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4988. 14th May. James Hills Hartridge, of Byland Road, Middlesex, England, Manufacturing Chemist and Soapmaker.—An invention for improvements in boxes. 4989. 11th May. Eobeet Cockeeell, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Blacksmith.—An invention for " E. Cockerell's Patent Drag Anchor Picks, for Dredging and other Purposes." 4990. 13th May. William Chakles Page, of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand, Carpenter. —An invention for a wire-strainer, to strain wire without boring holes in the straining-post, to be called "Page's Patent Speedy Wire-strainer." 4991. 15th May. John Francies Kitto, Jim., of Ettrick, Otago, New Zealand, Miner.—An invention for improvements in gold-saving apparatus. 4992. 12th May. Chapman Ewen, of Tamahere, Auckland, New Zealand, Farmer. —An invention for a combined potato-raiser and scarifier, for the purpose of raising from the soil potatoes, and tillage for carrots, turnips, beans, mangolds, and all crops where scarifiers are used between the ridges in which the plants grow, to be called "Ewen's Combined Potato-raiser and Scarifier." 4993. 16th May. David Colin Coombes, of Lewisham, near Sydney, New South Wales, Bailway Signalman, and William Eowe, of Marrickville, near Sydney aforesaid, Eailway Interlock - ing-gear Mechanician.—An invention for improvements in telegraph block-systems of railway traffic control. 4994. 18th May. Frederick Henry Symons, of Boylan Eoad, Normanby, Taranaki, New Zealand, Settler.—An invention for a machine for cleaning cocksfoot or any other seed or grain, to be called "The Egmont Seed-cleaner." 4995. 18th May. Frederick York Wolseley, of the Union Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Gentleman.—An invention for an improved comb for sheep-shearing machines. 4996. 18th May. William Merton, Watchmaker, and Daniel Hyde Kingston McGuiness, Storekeeper, both of Daysdale, New South Wales. —An invention for an improved auto-matically-closing rising-pivot or centre hinge, principally applicable to gates and doors.* 4997. 18th May. John Golding Howard and Charles Eyland Howard, both of Sydney, New South Wales, Engineers and Agricultural Implement Importers. —An invention for improvements in ploughshares.* 4998. 19th May. William Toogood, of Featherston, New Zealand, Storekeeper. —An invention for scutching and hackling New Zealand hemp or other fibres, to be called " Toogood's Patent Scutcher and Hackler."* 4999. 19th May. Albert Parsons Massey, of Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States of America, Mechanical Engineer. —An invention for improvements in automatic brakes for railway-trains. 5000. 19th May. Eobeet Edwaed Evenden, of Sydney, New South Wales, —An invention for an improved butter-churn. 5001. 19th May. James Yoek, Maltster, and John Fletcher, Bag-merchant, both of Sydney, New South W T ales.—An invention for an improved firebar. 5002. 19th May. Eeginald Bayley, of Wellington, New Zealand, Draughtsman. —An invention for an improved method of protecting the walls of buildings and other similar structures from the action of the weather, and of disinfecting the same. 5003. 20th May. Humphrey Geoege Pitchee, of Hawera, New Zealand, Watchmaker.—An invention for an improved watch-pendant and bow. 5004. 19th May. George Henry Lethaby, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Umbrella-manufacturer.— An invention for " The Electric Sharpening-stone." 5005. 18th May. Frederick Nokes, Bootmaker, and James Pauling, Blacksmith, both, of Ashburton, New Zealand.—An invention for a portable folding-ladder for the use of fire-brigades and other purposes, to be called " Nokes and Pauling's Folding-ladder." 5006. 20th May. Brisbane Doyle, of 4, Thurlow Street, Eedfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Gentleman, Henry Cooke, of Spring Street, Waverley, Sydney aforesaid, Gentleman, and Charles Launcelot Garland, of North Sydney, New South Wales, Gentleman.— An invention for improvements in apparatus for generating, storing, and sustaining motive force by compressed air or gases, and in the method of applying the same to motive-power engines. 5007. 20th May. Herbert Leslie Manton, of 7, Queen's Walk, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Merchant.—An invention for an electric device for indicating tabulated public information.* 5008. 20th May. William Brown, Hatter, and John Henry Brown, Hatter's Apprentice, both of Wellington, New Zealand.—An invention for an improved method of making violins and other similar musical instruments.* 5009. 20th May. Duncan McKay and Daniel McKay, trading under the style of McKay Brothers, of Hunterville, New Zealand, Blacksmiths. —An invention for an improved brake for carts and carriages. 5010. 21st May. Charles Burgon and Harry Burgon, both of Malm Bridge, near Sheffield, York, England, Sheepshear-manufacturers.—An invention for improvements in apparatus for shearing or clipping sheep or other animals. 5011. 22nd May. Benjamin Williams, of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer. —An invention for .improvements in compound reciprocating engines.* 5012. 19th May. George Cozens, Customs Agent, and Herbert Chakles Hanchaed, Agent, both of Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for "The Climax Gold-saver."* 5013. 26th May. Henry Dalton, of Alfred Street, Prahran, Victoria, Plumber.—An invention for improvements in ridge-capping and moulding-dies. 5014. 26th May. George Myees, of 2, Church Court, Clement's Lane, Agent, and Christen Eees Bonne, of 57 and 58, Chancery Lane, Patent Agent, both of London, England.—An inyention for improvements in the manufacture of slag cement.

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