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I. —Applications pending at End of Year 1922. Total, 2,085. J.-Patents in force at End of Year 1922. Patents scaled from 31st December, 1919, to 31st December, 1922 .. 3,425 Third-year fees paid from 31st December, 1919, to 31st December, 1922 . . 1,706 Fourth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1918, to 31st December, 1922 .. 7 Sixth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1916, to 31st December, 1922 .. 1,126 Seventh-year fees paid from 31st December, 1915, to 31st December, 1.922 . . 475 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,739 Nott<;.—No patents expired during the year 1922, owing to the term being inorcased in 1921 by two years.

K.—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, 1922 (inclusive).

L.—Number of Applications foe Kegistbation of Designs in each of the Sixteen Classes UNDER THE PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS Act, 1911, FROM I.ST JANUARY TO 30TII June, ' 1922. Class 1. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, not included in Class 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .._ .. .. ..31 Class 2.—Jewellery . . .. .. .. .. ..' .. .. .... 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.. ..14 Class 4. —Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, bricks, tiles, or cement, or in which such materials predominate .. .. .. . . .. 17 Class 5. —Articles composed wholly of paper (except paperhangings), cardboard, millboard, or strawboard, or in which, such materials predominate v .. . . .. .. 6 Class 6. —Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predominates, and bookbinding' of all materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Class 11. —Millinery and wearing-a.pparel, including boots and shoes . . .. .. 5 Class 16. —Goods not included in other classes .. ■ .. .. .. .. .. 7 81

| I Total Number of Applications. Number on which Letters Patent have been sealed. Number of Patents on which Pinal Fee paid. .ct oi: I860 ... ... 1861 to 1870 1870 ... ... 1871 to 1883 1883 ... ... 1884 to 1889 .ota of 1889 and 1908 1890 to 30th June, 1912 ct of 1911 ... ... 1st July, 1912, to 80th June, 1922 „ 1921-22 109 881 3,170 27,419 16,750 1,082 109 687 1,757 12,7.11 7,773 720 109 465 368 2,591 1,100 Grand totals .... 49,411 23,757 4,633