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6428. 14th September. Horace Thompson and Walter Ernest Thompson, both of Christchurch, New Zealand, Music-sellers' Assistants.—An invention for an improved self-acting oiler for lubricating the endless sprocket-chains of cycles, or similar chains of other machines. 6429. 16th September. Amos McKegg, of Henley, Otago, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in steam-boilers.' 1' 6430. 16th September. Nicholas Winn, of Croydon, near Gore, Otago, New Zealand, Rabbiter, and Samuel Collett, of Gore aforesaid, Coachbuilder.—An invention for improvements in rabbit-traps, to be called " Collett and Winn's Lightning Rabbit-trap." 6431. 16th September. William Henry Martin, of Taranaki Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Ironmonger.—An invention for ear-marking of sheep.* 6432. 15th September. William Speedy, of Napier, New Zealand, Sheep-farmer.—An invention for double-action ratchet lever-press for compressing wool or other substances, to be called or entitled " W. Speedy's Double-acting Lever Wool-press." 6433. 16th September. Thomas Henry Doughty, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Woven-wire Mattrass Maker.—An invention for an improved woven-wire fabric or web for mattrasses, all kinds of seats, covers for smokestacks, or for other similar purposes. 6434. 18th September. John Denny, Chief Engineer s.s. " Manapouri," and Andrew Mcßride, Second Engineer s.s. " Manapouri," both of Dunedin, New Zealand.—An invention for automatic direct-acting marine governor pendulum-attachment for the better control of marine engines while racing in heavy weather. * 6435. 18th September. Feedeeick de Jeesey Cleee, of Wellington, New Zealand, Architect.— An invention for an improved pivot-step and hinge for doors, gates, and similar structures.* 6436. 19th September. John Moeeis, of Wellington, New Zealand, Clerk. —An invention for improvements in candlesticks.* 6437. 14th September. Feancis Battson, of Pollen Street, Thames, Auckland, New Zealand, Tinsmith and Plumber.—An invention for an improved apparatus for beating eggs.* 6438. 20th September. John Haetnett, of Emo Road, East Malvern, Victoria, Engineer, and David Moffatt Robison, of Laurieston, Church Square, Ackland Street, St. Kilda, Victoria, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in machines for milking cows and other like animals. 6439. 19th September. Geoege Hamlin and Reginald Hamlin, both of Napier, New Zealand, Cabinetmakers and Joiners.—An invention for ball-bearings applied to shafts, axles, and wheels.* 6440. 22nd September. Geoege Knowles, of 231, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Merchant.—An invention for improvements in ventilating apparatus and in the means for regulating the same 6441. 23rd September. William Claek, of Forest Lodge, near Sydney, New South Wales, Inspector of Plumbing, Alexander Cameron, of Elizabeth Street, Sydney, aforesaid, Master Plumber, and Charles Kirk, of North Sydney, New South Wales, Master Plumber.—An invention for improvements in automatic flushing apparatus for urinals, applicable also to other contrivances wherein a predetermined quantity qf liquid is syphoned through or over a break or opening in the long leg. 6442. 18th September. Walter Guthrie, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Merchant. —An invention entitled "The Colonial Improved Combined Drill." 6443. 19th September. Henry Ismay Moealee Ross, of 67, Princes Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Diesinker, Letter-cutter, and Engraver. —An invention for an improved appliance for punching and marking animals, and entitled " Ross's Unproved Ear-marker." 6444. 19th September. William Eddowes, Assayer, and Robert Robertson Menzies, Engineer, both of Thames, Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention entitled " The New Zealand Leaching and Filtering Machine."* 6445. 21st September. Paul Roach, Farmer, and Richard Kelland, Farmer, both of Timaru, New Zealand. —An invention for an improved labour-saving standard for wire-fencing. 6446. 25th September. George Augustus Macnutt, of 24, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Doctor of Medicine.—An invention for an improved screw for wood-work and other purposes. 6447. 25th September. Arthur John Cuming, of Waterloo Avenue, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand, Commercial Traveller.—An invention for compensating for expansion and contraction of wires used in railway signalling.* 6448. 25th September. Edgar Ayres, of Sydney, New South Wales, Watchmaker.—An invention for improved apparatus for operating clocks synchronously. 6449. 26th September. St. Clair Jounnax, Baker, and William Jounnax, Blacksmith, both of Wellington, New Zealand.—An invention for improvements in knife-cleaners. 6450. 23rd September. Frederick North, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Solicitor.—An invention for an improvement in tobacco-pipes, and entitled "The Double Dry Tobacco-pipe." 6451. 28th September. John Elliot, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Station-manager. —An invention for drenching sheep or delivering a given quantity of liquid for any other purposes, to be known as " Elliot's Automatic Sheep-drencher."* 6452. 29th September. Rudolf Bammann, of 21, Gneisenau .Strasse, Berlin, German Empire, Plasterer. —An invention for composition for the production of marble-like plaster. 6453. 29th September. James Musgrave and George Dixon, both of Bolton, England, and Edward Field and Francis Sanders Moeeis, both of 22, Buckingham Street, Adelphi, London, England, all Engineers.—An invention for improvements in steam-engines. 6454. 29th September. Wilbeaham Evelyn-Liaedet, of St. Kilda Street, Elsternwick, Victoria, Chemist.—An invention for an improved safety explosive and method or process of manufacturing the same.