A.D. 1875, 9TH JANUARY. No. 2009.

LEWIN, RICHARD GEORGE, of Echuca, in the colony of Victoria, master mariner, for "An improved method of extinguishing sparks from boiler furnaces and of utilizing the waste steam of engines."

A.D. 1875, 11TH JANUARY. No. 2010.

MALAM, ABRAHAM, of Dumfries in the county of Dumfries, North Britain, gas engineer, for "Improvements in the manufacture of illuminating gas and in apparatus therefore."

A.D. 1875, 12TH JANUARY. No. 2011.

ALSOP, JOHN, of South Muckleford, in the shire of Maldon, in the colony of Victoria, farm laborer, for "An invention/or simplifying the, process of threshing and winnowing"

A.D. 1875, 12TH JANUARY. No. 2012.

BECKETT, JOHN, of Stawell, in the county of Borung, miner, for "A compensation horse whim."

A.D. 1875, 13TH JANUARY. No. 2013.

EDWARDS, DAVID, of No. 200 Elizabeth street, in the city of Melbourne, and colony of Victoria, machinist, for "An improved method of heating water."

A.D. 1875, 14TH JANUARY. No. 2014.

COUCHE, WILLIAM WILMOT, of 26 Williams street, in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, merchant, for "Improvements in machinery for clipping or shearing sheep or other animals", altered to "Improvements in cutters for clipping and shearing sheep and other animals."

A.D. 1875, 18TH JANUARY. No. 2015.

POWELL, GEORGE, of Little Meyer street, Geelong, in the colony of Victoria, miller, for "Improvements in furnace flues for steam boilers."

A.D. 1875, 20TH JANUARY. No. 2016.

CARTER, THOMAS, of Geelong, in the county of Grant, for "An invention for spinning clouded woollen yarn"

A.D. 1875, 23RD JANUARY. No. 2017.

MORTON, WILLIAM LOCKHART, of South Yarra, near the city of Melbourne, gentleman, for "An invention for excavating water tanks."

A.D. 1875, 1ST FEBRUARY. No. 2018.

BRAYSHAY, DAVID WRIGHT, of Hamilton, in the colony of Victoria, sheep farmer, for "An improved method of constructing excavating machines," altered to "Improvements in the construction and arrangement of excavating machines."

A.D. 1875, 6TH FEBRUARY. No. 2019.

BANKS, JOHN HENRY, of No. 11 Lavender road, Battersea, in the county of Surrey, England, for " Improvements in the production of printing surfaces and engraved metal surfaces, applicable for other purposes.

A.D. 1875, 8TH FEBRUARY. No. 2020.

REEVES, CHARLES STEPHENS, of Railway place, Williamstown, in the colony of Victoria, gentleman, for "Improvements in the treatment of the waste animal products of meat preserving and boiling-down establishments"

A.D. 1875, 9TH FEBRUARY. No. 2021.

SPEAKMAN, EDWARD, of the city of Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, merchant, for "An improved method of printing on metals, glass or other hard substances."

A.D. 1875, 10TH FEBRUARY. No. 2022.

HARRISON, EDWARD YOUNGMAN, of High street, Avoca, in the colony of Victoria, engineer, for "Improvements in machinery for pulverising and amalgamating."

A.D. 1875, 10TH FEBRUARY. No. 2023.

LINDSAY, JOHNSTON CAMERON, of Mollison street, Kyneton, in the colony of Victoria, bank manager, for " Improvements in apparatus for cooling air as it is entering room, apartments and buildings", altered to "Improvements in apparatus for cooling air as it is entering, and distributing it within rooms, apartments, and buildings."

A.D. 1875, 10TH FEBRUARY. No. 2024.

CHAQUETTE, EPHRAIM, of Independence, county of Inyo, state of California, in the United States of America, gentleman, for " An improved machine for holding, turning, and shearing sheep, including also improvements in a sheep-shearing implement adapted to this and other sheep-shearing machines."

A.D. 1875, 11TH FEBRUARY. No. 2025.

CHAMBERS, AUSTIN, of Marylebone road, county of Middlesex, England, signal engineer, for "An improved mode of and apparatus for railway signalling."

A.D. 1875, 11TH FEBRUARY. No. 2026.

BEATH, JOHN MCGOUCH, engineer, of San Francisco, California, United States of America, for "Improvements in the process of making artificial ice, and in apparatus therefor."

