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G.—Table showing over a Series of Years the Number of Patents that were considered of sufficient Value to be kept alive by Payment of the Renewal Fees.

Note.—A few applications were received from joint applicants resident in different countries; the figures will, therefore total more than the actual number of applications received.

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Year. Number of Applications received. Number of Letters Patent granted. Number of Patents on whioh Seoond-term Fee paid. Number of Patents on which FiDal Fee paid. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 614 589 606 625 756 816 992 1,093 1,021 992 364 348 326 333 349 362 478 517 504 501 80 78 84 99 88 113 118 136 138 199 37 23 37 47 31 45 53 . —-Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Colonies and Countries in each of the Years 1901, 1902, and 1903. 1901. j 1902. 1903. ] 1901. 1902. 1903. tfew Zealand Argentine Republic Austria }anada 3ape Colony Jeylon Denmark Finland France Jermany aolland India .. italy Statal .. 658 1 4 9 1 3 2 8 13 1 930 1 3 11 2 1 2 1 8 8 1,064 "8 1 "3 New South Wales Norway Queensland Rhodesia South Afrioan Republic .. South Australia Sweden Switzerland Tasmania Transvaal United Kingdom United States Victoria Western Australia 68 2 8 13 5 1 4 69 3 5 1 1 13 1 2 5 1 117 129 118 5 65 11 14 13 "3 15 110 124 71 10 2 5 129 112 150 10 "2 ' 1 1 1 1