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5347. 18th December. Mbphan Ferguson, of Carlton Foundry, Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria, Engineer. —An invention for improvement in the manufacture of metallic pipes or tuhes. (J. C. Bayles.) 5348. 18th December. William Hawkins and Thomas Hawkins, both of 41, Hale Street, Landport, Portsmouth, England, Mechanician.—An invention for improvements in and relating to generating fluid-pressure for motive-power and other purposes. 5349. 14th December. Eobeet McEacheean Peace, of Auckland, New Zealand, Kauri-gum Merchant. —An invention for an improved mode of, and apparatus for, cleaning and preparing kauri-gum. 5350. 14th December. Eichaed Haeris Hopkins, of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand, Commission Agent.—An invention for an improvement in metal cans for preserving meat, fruit, syrup, and some other commodities. 5351. 16th December. John Johnston, of Wood's Hotel, Eattray Street, Dunedhi, New Zealand, Solicitor.—An invention for the separation and amalgamation of gold, to be called " The Johnston Separator and Amalgamator."* 5352. 21st December. John Deake Hueley, of Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Bootmaker. —An invention for an improvement in last-making, to be called " Hurley's Patent Trinomial Last." 5353. 19th December. Valentine Samuell Aston, of Gisborne North, New Zealand, Tinsmith.— An invention for a triplex axle-pulley for balancing window-sashes, or where a similar balance may be required. 5354. 24th December. Eeginald Baylet, Draughtsman, and Follett Carrington, Computer, both of Wellington, New Zealand.—An invention for a revolving automatic reading-desk, to be called "The Planet Eeading-desk." 5355. 24th December. Thomas Falvey, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for an improved registering-machine, to be called " Falvey's Compound Begisteringmachine." 5356. 29th- December. Donald McLean, of Waitaki North, New Zealand, Ploughman.—An invention for the conservation of apples and pears, to be called " The Apple-conserver." 5357. 29th December, Alexandee Shiels, of 190, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland, M.8., CM., B.Sc. —An invention for an improved method of, and apparatus for, automatically regulating temperatures in ships, buildings, rooms, and other interiors or places. 5358. 29th December. Eenest Walkee, of 89, Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Merchant. —An invention for improvements in check cash-tills. 5359. 29th December. Andrew Thomas, F.C.S., of Gresham Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Analyst.—An invention for an improved process for the recovery of metals from their solutions.* 5360. 29th December. The Electeolibeation Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, one of the United States of America, and doing business at Birmingham, Alabama aforesaid, and elsewhere. —An invention for improvements in the methods of curing nervous and other diseases of the human system, and apparatus therefor. 5361. 29th December. Alexander Abeedeen Blackman, of Sydney, New South Wales, Mining Agent. —An invention for an improvement in the extraction of free gold from metalliferous material. 5362. 29th December. John Eead Peacock, of 8, Taylor's Cottages, London Eoad, Nottingham, England, Patternmaker, Henry Walker Hill, of 47, Hampden Street, Nottingham aforesaid, Consulting Engineer, and John Paekee, of 42, Dryden Street, Nottingham aforesaid, Civil Engineer. —An invention for improvements in or relating to nuts for screwed bolts and the like. 5363. 30th December. James Eeeve Wilkinson, of Addington, Canterbury, New Zealand.—An invention for an improved spout for kettles and other vessels intended, for boiling water or other liquid, in cases where a spout is required, and is attached with solder or made with soldered seam. 5364. 23rd December. David William Owen Fagan, of Mangapai, Auckland, New Zealand, Settler.—An invention for a household flue-brush and chimney-sweeper.* 5365. 30fch December. William Aeetas Parry Sutton, of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand, Stock Inspector. —An invention for "Sutton's Parasitic Drench for Sheep and Cattle."* 6366. 23rd December. William McCoequodale and Alexander McCoequodale, Jun., both of Auckland, New Zealand, Flour-millers.—An invention for cleaning kauri-gum, to be called " McCorquodale's Automatic Kauri-gum-cleaning Process." 6367. 31st December. Chaeles Loomes, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Salesman. —An invention for an apparatus for catching the grubs of the codlin and other moths and insects which ascend or descend the trunks and limbs of trees.

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