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J.—Patents in Force at End of Year 1916. Patents sealed, from 31st December, 19.13, to 31st December, 1916 .. 2,071 Third-year fees paid from 31st December, 1913, to 31st December, .1.916 .. 672 Fourth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1912, to 31st December, 1916 .. 968 Seventh-year fees paid from 31st December, 1909, to 31st December, 1916 .. 760 Total 4,471

X. —Table showing Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1916 (inclusive).

L.—Table showing! Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Principal Classes under the Patents, Designs, and Trademarks Act, 1911, from Ist January to 31st December, 1916. Class 1. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, not included in Class 2 .. .. ..' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Class 2.— Jewellery . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 34 Class 3. —Articles composed wholly of wood, bone, ivory, papier-mache, or other solid substances not included in other classes, or of materials in which such substances predominate . . 15

M. —Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Countries in each of the Years 1914, 1915, and 1916.

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I Total Number of Applications. Number on which Letters Patent have been sealed. N umber of Patents on which Final Foe paid. Act of 1860 ... ,, 1870 ... 1883 ... Acts of 1889 and 1908 Act of 1911 ... 1861 to 1870 1871 to 1883 1884 to 1889 1890 to 30th June, 1912 1st July, 1912, to 31st December, 1916 109 881 3,170 27,419 6,740 109 687 1,757 12,711 2,390* 109 465 368 1,515* Grand totals 38,319 17,654* 2,457* * Incomplete.

1914. 1915. 1916. 1914. 1915. 1916. New Zealand Austria Canada Cape Colony.. Ceylon China 270 3 2 9 203 220 India Italy Japan Natal New South Wales Norway Queensland Straits Settlements .. Sweden Switzerland United States of America Victoria *3 2 1 4 15 2 I 1 44 6 4 2 1 50 '69 1 1 Denmark France 3 20 199 11 2 158 1 4 1 4 Germany Great Britain Hong Kong Holland 204 1 2 7 2 75 46 102 34 3 1 123 24 3 Note.—A few applications 1 total more than the actual nuni were reeer ber of appl vod from persons givii lications received. ig addresses in two or more couu itrics; tho figures wit therefore