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APPENDIX. A. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1926. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. .. .. 9,137 16 10 Salaries and temporary assistance .. 3,437 19 9 Design fees . . . . . . .. 124 10 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. 21 17 6 Trade-mark fees .. .. .. 3,088 1 9 Puel, light, water, &c. .. .. .. 64 14 2 Sale of Acts, Journals, &c. .. .. 75 6 1 Office fittings and furniture .. .. 86 110 Postage and telegrams .. .. 103 12 2 Printing and stationery .. .. 2,030 9 9 Typewriters .. .. .. .. 20 11 11 Travelling-expenses . . , . . . 012 6 Contingencies . . . . .. 3 10 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. 66 12 5 Balance .. .. .. .. 6,589 18 8 £12,426 0 8 £12,426 0 8 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.

B. —Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Eight Years.

C. —Particulars or Fees received prom Ist January to 31st December, 1926. Patents. £ g . ,j. Applications for patents with provisional specifications .. .. .. .. .. • • 1,164 19 6 Applications for patents with complete specifications .. .. . . .. ~ • ■ 1,976 0 0 Complete specifications left after provisional specifications . . . . .. .. .. 644 0 0 Applications for extension of time .. .. .. . . . . .. .. , . ICB 9 6 On giving notice of opposition . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . . 5 0 0 On hearing opposition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 On request for sealing letters patent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,253 0 0 On application for sealing letters patent after prescribed time .. .. .. .. .. 600 On sealing letters patent after prescribed time .. . . . . . . .. .. . . 8 10 0 Renewal fees paid before end of third year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,857 19 9 Renewal fees paid before end of sixth year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,512 0 0 Applications for restoration of lapsed patents .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 26 0 0 On restoration of letters patent .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. 161 0 0 On request to enter name of subsequent proprietor on register . . .. .. .. .. 114 10 0 On request to correct clerical errors .. . . .. .. * .. . . 210 0 Certificates of Registrar .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . 29 10 0 Copies of specifications and drawings . . . . .. ... .. .. . . . . 49 14 3 Patent Agents' renewal fees .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 39 18 0 Application for registration as Patent Agent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 330 Searches .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 42 19 0 Amendment of letters patent .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 4 0 0 Request to enter change of name .. .. . . . . . . .. .. . . 7 5 0 Request to enter change of address .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 050 Application for issue of acceptance under section 4 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Amendment Act, 1924 .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 On issue of acceptance under section 4of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Amendment Act, 1924 17 10 0 Applications for endorsement of letters patent " Licenses of Right" under section 2of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Amendment Act, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 Application for entry of order of Supreme Court in register . . .. .. . . .. 0 5 0 On appeal to Supreme Court against decision of Registrar .. .. .. .. .. 100 Weekly lists .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 12 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 16 10 £9,137 16 10

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I ll I I Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. ! Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1919 9,345 1 2 3,373 6 9 5,971 14 5 1923 11,667 18 5 4,809 8 11 6,858 9 6 1920 9,696 17 4 3,736 4 1 5,960 13 3 1924 12,470 19 6 5,182 15 4 7,288 4 2 1921 9,857 1 10 4,016 13 5 5,840 8 5 1925 13,355 2 0 5,509 8 9 7,845 13 3 1922 12,913 15 3 3,880 0 8 9,033 14 7 1926 12,426 0 8 5,836 2 0 6,589 18 8