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1218. 10th September. William Wilkinson, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer.— Improvements in washing-machine. 1219. 15th September. Heney Cobbick, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Bootmaker.—An invention for increasing the heating surface of kitchen and other utensils, to be called " Corrick's Zealandia Kitchen Utensil." 1220. (L.E.) 16th September. Bichaed Matthews Buck, of Prospect Eow, Chatham, Kent, England, Captain E.E., and Edwyn Jones, of Woodcote Dower House, Wellington, Surrey, England, Barrister-at-Law.—lmprovements in apparatus for maintaining torpedoes, submarine mines, buoys, floating breakwaters, floating piers, or other floating bodies at a constant or nearly constant depth below the surface of the water. 1221. 15th September. John Thomas Wabbukton, of Port Chalmers, New Zealand, Watchmaker. —Save-all-spring Candlestick. 1222. 18th September. Kael Ldckas Blanck, of 132, Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Engineer. —Improvements in steam engines, entitled " Blanck's Single- and Double-Arm Economical Eeversible Eotary Engine." 1223. 19th September. Edwabd Acton Gibbon, of Wellington, New Zealand.—A floating cradle breakwater, with or without a breakwind attached. 1224. 12th September. Daniel Fallon, of Auckland, New Zealand, Contractor.—An invention for adzing and boring railway sleepers. 1225. 12th September. Chaeles Dabius Hinckly, of Victoria Street, Auckland, New Zealand.— Manufacturer of Woven-wire-spring Beds, &c.—An invention for manufacturing woven-wire fabrics, and called "The New Zealand Wire-weaving Machine." 1226. 15th September. Heney Gill Williams, of Auckland, New Zealand, Cook and Ship's Purveyor.—A patent medicine, to be called " Williams's Mixture," for Corns, Fistulas, Piles, &c.; for external application only." 1227. 18th September. Peter Matzen, of Auckland, New Zealand, Master Mariner.—Matzen's Wool-scouring Machine. 1228. 18th September. James Whitakeb, of Auckland, New Zealand, Salesman.—lmprovements in washing machines (being a communication to him from abroad, by Thomas Whitaker, of Bolton, England, Engineer). 1229. 18th September. Hermann Fuhemann, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Merchant.—An improvement in gas apparatus, by which a steady white flame is produced, and the consumption of gas much diminished, called the " Albo-Carbon Light " (being, a communication to him from abroad, by H. and D. Vale, of Hamburgh). 1230. 20th September. William James Simpson, of Kirwee, County of Selwyn, New Zealand, Miller. —An invention for trimming gorse fences, to be called the " Kirwee Gorsecutter." 1231. 24th September. Francis Hugh Snow, of Adelaide, South Australia, Patent Agent.—lmprovements in appliances for filtering water or other liquids. 1232. 20th September. Chaeles Mooee, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Saddler's Ironmonger.— The Spring-hook Hip-strap Chain. 1233. 20th September. Alexander Burt, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Hydraulic Engineer.—An invention for a valve, to be called " A Combined Supply and Concussion Valve for Hydraulic Lift." 1234. 20th September. Alexander Buet, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Hydraulic Engineer.— Machine, to be called " A Self-acting Safety Brake, for Hydraulic Lift." 1235. 25th September. Michael Cock, of Golden Square, Sandhurst, Victoria, Mining Manager. —An improved coating for explosive compounds and cartridges. 1236. 25th September. Holmes Samuel Chipman, of No. 54, Margaret Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Merchant.—lmprovements in reaping and binding machines. 1237. 26th September. Edwabd John Pearson, of Hamilton East, Waikato, New Zealand, Carpenter.—Carbolic Sand Soap. 1238. 23rd September. Cornelius Lot Wheelee, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Flour-mill Expert.—An invention for separating and purifying grain and seeds, adapted to the use of millers, farmers, seed and grain merchants, under the title of the " Genialer Grain and Seed Separating and Purifying Machine." 1239. 25th September. John Burns, of Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer.— "Burns' Patent Adjustable Angular Fibre-beater." 1240. 27th September. John Burns, of Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand, Engineer.— Burns's Patent Disc Eatchet Wire-strainer. 1241. 22nd September. William Frederick Jones, of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.—A piano-forte hopper-roller and. circular hammer. 1242. 22nd September. Henry James Turner, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, Cabinetmaker and Upholsterer.—Excelsior Hoemorrhoid Support. 1243. 23rd September. Thomas Aickin, of Ponsonby Eoad, Auckland, New Zealand, Doctor of Medicine.—An invention for destroying plant vermin, namely, the whole tribe of aphides, including the Phylloxera vastatrix, and other vermin destructive to the products of the farm and garden, and also for cleansing and disinfecting soil infected with such vermin; to be called " Aickin's Universal Insecticide and Plant Vermin Exterminator." 1244. Ist October. John Paul Miller, Millwright, and Joseph Shoet Scott, Brewer, both of Nelson, New Zealand.—A machine to control the "froth" which arises through rapid boiling in jam manufacturers', soap-boilers', and brewers' coppers from overflowing. 1245. 3rd October. Thomas Gillespib, of Sydney, New South Wales, Gentleman.—An improvement in blast smelting furnaces.

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