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776 (LP) 16th February. Fbancis Alexander Monckton, of Eoss, in the Colony of New_ Zealand, Surgeon.—An invention for hospital bedsteads, to be known by the title of "Monckton's Balanced Whip Accident Bedstead." 777. (L.P.) 16th February. Peter Fbancis Daniel, of Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand, Student. —A new and improved method of using tobacco for smoking in pipes, tubes, or other instruments. (Not proceeded with.) 778. (L.P.) 17th February. "William Holmes, of Lyttelton, in the Colony of New Zealand.—A washing-machine, for saving labour in the process of washing clothes. (Not proceeded with.) 779. (L.E.) 17th February. Joshua Hendy, of San Francisco, California, United States of America, Manufacturer. —Improvements in ore-feeders for stamp-mills. 780 (L.E.) 17th February. The Mallac Patent Electeic Lighting Company (Limited), whose registered office is at 59, Queen Street, in the City of Melbourne and Colony of Victoria. —Improvements in galvanic batteries. (Louis Mallac.) 781. (L.P.) 23rd February. Thomas Tuenbull, of Wellington, in the Colony of New Zealand, Architect. —An improved ventilator movement. 782. (L.P.) 22nd February. Eobeet James Fbemoe Willson, of Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand. —An invention for making concrete blocks for marine and other works, so that they can be floated to their position and sunk without the use of expensive machinery. (Not proceeded with.) 783. (L.P.) 22nd February. Eobeet James Feemoe Willson, of Dunedin, in the Colony of NewZealand.—An invention for guiding the currents of rivers, harbours, &c, by means of loaded timber-screens. (Not proceeded with.) 784. (L.P.) 24th February. Chables Peabs Haywaed, of the City of Lincoln,_ in England, Manufacturing Chemist and Engineer. —An invention for improved sheep-dipping baths. 785. (L.P.) 24th February. John Spink Hudson, of Warkworth, in the County of Eodney and Colony of New Zealand.—An invention for protecting pastures, growing crops, gardens, fields, orchards, &c, by the use of barbed bands of iron, or other metal or material. (Not proceeded with.) 786. (L.P.) 27th February. Alfred Ckossley, of Auckland, in the Colony of Now Zealand, Brass-worker.—Crossley's Twin Vessel. (Not proceeded with.) 787. (L.P.) 7th March. John Sellgeen, of Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand, _ Chemist. —An invention for tinting, that is to say, for improving the appearance of certain articles for sale by means of colouring or tinting the metal capsules or foil generally known by the name of tin-foil, after the same shall have been affixed in the usual manner to the neck and cork of the bottle or bottles in which the said article or articles for sale are contained. (Not proceeded with.) 788. (L.P.) 7th March. William Eoss, of the firm of George Booth and Sons, at Sydenham, in the. Colony of New Zealand, Implement Makers.—A multiple punching machine. (Not proceeded with.) 789. (L.P.) 7th March. William Eoss, of Sydenham, in the Provincial District of Canterbury and Colony of New Zealand, Implement Manufacturer. —An invention for improvement in the centres of plough skeiths, in which the wear of the centre may be taken up by a conical bush at each side, the whole being so encased as to prevent sand from entering the bearings. ; (Not proceeded with.) 790. (L.P.) 12th March. Eobeet Bakee, of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.—An invention entitled " Baker's Combined Gauging, Mixing, and Compressing Concrete Machine," for the manufacture, and compression in moulds, of concrete blocks, slabs, mouldings, and other shapes. 791. (L.E.) 19th March. Sir Julius Vogel, of Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria.—lmprovements in dynamo-electric machines. (J. Hopkinson.) 792. (L.E.) 19th March. Eichaed Matthew Howling, of Ballarat, in the Colony of Victoria, Engineer. — Improvements in apparatus for arresting sparks from funnels, flues, and chimneys. 793. (L.P.) 20th March. Fbancis Henby Asbuby, Heating and Ventilating Engineer, of Dunedin, in the Provincial' District of Otago and Colony of New Zealand.—lmprovements in the apparatus for generating steam and heating water. 794. (L.P.) 16th March. Walteb Cbawfobd, of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.—The Crawford Suspended-Overhead Eailway and Carriage. (Not proceeded with.) 795. (L.P.) 29th March.. Ewen Alexander Camebon, of Nokomai, in the Provincial District of Southland and Colony of New Zealand.—An invention for exterminating rabbits, and titled " Cameron's Eabbit Exterminator." (Not proceeded with.) 796. (L.P.) sth April. John Edwaed Pipee, of No. 222, High Street, in the City of Christchurch and Colony of New Zealand, Watchmaker.—An invention for measuring time by means of an improved controlled electric minute-clock. (Not proceeded with.) 797. (L.P.) sth April. John Newbald, of Cemetery Eoad, Woolston, near Christchurch, in the Colony of New Zealand, Currier.—An improvement in the method of dressing leather for market. (Not proceeded with.) 798. (L.P.) 4th April. Ewen Alexandee Camebon, of Nokomai, in the Provincial District of Southland and Colony of New Zealand.—An invention for the extermination of rabbits, and called " Cameron's Centrifugal-Fan Eabbit Exterminator." (Not proceeded with.) 799. (L.P.) 16th April. Josias John de Lambebt, of Oaniaru, in the Colony of _ New Zealand, Company's Manager, and Samuel Ebnest HubbAbd, of Oamaru, aforesaid, Mechanical Engineer.—A machine for cutting and bending metal into barbs used in the manufacture of barbed-wire: (Not proceeded with.) 800. (L.E.) 12th April. John Campbell, of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, one of the United States of America, M.D.—lmprovements in ore furnaces.