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2295. 14th April. Edwabd Watees, of Molesworth Chambers, 75, Chancery Lane, Melbourne, Victoria. —An invention for an improved construction of barrel. (H. Wessel.) 2296. 14th April. Joseph Heney Bebko, temporarily residing at Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Financial Agent.—An invention for improvements in mechanism or apparatus for printing railway- or tram-car-tickets. (M. Bebro.) 2297. 13th April. Esau Fishee, of 200, Manchester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand.—An invention for straining fencing-wire, to be called " The Patent Eeelo Wire-strainer." 2298. 16th April. Thomas John Edmonds, of Ashbourne Ferry Eoad, Christchurch, New Zealand, Storekeeper.—An invention for self-raising egg-flour for making cakes, puddings, &c. 2299. (L.E.) 19th April. Fbedeeick John Page and Chaeles Fountain Page, trading as S. D. Page and Sons, of Norwich, England, Merchants and Manufacturers. —An invention for improvements in apparatus for inserting and fixing the bristles of brushes and the like. 2300. 19th April. James Welman, of Poole, in the County of Dorset, England, and now residing at Alexandra South, Otago, New Zealand, Engineer.—x\n invention for an improved method of hydraulic dredging. 2301. 15th April. Elijah Aldis, of Jervois Eoad, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand, Artist.— An invention for a floor-cramp, to be called " Aldis's Paragon Floor-cramp." 2302. 15th April. James Heney Mackie, of Auckland, New Zealand, Coach-builder.—An invention for an improvment for the protection and support of buggy- and carriage-hoods when down, to be called " Mackie's Patent Simplex Automatic Buggy- and Carriage-hood Protector and Supporter." 2303. 16th April. Heney Chambeelin, of Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for a reverberating marine-sounder. 2304. 18th April. James Seed, Eope Manufacturer, and Heney Abel Flatman, Engineer, both of Southbrook, New Zealand. —An invention for an improved method of suspending windowsashes and railway-carriage windows and blinds. 2305. 18th April. Samuel Haedley, of Ashburton, New Zealand, Plumber. —An invention for a steam washing-machine. 23P6. 18th April. Eobeet Peaece Gibbons, of Paeroa, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Sawmill Contractor.—An invention for applying a circulating chamber and steam-chest combined to straight tubular boilers, to be called " Gibbons's Circulating Chamber and Combined Steam-chest for Straight Tubular Boilers." 2307. 18th April. Eobeet Tudehope, of Wellesley Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Plumber.—An invention for ventilating and deodorising sewer-shafts, closets, traps, &c, and destroying sewer-gas, and to be called "Tudehope's Patent Deodorising Ventilator." 2308. 18th April. Eobeet Tudehope, of Wellesley Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Plumber.— An invention for the better ventilation of buildings, ships' cabins, &c, and to be called " Tudehope's Patent Duplex Ventilator." 2309. 20th April. Thomas Dobbie, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Machinist.—-An invention for winding wool, cotton, and such threads as are collected in skeins into balls. 2310. 20th April. Edwin Wooton, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Scientist.—An invention for the manufacture of jellies and liquids from sea-weed. 2311. Heney Biech, of Caversham, New Zealand, Pattern-maker.—An invention for a lead head of a conical shape cast on a nail, leaving head of nail visible. 2312. 20th April. Heney Biech, of Caversham, New Zealand, Pattern-maker.—An invention for casting lead heads on nails. 2313. 25th April. Chaeles Auguste Paillaed, of 27, Eve Kleberg, in the City of Geneva, Switzerland, Manufacturer. —An invention for improvements in the manufacture of compen-sation-balance wheels for watches and chronometers. 2314. 26th April. William Douslin, of Blenheim, New Zealand, Architect.—An invention for a spindle for locks and attaching knobs to spindles. 2315. 29th April. Samuel Lithgow, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Plumber.—An invention for an improved lead-headed nail for the securing of galvanised iron on buildings, to be known as " Lithgow's Improved Lead-headed Nail." 2316. 29th April. James Deake, of London, in the County of Middlesex, England.—An invention for facilitating the use of the telephone and concentrating the sound, to be called "A Tele-phone-conductor or Sound-concentrator." 2317. 2nd May. James Cunning, of Indianapolis, in the County of Marion and State of Indiana, one of the United States of America, Gentleman.—An invention for improvement in machines for cleaning intestines. 2318. 2nd May. Edwaed Planta Nesbit, of Priory Eoad, Wandsworth Eoad, in the County of Surrey, England, Gentleman.—An invention for an improvement in the treatment of hides and skins for tanning and other purposes. 2319. 3rd May. Geoege Maeley, of Springfield, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Blacksmith. —An invention for an improvement in heating ovens. 2320. 3rd May. Ada Feances Cole, of Karamu Eoad, Hastings, in the Provincial District of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Machinist.-—An invention for improvements in machinery suitable for well-sinking and other purposes. 2321. sth May. James Baeeie, of Ingham Eoad, near Townsville, in the Colony of Queensland, Engineer.—An invention for crushing quartz and other minerals, known as " The Jubilee Direct-action High-pressure and Condensing Stamper Battery." 2322. 6th May. John Oeb Wallace, of Belfast, in the County of Antrim, Ireland, Corn-broker.— An invention for an improved machine for breaking, cleaning, and scutching flax and similar fibres.