A.D. 1875, 26TH FEBRUARY. No. 2027.

RALEIGH, MICHAEL, of No. 6 Sydney terrace, Canning street, Carlton, near Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, bricklayer, for "Improvements in baker ovens."

A.D. 1875, 26TH FEBRUARY. No. 2028.

KAY, JOSHUA ALEXANDER, of 91 Lonsdale street east, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, machinist, for " A new apparatus for tying knots."

A.D. 1875, 1ST MARCH. No. 2029.

MCINTOSH, DAVID MARTIN, of Footscray, in the county of Bourke, for " An Improvement in garden seats or chairs."

A.D. 1875, 3RD MARCH. No. 2030.

WRIGHT, WILLIAM; and EDWARDS, HENRY DALE, both of Little Bourke street west, in the city of Melbourne and colony of Victoria, engineers, for "Improvement in stampers."

A.D. 1875, 4TH MARCH. No. 2031.

SERJEANT, ROBERT MALACHI, mining manager; and FLUDE, JOSEPH, metallurgist, both of the city of Ballarat, in the county of Grenville for "An invention for roasting pyrites, to be called 'The Ballarat School of Mines self-acting Pyrites Furnace'."

A.D. 1875, 5TH MARCH. No. 2032.

LANDE, WILLIAM JOSEPH, of the city of Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, commission merchant, for "An invention for a composition to prevent the radiation of heat, and condensation thereby in steam boilers, steam chests, steam pipes, and all other steam-heated surfaces, and for the preservation of the iron, causing a good economy of fuel and a quicker production of steam."

A.D. 1875, 9TH MARCH. No. 2033.

BANNISTER, ROBERT DIXON, of Essex lodge, Bellarine street, Geelong, in the colony of Victoria, gentleman; and MILLIGAN, SAMUEL, of Yillamanta street, Geelong aforesaid, engineer, for "A new device to be used for advertising purposes."

A.D. 1875,16TH MARCH. No. 2034.

HARVEY, THOMAS, of Preston, near Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, builder, for "An improved apparatus for binding sheaves."

A.D. 1875, 16TH MARCH. No. 2035. - includes digitised images of patent application

ROBERTSON, JOHN, of No. 89 Lonsdale street east, in the city of Melbourne, and colony of Victoria, dyer, for "Improvements in flat smoothing-irons."

A.D. 1875, 17TH MARCH. No. 2036.

POLE, WILLIAM, of Rundle street, in the city of Adelaide, In the province of South Australia, tailor, for "An improved method of reducing ores or stones whether metallic or otherwise, and of extracting the metals (if any) therefrom."

A.D. 1875, 23RD MARCH. No. 2037.

ANDERSON, CHARLES, of Corio house, Western Beach, Geelong, colony of Victoria, coach proprietor, for "Improvements in double harness for horses."

A.D. 1875, 25th MARCH. No. 2038. - includes digitised images of patent application

BOGLE, ANDREW, of No. 21 Flinders street east, in the city of Melbourne and colony of Victoria, merchant, for "Improvements in machinery for brushing boots and shoes, and for polishing, grinding, and sharpening cutlery."

A.D. 1875, 3RD APRIL. No. 2039.

KNOBEL, GUSTAV ADOLPH, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, civil and mechanical engineer for "An invention for G.A. Knobel's compound ventilator, effecting both plenum and vacuum by which the vitiated or foul air is extracted with as much power as that by which the fresh air is forced in."

A.D. 1875, 10TH APRIL. No. 2040.

SPEEDY, WILLIAM, of Wainui, in the province of Hawkes Bay, in New Zealand, sheep farmer, for "Improvements in presses for pressing wool, hay, and such like material."

A.D. 1875, 16TH APRIL. No. 2041.

LANDE, WILLIAM JOSEPH, of the city of Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, commission merchant, for "Improvements in the construction of iron connections and discharge holes in machines for washing clothes."

A.D. 1875, 20TH APRIL. No. 2042.

STEPHEN, FRANCIS JOHN, of Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, solicitor, for "An invention for a boat for saving life."

A.D. 1875, 20TH APRIL. No. 2043.

CHAMBERS, WILLIAM, of No. 9 Clifton street, Prahran, near Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, carpenter, for "Improvements in wheelbarrows."

A.D. 1875, 27TH APRIL. No. 2044.

CAVANAGH, TIMOTHY, of the city of Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, farmer, for "Improvements in reaping machines."

