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-cosmetics, &c.), 184 ; Class 25 (clothing, boots, &c.), 167 ; Class 9 (scientific, &c., apparatus), 106 ; and Class 24 (tissues—piece-goods, textile articles, &c.) with 88. The principal countries fr<pm which the applications emanated were (a) New Zealand, 735 ; (b) Great Britain, 460 ; (c) United States of America, 241 ; and (d) Australia, 198. DESIGNS The applications under this heading showed an increase of 87 per cent, over the preceding year. The total of 351 is substantially higher than that recorded in any previous year. CONCLUSION The appendix hereto contains the following tables, lists, &c., viz.:— A. Receipts and Payments Account-for the Year ended 31st December, 1946. B. Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Ten Years. C. Total Number of Applications for Patents and for Registration of Designs and Trade-marks recorded for the Years 1914 to 1946 (inclusive). A. H. Ihle, Commissioner of Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks. The Patent Office, Wellington, 28th May, 1947.

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PATENT OFFICE A. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1946. 0 Receipts Payments £ £ Patent fees .. .. .. 12,966 Salaries, &c. .. .. .. 5,725 Design fees .. .. .. 228 Fuel, light, power, and water .. 14 Trade-mark fees .. .. .. 5,602 Rent, maintenance, and repairs .. 219 -Sale of Acts, Journals, &c. .. .. 95 Patent Office Journal .. .. ' 887 Postages, telegrams, and telephones .. 134 Printing and stationery, &c. .. 486 Refunds .. .. . . .. 121 Balance, cash in Public Account .. 11,305 £18,891 £18,891 A. H. Ihle, Commissioner of Patents. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined .and compared with the relative' books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby. Copyright fees are not included. —J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General.

B. Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Ten Years

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Year. Receipts. Payments Surplus. Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. £ £ £ £ £ £ 1937 13,407 5,623 7,784 1942 11,668 5,900 5,768 1938 14,754 6,790 7,964 1943 13,657 4,824 8,833 1939 14,134 6,846 7,288 1944 15,631 5,032 10,599 1940 12,241 6,076 6,165 1945 17,247 6,569 10,678 1941 13,148 5,713 7,435 1946 18,891 7,586 11,305