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E.—Total Number of Applications for Patents and Registration of Designs and Trademarks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1917 (inclusive).

F.—Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, etc.

G. —Number of Applications for Patents in New Zealand from Persons residing there and in other Countries in each of the Years 1915, 1916, and 1917.

Year. 1890 1900 1910 1911 1912 1918 1914 1915 1916 1917 Patents. 616 1,009 1,831 1,740 1,737 1,775 1,574 1,299 1,2G1 1,329 Designs. 5 15 4G 21 44 65 55 89 113 83 Trade-marks. 160 348 818 861 779 787 687 565 666 619 Total. 781 1,372 2,695 2,622 2,560 2,627 2,31G 1,953 2,040 2,031 —1_ _2 I

I Number £j cations wi J Complete cations of Appliith which 3 Specifilodged. xt u i \ i• Number of Number of Apph- »_h„*i c ■i-x. _t* u Applications for cations with which fT . —._ , . r, i o •<• which Complete Provisional Specinca- s ificatiol 4 sub . tions lodged. quently lodged . | Numbe cations i lap: rei ._ . .... Number of Applications abandoned, Num lapsed, or Patent! refused. 1 Total , T , , Number Number of , Patents sealed. . ° 1; „„ Applicai tions. iber of s sealed. N.Z. 1910 250 1911 245 1912 258 1913 217 1914 177 L915 140 1916 178 1917 183 " I Foreign. 443 434 507 ' 467 426 286 297 360 I ' N.Z. i Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. 990 148 254 75 935 126 258 59 877 95 275 35 965 126 249 58 868 103 228 45 787 86 322 46 699 87 194 38 708 84 * * N.Z. 925 849 817 910 782 669 * N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. 925 125 306 849 86 323 817 78 334 910 94 272 J 782 96 273 669 78 266 N.Z. Foreign. 306 475 I 1,831 323 482 1,740 334 508 1,737 272 J 499 1,775 273 423 I 1,574 266 288 ; 1,299 * * 1,261 "* '■■ 1,329 Foreign. 475 482 508 499 423 288 * * ■ * * These figure expired. Note.—A few giving two address 3S are nece: issarily incomplete, as the time for proceec 3ing further with the applici le applications has not yet i applicatioi sea; the figi ns were received from joint applicants resid tires will therefore total more than the act' lent in diffe-ont, countrie-, ah ua) number of applications ri ntrie■■■, also from applicants cations received,

! 1915. 1916. 882 1 1917. 884 I 1915. 1916. 1917. New Zealand .. 927 Argentina Belgium Brazil Canada .. .. 9 China .. .. 1 Denmark .. .. 3 France .. .. 1 Germany .. .. 1 Great Britain .. j 98 Holland Italy .. New South Wales .. j 60 1 1 6 6 9 'i i 4 Norway .. .. 2 Queensland .. .. 9 South Australia .. 11 Spain Sweden Switzerland Tasmania .. .. 8 Transvaal .. .. 2 United States of 60 America Victoria .. .. 100 Western Australia .. 8 2 8 8 13 13 4 1 2 7 2 7 110 2 2 63 117 2 I 68 96 82 90 111 8 12 \\ Note.—A few applications were cants giving two addresses ; the figun received i is will the from joint e irefore total .pplicants resident in different oountri more than the actual number of applici is, also fmm appli ktlous revived.