A.D. 1875, 27TH APRIL. No. 2045.

WILSON, ALEXANDER, of Cecil street, Emerald Hill, in the colony of Victoria, engineer, surveyor to the Victorian Steam Navigation Board, for "Improvements in safety valves for steam boilers"

A.D. 1875, 27TH APRIL. No. 2046.

WILSON, CHARLES, of Daylesford, in the colony of Victoria, engineer, for "Improvements in the boilers of locomotive and portable engines."

A.D. 1875, 28TH APRIL. No. 2047.

RALEIGH, MICHAEL, of No. 6 Sydney terrace, Canning street, Carlton, near Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, bricklayer, for "Improvements in colonial ovens."

A.D. 1875, 28TH APRIL. No. 2048.

HERRENSCHMIDT, HENRI, of Costerfield, in the county of Dalhousie, civil engineer, for "Improving smelting furnaces," altered to "Improvements in smelting furnaces."

A.D. 1875, 30TH APRIL. No. 2049.

EVANS, GEORGE SEXTON ; and CHRISTOPHERSON, HENRI OSCAR, both of Collins street east, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, civil engineers, for "Improvements in nail-making machinery."

A.D. 1875, 1ST MAY. No. 2050.

TRAIN, WILLIAM, of Moray street, Emerald Hill, near Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, stone cutter, for "Improvements in enamelling slate, stone, and metal."

A.D. 1875, 3RD MAY. No. 2051.

AUTARD, CYRUS, of Mauritius, merchant, for "An invention for the deodorization and disinfection of human excreta and other offensive matter and the immediate conversion thereof into a valuable fertilizer."

A.D. 1875, 4TH MAY. No. 2052.

FOULIS, WILLIAM, of Glasgow, in the county of Lanark, North Britain, civil engineer, for "Improvements in charging and drawing retorts and in the machinery and apparatus employed therefor."

A.D. 1875, 5TH MAY. No. 2053.

BAKER, JOHN, of Emerald Hill, South Melbourne, county of Bourke, machinist, "Baker's Excelsior washing and wringing machines."

A.D. 1875, 6TH MAY. No. 2054.

NORRIS, PETER RICHARD, of Dryburgh street, Hotham, in the county of Bourke, grocer for "A new trap for catching rats, rabbits, hares, &c."

A.D. 1875, 7TH MAY. No. 2055.

WATERS, EDWARD, of the International Patent, Copyright, and Design Office, in the city of Melbourne, and colony of Victoria, patent agent, for "Improvements in the construction of wool presses" (being A communication from abroad by Thomas Pratt and James Mentiplay, both of Invercargill, in the colony of New Zealand, merchants and engineers).

A.D. 1875, 14TH MAY. No. 2056.

DEMPSTER, ANDREW, of Collins street east, in the city of Melbourne, and colony of Victoria, gasfitter, for "Improvements in apparatus for making air gas."

A.D. 1875, 14TH MAY. No. 2057. - includes digitised images of patent application

BECKERLEG, THOMAS JOHNS, of Bridgewater on the Loddon, in the colony of Victoria, wheelwright, for "An improved drag or brake for waggons, omnibuses, and other wheeled vehicles." Altered to "Improvements in drags or brakes for waggons, omnibuses, and other wheeled vehicles."

A.D. 1875, 21ST MAY. No. 2058.

CATON, JOHN HENRY, stockdealer ; and ALLEN, WILLIAM HENRY, manufacturing chemist, both of Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, for "A new method of curing the fluke in sheep"

A.D. 1875, 22ND MAY. No. 2059.

WOOLDRIDGE, HENRY, of Toorak road, South Yarra, in the colony of Victoria, surgeon, for "An improved method of constructing the bulk-heads of ships."

A.D. 1875, 27TH MAY. No. 2060.

EVANS, WILLIAM, of Sandhurst, in the county of Loddon, miner, for an "Automatic reaping and binding machine."

A.D. 1875, 27TH MAY. No. 2061.

MEYERHOFF, CONRAD, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, goldsmith. An invention for " Amalgamating and separating gold from pyrites, quartz tailings, and other pulverized auriferous ores to be called 'Meyerhoff's Improved Composition Amalgamator.'"

A.D. 1875, 28TH MAY. No. 2062.

FORD, RICHARD DAY, of Melbourne, in the county of Bourke, hat manufacturer, for "A new material for the manufacture of coverings for the head and the means of applying the same."

