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H.—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, 1931 (inclusive).

I. —Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in each of the Years 1929, 1930, and 1931.

J.—Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, etc., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1930 and 1931, together with the Average for the Years 1925-29 (inclusive).

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Number ., , Total on which i , Number Number of \ Letters Patent of 6 "* 8 °? Applications. have been : which Final sealed. Fee P aid ' Act of 1860 ... ... 1861 to 1870 ... ... 109 109 109 „ 1870 1871 to 1883 881 687 465 „ 1883 1884 to 1889 3,170 1,757 368 Acts of 1889 and 1908 1890 to 30th June, 1912 ... 27,419 12,711 2,591 Act of 1911 ... ... 1st July, 1921, to 30th June, 1922 16,750 7,773 1*660 « 1921-22 ... '... 19,966 11,165 1,231 Grand totals ... ... 68,295 34,202 6,424

1929. 1930. 1931. _ _____ . Class 1. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, 70 62 36 and jewellery Glass 2. —Books and bookbinding of all materials .. .. .. 2 4 2 Class 3. —Articles composed wholly of wood, bone, ivory, papier-mache, or 20 28 38 other solid substances not included in other classes, or of materials in which such substances predominate Class 4. —Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, clay 8 14 27 (burnt or baked), or cement, or in which such materials predominate Class 5. —Articles composed wholly of paper, cardboard, millboard, or straw- 7 15 15 board (except articles included in Class 2, and paperhangings), or in which such materials predominate Class 6. —Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predomi- .. 4 1 nates, not included in other classes Class 7. —Paperhangings Class 8. —Carpets, rugs, and floor-coverings in all materials Class 9. —Lace .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 2 Class 10. —Boots and shoes .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Class 11. —Millinery and wearing-apparel (except boots and shoes) . . 3 8 14 Class 12. —Goods not included in other classes .. .. . . .. 4 4 5 Class 13. —Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods (other than checks 1 20 5 or stripes) Class 14. —Printed or woven designs on handkerchiefs and shawls (other than checks or stripes) Class 15. —Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods or on handkerchiefs 7 10 6 or shawls being checks or stripes 125 169 151

1925-29. 1930. 1931. 1925-29. 1930. : 1931. New Zealand .. . . 482-0 535 503 Netherlands .. 134 23 12 Austria .. .. 2-8 .. | 5 New South Wales .. I 78-2 66 87 Belgium .. . . 2-1 4 2 Northern Ireland .. I 2-8 Canada . . .. 18-8 18 14 Norway .. .. 1-0 3 Ceylon .. .. 0-4 .. .. Palestine .. .. 0-2 China .. ..0-2 1 .. Queensland.. ..2-8 7 1 Cuba .. ..0-8 .. 1 South Australia .. 1-0 1 11 Czeoho-Slovakia . . 1-0 3 . . South-west Africa .. .. .. 1 Denmark . . . . 0-6 .. 3 j Spain .. .. 0-2 Egypt . . .. .. .. 3 Sweden .. 6-8 .. 2 Finland . . .. 3-2 .. .. Switzerland .. 5-8 4 6 France . . .. 19-8 9 10 Tasmania .. .. 0-6 Germany . . . . 76-6 42 25 Union of South Africa 2-0 2 Great Britain .. 306-2 322 189 United States of Amer- 201-8 196 106 Hawaii .. .. .. 1 .. ica Hungary .. .. 0-2 .. .. Victoria ... .. 51-8 26 22 Italy .. 3-6 .. 2 Western Australia .. 0-2 Japan ._. 0-6 1 4 I 4 Western Samoa .. 0-2