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G.—Table showing, over a Series of Years, the Number of Patents that were considered of Sufficient Value to be kept alive by Payment of the Renewal Fees.

H. —Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Countries in each of the Years 1910, 1911, and 1912.

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Year. Number of Applications received. Number of Complete Specifications received. v. , , Number of Number of LeuTs Patent Patents on which Patents l o Second-term on which sealea - Fee paid. Final Fee paid. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 616 589 606 625 756 816 992 1,093 1,021 992 1,009 1,114 1,431 1,604 1,483 1,601 1,745 1,618 1,527 493 448 449 451 529 539 675 648 635 618 614 699 859 865 793 878 962 925 876 364 348 326 333 349 362 478 517 504 501 498 580 655 687 629 676 727 725 679 80 78 84 99 88 113 118 136 138 199 172 200 209 229 209 231 238 231 222 37 23 37 47 31 45 53 49 58 90 71 91 104 95 89 108

1910. 1911. 1912. I 1910. I 1911. 1912. tfew Zealand Argentina Austria Belgium Canada Jape Colony Jo ok Islands Denmark 1,240 5 1,180 2 2 1,135 1 1 Portugal Peru Queensland .. Rhodesia Russia South Australia Spain Sweden Switzerland .. Tasmania Transvaal United Kingdom United States Victoria Western Australia Straits Settlements 1 1 7 'l2 4 19 15 1 11 12 1 1 19 1 6 1 3 8 150 120 128 7 4 6 1 6 6 21 6 France Jermany Jungary !ndia '.taly tfexioo Jew South Wales 3 4 15 1 3 10 25 2 2 1 85 6 5 1 4 6 140 94 124 6 3 4 3 7 4 168 118 116 11 2 94 1 108 Jo r way Note.—A few applicat: iherefore total more than tb ions were ie actual : received from joint lumber of applicatio: ipplicants resident in different countries; the figures will is received.