A.D. 1875, 29TH MAY. No. 2063.

SHAW, WILLIAM HENRY, of the Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat, in the colony of Victoria, engineer; and CUNDY, WILLIAM, of Armstrong street, Ballarat, aforesaid, engineer, for "An improved method of disjointing lead pipes."

A.D. 1875, 29TH MAY. No. 2064.

GREATHEAD, ROBERT, of No. 33 Chetwyud street, Hotham, near Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, engineer, for "An improvement in the salting of mealt," altered to "An improvement in the process of salting meat."

A.D. 1875, 31ST MAY. No. 2065.

CARTER, RICHARD TRUSTE, of Castlemaine, engineer, for "An improved reaping and binding machine."

A.D. 1875, 7TH JUNE. No. 2066. - includes digitised images of patent application

SAVAGE, ROBERT, of Echuca, in the colony of Victoria, gentleman, for "Improvements in machines for excavating earth."

A.D. 1875, 7TH JUNE. No. 2067.

RICHARDS, THOMAS, of Sydney, in the colony of New South Wales, Government printer, "An invention for certain improvements in plates for printing entitled 'Richards' Arithmotype.'"

A.D. 1875, 10TH JUNE. No. 2068.

WATERS, EDWARD, of the International Patent, Copyright, and Design Office, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, patent agent, for "A new contrivance for hoisting sacks." [Being a communication from abroad by James Mentiplay, of Invercargill, New Zealand, engineer.]

A.D. 1875, 12TH JUNE. No. 2069.

COLTMAN, EDWIN, of 135 Latrobe street east, in the city of Melbourne and colony of Victoria, machinist, for "An improved cylindrical hand printing apparatus." Altered to "Improvements in cylindrical hand printing stamps."

A.D. 1875, 17TH JUNE. No. 2070.

HOBBS, HENRY, of the Barwon Foundry, South Geelong, in the colony of Victoria, engineer, for "Improvements in machinery for varying the speed of the knife bar in reaping machines."

A.D. 1875, 17TH JUNE. No. 2071.

SEYMOUR, JOHN HENRY, of Sandhurst, in the colony of Victoria, blacksmith, for a "An improved cam."

A.D. 1875, 18TH JUNE. No. 2072. - includes digitised images of patent application

YAGER, JOHANN GEORGE ; and HURST, ROBERT, both of 127 Kerr street, Fitzroy, in the colony of Victoria, boot and shoe manufacturers, for "Improvements in wax thread sewing machines."

A.D. 1875, 24TH JUNE. No. 2073.

DE LACY, ALAN CAMERON LYSTER, of Victoria street, Brunswick, in the colony of Victoria, civil engineer; and MICHEL, HENRY EDWARD, of Studley street, Collingwood, in the said colony, gentleman, for "Improvements in the manufacture of explosive compounds and fuze"

A.D. 1875, 24TH JUNE. No. 2074.

ARNOTT, ALEXANDER BEID, of the city of Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, gentleman, for "An indention for the saving of gold or other minerals to be called 'Arnotts patent saving apparatus for metals and minerals after reduction.'"

A.D. 1875, 29TH JUNE. No. 2075.

DOWLING, WILLIAM, of No. 101 Montague street, Emerald Hill, near Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, plasterer, for "An improved ceiling and wall ventilator."

A.D. 1875, 7TH JULY. No. 2076.

HOWLAND, ABIEL GIFFORD of Cashel street, Christchurch, in the province of Canterbury, in the colony of New Zealand, coachbuilder, for "An easy method of attaching and detaching shafts or poles to or from carriages having four wheels, and to and from vehicles having four wheels known as buggies and American waggons.

A.D. 1875, 12TH JULY. No. 2077.

GOBY, CHARLES ARTHUR, coppersmith; and JAUBERT, LEON, die sinker, of the city of Melbourne, of the colony of Victoria, for "An invention to be known as 'The Revolving Freezing Machine'."

A.D. 1875, 15TH JULY. No. 2078.

PROUD, JOSHUA, of No. 14 Franklin street, West Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, coal-dust and blacking manufacturer, for "An improved powder for grinding and polishing cutlery and metals"

A.D. 1875, 19TH JULY. No. 2079.

LAWSON, CHARLES, blacksmith; and PEARCE, THOMAS, engineer, both of the Melbourne Iron Works, 84 Flinders lane east, in the city of Melbourne and colony of Victoria, for "Improvements in machines for cutting, splitting, and dividing iron plates."

