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5971. 28th December. Bobebt Kilpateick, of Main Street, Lilydale, Victoria, Gentleman. —An invention for improvements in electrical apparatus for sending either automatic or telephonic messages to a fire-engine house or other station. (J. Birchall.) 5972. 28th December. John Fbancis Botting, of Lovell's Mat, Otago, New Zealand, Teacher.— An invention for " Decimal Bricks," a series of blocks designed to illustrate and to assist in teaching the decimal system of calculating. 5973. 30th December. Geobge Stapfoed, of Wellington, New Zealand, Flax-dresser. —An invention for an improved machine for washing, dressing, and drying New Zealand flax and other fibrous material.*

I.—Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Colonies and Countries in each of the Years 1890, 1891, and 1892.

Note. —As some applications have been received from joint applicants resident in different countries, these figures will total more than the actual number of applications received.

J. —Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Colonies and Countries in each of the Years 1890, 1891, and 1892.

Note. —As a few applications have been received from persons giving an address in more than one country, the columns will add to slightly more than the actual number of applications received.

X.—List of Publications in the Patent Office Library, at the Museum, Wellington. British.— Specifications, 1617-1700, 1751-1800, 1800-1891. Plans to English specifications. Abridgments of specifications. Reference indexes of patentees and inventions. Chronological indexes of patents. Subject-matter indexes of patents. Patent Office Keport, 1849-1871. Commissioner of Patents Journal, 1854-1883. Official Journal of the Patent Office. The Illustrated Official Journal of Patents. Eeports of patent, design, and trade-mark cases decided by Courts of law in the United Kingdom. American. —Official Gazette, United States Patent Office, 1872-1879, and 1891 and 1892. General index of Official Gazette and monthly volume of patents, 1872-1878. Canadian Patent Office record up to end of 1891 and half 1892. European.—Patent Blatt (Berlin), 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881. South Australia. —Specifications of patents, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886. New South Wales.— Specifications of patents, 1866, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1878, 1879, 1883, 1884. Index to New South Wales letters of registration of inventions from 1854 to 1887. Patent Office supplements to the New South Wales Gazette. Victoria.— Specifications of patents, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1880, 1882, 1887, 1890, and 1891. Patent Office supplements to the Victoria Gazette. Indexes of patents and patentees, 1891 and 1892. Queensland. —Specifications of patents, 1889 and 1890. Patent Office supplements of the Queensland Government Gazette. New Zealand. —Specifications of inventions and letters patent from 1861 to 1879. Patent Office supplements to the New Zealand Gazettes, containing information relative to patents, trademarks, &c.

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