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3180. 13th August. Charles McQueen, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention to bo called " McQueen's New Era Patent Gold-saver and Separator." 3181. 13th August. Werner Siemens, of 94, Markgrafen Strasse, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany, Doctor of Philosophy. —An invention for improvements in the extraction of gold and other precious metals from minerals and ores containing them. 3182. 13th August. Bobert Cooper, Herbert Fitzroy Clayton, and George Holden Holdeoyd, all of Huddersfield, England, Drysalters.—An invention for improvements in a filtering apparatus. 3183. 14th August. William Andrew Young, of the City of Wellington, New Zealand, Omnibusproprietor.—An invention for improvements in vehicles to be used on common roads and tramways. 3184. 10th August. Thomas Moore Bryant, of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Salesman. — —An invention for the better preservation of butter and like substances for storage'and export, to be called " Safe-package Lining." 3185. 10th August. William Douslin, of Blenheim, in the Provincial District of Marlborough, New Zealand, Architect.—An invention for salt-and-mustard cells, to be in the outer rim of ordinary plates. 3186. 14th August. Walter Guthrie, of Invercargill, in the Provincial District of Southland, New Zealand, Merchant. —An invention for improvements in disc-harrows, to be called "The Standard Disc-harrow." 3187. 15th August. Albert Ernest Woodhousb, of Amberley, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Engineer. —An invention for a pulverising attachment for ploughs, to be known as " Woodhouse's Pulveriser Attachment for Ploughs." 3188. 15th August. Henry Fitzpatrigk Betts, of Beefton, in the Provincial District of Nelson, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for a quartz-crushing, pulverising, and gold-saving machine, to be called "Betts's Quartz-crushing, Pulverising, and Gold-saving Machine." 3189. 15th August. Thomas Scott, of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand, Manufacturer of Blinds and Shutters, and John Wilson, of the same place, Manufacturer of Blinds and Shutters. —An invention for improvements in self-coiling shutters. 3190. 15th August. Lawrence Coleman, of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Cabinetmaker.— An invention for kindling fires, to be called " Coleman's Patent Electric Fire-lighters." 3191. 17th August. Albert Sandford, of Bakino Island, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Fish-curer.—An invention for preventing smoked schnapper and other fish from getting mouldy, to be called " Bed Pickled Schnapper," or other fish, as the case may be. 3192. 18th August. Frederick Edward Bowen, of Sydenham, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Painter.—An invention for a wall-drying bracket. 3193. 18th August. Archibald George Land, of Bangiora, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Carpenter. —An invention to be called "Land's Sheep-drafting Machine." 3194. 21st August. Edward Seitz, of 16, Market Buildings, Flinders Lane West, Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Engineer.—An invention for improved contrivances relating to underground electric conductors. 3195. 22nd August. William Andrew Young, of the City of Wellington, New Zealand, Omnibusproprietor. —An invention for improvements in vehicles to be used on common roads and street-tramways. 3196. 21st August. John Piercy, of Wanganui, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand, Farmer. —An invention for an improvement in fencing, to be called " Piercy's Standard Fencing." 3197. 21st August. John Piercy, of Wanganui, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand, Farmer. —An invention for a fence-making machine. 3198. 20th August. Bunter Ceapcott, of Bemuera, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Gentleman.—An invention for trapping w-ild rabbits. 3199. 21st August. Ambrose William Gleed, of 39, Lansdowne Boad, Sheffield, in the County of York, England, Mechanical Engineer.—An invention for improvements in machinery for grinding, crushing, pulverising, and disintegrating substances. 3200. 24th August. John 80110, of Yarragon, in the County of Buln Buln and the Colony of Victoria, Mining Manager.—An invention for an improved device for the intermittent discharge of effervescent and other liquids. 3201. 24th August. Pierre Cheaseman Dv Bois, of Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, Metallurgist.—An invention for an improved process for separating gold from its ores, and in amalgamating and concentrating the same. 3202. 22nd August. Henry Waite, of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Tinsmith.—An invention for kindling fires, to be called " Waite's Improved Patent Fire-lighter." 3203. 23rd August. Frederic John Easthee, of Caversham, Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand.—An invention for preventing rain from being blown under outer doors, and to exclude draught from rooms, to be called " Easther's Automatic Draught- and Bain-proof Door-flange." 3204. 23rd August. Thomas Falvey, of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Electrician. —An invention for a gold-saving machine and beach-sand separator, to be called " Falvey's Gold-saving Machine and Beach-sand Separator." 3205. 24th August. Joseph Bose, of Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, Engineer.— An invention for an improved automatic buoyant oiling apparatus for axles of railwaycarriages, cars, vans, and trucks.