A.D. 1875, 22ND JULY. No. 2080.

HUTCHISON, WILLIAM, of Post-office place, Melbourne, iron founder, for "An invention known as 'Hutchison's Patent Portable Cast-iron Boiler Furnace.'"

A.D. 1875, 27TH JULY. No. 2081.

ALCOCK, HENRY UPTON, of Melbourne, in the county of Bourke, in the colony of Victoria, billiard table maker; and PARKES, WILLIAM HENRY, of Melbourne aforesaid, machinist, for "An invention for cutting, turning, or otherwise forming or manufacturing from any mineral or vegetable substances goods of an open, close, round or oval spiral shape or form, for either ornamental, useful, or practical purposes; and for cutting and forming moulds from any material or substance to be used for casting or modelling goods of any kind in a like shape or form as before stated."

A.D. 1875, 3RD AUGUST. No. 2082.

HALLEY, DAVID, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, engineer, for "Improvements in machinery for concentrating metallic ores," altered to "Improvements in machinery for concentrating and amalgamating metallic ores."

A.D. 1875, 11TH AUGUST. No. 2083.

THOMSON, THOMAS, of Bluff Harbor, Otago, in the colony of New Zealand, harbor master, for "Improvements in rowlocks for boats."

A.D. 1875, 11TH AUGUST. No. 2084.

WYATT, GEORGE, of Adelaide, in the province of South Australia, engineer and founder, for "Improvements in excavating scoops."

A.D. 1875, 11TH AUGUST. No. 2085.

THOMSON, ROBERT CHARLES, of Townsend street, Albury, in the colony of New South Wales, saddler, for "Improvements in hobble buckles."

A.D. 1875, 12TH AUGUST. No. 2086.

GOODALL, GEORGE, of Punt road, Richmond, in the colony of Victoria, machinist; LEMPRIERE, WILLIAM GEORGE, of Queen street, Melbourne, in the said colony, merchant; and INGLES, CHARLES MUIRHEAD; and GILBEE, HENRY, both of Elizabeth street, Melbourne aforesaid, agents, for "Improvements in machinery for concentrating and amalgamating."

A.D. 1875, 14TH AUGUST. No. 2087.

PITTS, EDWARD WILLIAM, of the Levels, Dry Creek, in the province of South Australia, station manager, for "Improvements in machinery/or removing burrs and other impurities from the fleeces and skins of sheep."

A.D. 1875, 14TH AUGUST. No. 2088.

FULLER, ROBERT JOHN, of Clifton street, Richmond, in the colony of Victoria, clerk, for "Improvements in raising sunken vessels."

A.D. 1875, 17TH AUGUST. No. 2089.

WILDING, JOSEPH ; and ROBINSON, JOHN HAMMOND, of No. 243 and a half Elizabeth street, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, agricultural implement makers, for "Improvements in catches for fastening the doors of wool presses."

A.D. 1875, 17TH AUGUST. No. 2090.

ROBINSON, CHARLES JAMES, of 243 and a half Elizabeth street, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, clerk, for "Improvements in clothes-washing machines."

A.D. 1875, 18TH AUGUST. No. 2091.

DUNCAN, JAMES; and FRASER, JAMES, both of Adelaide, in the province of South Australia, carriage builders, for "Improvements in apparatus for producing compression upon metallic articles." [Being a communication from Jonathan Bums West, of Genessee, New York, United States of America.]

A.D. 1875, 18TH AUGUST. No. 2092.

VAILE, ROBERT, of the city of Auckland, in the province of Auckland, in the colony of New Zealand, engineer, for "An improved rotary engine for applying the motive power of steam, water, atmospheric air and similarly acting motive powers."

A.D. 1875, 18TH AUGUST. No. 2093.

GARDNER, WILLIAM NEWTON, of William street. East Collingwood, in the colony of Victoria, mechanical engineer ; and MCCOY, ROBERT, of Peel street, West Melbourne, in the said colony, tobacco manufacturer, for "Improvements in machinery for manufacturing plug tobacco."

A.D. 1875, 18TH AUGUST. No. 2094.

CARTER, DAVID, of Main street, Kew, in the colony of Victoria, cabinetmaker, for "Improvements in fancy tables"

A.D. 1875, 23RD AUGUST. No. 2095.

POSTLE, JEHOSAPHAT DAVY, of Sydney, in the colony of New South Wales, for "Improvements in apparatus for cooling and freezing water and other substances."

