving.* (Abandoned.) 4223. 12th February. George Lincoln Cole, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand, Tweed Hat Manufacturer.—An invention for the vivienne costume hat, being an improvement on the men's curled brim tweed hat, so as to make it suitable for ladies' wear. (Lapsed.) 4224. 12th February. Edward Hughes Elliott, of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in apparatus for manufacturing barbed wire. 4225. 12th February. George Henry Hunt, of Paddington, near Sydney, New South Wales, Dealer.—An invention for an improved automatically-opening gate, specially suitable for starting horse-races.* (Abandoned.) 4226. 12th February. Lloyd Alonzo Kimball, of Sydney, New South Wales, Manager of the Parke and Lacy Company, Machinery Merchants. —An invention for improvements in steam boilers. 4227. 13th February. Arthur Biddell, of Wellington, New Zealand, Commercial Agent.—An invention for converting a colonial oven into an open or close fire-range, called " The Converter Eange Top."* (Abandoned.) 4228. 13th February. James Johnny Fougere, of Warren Street, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Settler.—An invention for improvements in siphon-flushing apparatus. (Lapsed.) 4229. 13th February. Louis Langesen, of View Hill, Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand, Sawmiller. —An invention for an improved cigarette case, to be called "The Volunteer Cigarette Case." (Lapsed.) 4230. 14th February. Frederick Stahl and John Spring Eew, both of St. Arnaud, Victoria, Mining Managers. —An invention for improvements in apparatus for grinding and amalgamating auriferous and argentiferous material.* 4231. 13th February. James Holms Pollok, of 27, St. Vincent Place, Glasgow, Scotland, Chemist.—An invention for improvements in the wet method of extracting gold from ores and in aparatus to be used therewith. 4232. 14th February. Lazare Weiller, of Angouleme, France, Chemist.—An invention for improvements in the manufacture of metallic alloys or compounds. 4233. 11th February. William John McCullough, of England Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand, Fireman.—-An invention for " McCullough's Improved Flax-hackles." (Lapsed.) 4234. 12th February. Chapman Ewen, of Tamahere, Auckland New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for " Ewen's Improved Self-locking Wire-strainer." 4235. 12th February. Eobert Milligan Smith, of Mason's Buildings, Karangahape Eoad, Auckland, New Zealand, Cabinetmaker.—An invention for the secure fastening of windows, to be called " The Burglar's Defiance Window-fastener." (Lapsed.) 4236. 15th February. Summers Brown, of St. Leonard's, near Sydney, New South Wales, Accountant.—An invention for an improved coating, plastering, and stuccoing material. 4237. 15th February. William Eoberts, of Petersham, near Sydney, New South Wales, Mechanical Engineer, and Howard Eaymond Belden, of Sydney aforesaid, Publisher.—An invention for improvements in grinding and amalgamating pans. 4238. 14th February. Frank Oakden, of Dunedin, New Zealand.—An invention for an automatic revolving nozzle for dredging. (Lapsed.) 4239. 17th February. Thomas Brining, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, and George Listek, Tanner, of Leeds, York, England.—An invention for improvements in or relating to machinery or apparatus for rivetting and nailing boots and shoes. 4240. 17th February. Charles Eobert Edward Bell, of London, England, Match Manufacturer. —An invention for improvements in and connected with the manufacture of matches, and in machinery or apparatus therefor. 4241. 14th February. John Harold Arthur, of Auckland, New Zealand, Confectioner.—An invention entitled "Arthur's Chewing Wax."* 4242. 19th February. Henry Arrow, of Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Settler.—An invention for a hand safety fire-escape. 4243. 17th February. Mark. Saunders, of Timaru Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for improvements on the " Combined Grass-seed Stripper and Dresser," patented No. 2831, 20th February, 1888.* (Abandoned.)

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