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C.—Particulars of Fees received from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1897.

* Some of the applications included in this year's total were paid for last year, and this will account for the figures her© differing from those given in other places. ■f Chiefly odd amounts sent for fees, partly paid in 1806, or not due till present year. D.—Staff of Officees and Peesent Salabies. £ Eegistrar* ... ... ... ... ... ... Nil. Deputy-Eegistrar ... ... ... ... ... 210 Clerk ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Cadet ... ... ... ... ... ... 65 * Also Under-Seoretary for Justice. £385

E. —Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, &c., under Act of 1889.

Fees. Number. Each. Amount received. Patents. Applications for patents with provisional specifications* Applications for patents with complete specifications* Applications for patents with specifications described neither as " provisional " nor "complete " Complete specifications left after provisional specifications Issue of letters patent Applications to amend specifications Second-term fees payable before end of fourth year Third-term fees payable before end of seventh year Notices of opposition Hearing objections Applications for extension of time for filing complete specifications Grant of such extension .. .. .. .. .. .. Applications for enlargement of time for payment of fees .. .; Grant of such enlargement Searches Registration of assignments and licenses Certificates of such registration Copies of specifications, drawings, &c. Certifying copies not made by office Applications to correct clerical errors in specifications, &c. Registration of Patent Agents Miscellaneous! 575 521 2 110 503 5 101 41 6 2 2 1 18 15 260 66 51 & s. 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 2 0 1 0 5 0 10 0 0 10 2 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 10 0 10 £ s. d. 287 10 0 260 10 0 10 0 55 0 0 1,006 0 0 5 0 0 505 0 0 410 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 18 0 0 45 0 0 13 0 0 33 0 0 25 10 0 59 7 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 2 2 0 10 2 6 10 2 2 0 1 0 5 1 1 £2,751 1 6 Designs. Applications for registration of designs Copies of certificates of registration 14 4 0 10 0 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 £7 4 0 Teadb-mabks. Applications for registration of trade-marks* Registration of trade-marks (including two " series ") Registration of assignments .. Certificates of registration of assignments Notices of opposition Cancellation of registration of trade-mark Correction of register Request for correction of clerical error Certificate of refusal to register a mark Copies of documents Searches Advertisements : Cost of extra space in Gazette Miscellaneous! 369 *51 5 3 2 2 1 0 5 £1 & 5s. £1 & 2s. 1 0 0 5 0 10 0 5 1 0 92 5 0 261 15 0 31 1 0 9 12 0 5 0 0 0 15 0 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 5 10 0 10 19 0 3 4 0 iio o"i £423 11 0

CD Number cations w: Complete cations of Appliith which 3 Specifilodged. Number of Appli- . N ," r cations with which A PPV c nber of >ations for Complete ations subtly lodged. Numbei cations s laps ref c of Appliibandoned, sed, or lused. Num Patents Total iei of j Nu ™ ber seaIed - Applications. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 N.Z. 242 187 202 198 278 229 299 217 Foreign. 207 207 191 178 166 201 275 303 N.Z. 107 126 160 197 251 307 318 444 Foreign. 60 69 53 52 61 79 100 129 N.Z. 27 29 40 51 69 75 68 Foreign. 17 25 16 24 16 34 33 * N.Z. 202 191 237 262 352 403 439 * Foreign. 50 50 43 30 51 51 75 N.Z. 147 122 125 133 177 133 185 Foreign. 217 226 201 200 176 229 293 616 589 606 625 756 816 992 1,093 * i ?hese figun is are necesi iarily incomplete, as the time for proceeding further with tri< applici itions has not yet )ire< ..