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3378. 14th November. John Joseph Howard, of Auckland, New Zealand, Artist.—An invention for an improved cringle clip, hook, or link, to be called " Howard's Patent Clip." 3379. llth November. Boderick" McLeod, of Auckland, New Zealand, Master Mariner.—An invention for an improved link, clip, or hook, to be called " McLeod's Patent Universal Link." 3380. 17th November. W tilliam Newsham Blair and Peter Seton Hay, both of Wellington, New Zealand, Civil Engineers. —An invention for obtaining gold and auriferous materials from river-bottoms, &c, to be called " The Pneumatic Gold-dredger." 3381. 17th November. Daniel McGill, of Pitone, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand, Mechanical Engineer, and Edward Fuhrmann Clarke, of the City of Wellington, New Zealand, Civil Engineer.—An invention for a steam air-pump for pumping air under pressure, to be known as " The Hydropneumatic Compressor." 3382. 14th November. Bobeet Cockeeell, of Invercargill, in the Provincial District of Southland, New Zealand, Agricultural-implement Maker. —An invention for a suspended chainframed harrow for cultivating the soil, to be known as " B. Cockerell's Patent Suspended Chain-framed Harrow." 3383. 15th November. Edwaed Hale Gullivee, M.A., of Mangare, Suburbs of Auckland, Clerk in Holy Orders, and Benjamin Wills Betts, of Mount Eden, Auckland, Architect, both of the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand.— An invention for an improved lamp, to be called " The Patent Meridian Light." 3384. 15th November. Pieeee Finch Maetineau Burrows, of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Architect.—An invention for improvements in step-ladders. 3385. 15th November. Pierre Finch Martineau Burrows, of the City of Auckland, New Zealand, Architect.—An invention for improvements in folding adjustable ladders. 3386. 19th November. Henry Shirley Lough, of Amberley, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer.:—An invention for an improved press suitable for wool and some other purposes. 3387. 19th November. Moses Scott, of Opawa, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Engineer. —An invention for screw and hydraulic dredging-machines. 3388. 23rd November. Henry Bryant, of Wickham, in the Colony of New South Wales, Bailwaycarriage Builder.—An invention for improvements in railway horse-boxes or cars, such improvements being partly applicable to railway-cars and wagons of other descriptions. 3389. 21st November. Bobert Howe, Joseph Nutt, and Bobeet Samuel Collier, all of Auckland, New Zealand. —An invention for the removal and destruction of nightsoil, to be called "Howe, Nutt, and Collier's Nightsoil Bemover and Destroyer." 3390. 21st November. David McLean Wallace, of Waiorongomai, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Blacksmith, and George William Graves, of the same place, Butcher..—An invention to be called " The Al Wire-fastener." 3391. 21st November. George Dalgleish, of Oamaru, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand, Timber Merchant. —An invention for quarrying and dressing rough stone by the use of revolving drills or cutters and bars. 3392. 22nd November. John Gibbons, of the Thames, in the Provincial District of Auckland, NewZealand, Engineer.—An invention for an improvement in tubs used for the safe keeping of butter and suchlike goods, to be known as " The Climax Screw-head Butter-tub." 3393. 22nd November. William James Dalton, of Auckland, New Zealand, Civil Engineer.—An invention for improvements in the manufacture of boots, shoes, and slippers, to be called " Dalton's Patent Back-fastening Boot." 3394. 23rd November. Henry Bobert Bichmond, of New Plymouth, in the Provincial District of Taranaki, New Zealand, Solicitor.—An invention for improvements in the manufacture of crockery- and glass-drainers. 3395. 22nd November. William Craig, Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for an improved hose-reel, to be called " Craig's Improved Anti-friction Boiler-bearings Hose-reel." 3396. 27th November. Pieeee Cheaseman Dv Bois, of Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, Metallurgist. —An invention for an improved process and machine for amalgamating finely-divided auriferous material. 3397. 24th November. Chaeles Atkin, of Auckland, New Zealand, Coach-builder.—An invention for an improvement in under-carriages, to be called " Atkins Triple King-bolt Gear," for all vehicles running with four wheels or more. 3398. 24th November. Chaeles Atkin, Auckland, New Zealand, Coach-builder.—An invention for an improved spring for ease and weight-carrying, to be called " Atkins Supple Spring." 3399. 24th November. John Joseph Howaed, of Auckland, New Zealand, Artist.—An invention for an improved tap or spigot for barrels, bottles, &c, to be known as " Howard's Patent Slide-tap and Spigot for Bottles or Barrels." 3400. 28th November. David Maceae, of Auckland, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for a new or improved apparatus for clothes-drying. 3401. 27th November. Thomas Ellis, of Churton Street, Wanganui, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand, Settler. —An invention for a self-acting candle-extinguisher, to be called " Ellis's Self-acting Candle-extinguisher." 3402. 29th November. Alice Cornwell, of Menzies Hotel, William Street, Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Mining Speculator.—An invention for an improvement in materials to be used in galvanic batterie^. 3403. 28th November. Joseph Smith, of Oamaru, in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand, Miner.—An invention to be called " Smith's Patent Babbit-snare." 3404. Ist December. Allan Skene, of Biddiford Street, Wellington, New Zealand. —An invention for an improved apparatus for raising and lowering clothes-lines,