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6058. 23rd February. John Alston Wallace, of Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Landed Proprietor.—An invention for an improved incandescent gas-burner.* 6059. 21st February. Cornelius Lot Wheeler, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Mill Machinist. —An invention for improvements in grain- and seed-dressing machines.* 6060. 22nd February. Peter Duncan and David Duncan, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Agricultural Engineers. —An invention for an improved grubber.* 6061. 24th February. Hugh Thomson, of " Thornton," Studley Park Road, Kew, near Melbourne, Victoria, Tanner.—An invention for improvements in valves for fire-plugs and hydrants, and means for operating same. 6062. 24th February. William Robinson, Storekeeper, and Frederick Duncan Fergusson, Schoolmaster, both of Makotuku, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.—An invention for an improved lifting apparatus for sack-barrows. 6063. 22nd February. John White, of Temple Chambers, Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Tailor.—An invention for new or improved measures, rules, or scales for use by tailors, cutters, dressmakers, and others.* 6064. 27th February. Louis Block, of New York, United States of America, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in refrigerating apparatus. 6065. 24th February. Francis Joseph Gane, of Ohaupo, Auckland, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for a back-band attachment for plough- and leading-harness. 6066. 27th February. William Evarts Richards, of 203, Broadway, New York, United States of America, Patent Agent.—An invention for a device for partitioning drawers and similar structures. 6067. 28th February. Walter Muston Shadgett, Electrician, Henry James Purbrook, Electrician, and George Shadgett, Agent, all of Manners Street, Wellington, New Zealand.— An invention for the medical application of electricity, to be called " The Aurora Process." 6068. 28th February. Henry Ashworth, of Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer.— An invention for " The New Zealand Natural Clothes-peg."* 6069. 28th .February. Harold James Augustus Pyke, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, Commission Agent.—An invention for a clothes-washing combination.* 6070. 23rd February. Rorert Easton, of Mornington, near Dunedin, Plasterer.—An invention called "Easton's Transverse Flax-dresser."* 6071. 2nd March. William Tarrant, of Petersham, near Sydney, New South Wales, Engineer. —An invention for an improved concentrating-machine, usable also as an amalgamator. 6072. 25th February. William Eddowes, of Queen Street, Thames, New Zealand, Assayer, and John Wylie McPeake, of Pollen Street, Thames, New Zealand, Assayer. —An invention for the amalgamation of gold and silver, which will be known under the title of " The McPeakeEddowes Gold and Silver Amalgamating Process."* 6073. 4th March. John Belk, of Feilding, Wellington, New Zealand, Coachbuilder.—An invention for an improved brake for four-wheeled road-vehicles. * 6074. 2nd March. Walter William Crawford, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineer, &c.—An invention for an improved centrifugal butter-drier. 6075. 2nd March. Walter William Crawford, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineer, &c.—An invention for recovering the constituents of suintate of potash, or yolk of sheep's wool, when in solution of water or other liquid, and the application of centrifugal force to the separation of such constituents.* 6076. 2nd March. Benjamin Dawson, of Duncan Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Stationmaster.— An invention for distinguishing frozen meat, or any other form of colonial produce intended for export or otherwise, by the application of labels, the same to be known as " Dawson's Adhesive Labels." 6077. 4th March. Peter Duncan and David Duncan, both of Christchurch, New Zealand, Agricultural Engineers.—An invention for an improved grubber-share. 6078. 4th March. John Webster, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Civil Engineer and Surveyor.— An invention for improvements in spring-couple for chains, traces, drag-ropes, and other purposes requiring elasticity. 6079. 6th March. Hugh Dixson, trading as " Dixson and Sons," of Park and Elizabeth Streets, Sydney, New South Wales, Tobacco and Cigarette Manufacturer.—An invention for improvements in tobacco-spraying machines. 6080. 4th March. David Sturrock, of Tirnaru, New Zealand, Engineer, and Emanuel Wooffindin, of Seadown, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention entitled "Excelsior Grubberplough and Harrow."* 6081. 4th March. Robert Jenkinson, Junior, of Park Road, Auckland, New Zealand, Builder.— An invention to be called " Jenkinson's Improved Construction of Concrete and Iron for Building Purposes." 6082. 7th March. James Troup, of Crown Iron Works, Armagh Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, Ironfounder.—An invention for improved movable and tilting bottom-grating for kitchen-ranges and grates. 6083. 10th March. William Joseph Garrett, of Kaikoura, Marlborough, New Zealand, Flaxmiller.—An invention for washing and wringing the fibre of New Zealand hemp, to be known as " Garrett's Automatic Fibre-washer."* 6084. Bth March. John Stevenson, of Waianiwa, New Zealand, Blacksmith, and John Edward Hawkins, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Gas Manager.—An invention entitled " Stevenson and Hawkins' Weed-eradicator," for the eradication of obnoxious weeds, particularly the Canadian or Californian thistle. 6085. 14th March. Frank Ashby, of Mount Brown Flat, Amberley, New Zealand, Farm Manager, —An invention for the centre hangings of gates,