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APPENDIX.

PATENT OFFICE. A.—Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1938. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. .. .. .. 10,770 16 7 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 5,218 14 1 Design fees . . . . . . .. . . 139 14 6 Fuel, light, power, and water . . . . . . 67 12 10 Trade-mark fees .. .. .. .. 3,772 610 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. 57 410 Sales of Acts, Journals, &c. — £ s. d. Rent of offices .. .. .. .. 242 19 9 At the Government Printing Office .. 60 0 0 Patent Office Journal .. .. .. .. 696 10 1 At the Patent Office .. .. 11 4 9 Postage, telegrams, and telephones .. .. 161 1 1 71 4 9 Printing and stationery . . .. .. 288 15 7 Typewriters .. . . . . .. .. 38 0 11 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 4 0 5 Refunds .. . . . . .. .. 15 8 8 Balance: Cash in Public Account .. .. 7,963 14 5 £14,754 2 8 £14,754 2 8 H. T. Atkinson, Commissioner of Patents. 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.—J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

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

C. —Particulars of Fees received from 1st January to 31st December, 1938, together with the Corresponding Figures for the Years 1936 and 1937.

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Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. j Year. | Receipts. j Payments. Surplus. £ s. d. £ s. d. : £ s. d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1929 14,066 2 0 5,873 9 10 8,192 12 2 ! 1934 12,376 5 11 4,709 6 9 7,666 19 2 1930 14,195 15 7 5,832 7 2 8,363 8 5 1935 12,868 19 4 4,476 13 3 8,392 6 1 1931 13,390 11 6 5,466 7 8 7,924 3 10 1936 13,276 1 4 5,221 19 1 8,054 2 3 1932 12,034 19 4 4,782 7 0 7,252 12 4 1937 13,407 3 7 5,623 9 1 7,783 14 6 1933 11,694 11 10 4,378 18 10 ; 7,315 13 0 1938 14,754 2 8 6,790 8 3 7,963 14 5 I i

1936.* 1987.* 1938. Patents. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. Applications for patents with provisional specifications . . .. 759 10 0 712 12 0 677 0 6 Applications for patents with complete specifications .. .. 2,176 19 6 2,245 0 0 2,546 0 0 Complete specifications left after provisional specifications .. .. 485 11 0 428 0 0 436 0 0 Applications for extension of time .. .. . . .. 155 9 6 207 15 0 164 15 0 On giving notice of opposition .. .. .. .. .. 700 3 10 0 3 15 0 On hearing opposition .. On request for sealing letters patent .. .. .. .. 1,072 0 0 1,039 19 8 1,111 11 0 On request for duplicate deeds of letters patent On request for sealing letters patent after prescribed time .. .. .. 500 300 On sealing letters patent after prescribed time .. .. .. 5 0 0 27 10 0 15 0 0 Renewal fees paid before end of third year .. .. .. 2,031 0 0 2,176 12 4 2,597 2 3 Renewal fees paid before end of sixth year .. .. .. 2,588 10 0 2,500 0 0 2,848 0 0 Applications for restoration of lapsed patents .. .. .. 8 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 On restoration of .letters patent .. .. .. .. 65 00 1100 127 10 0 On request to enter name of subsequent proprietor, &c., on register .. 45 16 0 66 15 0 61 7 0 On request to correct clerical errors .. .. .. .. 300 2 15 0 1 10 0 Certificates of Commissioner .. .. .. .. . . 35 6 10 49 17 0 31 7 0 Copies of specifications and drawings .. .. .. . . 70 0 2 52 4 11 44 19 1 Application for registration as patent agent .. .. .. .. 220 Patent agents' fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 17 0 35 14 0 31 10 0 Patent agents' examination fees .. .. .. .. 330 Searches .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 31 14 0 30 19 6 27 16 6 Amendment of letters patent . . . . .. . . .. 18 0 0 26 0 0 11 0 0 Request to enter change of name .. ,. .. .. 1 0 0 0 15 0 1 5 0 Request to enter change of address .. .. . . .. 0 10 0 0 15 0 6 12 0 Application for endorsement of letters patent " Licenses of Right " .. Advertising in Journal, &o., under Supreme Court Rules Application for entry of order of Supreme Court in register Weekly lists .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 6 16 0 9 8 0 4 16 0 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 10 4 13 19 3 13 0 3 10,770 16 7 *For a complete analysis of fees received in 1936 and 1937, see reports for those years respectively.