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5238. 13th October. Feedebik Lawrence Hans Joegensen, of 24, Adelaide Crescent, Brighton, England, at present temporarily residing at Dunedin, New Zealand, Gentleman.—An invention for counteracting the movement of any article on board a vessel that is required to be kept steady, and entitled " The Motionless." 5239. 16th October. Thomas Headen, of High Street, Prahran, Victoria, Builder.—An invention for improvements in earth-closets.* 5240. 16th October. Leicester Bbadney Stevens, of Darlington Works, Southwark Bridge Eoad, Surrey, England, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in semaphore signalling apparatus for use on board ship, at coast-guard stations, and the like.* 5241. 16th October. James Kemp Welsh, of Parkstone, Weybridge, Surrey, England, Gentleman, and Geobgb Bbownen, Fellow of the Chemical Society, of Althorp Eoad, Upper Tooting, Surrey, England.—An invention for an improvement in syphon bottles. 5242. 16th October. Coleman Phillips, of Featherston, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Zealand, Sheep-farmer.—An invention for an apparatus for exterminating moths.* 5243. 16th October. Edwaed Battebsby Toomath, of Aurora Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand, Farmer. —An invention for improvements in machinery for marking and counting sheep.* 5244. 17th October. William Toogood, of Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand, Storekeeper.—■ An invention for " Toogood's Patent Fibre-cleansing, .Drying, and Scutching Machine."* 5245. 15th October. Hakold James Augustus Pyke, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, Commission Agent.—An invention for kauri-gum cleaning process.* 5246. 22nd October. James Jamieson, of Sydney, New South Wales, Farmer. —An invention for an improved combination multiple-furrow plough and planter. 5247. 22nd October. Gundee Tellefsen, of Danevirke, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Machinist, and Heney Hughes, of 4, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand, Foreign Member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents.—An invention for an improved apparatus for washing floors.* 5248. 23rd October. Henei Galopin, of Temple Court Place, Chancery Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Scientific Engineer. —An invention for improvements in and connected with apparatus 'for regulating the supply of liquid hydrocarbon to lamp and other burners in houses, rail-way-carriages, and other structures. 5249. 19th October. Haeold James Augustus Pyke, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, Commission Agent.—An iuvention for handle-brace for scrub-hooks. 5250. 26th October. Maueice James Keating, of Sydney, New South Wales, Lieutenant in the Naval Artillery.—An invention for improvements in targets, and in apparatus for marking connected therewith. 5251. '23rd October. James Keie, of Ashburton, New Zealand, Machinist.—An invention for an improved hinge for folding straw-elevators, to be called " Keir's Elevator Hinge."* 5252. 29th October. Maegaeet Janet Keegan, of Cororooke, Victoria, Dressmaker. —An invention for improved charts to be used as guides for cutting out dresses and other garments. 5253. 27th October. Alfeed Baetlett, of Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Watchmaker. —An invention for " Bartlett's Eacing-clock, for Starting, Handicapping, and Timing Eaces."* 5254. 31st October. John Adam Beeg, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Coachsmith.—An invention for " Berg's Improved Exfcelsior Eoad Cart." 5255. 31st October. James John Shedlock and Thomas Denny, of 105, Gresham House, London, England, Civil and Mining Engineers.—An invention for a process and apparatus for extraction of metals from ores. 5256. 31st October. Louis Caenegy Auldjo, of 255, George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Consulting Engineer.—An invention for improvements in air or gas compressors. 5257. 31st October. Angleson Edwaed Adams, of Invermark House, Dixon Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Chairmaker. —An invention for a device for indicating the time at which a lodger desires to be awakened, and the name of refreshment he requires, to be called " The Bedroom Watch."* 5258. 3rd November. Thomas Clement Hodgkinson, of Eamsden's Buildings, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, and Heney Thomas Tompsitt, of Flinders Street, Melbourne aforesaid, Wholesale Druggist.—An invention for a new or improved combined electro-medical apparatus coil and battery. 5259. 3rd November. William Beazenall, Engineer, and Matthew Byenes, Steamboat Proprietor, both of Sydney, New South Wales. —An invention for improvements in the method of effecting the smokeless combustion of fuel in boiler-furnaces, and in apparatus for aiding combustion in and preventing the emission of smoke from such furnaces.* 5260. 3rd November. John Thoenton, of Oxford Chambers, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Contractor. —An invention for an improved spark-arrester. 5261. 3rd November. John Moffat, Tin-smelter, of Irvinebank, Queensland, and Bridge Street, Sydney, New South Wales, and AVilliam Wright Virtue, of Bridge Street aforesaid, Engineer.— An invention for improvements in machines for shearing or clipping wool and for cutting hair. 5262. 3rd November. John Moffat, Tin-smelter, and William Weight Vietue, Engineer, both of Sydney, New South Wales. —An invention for improvements in flexible shafting for transmitting rotary motion, and in coupling-attachments therefor. 5263. 3rd November. John Moffat, of Irvinebank, Queensland, and Bridge Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Tin-smelter, and William Weight Vietue, of Bridge Street aforesaid, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in machines for grinding and sharpening shearing combs and cutters and certain other tools and instruments,

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