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1428. 25th April. Samum Bateman Fieth, of Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer.—An elliptic expansion and reversing valve-gear. 1429. 2nd May. John Stalkee, of Tinwald, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer.—A self-feeder for threshing-machines. 1430. 4th May. John Camebon Feasee, of Coromandel, Auckland.—An invention for washing cloth or other substances, to be called " J. C. Fraser's Cylindrical Washing-machine." 1431. 7th May. Alfeed Putney, of London, England, Timber Merchant.—lmprovements in wood flooring, ceilings, and dados. 1432. 9th May. Edwaed Fondi Weight, of Mount Somers, Canterbury, Orchardist. —A hedgetrimming machine. 1433. 11th May. Edwaed West, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Manufacturer. —An invention for immovably fixing barbs on wire composed of two or more strands, to be called the "Porcupine Barb Wire." 1434. 11th May. William Dawson, of Chiswick, in the County of Middlesex, England, Civil Engineer. — Improvements in mills or triturators, for reducing cement or other hard substances. 1435. 11th May. Fkederick William Cone, of Eangiora, Canterbury, Saddler. —An invention for veining leather, to be called "Cone's Double-screw Shoulder Vein." 1436. 14th May. Peecival Eveeitt, of London, England, Engineer.—lmprovements in weighing machines. 1437. 14th May. Feancis Heebeet Wenham, of 238, Goldhawk Eoad, Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex, England, Engineer.—lmprovements in gas lamps and burners. 1438. 11th May. Henby Eeynolds, of Woodlands, Waikato, Auckland, Farmer.—The "Eclipse Broadcast Seed-sowing Machine." 1439. 20th May. Eobeet Gbay, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Engineer. — Improvement in bagger for chaff-cutter. 1440. 27th May. Geoege Albeet Eitson, of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer's Fitter.—An improved rotary engine. 1441. 29th May. Eobeet Dick, of Belfast, Canterbury, New Zealand, Chemist.—An invention for the purification of waste liquors from bone, tallow, boiling-down, or similar works. 1442. 27th May. Chakles Atkin, of Auckland, Coachbnilder.—A brake to be called " The Premier Centripetal Brake." 1443. 28th May. Latham Osboen Beal, Jun., of Dunedin, New Zealand, Civil Engineer.—An invention for a range- and speed-ascertaining apparatus. 1444. 28th May. Henby Coebick, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Bootmaker.—Asphalting railwaystations, platforms, streets, and floors, &c, to be called "Corrick's Noiseless Asphalt." 1445. 29th May. Pabnelii Eabbidge and Gdstaf Dillbeeg, of Christchurch, New Zealand.— Metallic telephone-transmitter. 1446. 2nd June. Clement Van de Velde, of Bond Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Civil Engineer. —Improvements in the treatment of copper ores and cupreous materials, and in apparatus therefor. (Pierre Manhes.) 1447. Ist June. Geoege Dalgleish, of Oamaru, Timber Merchant.—An invention for a bevelled slotted fencing standard. 1448. sth June. Eobetit Savage, of Herbert Street, South Melbourne, Victoria, Gentleman, and Fbedebick Yo:;k Wolseley, of Euroka, Walgett, New South Wales, Gentleman. —An improved railway tip-wagon or truck. 1449. (L.E.) 9th June. Feancis Van Eysselbebghe, of Shaerbeck, in the Kingdom of Belgium.— Improvements in and relating to telegraphic and telephonic apparatus. 1450. Bth June. James Ween, Sen., of Glen, Dunedin, New Zealand, Wheelwright.—The "Twin Broom." 1451. 4th June. Geoege Black and Joseph Gbunt, of Auckland, New Zealand.—"The Affghan Front Spring Boot." 1452. 4th June. Geobge Black and Joseph Gbunt, of Auckland, New Zealand.—"The Sir Garnet, or Seamless, Boot." 1453. 4th June. Waltee Gmeenshields, of Auckland, New Zealand, Bracist. — A suspender called " Greenshields' Patent Automatic Paragon Suspender." 1454. 4th June. Joseph Haeeison, Plumber, and Alfeed Geoege Hughes, Chemist, both of Cambridge, Auckland, Now Zealand.—An invention for giving an alarm of fire, to be called " The Self-acting Household Fire Alarm." 1455. 11th June. Willis Goeman Dodd, of San Francisco, United States, Engineer, at present residing at Melbourne, Victoria.—lmprovements in water-jacket smelting furnaces. 1456. (L.E.) 10th June. Joshua Alexander Kay, Nathaniel Buchanan, Mechanical Engineers, and Alexander Eobeet Wallis, Machinery Merchant, all of Melbourne, Victoria.—lmprovements in machinery for tying knots. 1457. 12th June. Eobebt Hoadley, M.D., and Haeey Eobeet Mueton, Wool-stapler, of Napier and Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. —" Liquor Ovis Detergens" (sheep-cleansing fluid.) 1458. 11th June. Allison Dalrymple Smith, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer.—Boiling tip-wagons, to be called " Allison Smith's Boiling Tip-wagon." 1459. 11th June. Heney Eli Shacklock, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Ironfounder. —A cooking range, to be called " H. E. Shacklock's Improved Patent Portable Orion Cooking Bange." 1460. 12th June. Edward Fondi Weight, of Mount Somers, Ashburton, New Zealand, Orchardist.—Skeath-harrow attachment for ploughs. 1461. 13th June. William Doig, of Timaru, New Zealand.—A patent garden slop- or watercarrying wheelbarrow