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1306. 20th November. Henby Eeynolds, of Taupiri, Auckland, New Zealand, Farmer.—Triumph Ti-tree Cutter. 1307. 21st November. James Mackay, Tertius, of Drumduan, Suburban North, Nelson, New Zealand, Sheep-farmer.—Mackay's Improved Standard and Strainers, with double-action power—portable or fixtures—for tightening telegraph wires, and fence wires generally. 1308. 21st November. Owen McKeoghan, sometimes called Owen Keog-han, of Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand, Paint Manufacturer.—An invention for making a paint powder from a metallic ore obtained from beds at Anahau, near Takaka, New Zealand, to be called " Keoghan's New Zealand Terra Cotta Paint Powder." 1309. 22nd November. William Queenin, of Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand, Settler.—An invention for transforming nightsoil into a manure, to be called " Queenin's Patent Nightsoil Manure." 1310. 28th November. Edwabd Samuel Lees, of Oamaru, New Zealand, Farmer.—A fencing brace or suspender. 1311. 28th November. Eobebt Tulloch Dobbie, temporarily residing at Collins Street West, Melbourne, Victoria, Manufacturer. —Improvements in brick-making machines (being a communication from George Edwin Eichardson, of Adelaide, South Australia). 1312. Ist December. Geobge Simpson Smith, of Greymouth, New Zealand, Draper.—An improved hand-hoe, to be called " Smith's Despatch Hoe." 1313. 25th November. Geoege Bodley, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Mechanic. — The Bodley Eotary Eeversible Steam Engine. 1314. Ist December. William Bubnley Bust, of Dunedin, New Zealand.—Automatic rotary door-hinges, to be known as "Excelsior Eotary Hinge." 1315. 4th December. Alpha Haebing, of Waikato, New Zealand, Draughtsman, and James Hopkins Stevens, of Eeilding, New Zealand. —Harding and Stevens's Eire Locator. 1316. 2nd December. Petee Duncan, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Agricultural Implement Manufacturer. —An improvement in artificial manure distributors, consisting of right and left hand worm screws, for agitating and conveying manure to distributing gear. 1317. 2nd December. Eeanois Blundell Waeee Malet, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Accountant. —An improved wire-strainer for fencing purposes, to be called " Malet's Ne Plus Ultra Wire-strainer." 1318. 2nd December. John Daniel Aenaboldie, of Cambridge, New Zealand, Contractor.— An invention for use by engineers and ironworkers generally, to be termed "J. D. Arnaboldie's Improved Stock and Dies for Bolt Cutting." 1319. 2nd December. John Daniel Aenaboldie, of Cambridge, New Zealand, Contractor. —An invention for the use of builders, to be termed "J. D. Arnaboldie's ElooringCramp." 1320. 6th December. Eeancis Blundell Waeee Malet, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Accountant. —An improved wire-strainer for tightening wires on fences, to be called " Malet's Triumph Strainer." 1321. Bth December. Alfbed Shaw, of 13, Little Collins Street West, Melbourne, Victoria, Merchant. —An improved wire roofing-nail. 1322. Bth December. Edwaed Clinton Bubgess, of Wellington Street, Islington, Middlesex, England, Engineer.—Apparatus for combustion of liquid fuel. 1323. Bth December. Alfbbd Savill Tomkins, Ebedebic Mitchell Coueage, and Eeank Aethue Chacknall, all of 61, Mark Lane, London, England, Malt Eactors. —An improvement in kilns for drying malt, grain, or other materials. 1324. Bth December. Heney James Shaw, of Christchurch, New Zealand. —An invention for manufacturing brushes and brooms out of New Zealand grass named Danthonia raouU, more commonly known as " Snow Grass." 1325. 11th December. Teuman Junius Peaece, of 1455, Broadway Street, Oakland, California, United States of America, Inventor, and Mblvin Waeebn Beaedsley, of 1320, Telegraph Avenue, in the same city, Oil Eefiner.—An improved compound and its use for resisting the action of water and Weather, acids, and alkalies, and as a preserving and insulating medium, 1326. 4th December. Geoege Eeed, of Auckland, New Zealand, Cabinetmaker and Upholsterer. —An invention for renovating old billiard cushions, to be called " Eeed's Patent Process for Eenovating Billiard Cushions." 1327. 3rd December. Theodoee William Hickson, of Auckland, New Zealand, Surveyor.—A machine, to be called " The Triumph Totalizator," or " Hickson's Automatic Multiplex Eegistering Machine," according as it may be used for totalizator or other purposes. 1328. 4th December. Waltee Geeenshiblds, of Auckland, New Zealand, Bracist.—A brace or suspender, to be called " The New Zealand Patent Automatic Brace or Suspender." 1329. Bth December. Edwin Atkinson, of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand, Slater.—Slating roofs of buildings, to be called" Atkinson's Patent Slating." 1330. 11th December. William Eeece, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Merchant.—A new and improved action for working the knives of mowers or other machines in any desired position, called "The New Champion Mower" (being a communication to him from abroad by Benjamin H. Warder, Asa S. Bushnell, and John J. Glessner, all of Springfield, Ohio, in the United States of America, Manufacturers of Eeaping and Mowing Machines). 1331. 11th December. Job Osboene, of Doyleston, County of Selwyn, New Zealand. — Improvements in hedge-cutting machines, to be known as " Osborne's Duplex Gorsecutter." 1332. 13th December. Jean Michel Gamille Malfroy, of Eoss, New Zealand.—The railwayrail patent ripple.