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1011. (L.E.) 25th January. The Blackman Air Propeller Ventilating Company (Limited), of 17, Austin Friars, London, England.—lmprovements in ventilating and exhaust fans. (E. P. Alexander's.) 1012. 31st January. James Hughes, of Wellington, New Zealand, Printer.—An invention for the production from photographic negatives of phototype prints in ordinary printer's ink in a printing press ; and of plain or chromolithographs by the use of a combination of a phototypic and lithographic process, and to imitate for either purpose line or stippled engravings; to be called " Hughes's Phototype and Photolithographic Combination Process." 1013. Ist February. Petee Duncan and David Duncan, both of Christchurch, New -Zealand, Engineers. —An improved centre for skeith or circular coulters for ploughs. 1014. 23rd January. Albert Potter, of Auckland, New Zealand, Woolstapler.—An invention for removing hair, wool, or other teguments off hides, skins, or pelts, to be called "Potter's Process for unhairing Hides, Skins, and Pelts." (Lapsed.) 1015. 24th January. Francis Henry Aubrey Whitcombe, of Auckland, New Zealand, Artist. —■ Whitcombe's Universal Heat-holder. (Lapsed.) 1016. 24th January. James Simpson, of Auckland, New Zealand, Agent.—The Hook Pin.. 1017. sth February. David Murray, Merchant, and Arthur Wellesley Parkinson, Engineer, both of Sydney, New South Wales. —An improved machine for manufacturing air-gas from hydrocarbon liquids. 1018. 7th February. John Duthie, of Wellington, New Zealand, Hardware Merchant.— 7 lmprovements in harvesting machines. (Bernhard Samuelson's.) 1019. 6th February. William Speoule, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Contractor. —Card dominos. (Lapsed.) 1020. 6th February. Eobert Taylor, of Otakia, Otago, New Zealand, Blacksmith.—Shifting gear for double-furrow ploughs. 1021. Bth February. Charles Thomas Cooke, of Worcester Street East, Linwood, Canterbury, New Zealand, Draper. —An invention for cleansing and taking all dirt and grease out of linen and other fabrics, and for cleansing all known substances, to be called " Cooke's Emancipation Soap." (Lapsed.) 1022. sth February. Nicholas Gibbons, of Whatipu, near Manukau Heads, Auckland, New Zealand, Millwright. —Improved'cross-cut saws and vertical saws. 1023. 7th February. John King, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, Surveyor, and Henry Sedgewick Harrod, of Cox's Creek, Auckland, aforesaid, Fellmonger.—An invention for removing wool from sheepskins, and preparing the skin for tanning. 1024. (L.E.). 11th February. John Lysaght, of Bristol, England, Wire-netting Manufacturer. —An improved machine for the manufacture of wire netting. 1025. 11th February. Cornelius Lot Wheeler, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Miller. —A machine for cutting gorse and other hedges. 1026. 13th February. William Burnley Bust, of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer. —Doordrop weather-defier. (Lapsed.) 1027. 15th February. John Smith, of Wanganui, New Zealand. —An improved portable receptacle for containing frozen meat during conveyance. '(Lapsed.) 1028. 15th February. George Downie, of Salinas, in the County of Monterey, and State of California, United States of America, Gentleman.—An improvement in the prevention and removal of scale in steam boilers. 1029. 7th February. Charles Gittus, of College Eoad, Auckland, New Zealand, Bootmaker.— The climax string and sustainer. 1030. 18th February. Thomas Turnbull, of Hokitika, New Zealand, Harbourmaster. —A lifesaving oil-ship. (Lapsed.) 1031. Cancelled. Vide No. 847, of 1883. 1032. (L.E.) 20th February. Edmund Taylor, of Pevensey Crescent, Geelong, Victoria, Technical Chemist, and William Humble, of the Vulcan Foundry, Geelong aforesaid, Founder.'—■ Improvements in and relating to refrigerating machines and to the manufacture of ice. 1033. (L.E.) 20th February. Heney Charles Smith, of Eichmond, in the County of Surrey, England, Engineer.—lmprovements in the treatment of fibre-bearing leaves and plants, for the separation of the fibres therefrom, and for the washing, drying, and bleaching of the same, and in the machinery or apparatus employed therein. 1034. 21st February. Joshua Barker Cartes, of 91, Bourke Street West, Melbourne, Victoria, Importer.—An improved composition of materials, called " Terra-Cotta Timber." 1035. 21st February. Eichard Pickup Park, of Normanby Eoad, South Melbourne, Victoria, Engineer. —Improvements in rotary engines. 1036. 25th February. Daniel Climie, of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer.—A Floating Breakwater. 1037. 23rd February. John Levy, of Upper Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Cordial Manufacturer. —" Levy's Acidulator." 1038. 31st January. James Mackay, Tertius, of Suburban North, Nelson, New Zealand, Sheep-farmer.—Safety-rollers-spring Stirrup, to be called " Mackay's Safety-rollers-spring Stirrup." 1039. 26th February. Daniel Lea,' of Ashburton, New Zealand. —An invention for representing the racecourse by mechanical contrivance or machinery, which said contrivance or machinery can be used either with or without a totalizator on an actual racecourse, or can be employed alone as a means of amusement at public gatherings on holidays, or for private families. (Lapsed.) 1040. Ist March. John Troughton Birchall, of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer.—lmprovements in the apparatus for extracting and amalgamating gold from crushed quartz and other material. (Lapsed.)