A.D. 1875, 24TH AUGUST. No. 2096.

ARCHER, DAVID, Photographer; and DREW, CHARLES, carpenter, both of Colac, for "Improvements in wireways and in vehicles therefor for the conveyance of goods and passengers."

A.D. 1875, 27TH AUGUST. No. 2097.

FAUL, JOHN WILLIAM of Willlamson street, Sandhurst, in the colony of Victoria, tinsmith, for "Improvements in lamps."

A.D. 1875, 30TH AUGUST. No. 2098.

PATTON, EMILY SOPHIA, of Richmond, near Melbourne, county of Bourke, lady, for "The construction of case iron memorial tablets for graves."

A.D. 1875, 1ST SEPTEMBER. No. 2099.

KEARTON, CHRISTOPHER, of Clunes, in the county of Talbot, engineer, for "An improved filling machine for the use of butchers and others."

A.D. 1875, 1ST SEPTEMBER. No. 2100.

ALSOP, JOHN, of Alphington, near Melbourne, farm laborer, for "Improvements in threshing and winnowing machines,"

A.D. 1875, 1ST SEPTEMBER. No. 2101.

MCLOW, THOMAS, of Mount Gambier, in the province of South Australia, coachbuilder, for "An improved loafer feeder for steam boilers."

A.D. 1875, 6TH SEPTEMBER. No. 2102.

WHEELHOUSE, FRANK, in the county of Melbourne, engineer, for "An invention for a tap-filter."

A.D. 1875, 6TH SEPTEMBER. No. 2103. - includes digitised images of patent application

ALLAN, ROBERT, of Ballarat, in the county of Grant, machine maker, for "A safety brake for mining cages."

A.D. 1875, 6TH SEPTEMBER. No. 2104.

BOGLE, ANDREW, of Flinders street east, in the city of Melbourne, and colony of Victoria, merchant; and SCRASE, EDWIN, of Nicholson street, Collingwood, near Melbourne, aforesaid, architect, for "An improved 'Household Help' for cleaning boots, shoes, cutlery, and such like articles."

A.D. 1875, 8TH SEPTEMBER. No. 2105.

BRENNAN, LOUIS, of No. 58 Gore street, Fitzroy, in the colony of Victoria, carrier; and CALVERT, WILLIAM, of No. 87 Little Collins street east, in the city of Melbourne and colony of Victoria, aforesaid, printer, for "Improvements in machinery for propelling and guiding vessels through air and water."

A.D. 1875, 10TH SEPTEMBER. No. 2106.

OAKLEY, GEORGE NORTHWOOD; and QUARRILL, REUBEN, both of No. 49 Collins street west, in the city of Melbourne and colony of Victoria, journalists, for "Improvements in the multiplication of written documents."

A.D. 1875, 13TH SEPTEMBER. No. 2107.

SHERRY, FRANK, dealer, Gore street, Collingwood, and of Paris, France, for "An invention for the Parisian Pool."

A.D. 1875, 20TH SEPTEMBER. No. 2108.

WALKER, ALEXANDER RUSSELL, of 40 Latrobe street west, in the city of Melbourne, gas engineer, for "An invention for grilling by gas."

A.D. 1875, 21ST SEPTEMBER. No. 2109.

BOCKHACKER, FRIEDRICH, of Hückeswagen, in Rhenish, Prussia, for "A new or improved model of and apparatus or balance/or ascertaining the loss of wool in weight by the process of washing."

A.D. 1875, 21ST SEPTEMBER. No. 2110.

CLINCH, GEORGE, of Fitzroy-street, East St. Leonard's, in the colony of New South Wales, for "An invention for the superheating of steam, converting it into hydrogen gas and applying it to the purpose of creating a more efficient draught in the furnace, also greatly economizing the fuel by consuming the smoke and keeping the tubes and flues clean."

A.D. 1875, 21ST SEPTEMBER. No. 2111.

SAXBY, JOHN; and FARMER, JOHN STINSON, both of Canterbury road, Kilburn, in the county of Middlesex, England, for "Improvements in the means and apparatus employed in interlocking and securing the safe working of railway points and signals."

A.D. 1875, 4TH OCTOBER. No. 2112.

WOLSELEY, FREDERICK YORK, of the Melbourne Club, Collins street east, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, gentleman, for "Improvements in apparatus for shearing and clipping sheep and other animals."

