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901. (L.P.) sth George Henby Maesden, of Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand.—An invention for the manufacture of atmospheric gas. 902. (L.E.) 10th September. Thomas Alva Edison, of Menlo Park, New Jersey, United States of America, Electrician. —Improvements in or relating to apparatus for the generation, distribution, and utilization of electrical energy. 903. (L.8.) 10th September. George Payne Clarke, of Kensington Hill, near Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Manufacturing Chemist.—An improved process for the production of solid fatty acids. 904. (L.E.) 10th September. Alfred Swan, of the Borough of Gateshead, in the County of Durham and Kingdom of England, Engineer. —Improvements in the manufacture or construction of incandescent electric lamps, and in machinery or apparatus to be employed therein. 905. (L.E.) 10th September. Henry Gerner, of 67, Strand, in the City of Westminster, London, England.—lmprovements in the treatment of india-rubber, gutta-percha, and analogous gums. 906. (L.E.) 10th September. The Phosphob-Bronze Company (Limited), of 87, Sunnier Street, Southw-ark, London, England.—lmprovements in the manufacture of siliciotis copper and silicious bronze, and the preparation of certain compounds, suitable to be employed in such manufacture. (Lazare Weiller.) 907. (L.E.) 10th September. The E.C. Powdee Company (Limited), of 11, Queen Victoria Street, in the City of London, England.—lmprovements in the manufacture of explosives. (W. E. Eeid and D. Johnson's.) 908. (L.P.) Bth September. Alexander Burt, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago and Colony of New Zealand," Hydraulic Engineer. —A combined supply and concussion valve for hydraulic lift. 909. (L.P.) Bth September. Alexander Burt, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago and Colony of New Zealand, Hydraulic Engineer.—A self-acting safety brake for hydraulic lift. 910. (L.P.) 7th September. Henry Joseph Caeson, of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand.—The Combination Letter-paper. 911. (L.P.) 14th September. Camille Malfboy, of Eoss, in the Provincial District of Westland and Colony of New Zealand, Hydraulic Engineer.—An improved reversible turbine for winding purposes, to be called " Malfroy's Patent Improved Beversible Turbine." 912. (L.P.) 14th September. Thomas Awdry, of Marton, in the County of Eangitikei, Farmer, and Samward Ingeam, of Marton, aforesaid, Blacksmith.—A wool-press, called " The Crossaction Single' Windlass Press." 913. (L.P.) 11th September. Mask Sinclair, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago and Colony of New Zealand, Coachbuilder. —The Sinclair Patent Combination Dog-cart and Double Buggy. 914. (L.P.) 12th September. Archibald Cameeon, of Auchallander, Forrest Hill District, in the Provincial District of Otago and Colony of New Zealand, Settler.—An invention for hedgecutting. 915. (L.P.) 13th September. Joseph Venables, of 240, South Belt, in the City of Christchurch, New Zealand.—Tinned wire-nails with solid lead heads and washers. 916. (L.P.) 15th September. Sydney Wroughton Fulton, of West Taieri, in the Provincial District of Otago and Colony of New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for straining wire in wire fences, called "The Improved Portable Wire-strainer." 917. (L.P.) 18th September. George David Jones, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand.—An invention for a safety pocket. 918. (L.P.) 20th September. Samuel Bawden, of Grahamstown, in the Provincial District of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, Assayer and Mine Engineer.—Bawden's ImprovedTurbine. 919. (L.P.) 25th September. George Bird and Luke William Gegan, both of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand.—A secondary battery cell for storing or conserving electricity. 920. (L.P.) 25th 'September. Arthur Charles Andrews, of Queen Street, Sydenham, in the Colony of New Zealand.—A machine for the manufacture of paper bags, to be called " Andrews's Patent T-shaped Paper-bag-making Machine." 921. (L.E.) 27th September. Elphinstone Boe, of Eucla, in the Colony of Western Australia,Telegraph Line Inspector.—An invention entitled " Nyctograph," or improved system of signalling. ■ 922. (L.E.) 27th September. Edmund Coggswell Conveese, of Pittsburg, in the County of Alleghany and State of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America:—lmprovements in couplings for tubing. 923. (L.E.) 27th September. William Woodcock, of Oamaru, in the Colony of New Zealand, Manufacturer of Barbed Fencing-wire, and Edwaed West, of Oamaru, aforesaid, Commission Agent.—lmproved contrivances for barbing wire by hand. 924. (L.E.) 27th September. Sir William Thomson, of Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, North Britain, Knight, Doctor of Laws and Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University and College of Glasgow; Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti and Alfred Thomson, both of No. 3, Fenchurch Avenue, in the City of London, Electricians.—lmprovements in electric-arc lamps, and in apparatus for generating, regulating, and measuring electric currents used for working the same, and for other purposes. 925. (L.E.) 27th September. Edwin Jenkins and Alexander Law, both of Exhibition Street, Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Founders, and William Peice, of Pitt Street, Carlton, in the said Colony, Ironworker.—An improved process of annealing chilled and other iron castings.