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3026. Ist June. Charles Mytton Brooke, of Ashburton, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand.—An invention for making a tasteless solution of strychnine for use in poisoning wheat for small birds, oats or apples for rabbits, and bread or any other vehicle for vermin. 3027. 4th June. James Barker Bobbie, of the Hospital Boad, near New Plymouth, in the Provincial District of Taranaki, New Zealand, Carpenter.—An invention "for an improvement on the vertical washing, wringing, and mangling machine, to be called " The Improved Vertical Washing, Wringing, and Mangling Machine." 3028. 4th June. Thomas Danks, of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for heating water, to be called "The Bapid Water-heater." 3029. Ist June. James Bandall Gascoigne, of -the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Gentleman, and James Slater, of Auckland aforesaid, Architect and Engineer.—An invention to be called " The Electric Plant Protector." 3030. 6th June. Walter Cole, of the City of Wellington, New Zealand, Architect.—An invention for improvements in the manufacture of fuel. 3031. 6th June. William Andrews, of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for a cinder-sifter, to be called " Andrews's Portable Enclosed Hand Cinder Beceptacle and Sifter." 3032. Bth June. Frederick Bogen, of Karori, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand. —An invention for improvements in incubators. 3033. llth June. Sydney Percival Evans, of Wynyard Street, Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer, and Carey J. Carrington, Newton Boad, Auckland aforesaid, Engineer.—An invention for propelling bicycles, tricycles, or velocipedes, to be called " Evans and Carrington's Patent Wave Combined Booking and Lever, Movement." 3034. 6th June. William Holmes, of Devonport, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer, and Joshua" Mallett, of the same place, Engineer.—A patent combined boiler-tube brush and scraper. 3035. llth June. Thomas Thatcher, of Fernham, Wanganui, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand. —An invention for the making of river and harbour training-walls and protection-work at a cheaper cost, and to supersede stone- and cement-work. 3036. (L.8.) 4th June. John Isaac Thornycroft, of Church Wharf, Chiswick, in the County of Middlesex, England, a member of the firm of John I. Thornycroft and Co., Steam Yacht and Launch Builders. —An invention for improvements in steam-generators. 3037. 12th June. George Main, of Spring Creek, Blenheim, in the Provincial District of Marlborough, New Zealand, Flax-dresser, and Charles Williams, of Blenheim, Marlborough aforesaid, Bootmaker.—An invention to be called "Main and Williams's Flax-machine Spring Beating-roller." 3038. 13th June. Charles Harvell, of the City of Wellington, New Zealand, Commercial Traveller.—An invention for an improved bin for coal and ashes. 3039. 13th June. Joseph Cawte Butler, of 135, Cuba Street, in the City of Wellington, New Zealand. —An invention for improvements in flushing cisterns for waterclosets, to be called "Butler's Simplex Siphon Cistern." 3040. Bth June. Stuart Beid, of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Gentleman.—An invention for preventing rattling of doors, hooks, or fastenings, to be called " Beid's Patent." 3041. 9th June. Henry Gray, of Alten Boad, in the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer.— An invention for a mechanical self-acting earth-sprinkler and closet-deodoriser and purifier, to be called " Gray's Acme Closet-purifier." 3042. llth June. John Young, of Insurance Buildings, in the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Mining Agent.—An invention for an amalgainating-pan, to be called "Young's Amalgamatingpan." 3043. 12th June. Walter Booth, of Oamaru, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand, Agent. —An invention for an improved filter. 3044. 15th June. Thomas Edward Merritt, of the City of Wellington, New Zealand, Artist. —An invention for improvements in machinery for loading and discharging ships, and which are applicable to some other purposes. 3045. 13th June. James Palmer Black, of the City of Nelson, New Zealand.—An invention for improved ventilation in steamships, &c, entitled "Black's Patent Automatic Exhaust Ventilator." 3046. 13th June. Frank Maber, of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Carpenter and Joiner..—An invention for an improved automatic cigarette machine, styled "Maber's Eclipse Automatic Cigarette Machine." 3047. 13th June. Josiah Clifton Firth, of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Miller.—An invention for a new kind of food, to be called " Germina." 3048. 14th June. Charles Henry Murray, of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Stationer.— An invention for converting an ordinary trunk or box into a chest of drawers, to be called " Murray's Combination Trunk." 3049. 14th June. William James Dalton, of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Civil Engineer. —An invention for improved clothes-pegs or fasteners, to be called " Crumpe's Duplex Safety Clothes-peg." 3050. 15th June. Albert Henry Parsmore Noble, of 137, Durham Street, Christchurch, in the Provincial District of^Canterbury, New Zealand.-—An invention for an improvement in roller-skates. 3051. 14th June. Alfred Andrew Lockwood, of Ohinemuri, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for the treatment of gold and silver ores, to be known as " Lockwood's Eureka Boasting-furnace,"