A.D. 1875, 4TH OCTOBER. No. 2113.

WHITEHOUSE, SAMUEL SIVITER, of Lonsdale street west, in the city of Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, stamper, for "Improvements in washing machines"

A.D. 1875, 4TH OCTOBER. No. 2114.

HERRENSCHMIDT, HENRI, of Costerfield, in the colony of Victoria, civil engineer for "Improvements in roasting furnaces and in apparatus connected therein."

A.D. 1875, 6TH OCTOBER. No. 2115.

ECHBERG, HANS; and. WOLTER, FREDERICK, both of Russell street, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, cabinetmakers, for "Improvements in clothes-washing machines."

A.D. 1875, 5TH OCTOBER. No. 2116.

FERRIER, JAMES, Junior, of Salt Pans, Coleraine, in the colony of Victoria, farmer, for "Improvements in reaping and binding machines."

A.D. 1875, 6TH OCTOBER. No. 2117.

MEREDITH, JOSEPH, of Russell street, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, engineer, for " Improvements in machinery for cutting, embossing, perforating, printing, rolling, and discharging plastic materials such as dough."

A.D. 1875, 7TH OCTOBER. No. 2118.

DE LACY, ALAN CAMERON LYSTER, of Victoria street, Brunswick, explosive compound manufacturer and civil engineer, for "Improvements in machinery for breaking and pulverizing rocks, ores, and other hard substances," altered to "Improvements in machinery for breaking stones, et cetera."

A.D. 1875, 8TH OCTOBER. No. 2119.

CHERRY, EDWARD, of Aitken street, Gisborne, in the colony of Victoria, carpenter, for "An improvement in churns."

A.D. 1875, 8TH OCTOBER. No. 2120.

HARVEY, ROBERT JOSEPH, of No. 18 Nicholson street, Fitzroy, near Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, tinsmith, for "Improvements in machinery for stamping plate metal into various forms," altered to "A new method of and apparatus for pressing plate metal into various forms."

A.D. 1875, 13TH OCTOBER. No. 2121.

HOSIE, JAMES, of Great Bourke street west, in the city of Melbourne and colony of Victoria, confectioner, for "An ice water tank and refrigerating apparatus."

A.D. 1875, 14TH OCTOBER. No. 2122.

JAMIESON, ROBERT, of Berlin, in the county of Gladstone, engineer, for "Circular iron-hooped bellows."

A.D. 1875, 16TH OCTOBER. No. 2123.

HUTCHISON, WILLIAM, of Post-office place, Melbourne, iron founder, for "Hutchison's Patent Improved Gas Stove Oven."

A.D. 1875, 19TH OCTOBER. No. 2124.

WRIGHT, WILLIAM; and EDWARDS, HENRY DALE, both of Little Bourke street west, in the city of Melbourne, and colony of Victoria, engineers, for "Improvements in mills for cutting bark and such like material."

A.D. 1875, 19TH OCTOBER. No. 2125.

HUTCHISON, WILLIA, of Post-office place, Melbourne, ironfounder, for "An invention known as 'Hutchinson's Patent Tubular or Double-cased Boiling and Steaming Utensils."

A.D. 1875, 22ND OCTOBER. No. 2126.

DELBRIDGE, ISAAC, local manager of the New St. George's Company, Stawell, in the colony of Victoria for "Improvements in the ventilation of mines," altered to "An improved method of ventilating mines."

A.D. 1875, 25TH OCTOBER. No. 2127.

PRITCHARD, DAVID THOMAS, of Heathcote, in the colony of Victoria, saddler, for "An invention for a horse collar and hames."

A.D. 1875, 26TH OCTOBER. No. 2128.

LENNON, HUGH, of Elizabeth street, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, agricultural implement maker, for "An improved contrivance for sharpening certain descriptions of knives."

A.D. 1875, 29TH OCTOBER. No. 2129. - includes digitised images of patent application

BROWNE, GEORGE, of No. 29 Queen street, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, architect and surveyor, for "Improved contrivances for indicating the position of trains on railways and cages in shafts," altered to "An improved method of indicating the position of trains on railways and cages in shafts."

A.D. 1875, 1ST NOVEMBER. No. 2130.

CORRIE, WILLIAM, of No. 64 a'Beckett street, in the city of Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, flockmaster, for "An invention for 'The ozone or dioxide of hydrogen purifier'."

A.D. 1875, 2ND NOVEMBER. No. 2131.

