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X. —Applications pending at End of 1914. Total. 1336. L. Patents tn Force at End of Yeah, 191 I. Patents sealed from 31st December, 1910, to 31st December. 1914, .. 2,020 Third-year fees paid from 31st December, 1913, to 31st Decomber, 1914 .. 34 Fourth-year fees paid from 3.lst December, 1911, to 31st December, 1911 .. 775 Seventh-year fees paid from 31st December, 1907, to 31st December, 1914.. 691 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,523

M.—Table showing Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st D ecember, 1914 (i ncl usive ).

N.—Table showing Number, of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Sixteen Classes under the. Patents, Designs, and Tradr-marks Act. 1911. prom I siJanuary to 31.st December, L 914. Glass I. Articles com posed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, not included in Class 2 17 Class 2. Jewellery . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . 2 Class 3. Articles composed wholly of wood, bone, ivory, papier-mache or other solid substances not included in other classes, or of materials in which, such substances predominate.. .. 9 Class 4. -Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, bricks, tiles, or cement, or in which such materials predominate .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Class 5. Articles composed wholly of paper (except paperhangiiigs), cardboard, millboard, or gtrawboard, or in which such materials predominate .. .. .. .. ..12 Class 6. -Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predominates, and bookbinding of all materials . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . .... ClasB 7. —Paperhaagings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Class c?.—-Carpets and rugs in all materials, floorcloths, and oilcloths . . .. .. .... Class 9. —Laoe.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Class 10. —Hosiery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Glass ll■ Millinery and wearing-apparel, including boots and shoes .. .. .. ..2 Glass 12. Ornamental needlework on muslin or other textile fabrics ■■ ■■ .. .. .. Glass 13. Printed or woven, designs on textile piece-goods (other than checks or stripes) Class 14. -Printed or woven designs on handkerchiefs and shawls (other than checks or stripes) Glass 15. Printed or woven designs (on textile piece-goods or on handkerchiefs or shawls) being checks or stripes . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 4 Glass 16. Goods not included in other classes . . . . . . .. . . .. 7

O. —Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Countries in each of the Years 1912, 1913, and 1914.

I Number VT u Total on which . u f mb f er Number of Letters Patent ol , ■ a ? on J: s °!' Applications. have been w 1 t l loh F,nftl sealed. reepam. Act of 1860 ... „ 1870.... „ 1883 Acts of 1889 and 1908 Act of 1911 ... 1861. to 1870 1871 to 1883 1884 to 1889 1890 to 30th June, 1912 1st July, 1912, to 31st December, 1914 109 109 109 881 687 465 3,170 1,757 368 27,419 12,711 1,270* 4,181 1,180* : * Grand totals ... 35,760 16,444* 2,212* 35,760 16,444* * Incomplete.

New Zealand Austria Belgium Canada Cape Colony.. China Denmark France Germany Great Britain Holland Hungary India 1912. 1913. 1914. 303 303 270 3 .. 3 1 4 6 8 2 9 I 1 4 .. 10 6 3 19 20 20 297 253 L99 2 2 1 I 2 .. Italy Japan Natal New South Wales Norway Philippines Queensland Strait Settlement Sweden Switzerland Transvaal United States of America Victoria 1912. 1 41 I . . 1913. 54 6 10 4 ! 1914. 3 I 44 (i .. 3 12 1 4 2 7 2 2 1 66 20 7(1 28 75 l(i Note.—A few applications ■ total more than the actual mini were rer-ehed I'l-iini persons givill ber of applications received. ig addresses in two or more eonr itrios; the figures wil I therefore