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5639. 6th July. George Howe Cook and Heebeet Francis Cook, both of Eussell, Auckland, New Zealand, Whalers, and Donald Henry Eoss, of Auckland, New Zealand, Ship Chandler.—An invention for an improved method of catching whales and similar large marine animals.'* 5640. 6th July. Eobeet Self, of Terrace End, Palmerston North, New Zealand, Blacksmith. — An invention for an improved harrow.* 5641. Bth July. Thomas Kennedy Park, of Sydney, New South Wales, Gentleman. —An invention for an improved paint. 5642. Bth July. Edward Waters, of No. 131, William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent.—An invention for an improved machine for the manufacture of paper boxes. (J. W. Hutt and A. J. Phillips.) 5643. Bth July. Edwaed Field, of Chandos Chambers, 22, Buckingham Street, Adelphi, London, England, Consulting Engineer.—An invention for improvements in engines to be worked by hot gases, such as air or products of combustion, with steam.* 5644. sth July. Eobert Lyall Christie, of Otama, Otago, New Zealand, Blacksmith. —An invention entitled " The Ten ax Spring-gaff." 5645. sth July. John Christie and Thomas Chbistie, both of Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineers and Gasfitters.—An invention for improvements in the design of water- or steam-boilers for domestic or other purposes, and entitled " J. and T. Christie's Tube-boiler." 5646. 9th July. Thomas Thompson, of Cochrane Street, Thames, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer.—An invention for lighting of mines and other places. 5647. 11th July. Ole Olsen, of Wimbledon, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Sawmiller.—An invention for a new and improved tree-felling and wood-cutting saw, to be called " Olsen's Tree- and Wood-saw." 5648. 11th July. Charles Lampitt, of Nelson Villa, Bounds Green Eoad, Southgate, Middlesex, England, Engineer and Millwright. —An invention for a new or improved mechanical device for separating, cleaning, grading, and sorting barley and other grain, also applicable for other purposes. 5649. 12th July. William Sandford, of Eskbank Ironworks, Lithgow, Ironmaster, William Thornley, of Marrickville, near Sydney, Mechanical Engineer, and Edward Silcocks, of 32, Buckingham Street, Sydney, Eailway Inspector, all in the Colony of New South Wales.— An invention for an improved fish-joint for railways. 5650. 7th July. Peter Dewar, of Auckland, New Zealand, Agent.—An invention entitled " Dewar's Hygienic Muscle-roller," for the purpose of conveying electricity during massage.* 5651. 13th July. William Henry Frank Long, of Jolmsonville, near Wellington, New Zealand, Farmer. —An invention for an improved process for cleansing the hair of animals from salt or lime. 5652. 12th July. Eobert William Eutherford, of Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand, Tanner. —An invention for manufacturing tanning extract, named and to be known as " Eutherford , s Tanning Extract." 5653. 16th July. Fredrick Charles Solomon, of Wellington, New Zealand, Commercial Traveller, and Catherine Jacobsen, Wife of Theodore Bernard Jacobsen, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Architect.—An invention for a metallic cornice, to be known as " The Theodore Cornice."* 5654. 18th July. Edward Whiting, of Picton, New Zealand, Preserver and Fish-curer.—An invention for the preparation and manufacture of a tomato powder and tablets for table and culinary use, to be named " Whiting's Tomato Powder and Tablets." * 5655. 13th July. Carl Johannes Edwaed Linnemann, of Hokitika, New Zealand, Merchant. —An invention for the manufacture of all kinds of files, all kinds of rasps, all kinds of sharpening-stones, all kinds of grindstones, and such like goods, any shapes and sizes, and for all purposes where any of these are used whatsoever.* 5656. 14th July. Herbert England, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for an improved spout for teapots and other similar vessels. 5657. 14th July. Joseph Eichards, of Eichmond, Canterbury, New Zealand, Blacksmith.—An invention for an improved barrow-wheel, to be called "The Simplex Barrow-wheel." 5658. 14th July. Herbert James Cunnington, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for a rolling stand to ■ carry a bucket or other vessel whilst washing or cleaning floors of rooms and passages, or for other similar purposes, to be called "The Housemaid's Friend." 5659. 14th July. James Tyrrell, of Queenstown, New Zealand, Tinsmith.—An invention for an improved pump for kerosene and liquids o£ a similar nature, for the more easily and cleanly removing such liquids from the tin or other receptacle, and for preventing waste, entitled " Tyrrell's Thrifty Kerosene-pump." 5660. 16th July. James Wilkinson and Eichaed Wilkinson, both of Upper Pitt Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Heel- and Toe-plate Manufacturers.—An invention entitled " Wilkinson's Toe-tip." 5661. 20th July. William Snell Chenhall, Mining Engineer and Analyst, and William Francis Snell Chenhall, Stockbroker's Clerk, both of No. 3, Ballance Eoad, Homerton, London, England.—An invention for improvements in solidifying mineral, vegetable, and animal oils, and volatile and inflammable fluids. 5662. 20th July. Henry Howard, of Coomb's Wood Tube Works, Halesowen, near Birmingham, England, Manufacturer. —An invention for improvements in heating and welding by electricity.