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951. (L.P.) 17th October. Waltee, Gbeenshields, of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, Bracist.—Hygienic kneelets. 952. (L.P.) 25th October. James Geay, of Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand, Agricultural Implement Maker. —Improvements in twine-binders. 953. (L.E.) 31st October. Fleeming Jenkin, of 3, Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh, Scotland.— Improvements in machinery used for transporting goods and passengers by the aid of electricity. 954. (L.E.) Ist November. Alfeed Swan, of the Borough of Gateshead, in the County of Durham and Kingdom of England, Engineer. —Improvements in glass bulbs or globes for . incandescent electric lamps. 955. (L.P.) 31st October. Eenest Bichaedson, of Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand, Engineer.—A machine to be used in conjunction with any kind of weighing-machine for automatically registering and totalling weights of packages weighed thereon, to be known as " Eichardson's Eeliable Weight-registering Machine." 956. (L.P.) Ist November. Thomas Eobebts, of Christchurch, in the Colony of New Zealand, Civil Engineer.—An invention for the nitration of sewage. 957. (L.P.). 2nd November. Alexandeb Binnie, of Maori Hill, Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand.—An invention for making, extracting, and generally producing inflammable gas for the purpose of lighting, heating, or other use, and entitled "Binnie's Improved Gas Machine." 958. (L.P.) 7th November. William Hone, Joseph Swarm, and Cheistian Koeestz, all of Waverley, in the County of Patea and Colony of New Zealand.—An invention for pressing wool, &c, called " Hone's Press." 959. (L.P.) 29th October. William Vickeet, of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, Millwright and Engineer.—Patent roller fence or guide. 960. (L.E.) Bth November. Edwaed Davies, of Llandinam, in the County of Montgomery, Great Britain.—lmprovements in apparatus for feeding locomotive and other steam-boilers or generators, applicable also for raising or forcing liquids for other purposes. 961. (L.E.) Bth November. Joseph C. Wightman, of Boston, in the United States of America. — Improvements in implements for shearing sheep, and in machinery for driving same. 962. (L.P.) Bth November. William Adams, of Blue Spur, Lawrence, in the Colony of New Zealand.—An invention for crushing friable substances, and entitled a " Quartz-crusher." 963. (L.P.) Bth November. John Edwaed Tayloe, of Mangere, near Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, Gentleman.—"Taylor's Settler's Windmill." 964. (L.E.) 12th November. Gustave Sueue, of 62, Little Collins Street East, in the City of Melbourne and Colony of Victoria, Watchmaker. —An improved registering device. 965. (L.P.) 16th November. Laueence Temple Hippisley, of Christchurch, in the Colony of New Zealand. —A standard for wire fencing. 966. (L.P.) Bth November. Alfeed Veeball, of Newton, near Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, Coachbuilder. —Certain improvements in the coachbuilding trade, consisting of ironwork for drays and other vehicles, to be called " Verrall's Vehicle Improvements." 967. (L.E.) 21st November. John William Post, of the City, County, and State of New York, in the United States of America.—lmprovements in sewing-machines. 968. (L.P.) 22nd November. William Douslin, of Blenheim, Marlborough, in the County of New Zealand, Architect.—A rabbit-catcher. 969. (L.P.) 16th November. Simon Bolt, of Coromandel, in the Provincial District of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand, Mariner. —Bolt's Safety Self-disconnecting Shackle or Socket for Lifeboats from Ships. 970. (L.P.) 24th November. Thomas Beickell, of Dunedin, in the Colony of New Zealand.—An invention for straining wire, and called "Brickell's Improved Wire-strainer." 971. (L.E.) sth December. James Baillie Hamilton, of Studland Street, Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex and Kingdom of England.—lmprovements in organs, harmoniums, or like reed-key instruments. 972. (L.P.) 14th December. Louis Philip Abmitage, of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, Coalminer.-—Armitage's Enamel. 973. (L.P.) 12th December. James Kelly and James Young Kelly, both,of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, Ironfounders.—Kelly's Centrifugal Centuple Steam or Water Engine. 974. (L.P.) 6th December. Feancis Blundell Waeee Malet, of Christchurch, in the Colony of New Zealand, Gentleman, and Ebnest Ehind Andebson, of Christchurch aforesaid, General Agent.—An improved metal strainer for straining wires on fences, to be called " The Simplex Strainer." 975. (L.P.) 6th December. William Payne, of Christchurch, in the Colony of New Zealand, Bootmaker. —An improvement in Singer's Universal Arm Feed Sewing Machine for the use , ■ pf boot- and shoemakers, called " Payne's Improved Needle Plate." 976. (L.P.) 6th December. Eichaed Thomas Webb, of Southbridge, in the Provincial District of Canterbury and. Colony of New Zealand, Merchant.—An invention for excavating and elevating gravel, earth, sand, and,any such material, and depositing same into trucks, carts, or otherwise. 977. (L.P.) 6th December. Eiohaed Thomas Webb, of Southbridge, in, the Provincial District of Canterbury and Colony of New Zealand, Merchant. —An invention for cutting or trimming hedges. 978. (L.P.) 6th December. James Walteb Olivee, of Ashburton, in the Colony of New Zealand. —An improvement in gorse-cutting machines. 979. (L.P.) 6th December. John Angelicus Thomas Butlee, of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, Oil and Colour Merchant. —Butler's Hanging Stage.

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