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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 1912, 1913, and 1914.

Note. —A lew applications were received from joint applicants resident in different countries, also from applicants giving two addresses ; the figures will therefore total more than the actual number of applications received.

Year. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Number of Applications received. 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 1,705 1,831 Number of Number of Number of Number of Complete T .. t, . ; Patents on which Patents c, .,. r - .Letters l J atent n -, . , . , Specifications , , Second-term on which received. Fee paid. Final Fee paid. 493 364 80 37 448 348 78 23 449 326 84 37 451 333 99 47 529 349 88 31 539 362 113 " 45 675 478 118 53 648 517 136 49 635 504 138 58 618 501 199 90 614 498 172 71 699 580 200 91 859 655 209 104 865 687 229 95 793 629 209 89 878 676 231 108 962 727 238 96 925 725 231 122 876 : 679 222 936 735 252 1,022 844 285 I ■

1912. 1913. 1914. 1 1912. 1913. 1914. New Zealand Argentina Austria Belgium Canada Cape Colony China Cuba Denmark Egypt France 1,135 1,173 1 1 1 3 12 19 1 1 1 3 4 1,045 1 Italy Mexico New South Wales Norway Queensland .. Rhodesia Russia South Australia Spain Sweden Switzerland .. Tasmania Transvaal United States Victoria Western Australia Zululand 2 1 85 6 15 I 2 1 96 3 8 1 '72 3 12 13 2 I 4 13 150 6 15 1 15 1 8 10 9 25 25 168 183 2 1 2 1 4 3 7 4 118 116 11 5 1 5 3 3 106 111 7 I Germany Great Britain Hawaii Holland 121 84 13 7 Hungary India