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G. —Applications pending: at End of Year 1921. Total, 2,246.

H. —Patents in Force at End of Year 1921. Patents sealed from 31st December, 1918, to 31st December, 1921.. .. 3,047 Third-year fees paid from 31st December, 1918, to 31st December, 1921 . . 1,370 Foiirth-vcar fees paid from 31st December, 1917, to 31st December, 1921 .. 8 Sixth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1915, to 31st December, 1921 . . 890 Seventh-year fees paid from 31st December, 1914, to 31st December, 1921 . . 595 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,910

I.—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 December, 1921 (inclusive).

J. —Table showing Number of Applications for Eegistration of Designs in each of the Sixteen Classes under the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1911, from Ist January to 31st December, 1921. Class 1. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in wliicli metal predominates, not included in Class 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 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.. 36 Class 4. —Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, bricks, tiles, or cement, or in which such materials predominate .. .. .. .. .. ..18 Class 5. —Articles composed wholly of paper (except paperhangings), cardboard, millboard, or strawboard, or in which such materials predominate .. .. .. .. .. 9 Class 6. —Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predominates, and bookbinding of all materials .. .. .. . . .. .. .. ~ .. 5 Class 11. —Millinery and wearing-apparel, including boots and shoes .. .. .. .. 6 Class 16. —Goods not included in other classes .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 141

Total Number of Applications. Number on which Letters Patent have been sealed. Number of Patents on which Final Fee paid. 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 Julv, 1912, to 31st December, 1921" 109 881 3,170 27,419 15,649 109 687 1,757 12,711 7,087* 109 465 368 2,591* 877* Grand totals 47,228 22,351* 4,410* * Incomplete.