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3405. 26th November. Charles Atkin, of Auckland, New Zealand, Coach-builder.—An invention for an improved brake, to be called " Atkins Improved Twin-joint Brake." 3406. 28th November. Edwaed Snowball, of New Plymouth, New Zealand, Engineer. —An invention for an improved circular revolving butter-worker, to be called " The Egmont Butterworker." 3407. 30th November. Samuel Smaet and William Smaet, of Sydenham, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Contractors.—An invention for tar-distributing machines. 3408. 30th November. James Keir, of Ashburton, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, NewZealand, Blacksmith. —An invention to be called " Keir's Improved Coulter." 3409. 3rd December. Herbert Malcolm McNeill, of Wanganui, in the Provincial District of Wellington, New Zealand, Farmer. —An invention for working a sewing-machine either slow or fast without altering the speed of the driving-power, to be called " The High- and Lowspeed Friction Begulator." 3410. sth December. William Crookes, of Kensington Park Gardens, London, England, Gentleman.—An invention for improvements in the treatment of auriferous ores, and in the revivification of the materials used in such treatment. 34.11. sth December. Edward Waters, of No. 75, Chancery lane, Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Patent Agent. —An invention for method of and apparatus for recording and reproducing speech and other sounds. (The Volta Graphophone Company.) 3412. sth December. Edward Joseph Bigby, of the Saudridge Boad, South Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in hoisting- and windingengines. (C. B. Otis and N. P. Otis.) 3413. sth December. Edward Joseph Bigby, of the Sandridge Boad, South Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Engineer.—Au invention for improvements in steam-boilers. (H.-L. Shippy.) 3414. sth December. Isaac Button and Edward Peters, both of St. Peters, near Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, and John Wesley Goodsell, of Petersham, near Sydney aforesaid, Brickmakers. —An invention for improvements in kilns or ovens for burning bricks, earthenware, limestone, cement, and other substances. 3415. sth December. George Nicholls Beyett, of Kimberley Terrace, South Yarra, in the Colony of Victoria, Gentleman, and Alexandee Daeling Muneo, of No. 8, Avoca Street, South Yarra aforesaid, Aural Specialist. —An invention for an improved artificial eardrum. 3416. sth December. Geoege Nicholls Bryett, of Kimberley Terrace, South Yarra, in the Colony of Victoria, Gentleman, and Alexander Darling Munro, of No. 8, Avoca Street, South Yarra aforesaid, Aural Specialist. —An invention for an improved acoustic galvanic battery. 3417. sth December. Hahnemann Adolphus Cutmoee, of Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, Electrical Engineer.—An invention for improvements in and relating to the construction of the mouth-pieces and ear-pieces or receivers of speaking-tubes, and in the method of and apparatus for signalling or " calling up " in such instruments. 3418. sth December. Herbert Edwin Crofts, of Sumner, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand.—An invention for a new or improved indicator for lawn-tennis and other similar games. 3419. sth December. Allan Skene, of Wellington, New Zealand.—An invention for an improved apparatus for straining wire and wire-fencing. 3420. 3rd December. Thomas Goulden Brickell, of Bath Street, Dunedin, New Zealand.—An invention for an air-tight butter-box. 3421. 6th December. Feiedeich Adolf Beihlen, of Stuttgart, Germany. —An invention for improvements in the means for promoting and improving the fermentation of wine, beer, and other beverages, and for bottling such fermented or otherwise carbonated beverages. 3422. 6th December. Frederick de Jersey Clere, of Wellington, New Zealand, Architect.—An invention for an improved method of building-construction, to be known as " Clere's Patent Fire-proof and Earthquake-proof Walling." 3423. Ist December. Daniel Bernard Bate, of Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand, Practical Engineer and Millwright.—An invention to be called "The Just in Time Quartz and Grain Botary Beduction Mill." 3424. 3rd December. Jeremiah McCarthy, of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.—An invention for ironing clothes, to be called " The Patent Self-heating Laundry-iron." 3425. 7th December. Bichard William Henn, of Wellington, New Zealand, Window-blind Manufacturer.—An invention for improvements in the manufacture of Venetian blinds, consisting of a combined mortice cord-guide and gripper. 3426. 4th December. Bandolph Gethin Creagh, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Clerk. —An invention for a hose- and pipe-coupling, to be known as " Creagh's Hose- and Pipe-coupling." 3427. 7th December. Henry Hunt, of Ashburton, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for a potato-planter, to be called " Hunt's Potato-planter." 3428. 7th December. Weymouth Boberts, of Ashburton, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Contractor. —An invention for an improved candlestick, to be called "The Weymouth Save-all Candlestick." ~ 3429. llth December. Sylvester Denney Egen, of Wellington, New Zealand.—An invention to be called "Egen's Motor-power." 3430. Bth December. George William Graves, of Waiorongomai, in the Provincial District of Auckland, New Zealand, Butcher ; David McLean Wallace, of the same place, Blacksmith; and Duncan Edward Clerk, of the same place, Farmer. —An invention to be called " The Handy Wire-strainer,"