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5125. sth August. Edwaed Watees, of 131, William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent. —An invention for improvements in storage-batteries. (W. Eoberts.) 5126. Ist August. Paul Eoach, of Timaru, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for the "Farmers' Friend combined Farm Dray and Farmyard Manure- and Lime-distributor."* 5127. 30th July. Feank Cubtis, of 6, Gladstone Terrace, Melville Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Seaman. —An invention for " Curtis' Non-mercurial Plate-powder." 5128. 11th August. Edmund Tayloe, of Victoria Parade, Geelong, Victoria, Contractor.—An invention for an improved refrigerating-machine for ice-making and cooling purposes. 5129. 11th August. Edwaed Watbes, of 131, William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent.—An invention for improvements in clocks. (S. Davison ; S. Willcock.) 5130. 11th August. Duncan Cambeon, Patternmaker, and Bobebt Camebon, Cabinetmaker, both of Granville, near Sydney, New South Wales.—An invention for improved contrivances for protecting standing receptacles, such as provision-safes, drawers, cabinets, wardrobes, &c, from the intrusion of insects and vermin.* 5131. 12th August. Thomas White, of Lydiard Street, North Ballarat, Victoria, Mining Engineer. —An invention for improvements in the Watson and Denny patent pan, to be known as " White's Patent Adjustable Overflow and Central Amalgamating System."* 5132. 12th August. Andeew Sinclaie, of Otautau, Otago, New Zealand, Tailor.—An invention for " Sinclair's Patent Victory Trousers." 5133. 12th August. Stephen Mannington Cafpyn, of Toorak Eoad, South Tarra, Victoria, Surgeon.—An invention for a new and improved apparatus for stamping postal letters and packets, and recording the same, including, when required, an advertising medium.* 5134. 13th August. Thomas Haycock, of Bichrnond, Nelson, New Zealand, Soapmaker.—An invention for a new or improved envelope. 5135. 11th August. Edwaed Don, of Leith Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Bootmaker.—An invention for " Don's Invisible-lace Boot." 5136. 11th August. Chaeles Edwin Haywaed, of Auckland, New Zealand, Settler.—An invention for a ventilated and fly-proof cover for meat and other perishable articles. 5137. 18th August. Thomas John Beery, of Mastertou, Wellington, New Zealand, Government Eabbiter. —An invention for " Berry's Speedy Fencing Standard."* 5138. 18th August. Geoege Selwyn Suisted, of Campbelltown, Wellington, New Zealand, Farmer, and Chables Edwaed Dahl, of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand, Tent-maker. —An invention for a butter-mould, to be known as " Suisted and Dahl's Champion Buttermould." 5139. 18th August. Akthue Mabshall Chambebs and Thomas Smith, both of Chapeltown, York, England, Engineers.—An invention for improvements in the arrangement and construction of machinery or apparatus for loading coke from coke-ovens into wagons. 5140. 18th August. Eoland d'Anvebs, of Pemberton, Wellington, New Zealand, Settler. —An invention for a new or improved horse-shoe, and method of shoeing horses.* 5141. 18th August. Bohuslav Fiedlee, of Konigliche, Weinberge, near Prague, Austrian Empire. Engineer.—An invention for an improved match-box. 5142. 10th August. John Wilcox, of Thames, Auckland, New Zealand, Mine-manager.—An invention for " Wilcox's Amalgamating-machine." 5143. 14th August. William Agg-ebs, of Auckland, New Zealand, Upholsterer.—An invention for quickly boiling water, the same to be called " The Tarawera Water-boiling Apparatus."* 5144. 20th August. John Eolfe, of Camberwell Street, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand, Labourer.—An invention for an earthing and weed-cutting plough, to be called " Eolfe's Earthing Plough." 5145. 18th August. William Frederick Chables Fail, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Brass-finisher. —An invention for improvements in the details of construction of the sight-feed lubricator, as in present use, and entitled "Fail's Patent Disc Sight-feed Lubricator."* 5146. 17th August. John White, of Auckland, New Zealand, Tailor.—An invention for an improved rule or guide for cutting ladies' and gentlemen's clothing.* 5147. 19th August. James Joseph Dignan, of Morrinsville, Auckland, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for staple-closer combined with staple-opener, extractor, and straining-irons, to be used in fencing with wire. 5148. 20th August. Abraham Eenest Nathan, of Christchurch, New Zealand, Engraver. —An invention for a friction igniting and fusing attachment to the end of cigarettes. 5149. 24th August. Aethue Edwin Teevillion Lees, of 44, Sugden Eoad, Surrey, England, Mechanical Engineer.—An invention for improvements in direct-acting steam pumpingengines. 5150. 24th August. Giuseppe Gabibaldi Tueei, of Sun Buildings, Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent.—An invention for improvements in bottle-stoppers. (The General Bottle Seal Syndicate, Limited ; W. Painter.) 5151. 24th August. Giuseppe Gabibaldi Tuebi, of Sun Buildings, Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Patent Agent. —An invention for improvements in apparatus for turning over the leaves of music or books. (E. Chilosi.)* 5152. 24th August. Joseph Bbown, of 9, Arcade Street, Prahran, Victoria, Engineer.—An invention for improved method of, and apparatus for, accelerating the combustion of fuel, specially applicable to steam-boilers and smelting-furnaces.* 5153. 24th August. Alexander Stanley Elmobe, of Spring Grove, liunslet, Leeds, York, England, Electro-metallurgist.—An invention for improvements in the manufacture of metallic articles by electrolysis, and apparatus for that purpose. 5154. 25th August. James Babclay Jackson, of Waipare, Gisborne, New Zealand.—An invention for an improved method of fastening billhooks to their handles, and which is applicable to some other tools.