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518. (L.P.) 12th April. Geoege Feaseb, of Auckland, Engineer.—lmprovement in the consumption of fuel and of the gases therefrom, and for the prevention of smoke, and in the apparatus or mechanism employed therefor. 519. (L.R.) 13th April. Louis John Ceossley, of Halifax, York, England. —Improvements in apparatus and arrangements for telephonic and microphonic purposes. 520. (L.R.) 13th April. Thomas Alya Edison, of Menlo Park, New Jersey, United States of America, Electrician. —Improvement in means for measuring the amount of electrical current flowing through a circuit which is designated a verbermeter. 521. (L.P.) 16th April. Vincent Caeet Venimoee, of Havelock, Marlborough, Cabinetmaker.—A spherical castor. (Not proceeded with.) 522. (L.P.) 22nd April. William Cook Dean, of Cashel Street, Christchurch, New Zealand, TinPlate "Worker.—An apparatus for wiring, rolling, and closing tin, iron, brass, copper, zinc, and any other sheet-metals. 523. (L.E.) 28th April. Haeeiet Fox, of North End, Huntingdon, Great Britain (executrix of William Henry Balmain). —Improvements in painting, varnishing, and whitewashing. 524. (L.P.) 9th M.ay. Alered Lee Smitii, of Dunedin. —An automatic expanding briek-separater. 525. (L.R.) 20th May. Liebens Baldwin Millee and Philip Djehl, both of Elizabeth, in the State of New Jersey, "United States of America. —Improvements in sewing-machines. 526. (L.P.) 26th May. Eichaed James Tonks, of Greymouth, New Zealand.—lmprovements in machinery for the crushing, pulverizing, treating, and amalgamating of auriferous ores, and the extraction of the precious metals therefrom. (Not proceeded with.) 527. (L.P.) Ist June. John Dixon, of 266, Church Street, Eichmond, County of Bourke, "Victoria, and of 15, Water Street, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, England, Gas Engineer. —The manufacture of an improved gas, and the apparatus and method therein employed. 528. (L.E.) Bth June. John Lamont, of Glasgow, County of Lanark, North Britain, Merchant.— Improvements in stoppers for bottles for containing aerated or gaseous liquids. 529. (L.E.) Bth June. Henet Feancis Paesons, of the City and County of San Erancisco.—An improved portable hand-power machine for drilling holes in rocks and other substances. 530. (L.P.) 9th June. John Wesley Ferost, of Wellington.—Ffrost's self-inking rubber-stamp cabinet. (Not proceeded with.) 531. (L.E.) 13th June. John Atjgtjste Arnold Bucholz, of Vauxhall, Surrey, England, Engineer.— Improvements in machinery for grinding wheat and other grain. 532. (L.E.) 13th June. John Augiiste Aenold Btjcholz, of Vauxhall, Surrey, England, Engineer.— An improved process for the conversion of wheat to flour and bran. 533. (L.E.) Bth July. Geobge Haeeison, of Camberwell, London, England (temporarily of Hobart, Tasmania). —An improved apparatus for scraping, cleaning, and preparing hides and skins, and also for dressing and finishing leather. 534. (L.R.) Bth July. George Westinghouse, Jan., of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Engineer.—lmprovements in apparatus for working brakes by fluid pressure. 535. (L.P.) 14th July. Geoege Hobbs and William Goodwin, both of Christchurch, New Zealand, trading under the name of Hobbs and Goodwin, Bill-posters.—-A registering machine called a " Pari Mutuel." 536. (L.E.) 14th July. A.lfeed Lee, of 26, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Meat-preserver; John Alston Wallace, of 52, Bourke Street East, Melbourne, Victoria, M.L.C.; and Eobeet Weight Knox, of Melbourne, Gentleman. —Improvements in the process of and in contrivances used for the preservation of meat. 537. (L.E.) 14th July. Joseph Stokes Williams, of Riverton, New Jersey, United States of America, and of Glasgow, Lanark, North Britain.—lmprovements in the construction of supports or posts for railway signals and other purposes. 538. (L.E.) 14th July. Joseph Stokes Williams, of Riverton, New Jersey, United States of America, and of Glasgow, Lanark, North Britain. —Improvements in railway-crossings, switches, and the apparatus or means for signalling upon or operating mechanism connected with lines of railway. 539. (L.P.) 18th July. Eobeet Julian Scott, of Dunedin, Gentleman. —An improved steam boiler and engine. 540. (L.P.) 18th July. Decimtts Atkinson, of New Plymouth, Gentleman. —An improved method of manufacturing Portland cement, to be called "Atkinson's Patent Portland Cement." 541. (L.P.) Ist August. James Beadlet, of Ashburton, Contractor. —Bituminous concrete. 542. (L.R.) 2nd August. Thomas Alva Edison, of Menlo Park, New Jersey, United States of America, Electrician. —Improvements in the construction of machinery and appliances for electromagnetic railroads, and in the generation, distribution, and translation of electricity for working the same. 543. (L.E.) 2nd August. The Acme Hoeseshoe Nail Company (Limited), of 25, Abchurch Lane, London. —improvements in machinery or apparatus for the manufacture of horseshoe nails. 544. (L.E.) 2nd August. Petee Tyeeb, of 425,1 King Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Engine-driver. — Improved contrivances for arresting and extinguishing sparks from steam-engines. 545. (L.P.) 4th August. William Feancis Kinneae, of Oamaru, Otago.—-An invention for the refrigeration of butter and milk and other liquids and watery solids, such as wines, jellies, fish, <fee, under the title of "The Domestic and Dairy Refrigerator." (Not proceeded with.) 546. (L.R.) 15th August. Feedeeick Siemens, of Dresden, German Empire, Engineer. —Improvements in lamps. 547. (L.R.) Bth September. The Dean Patent Company, of California, United States of America.— Improvements in the preparation of nitro-glycerine compounds. 548. (L.P.) 12th September. James Laweie Geant, of Dunedin, Engineer, and Thomas Mtjie Q-eant, of Wellington, Surveyor.—An invention for ink-grinding. (Not proceeded with.)

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