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N. —Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1923, 1924, and 1925.

0. —Summary of Deficit in Experienced Officers, etc. Out of a staff of fifteen, no less than seven trained or partly trained officers have left since February, f925. The numerical strength has necessarily been made up by officers completely untrained in patent work, among the appointees being four cadets straight from school. The training of these officers has caused substantial loss of time to the rest of the staff. One of the seven who have left was the late Registrar who had had forty years' Patent Office experience. The departure of the other six officers, who were appointed in respect of four positions, represents a further loss to the office of ten and a. half years' experience in patent work. In short, the staff is seriously depleted of experience, and, moreover, requires reorganization on a suitable permanent basis. Temporary assistance has cost £1,860 (approximately) for the last three years- i.e., £620 yearly.

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Classen. Classification oi Goods. j 1923. 1924. 1925. 1 Chemical substances used in manufactures, photography, or philosophical 30 32 37 research, and anti-corrosives 2 Chemical substances used for agricultural, horticultural, veterinary, and 39 49 54 sanitary purposes 3 Chemical substances prepared for use in medicine and pharmacy .. .. 82 94 83 4 Raw or partly prepared vegetable, animal, and mineral substances used in 18 16 20 manufactures not included in other classes 5 Unwrought and partly wrought metals used in manufacture .. .. 15 15 15 6 Machinery of all kinds, and parts of machinery, except agricultural and 36 29 38 horticultural machines included in Class 7 7 Agricultural and horticultural machinery, and parts of such machinery 12 9 17 8 Philosophical instruments, scientific instruments, and apparatus for useful 50 65 75 purposes ; instruments and apparatus for teaching 9 Musical instruments .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 13 12 10 Horological instruments .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 10 5 11 Instruments, apparatus, and contrivances, not medicated, for surgical or 4 9 22 curative purposes, or in relation to the health of men or animals 12 ~ Cutlery and edge tools .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 18 20 13 Metal goods not included in other classes .. .. .. .. 41 59 55 14 Goods of precious- metals (including aluminium, nickel, Britannia-metal, 2 6 8 &c.) and jewellery, and imitations of such goods and jewellery 15 Glass .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 17 18 16 Porcelain and earthenware .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 6 3 17 Manufactures from mineral and other substances for building or decoration 9 19 22 18 Engineering, architectural, and building contrivances .. .. .. 10 17 24 19 Arms, ammunition, and stores not included in Class 20 .. .. .. 3 2 4 20 Explosive substances .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 21 Naval architectural contrivances and naval equipments not included in .. 1 4 Classes 19 and 20 22 Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 11 12 23 (a) Cotton-yarn; (6) sewing-cotton .. .. .. .. .. 4 13 6 24 Cotton piece-goods of all kinds .. .. .. .. .. 29 34 21 25 Cotton goods not included in Classes 23, 24, and 38 .. .. 7 5 7 26 Linen and hemp yarn and thread .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 27 Linen and hemp piece-goods .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 1 28 Linen and hemp goods not included in Classes 26, 27, and 50 ,. .. 1 2 1 29 Jute yarns and tissues, and other articles made of jute not included in 1 12 Class 50 30 Silk, spun, thrown, or sewing .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 31 Silk piece-goods .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 32 Other silk goods not included in Classes 30 and 31 .. .. .. .. 2 2 33 Yarns of wool, worsted, or hair .. .. .. .. .. 4 7 3 34 Cloths and stuffs of wool, worsted, or hair .. .. .. .. 10 8 6 35 Woollen and worsted and hair goods not included in Classes 33 and 34 2 2 2 36 Carpets, floorcloth, and oilcloth .. .. .. .. .. 5 7 3 37 Leather, skins (unwrought and wrought), and articles made of leather not 4 12 11 included in other classes 38 Articles of clothing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 115 105 109 39 Paper (except paperhangings), stationery, and bookbinding .. .. 41 55 46 40 Goods manufactured from indiarubber and guttapercha not included in other 23 17 18 classes 41 Furniture and upholstery .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 10 6 42 Substances used as food or as ingredients in food .. .. .. 211 198 192 43 Fermented liquors and spirits .. .. .. .. .. 16 26 54 44 Mineral and aerated waters (natural and artificial), including ginger-beer .. 12 17 12 45 Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured .. .. . . 34 48 33 46 Seeds for agricultural and horticultural purposes .. .. .. 2 1 1 47 Candles, common soap, detergents ; illuminating, heating, or lubricating oils ; 88 123 84 matches ; and starch, blue, and other preparations for laundry purposes 48 Perfumery (inoluding toilet articles), preparations for the teeth and hair, and 60 64 70 perfumed soap 49 Games of all kinds, and sporting articles not included in other classes 18 4 7 50 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 76 82