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6028. 6th February. James Livesey Scott, of Adelaide, South Australia, Engineer.—An invention for an improved advertising device, together with a contrivance for carrying it into effect. 6029. 6th February. Samuel Morrell, of Wellington, New Zealand, Bricklayer.—An invention for improvements in sash-fasteners.* 6030. 2nd February. Thomas Taylor Masefield, of the Albert Iron Foundry, Albert Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer, Iron and Brass Founder.—An invention for an improvement in street-drain frames, to be called " Masefield's Improved Street-drain Frame."* 6031. 2nd February. James Poynton Evans, of Wade, Auckland, New Zealand, Tinsmith.—An invention for an atmospheric milk-pan, to increase the quantity and quality of the cream.* 6032. 2nd February. James Poynton Evans, of Wade, Auckland, New Zealand, Tinsmith. —An invention for an improved prospecting-pan for alluvial gold- and diamond-fields.* 6033. 4th February. Fredrick Walter Page, of Chertsey, Canterbury, New Zealand, Labourer. —An invention for an improved wire-strainer, to be called " Page's Wire-strainer." 6034. 7th February. Albert Richard, of Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Medical Electrician. —An invention for an improved electro-medical chair, and apparatus therefor.* 6035. 7th February. Frederick Giles, of Tivoli Road, South Yarra, Victoria, Engineer.—An invention for an improved appliance for use in connection with trace-hooks in vehicles. 6036. 9th February. Frederick Nicholson Turney, of Nottingham, England, Leather Manufacturer. —An invention for an improved process and apparatus for degreasing leather. 6037. 9th February. Charles Gooding, of 190, New Cross Road, Kent, England, Leather Merchant.—An invention for improvements in or connected with coffins. 6038. 9th February. John Saxby the younger, of 61 and 62, Chancery Lane, Middlesex, England, Gentleman. —An invention for improvements in ticket-punches.* 6039. 9th February. George Montague Bowser, of Brisbane, Queensland, Contractor.—An invention for improvements in machinery for moulding and dressing stone used for building, drainage, and other analogous purposes. 6040. 9th February. Alexander James, of Church Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Joiner.— An invention for an improved method of, and apparatus for, hanging window-sashes and the like.* 6041. 9th February. Henri de Clifton, of Woodville, New Zealand, Gentleman.—An invention for an improved stump-extractor and hauling-apparatus.* 6042. 10th February. Henry Robert Wildish, of s.s. " Aorangi," Engineer (nominee of Van Hecke's Fuel-economizer Syndicate, Limited, of Suffolk House, Laurence Poutney Hill, London, 8.C., England, Assignees of Van Hecke). —An invention for " Van Hecke's Fueleconomizer for Multitubular Steam Boilers."* 6043. 11th February. Samuel Edward Haskin, of Avoca, New York, United States of America, Manufacturer.—An invention for improved process and apparatus for vulcanising wood. 6044. 15th February. Daniel Whitburn, of Auckland, New Zealand, Manufacturer. —An invention entitled " Whitburn's Combined Slate- and Pencil-case."* 6045. 15th February. George William Shailer, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Photographer, and James Reid Anderson, of Birmingham, New Zealand, Sheep-farmer.—An invention for a new method and apparatus for ear-marking sheep and for other similar purposes. 6046. 18th February. Arthur Pearson, of Mangatainoka, Wellington, New Zealand, Assistant Barman, Dudley Arms Hotel.—An invention for securely corking bottles, named " Pearson's Screw Neck."* 6047. 18th February. Nicholas Winn, of Croydon, Otago, New Zealand, Rabbiter.—An invention for improvements in rabbit-traps, called "Winn's Horse-shoe Rabbit-clipper. "* 6048. 18th February. John Zimmerman, of 3715, Forest Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Manufacturer.—An invention for improvements in key-opening cans and methods of making the same. 6049. 18th February. Robert Ashton Lister, and Mikael Pedersen, both of Dursley, Gloucester, England, Engineers. —An invention for improvements in or applicable to centrifugal machines for separating liquids. 6050. 14th February. Albert Arthur Howes, of Lyttelton, Draper, and Richard Evans, of Kaiapoi, Farmer, both in New Zealand.—An invention for a composition for preserving butter. 6051. 17th February. John Burns, of 70, Bendigo Street, Burnley, Melbourne, Victoria, Engineer.—An invention for a device for automatically fastening tee-squares to drawing-boards.* 6052. 16th February. Robert Miller Brechin, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Gas-engineer.—An invention for improvements in advertising to attract attention, and entitled "Brechin's Electric Moving and Flash-light Sign." 6053. 20th February. Oscar Brunler, of Braustrasse, Eutritzoh, Leipzig, Germany, Engineer.— An invention for method of heating steam-boilers by means of a flame developed inside the boiler. 6054. 20th February. Parker Cogswell Choate, of No. 38, Wall Street, New York, United States of America, Metallurgist.—An invention for improvements in the art of producing metallic zinc. 6055. 20th February. Gerard Beekman, of No. 5, East Thirty-fourth Street, New York, United States of America, Gentleman.—:An invention for improvements in harvesting-machines. 6056. 13th February. John Shears Gray, of Union Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Butcher.—An invention for luminous clock- and watch-faces. 6057. 23rd February. Robert Ferguson, of Grosvenor Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Engineer. ■ —An invention for improvements in milking-machines.