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4802. Bth January. John Wesley Ffeost, of 80, Kilmore Street, Christchtlrch, New Zealand, Eubber-stamp Maker.—An invention entitled " The Premier Eotary Ink-pad." 4803. 9th January. Samuel Kingsbuey, of Ashley, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for " Kingsbury's Patent Chaff-blow Ter." 4804. 10th January. Chaeles Edwaed Thomson, of Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand, Bank Manager.—An invention for an oscillating-bladed water-wheel to utilise the power of running water without construction of race. 4805. 15th January. Frederick Alfeed Messeb and Walter Fuller Thoepe, both of 8, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, England, Engineers.—An invention for an improved method of and apparatus for storing pails with water or other liquid for use in fire-extinguishing and for other purposes. 4806. 15th January. James Benjamin Poyntee, of Wellington, New Zealand, Accountant.—-An invention for a new or improved calculating-machine. 4807. 15th January. William James Alexandee, of Christchurch, Canterbary, New Zealand, Publisher. —An invention for an advertising medium to be placed in the water-closets at railway stations, public and other buildings, to be called " The Sanitary Advertiser." 4809. 23rd January. Aethue Helwig, of 131, Leighton Boad, Kentish Town, London, England, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in button-hole sewing machines. 4810. 23rd January. Alexandee Stanley Elmoee, of Spring Grove, Hunslett, Leeds, in the County of York, England, Electrometallurgist. —An invention for improvements in the process and apparatus for manufacturing copper-tubes, sheets, strips, and wires by electrolysis. 4811. 23rd January. Edwaed Watees, of 131, William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent (nominee of Zachary Taylor French and William Cristian Meyer, both of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, one of the United States of America, Machinists). —An invention for improvements in means or apparatus employed in sewing, 4812. 23rd January. Edwaed Waters, of 131, William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent (nominee of Zachary Taylor French and William Cristian Meyer, both of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, one of the United States of America, Machinists). —An invention for improvements in the method of sewing boots and shoes, and in the means or apparatus employed therein. 4813. 24th January. Cael August Beegeesen, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Engineer.— An invention for improvements in wool-presses, to be known as " Bergersen's Patent Woolpress." 4815. 21st January. Martin McDermott and Eobeet Hall, both of College Eoad, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand, Ironmongers.-—An invention for laundry purposes, to be called " McDermott and Hall's Liquid Blue." 4816. 23rd January. John Anderson and Archibald Moeeison, trading as "Anderson and Morrison," both of Dunedin, New Zealand, Plumbers.—An invention for obtaining an induced current of air to or from a building (or where required), or both ways combined, for the purposes of ventilation or disinfecting, and entitled the " Zephyr Ventilator and Ejector." (Eefused.) 4817. 29th January. Henry Shaw and Edwaed Shaw, both of Sydney, New South Wales, Engineers.—An invention for improvements in couplings, to be used with flexible or other pipes. 4818. 29th January. Jose Baxeees Alzugaeay, of 123, Eva de Don Pedro, Oporto, Portugal, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in extracting metals from ores and metalliferous materials, and in furnaces or apparatus therefor. 4822. 29th January. Howard Matravers Ashley, of Ferrybridge Foundry, Ferrybridge, York, England, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in apparatus for the manufacture of glass bottles and similar hollow glass articles. 4823. 30th January. Jacob Geebes, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Pianoforte-tuner.—An invention for an improved self-fastening pegless clothes-line. 4824. 30th January. Levi Myeon Shaw, of Gypsum, County of Saline, and State of Kansas, one of the United States of America, Merchant. —An invention for improvements in piston engines. 4825. 30th January. Eobeet Hill Ceowden, of 62, Southwark Street, London, Brush Manufacturer.—An invention for certain improvements in or connected with brushes used by painters and others. 4826. 30th January. William Dalton, of Melbourne, Victoria, Plumber.—An invention for an improved method of raising sunken vessels, to be called " Dalton's Simplex Wreckraiser." 4827. 2nd February. Heebeet Akeoyd Stuart, of Bletchley, England, Mechanical Engineer, and Charles Eichard Binney, of London, England, Consulting Engineer.—An invention for improvements in engines operated by the explosion of mixtures of combustible vapour or gas and air. 4828. 2nd February. George Goodlbt, of Colebrook Street East, Brunswick, Victoria, Engineer.— An invention for improvements in machinery for compressing and accumulating air and water. 4829. 3rd February. Thomas Beining, of 27, St. Paul's Street, Leeds, in the County of York, England, Boot and Shoe Engineer.—An invention for improvements in or appertaining to machinery or apparatus for lasting boots and" shoes. 4830. 3rd February. John Eobeet Topliss, of 215, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Journalist.— An invention for type-distributing machine.

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