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G.—Total Number of Applications for Patents, and Registration of Designs and Trade-marks, for the Years 1890, 1891, and 1892.

H.—List of Applications for .Letters Patent during the Year 1892. Note.—An asterisk (*) denotes that a provisional specification has been filed "with the application. 5368. sth January. John Smaill, of Leith Street, Dtmedin, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer. —An invention for improved potato-harvester.* 5369. sth January. Eobeet Ceeasee, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Flour-miller.—An invention for improvements in machinery for separating or dressing flour, middlings, semolina, grain, seeds, or other dry granular or pulverulent substances. 5370. sth January. Alfbed Buckingham Ibbotson, of the Villa Ibbotson, Florence, Italy, Merchant, at present residing at the Eoyal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield, England. —An invention for improvements relating to nails chiefly designed for railroad ties. 5371. sth January. Mathew Eeid, of Frederick Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, and James Bowditch, of 116, Darby Street, Newcastle aforesaid, Engineers.—An invention for an improved rotary engine. 5372. sth January. Paknell Eabbidge, of Sydney, New South Wales, Electrician.—An invention for improvements in telephones. 5373. sth January. William John Maetin, of Narridy, South Australia, Blacksmith.—An invention for improvements in the construction of reversible scarifier shares, and the method of attaching the same to the tine or foot.* 5374. sth January. Hugh Thomson, of "Thornton," Studley Park Eoad, Kew, near Melbourne, Victoria, Tanner. —An invention for improvements in and relating to sheep-shearing machines and driving-gear therefor. 5375. 4th January. Alexander Joyce, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Clerk.—An invention for apparatus for submarine exploration or for directing submarine operations at depths which have hitherto been inaccessible to divers. 5376. 6th January. William Weight, Julius Hikschfeld, Andeew Pattebson Moeison, and William Moeison, of 165, Broadway, New York, United States of America, Merchants.— An invention for improvements in light-protectors for lamps. (J. L. Somoff.) 5377. 6th January. John Hoening, of Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Timber-squarer.—An invention for improvements in sheep-shears. 5378. Bth January. Daniel Pateick McKay Abeedeen, of Mirboo North, South Gippsland, Victoria, Inventor. —An invention for an improved combined butter-printing and -gauging machine.* 5379. Bth January. Thomas Wemyss Just, of Palmer Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Hydraulic Engineer. —An invention for an improved method of and breech apparatus to be used in loading guns of heavy ordnance.* 5380. sth January. Andeew Gkay, of Bemuera, Auckland, New Zealand, Clerk.—An invention for improvements in and relating to the mixing, amalgamating, or treatment of auriferous and other ores or materials.* 5381. 13th January. Dr. John Stoeee, of Sydney, New South Wales, and Walter Marsh, of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Chemists.—An invention for improvements in the treatment of sulphide ores and in the extraction of the metals therefrom. 5382. 13th January. Lloyd Alonzo Kimball, of Sydney, New South Wales, Manager of the Parke and Lacy Company, Dealer in Machinery and Supplies.—An invention for improvements in friction clutches and friction clutch-couplings. 5383. 13th January. Lloyd Alonzo Kimball, of Sydney, New South Wales, Manager of the Parke and Lacy Company, Dealer in Machinery and Supplies.—An invention for improvements in valves for hydraulic elevators and for other purposes. 5384. 13th January. Lloyd Alonzo Kimball, of Sydney, New South Wales, Manager of the Parke and Lacy Company, Dealer in Machinery and Supplies. —An invention for improvements in hydraulic elevators. 5385. 13th January. Lloyd Alonzo Kimball, of Sydney, New South Wales, Manager of the Parke and Lacy Company, Dealer in Machinery and Supplies.—An invention for improvements in crushing-mills. 5386. 11th January. Eobeet Austin, of Sydney, Now South Wales, Miller.—An invention for giving reciprocating motion to valves of engines or other machinery, and entitled " Eobert Austin's Improved Eeciprocating Valve-motion." 5387. 13th January. John Coebett, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Plumber.—An invention to be called " Corbett's Patent Cowl and Ventilator." 5388. 14th January. John Gibbons, of Queen Street, Thames, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for digging, lifting from the ground, grading into sizes, and placing in rows potatoes ready for bagging.*

Tear. Patents. Designs. Trade-marks. Total. 1890 1891 1892 616 589 606 I 5 4 10 160 225 290 781 818 906