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F.—Total Number of Applications for Patents, and Registration of Designs and Trade-marks, recorded for the Years 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1895.

G.—Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Colonies and Countries in each of the Years 1893, 1894, and 1895.

Note. —As some applications have been received from joint applicants resident in different countries these figures will total more than the actual number of applications received.

H.—Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Colonies and Countries in each of the Years 1893, 1894, and 1895.

Note. —As a few applications have been received from persons giving an address in more than one country, the columns will add to slightly more than the actual number of applications received.

I. —Countries and Colonies included in the International Convention for the Protection of Inventors and Others. Belgium Ecuador* Mexico Queensland Switzerland Brazil France Netherlands Roumania* Tasmania Curacoa & Surinam Great Britain New Zealand Santo Domingo Tunis Denmark Greece* Norway Servia United States East India Colonies Guatemala Paraguay Spain Uruguay of Netherlands Italy Portugal Sweden * Designs and trade-marks only. The Colony of Victoria has made separate arrangements with New Zealand.

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Year. Patents. Designs. Trade-marks. Total. 1890 616 5 160 781 1891 589 4 225 818 1892 606 10 290 906 1893 625 1 325 951 1894 756 15 347 1 ,118 1895 816 14 254 1,084

1893. 1894. 1895. 1893. 1894. 1893. New Zealand Belgium Brazil Canada .. Chili Denmark Finland Prance .. Germany Holland .. Hungary India Italy . 396 527 1 547 2 1 2 1 2 New South Wales Norway Queensland South Africa South Australia Spain Sweden Straits Settlements Tasmania United Kingdom United States Yictoria Western Australia 32 1 11 51 1 6 43 i 1 6 12 1 1 2 3 5 "l "3 2 10 1 1 6 8 1 6 71 38 76 1 "3 1 2 53 39 65 1 75 17 55 3 "l 1 1 2

1893. 1894. 1895. 1893. 1894. 1895. New Zealand Belgium.. Canada .. Ceylon .. Cuba Denmark France .. Germany Holland 216 1 1 219 "2 1 1 3 124 1 "s India New South Wales Norway Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States .. Victoria Western Australia 3 1 74 22 3 14 1 1 6G 30 11 22 1 79 13 5 1 "6 2 6 2 1 1