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6258. 21st June. Glen Kidston Huntee, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Analyst.—An invention for a compound for deodorising and disinfecting nightsoil and nitrogenous waste matter, and the manufacture of same as a portable fertiliser.* 6259. 21st June. Paul Roach, of Timaru, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for a double S-hook.* 6260. 24th June. Charles Arthur Lees, of 27, Antigua Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, Clerk, and Stephen William Lester, of Lytton Street, Sydenham, New Zealand, Carpenter.—An invention for a new or improved apparatus for extracting the seeds of weeds, such as goose-grass, hair-grass, and the like, from cocksfoot, ryegrass, and other similar seeds.* 6261. 26th. June. Robert Henry Fraser, of the Octagon, Dunedin, New Zealand, Decorator.— An invention for an improvement in gas-kilns. 6262. 26th June. George Percy, of Wellington, New Zealand, Printer.—An invention for a new or improved apparatus for indicating the residents in streets and their occupations; also for advertising and other matters.* 6263. 23rd June. Walter Armstrong, of Wanganui, New Zealand, Engineer and Coachbuilder.— An invention entitled " Armstrong's Perfect Wire-strainer." 6264. 28th June. William Hay, of Masterton, New Zealand, Storeman.—An invention for cleaning and dressing grass-seed, to be called " Hay's Improved Winnowing and Grass-seed Cleaning Machine."* 6265. 28th June. Heney Montague Field, of Wellington, New Zealand, Merchant.—An invention for an improved method of and apparatus for storing and delivering coin.* 6266. 26th June. John Alwent Chapman, of Princes Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Stock- and Share-broker.—An invention for improvements in grates or other fireplaces for causing an increased draught, and entitled "The Fuel-saving Grate." 6267. 29th June. Joseph Kittson Boon, of Linwood, near Christchurch, New Zealand, Coachbuilder, and William John Stevens, of Christchurch, aforesaid, Coach-painter.-—An invention for an improved appliance for the prevention of the rattling of windows in tram-cars, railway-carriages, buses, and the like. 6268. 28th'June. Peaeson Wilson, of Fort Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Gum Merchant.—An invention for separating all foreign matter from kauri-gum, kauri-gum dust, and kauri-gum scrapings, to be known as " Pearson Wilson's Improved Process of Treating Kauri-gum, Kauri-gum Dust, and Kauri-gum Scrapings."* 6269. Ist July. David Ranken Shieeeff Galbeaith, of Bell Road, Auckland, New Zealand, Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland.—An invention for selfaerating and anti-deposit beer treatment. * 6270. Ist July. John Featon, of Haslett Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland, New Zealand, Miner. —An invention for the automatic mine-ventilator. * 6271. 30th June. Heney Ellis Nightingale, of Wellington Street, Auckland, New Zealand, French-polisher.—An invention for an improved method of decorating wood and some other substances. 6272. Ist July. Gershon Bowmar, of Charlton, near Gore, New Zealand, Machinery Expert.— An invention for improvements in disengaging-gear on traction-engines. 6273. 4th July. Leslie Gordon Coreie, of 206, Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Architect.— An invention for an improved material for packing fruit and other articles, and process of manufacturing the same. 6274. sth July. Waltee Geeenshields, of Cobden Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Bracist.—An invention for a plant-protector from snails, wind, cats, and poultry. 6275. sth July, Heney William Potter, Architect, and Edwin Geoege Holloway, Manager of the Happy Valley Meat Company, both of Wellington, New Zealand.—An invention for a new or improved method of, and apparatus for, marking the carcases of sheep and other animals.* 6276. 3rd July. Robert Cockerell, of Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand, Blacksmith.—An invention entitled "R. Cockerell's Improved Lever-power Eccentric Centre for Tree- and Stump-extracting, and other Purposes." 6277. 3rd July. Robert Cockerell, of Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand, Blacksmith.—An invention entitled "R. Cockerell's Improved Double Under-cut Right- and Left-motion Discs, for Road-grading, Channelling, Draining, Cultivating Land, and other Purposes." 6278. 3rd July. Herbert Watts, of Taieri, New Zealand, Farmer, and Henry Blatch Watts, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Dairyman. —An invention for a machine for cutting the bands of sheaves of corn and feeding to a threshing-machine, and entitled " Watts Brothers' Combined Band-cutter and Self-feeder." 6279. Bth July. Adolph Wahlin, a subject of the King of Sweden, at present residing at No. 15, Front Street, Bainbridge, New York, United States of America, General Manager.—x\n invention for improvements in centrifugal separators for cream and butter. 6280. Bth July. Alfred George Seymour Richards, of Palmerston North, New Zealand, Carpenter.—An invention for a rack to feed hay, straw, chaff, and other fodder to animals, such as sheep, cattle, horses, &c, to be known as " Richards's Automatic Sheep-rack." 6281. Bth July. Margaret von Reiche, of Robinson's Road, Auburn, near Melbourne, Victoria, Artiste. —An invention for a new self-acting system of trapping rabbits, foxes, hares, rats, field-mice, snakes, &c, all alive. 6282. 10th July. David Hartley, of Masterton, New Zealand, Veterinary Surgeon.—An invention for adjusting the weight in dog-carts on hills or inclines.* 6283. 10th July. Thomas Allan Bryce, of Kiwitea, near Feilding, New Zealand, Station Manager.—An invention for an improved drench for sheep, to be called " The Perfect Sheepdrench."*