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4835. sth February. Solomon Cox, of Beudigo Street, Richmond, Victoria, Horse-dealer.—An invention for a new compound for blistering and curing sprains, swellings, mange, and other skin- and foot-diseases in horses, bullocks, dogs, sheep, and other animals.* (Abandoned.) 4836. sth February. Charles "Walter Price, of Wellington, New Zealand, Plumber. —An invention for a new or improved churn.* (Abandoned). 4837. sth February. William O'Brien, Jun., of Upper Waipori, Otago, New Zealand.—An invention for a new kind of dredge, to be called " O'Brien's Hydraulic Suction Dredge."* (Abandoned.) 4841. 3rd February. Edwin Fairburn, of Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand, Surveyor. —An invention for propelling vessels by wave-power, the title of which is "The Wave-power Perpendicular Motor."* (Abandoned.) 4845. 6th February. William Cuthbert, of Hull Street, Oamaru, New Zealand, Building Contractor. —An invention for cutting stone, to be called "A Reciprocating Toothed Saw-frame Stone-cutter."* 4850. 12th February. William Henry Boyens, of Kaikoura, Marlborough, New Zealand, Engineer. —An invention for a billiard chalk-holder and suspender.* (Abandoned.) 4855. 13th February. Hermann Gruson, of Magdeburg-Buckau, Germany, Engineer.—An invention for an improved amalgamator.* 4857. 10th February. Frederik Petersen, of Milton, Otago, New Zealand, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in hydro-metallurgical methods of extracting metals from their ores.* (Abandoned.) 4869. 24th February. Henry Hughes, of Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer and Patent Agent.— An invention for improved conduit for carrying wires, cables, pipes, and the like, below the surface of streets and roads.* (0. J. Levien.) (Abandoned.) 4876. 2nd March. George Val Billman, of Cuba Street, Wellington, Cab Proprietor.—An invention for a new or improved brake for carriages, traps, and vehicles of all kinds.* 4877. 3rd March. William Betty, of Masterton, New Zealand, Road Overseer.—An invention for . a.pendulum lever for lessening the power required to work a force or other pump.* 4878. Bth March. Arthur Wilbraha'm Dillon Bell, Civil Engineer, and John Welsby, Mechanical Engineer, both of Wellington, New Zealand.—An invention for improvements in apparatus for actuating lifts, elevators, and similar machinery.* 4883. 11th March. Thomas Montresor Baldwin, of Milton, Otago, New Zealand, Accountant, and Frederik Petersen, of the same place, Engineer.—"lmprovements in separating and concentrating metallic materials from wash-dirt, and applicable for general ore-dressing purposes."* 4890. 14th March. Laurence Bernard McGrath, of Williamstown, Victoria, Manufacturing Engineer, Hiram Jones, of Footscray, Victoria, Mechanical Engineer, and William Thomas Caetee, of Williainstown aforesaid, Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. —An invention for " New or improved combined supply-, cut-off-, expansion-, and exhaustvalves, with corresponding automatic variable gear for land, marine, and locomotive steamengines, and other motors."* 4892. 12th March. William Rollitt, of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand, Miller.—An invention for an improved method of manufacturing wheaten meal flour.* 4893. 18th March. Nathaniel Dodgshun, of Wellington, New Zealand, Merchant.—An improved tailor's duplex press-board. 4894. 13th March. Aaron Blacke, Tobacconist, and John Kennedy Jameson, Engineer, both of Invercargill, New Zealand.—An invention for " Blacke and Jameson's Patent Vertical Flaxstripper," for stripping New Zealand flax. 4895. 19th March. Richard Pennefather Rothwell, of 27, Park Place, New York, United States of America, Mining Engineer.—An invention for improvements in apparatus for sinking shafts. 4896. 19th March. Jonathan Teevethick, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand, Brushmaker.—An invention for a new or improved method of and apparatus for manufacturing brooms, brushes, and some other similar articles.* 4897. 20th March. Bert William Crissey, Commercial Agent, and Victor Charles Hottenstein, Commercial Agent, both of Sydney, New South Wales.—An invention for an improved contrivance for washing dishes and other articles and substances.* 4898. 20th March. Thomas John Hood, of Newtown Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Doctor of Medicine.—An invention for improvements in boots and shoes for footwear. 4899. 16th March. Edward Grave, of Tyne Street, Oamaru, New Zealand, Sailmaker and Ship Chandler.—An invention for the economical and comfortable covering of horses, to be called " Grave's Patent Atlas Durable Waterproof Self-adjusting Horse-cover."* 4900. 20th March. John Evelyn Liardet, of 37, Russell Road, Kensington, London, England Gentleman. —An invention for improvements in water-motors. 4901. 20th March. Richard Hornsby and Sons (Limited), of Spittlegate Ironworks, Grantham, Lincoln, England, Engineers. —An invention for improvements in reaping- or harvestingmachines. (J. Hornsby, J. Innocent, and J. H. Smith.) 4902. 23rd March. Thomas Haycock, of Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand, Toilet-soap Maker.—■ An invention for extracting and utilising the pulp from New Zealand flax.* 4903. 25th March. Samuel Clovee, of Sandon, New Zealand, Flour-miller.—An invention for drying grain or other substances, to be known as " Clover's Simplex Vibrating Grain-drying Machine."* 4904. 24th March. Job Osborne, of Doyleston, Canterbury, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for improvements in appliances for sinking artesian wells.

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