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5183. 16th September. Geoege Bomebil, of Wellington, New Zealand, Master Mariner.—An invention for an improved method of protecting the seams and rivets of iron ships from the action of the water.* 5181. 16th September. Geoege Scabfe, Eiohakd Smith, and Thomas Bogeb Scabfe, trading together under the style of George P. Harris Scarfe and Co. as Merchants at Adelaide, South Australia, and Askin Mobeison Nicholas, of Melbourne, Victoria, Metallurgist.—An invention for improved method of transmitting power by means of water or other suitable liquid, and appliances therefor. :,c 5185. 14th September. Chew Chong, of Courtenay Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand, Butter Merchant. —An invention for cooling air to be used in connection with the manufacture of butter or other purposes, the apparatus to be called " Chew Chong's Air-cooler." 5186. 14th September. Chew Chong, of Courtenay Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand, Butter Merchant. — An invention for moulding butter into packages of equal size, to be called " Chew Chong's Butter-moulding Machine." 5187. 14th September. James Troup, of Crown Ironworks, Armagh Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, Ironfounder. —An invention for " Troup's Corrugated Ridge-cap."* 5188. 14th September. Eobebt Samuel Elston, Jun., Traveller, and John Liddington Higgs, Painter, both of Ashburton, New Zealand. — An invention for "Elston's Patent Safety Envelope."* 5189. 16th September. Geoege Scaefe, Eichaed Smith, and Thomas Eogek Scaefe, trading together under the style of George P. Harris Scarfe and Co. as Merchants at Adelaide, South Australia, and Askin' Moeeison Nicholas, of Melbourne, Victoria, Metallurgist. —An invention for improved flexible gear and appliances for transmitting motion by means of water or any suitable liquid to sheep-shearing machines. 5190. 16th September. William Angus, of Taylor Street, Sydenham, New Zealand, Blacksmith.— An invention for an improved swivel skeith or circular coulter, to be known as " The Angus Swivel Skeith." 5191. 16th' September. William Harbison, of Eakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer. —An invention for a steamer for improving the condition of stacks about to be cut into chaff. 5192. 18th September. Thomas Lawson'Thompson, of Te Ore Ore, Masterton, New Zealand, Sheep-farmer. —An invention for new or improved safety fire-screen grate." 5193. 18th September. Elihu Thomson, of Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States of America, and Edwin Wilbub Eice, Jun., and Noeman Chauncey Bassett, both of Lynn, Massachusetts aforesaid, all Electricians. —An invention for improvements in electric railway motors. 5194. 18th September. Thomas Claekson, of Elm-tree Villa, Battersea, Surrey, England, Engineer. —An invention for an improved machine for classifying or sizing materials. _ 5195. 14th September. John Mitchell, of Auckland, New Zealand, Architect. — An invention for an improvement in carpenters' planes. 5196. 19th September. William Speies Simpson, of 49, Battersea Park Eoad, London, England, Civil Engineer. —An invention for apparatus to facilitate obtaining books after insertion of coin. 5197. 19th September. James Thomson Glover, of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in jet water-motors. 5198. 19th September. Francois Gustave Dosmond, Chemist, and Jean Ferdinand Bozes, Engineer, both of Agen, France. —An invention for improvements in processes for preserving alimentary substances. 5199. 17th September. John Anderson and Aechibald Moeeison, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Plumbers, Brass-founders, and Engineers.—An invention for an improvement in the construction, design, and manufacture of door-handles, and entitled " The Everlasting Door-handles." 5200. 23rd September. Charles Black, of Sea Point, Napier, New Zealand, Blacksmith. —An invention for improvements in apparatus for drawing corks. 5201. 24th September. David Estler Blacke, of 92, Powlett Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, Manager of the Austral Nail Company (Limited), of Ferrars Street, South Melbourne, Victoria aforesaid. — An invention for an improved wire-nail-making machine.* 5202. 24th September. James Seymour Philip Stutley, of the Grand Coffee Palace, Hindley Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Proprietor.—An invention for an improved self-generating gas lamp. (W. Hooker.)" 5203. 21th September. William Eeeington, of Salisbury Buildings, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Engineer.—An invention for automatic stone-cutting and stone-dressing machinery. 6204. 26th September. Feedeick Peterson, of Te Kopuru, Kaipara, Auckland, New Zealand.— An invention for the cure of toothache, to be known by the name of " Abdol." 5205. 19th September. Geoege Bond, of Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand, Bootmaker. —An invention for the combination boot- and knife-cleaner, grinder and polisher for scissors, &c.* 5206. 28th September. Thomas Lawson Thompson, of Te Ore Ore, Masterton, New Zealand, Sheep-farmer. —An invention for separate outside adjustment for " The new or improved safety fire-screen grate." (No. 5,192.)* 5207. 24th September. Eobebt Millis, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Printers' Machinist. —An invention for making block-bottom paper-bags, and entitled "The Simplex Bag-making Machine." 5208. 25th September. William Coupe and Jonathan Coupe, trading under the name of " Coupe Brothers," of Wanganui, New Zealand, Contractors. —An invention for boring into soft rocks, to be called " Coupe's Patent Bock-auger." 5209. 25th September. Eobert Lochhead, of 6, Princes Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Importer.—An invention for " Lochhead's Combined Clothes-wringer and Mangle Clamps."