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J.—Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, etc., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1926 and 1927, together with the Average for the Years 1921-25 (inclusive).

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1921-25. 1926. 1927. 1921-25. 1926. 1927. New Zealand 467-4 451 460 Luxembourg .. 0-2 Austria .. 1-0 4 3 Netherlands .. 9-4 12 8 Belgium .. .. 2-4 . . . . New South Wales .. 68-6 75 66 Brazil .. .. 0-4 .. . . Northern Ireland .. .. . . 4 Canada . . .. 17-4 27 10 Norway .. .. 5-6 . . 1 Ceylon .. .. 0-4 .. .. Queensland.. .. 2-2 4 Czecho-Slovakia .. 0-4 .. .. South Australia . . 0-8 . . 1 Denmark .. .. 1-8 1 . . Spain .. . . 0-4 Dutch East Indies .. 0-2 .. . . Sweden .. 8-8 2 3 Finland .. .. 4-4 1 1 Switzerland . . 3-8 6 8 France .. .. 17-2 14 13 Tasmania .. .. 0-2 Germany . . .. 21-4 24 202 Union of South Africa 1-8 1 1 Great Britain .. 302-2 259 284 United States of 193-0 223 189 Hungary .. .. 0-2 .. . . America India .. •.. 1-2 .. .. Victoria .. .. 56-4 59 66 Italy . . .. 3-2 4 4 Western Australia .. 0-2 Japan .. .. 0-8 .. ] Western Samoa . . .. 1 Note.—Applications are sometimes received from joint applicants resident in different countries, and from applicants giving two addresses; the figures may therefore total more than the actual number of applications received.