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Patent Agents. No names were added to the register. The total number now on the register is nineteen. Acknowledgment op Work of Staff and op Local Patent Officers. It is with pleasure that appreciation is expressed of the manner in which the staff has worked. Acknowledgments are also due to the various Local Patent Officers throughout New Zealand, in regard to receiving applications and forwarding them to Wellington for recording and action. The Late Registrar. It is desired to place on record a tribute from the Office to its late chief, Mr. J. C. Lewis. Beginning his training in Patent Office duties as a junior over forty years ago, he finally rose to the registrarship. One of the duties of the Office is to act as guardian of the public in connection with registrations of industrial property, and difficult problems affecting public and private rights continually arise. In obtaining solutions for these problems Mr. Lewis showed not only unusual courtesy, tact, and devotion to duty, but also an integrity and ability that were widely known and respected. Towards the end of his career he represented New Zealand abroad at a technical conference of British States on patents. His mature knowledge of patent and trade-mark property was held in high repute by applicants and professional men alike, and his retirement was the occasion of tokens of esteem from those most intimately acquainted with his work. » Conclusion. The Appendix hereto contains the following tables, lists, &c., viz. : — Page A. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1925 .. 3 B. Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Eight Years .. .. 4 C. Particulars of Fees received .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 D. Staff of Officers, and Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 E. Total Number of Applications for Patents and Registration of Designs and Trade-marks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1925 (inclusive) .. .. 5 F. Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, &c. .. .. .. 5 G. Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1923, 1924, and 1925 .. .. .. .. 5 H. Table showing Number of Applications for the Different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1923, 1924, and 1925 .. .. .. .. .. 6 I. Applications pending at end of Year 1925 .. .. .. .. .. 6 J. Patents in Force at End of Year 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 K. Table showing Total Number of Applications, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts .. .. 7 L. Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in the Year 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..7 M. Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Countries in each of the Years 1923, 1924, and 1925 .. 7 N. Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1923, 1924, and 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 O. Summary of Deficit in Experienced Officers, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 8 H. T. Atkinson, Patent Office, Wellington, 14th June, 1926. Registrar.

APPENDIX. A. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1925. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. .. .. 9,053 3 5 Salaries and temporary assistance .. 3,474 15 11 Design fees .. .. .. .. 132 8 6 Fees to local Patent officers .. .. 217 6 Trade-mark fees .. .. .. 4,093 18 9 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 33 13 0 Sale of Acts, Journals, &c. .. .. 75 11 4 Office requisites .. .. .. 0 9 8 Postage, &c. .. .. .. .. 81 7 6 Printing and stationery .. .. 1,883 15 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 016 6 Typewriter repairs .. .. .. 414 10 Contingencies .. .. .. 4 0 6 Refunds .. .. .. .. 22 18 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 7,845 13 3 £13,355 2 0 £13,355 2 0 H. T. Atkinson, Registrar. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby. Copyright fees are not included. —G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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