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4590. sth September. Jambs Clare, of Hackett Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Boatbuilder. —An invention for saving life at sea, to be called " Clare's Life-saving Pontoon." 4591. Bth September, Geoege Newman, of Kyber Pass Eoad, Auckland, New Zealand, Gas and - Hot-water Fitter, Plumber, &c. —An invention for an improved gas-stove, to be called ".Newman's Hot Air Chamber Gas-stove." 4592. 9th September. John Webster, of Australian Mutual Provident Society's Buildings, Cathedral Square, Christclrurch, New Zealand, Civil Engineer and Surveyor.—An invention for the use of spiral or coiled springs on road vehicles. 4593. 10th September. William Speae McLean, of Yaldhurst, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for a combined grubber and skeith-harrow. 4594. 11th September. Benjamin Goulton, of Kaeo, Wangaroa, Auckland, New Zealand, Farmer. An invention for a blast-fan chilling chamber, for the purpose of keeping meat and other perishable articles in a fresh condition. 4595. 11th September. Charles Loomes, of 14, Gloucester Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, Salesman.—An invention for a new method of manufacturing type and fancy letters from wood. 4596. 11th September. Geoege Kidd Askin, of Timaru, New Zealand, Mechanic.—An invention for improvements in tobacco-cutting machinery, to be known as " Askin's Automatic Tobaccocutter." 4597. 12th September. Elizabeth Benjamin, of Dunedin, New Zealand. —An invention for dredging and lifting material, and entitled " Benjamin's Patent Ladder-dredge." 4598. 15th September. Gustav Mahlstedt, of 129, William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Civil Engineer and Surveyor.—An invention for a machine called "The Street-refuse, Sweeping, Elevating, and Removing Machine." 4599. Bth September. William Benjamin Waltees, of Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineer, and William Brown, of Dunedin, aforesaid, Accountant.—An invention for the separation and extraction by means of volatile solvents of grease, oils, gums, and resins from vegetable, animal, (including fish), or mineral matter, and the separation of constituents chemically or mechanically combined in minerals or mineral products, and capable of being separated by liquid solvents, to be known as " Walter's Separator." 4600. 18th September. Dr. Charles Mattei, of 4, Paper Buildings, Middle Temple, London, but now temporarily residing at Scott's Hotel, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Gentleman. —An invention for a new or improved continuous process of and apparatus for treating ores for the extraction of metals.* (Abandoned.) 4601. 18th September. Eichard Hornsby and Sons (Limited), of the Spittlegate Ironworks, Grantham, Lincoln, England, Engineers.—An invention for improvements in harvesting machines. 4602. 18th September. Willian Feasee and William Pooley Teevaskis, both of Lower Bargarg, Nillah Cootie, near Manafield, Victoria, Farmers. —An invention for a new or improved contrivance to be used for the extermination of rabbits and similar animals.* (Abandoned. ) 4603. 18th September. Joseph Hall, of Marske, near Eichmond, York, England, Inventor. —An invention for improvements in or relating to type-writers.* (Abandoned.) 4604. 18th September. Jeeemy Taylor Marsh, of No. 1, Pembroke Eoad, Kensington, Middlesex, England, Lieutenant-Colonel, Eoyal Engineers, and Thomas Seaville Truss, of No. 10, Chestnut Villas, Forest Gate, Essex, England, Professor of Natural Philosophy.—An invention for improvements in rotary propellers for the projnilsion of vessels, also applicable for producing currents of air for all purposes. 4605. 18th September. The Bethel Electric Medical Baths Company (Limited), of No. 412, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria. —An invention for improved method of and apparatus for administering electricity to the human body. 4606. 19th September. Chkistophee Burton, of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer, and Wilson Littlejohn, of the same place, Watchmaker.—An invention for improvements in surveyors' measuring-band cases. 4607. 19th September. Thomas Alva Edison, of Llewellyn Park, Essex, New Jersey, United States of America, Electrician.—An invention for improvement in phonographs. 4608. 20th September. William Alexander McKay, of Wellington, New Zealand, Photographer. —An invention for " McKay's Segment Door Carrier." 4609. 11th September. Thomas' William Quelch Honeywill, Inventor, and Carl Johannes Edward Linnemann, both of Hokitika, New Zealand.—An invention for an electrystore, or a machine for procuring an unlimited storage of electric force for safe transit from point of accumulation.* (Abandoned.) 4610. 13th September. Alfred Scdlthoep Minett and Isaac Jones, both of Huntly Iron and Smelting Works, New Zealand, Ironworkers. —An invention for the production of malleable iron direct from the ironsand ore, known as " Minett and Jones's Bloomery Process for the Magnetic Ironsand of New Zealand."* (Abandoned.) 4611. 15th September. John Chambees, of 139, Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Agent.—An invention entitled " Chambers's Flax-cleaning Machine."* (Abandoned.) 4612. 16th September. Henry Fenwick, of Waikari, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer.—^An invention for an improved grass-stripping machine. 4613. 22nd September.—Thomas Wemyss Jdst, of Melbourne, Victoria, Hydraulic Engineer.—An invention for an improved ink, to be known, as " Just's Anti-forgery Ink."* (Abandoned.) 4614. 22nd September. Frederick William Hudson, of Sydney, New South Wales, Manufacturer. —An invention for improved refrigerating chest or chamber.

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