BURGE, WILLIAM CHILCOTT, of No. 61 Napier street, Fitzroy, near Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, brewer, for "Improvements in the manufacture of a deodorizing and disinfecting solution," altered to, "An improved deodorizing and disinfecting solution."

A.D. 1875, 4TH NOVEMBER. No. 2132.

MANTON, JOSEPH, of No. 25 St. Edmond's Road, Prahran, near Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, for "Improvements in colonial ovens"

A.D. 1875, 4TH NOVEMBER. No. 2133.

BARRON, JOSEPH GERRISH, of No. 50 Clarence street, Sydney, in the colony of New South Wales, merchant, for "An invention for washing linen, cotton, or woollen goods of whatever nature, called 'The Laundress' Friend'."

A.D. 1875, 6TH NOVEMBER. No. 2134.

DEMPSTER, ANDREW, of Post-office place, Melbourne, for "Improvements in apparatus for the manufacture of air gas."

A.D. 1875, 10TH NOVEMBER. No. 2135.

STEVENSON, ALEXANDER; and ELLIOT, GEORGE, both of No. 171 King street, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, coachbuilders, for "Improvements in hoods for vehicles."

A.D. 1875, 11TH NOVEMBER. No. 2136.

CRISP, JOHN WILLIAM, of Parker street, Maldon, in the colony of Victoria; and JONES, DAVID,

A.D. 1875, 13TH NOVEMBER. No. 2137.

CHAMBERS, JAMES, of 60 Leicester street, Carlton, in the colony of Victoria, engineer, for "Improvements in cheese presses."

A.D. 1875, 15TH NOVEMBER. No. 2138.

HUNTER, GEORGE, of Kofoed street, Stawell, in the colony of Victoria, engineer, for "Improvements in amalgamating machinery."

A.D. 1875, 15TH NOVEMBER. No. 2139. - includes digitised images of patent application

JACKSON, WILLIAM, of London, England, for "An improved machine for cuffing and shaping the soles and heels of boots and shoes."

A.D. 1875, 15TH NOVEMBER. No. 2140.

JACKSON, WILLIAM, of London, England, for "Improvements in machines for sewing the soles of boots and shoes."

A.D. 1875, 18TH NOVEMBER. No. 2141.

BROOKS, GEORGE HENRY, of Melbourne, in the county of Bourke, carpenter, for "An improved combined sash window outside blind and ventilator."

A.D. 1875, 20TH NOVEMBER. No. 2142.

TIMMIS, ILLIUS AUGUSTUS, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, in England, consulting engineer, for "Improvements in treating hides, skins, and pelts, and removing the hair or wool from the hides and skins and making the pelts into white or tawed leather."

A.D. 1875, 20TH NOVEMBER. No. 2143.

GRAHAM, GEORGE LUND, of Graham street, Sandridge, in the colony of Victoria, manufacturing chemist, for "Improvements in preserving animal and vegetable substances."

A.D. 1875, 24TH NOVEMBER. No. 2144. - includes digitised images of patent application

KNOBEL, GUSTAV ADOLPH, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, civil and mechanical engineer, for "G. A. Knobel's improved compound ventilator, effecting both plenum and vacuum."

A.D. 1875, 26TH NOVEMBER. No. 2145.

CROOK, THOMAS, of Asling street, Brighton, near Melboume, in the colony of Victoria, collar-maker, "Improvements in the manufacture of horse collars."

A.D. 1875, 27TH NOVEMBER. No. 2146.

GROCOTT, JOHN GWYNFLL, 105 Spencer street west, in the city of Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, manufacturer, for "An invention for a new and original method of evaporation and crystallization of saline and saccharine fluids and solutions of the salts of any metal, to be called 'Grocott's Method of Crystallization."

A.D. 1875, 8TH DECEMBER. No. 2147.

WATSON, JOHN BOYD, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, quartz miner; HOLMES, JOHN, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, merchant; BURROWES, ROBERT, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, Member of Parliament; HOBBY, WILLIAM HENRY, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, engineer; and DODS, BENJAMIN HAWKINS, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, engineer for "Improvements in machinery used in the separating, concentrating, or amalgamation of ores or particles of gold, silver, and other metals, pyrites, earths, and minerals, or other substances of different specific gravities mechanically missed or conjoined, and which require treatment."

A.D. 1875, 20TH NOVEMBER. No. 2148.

WATSON, JOHN BOYD, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, quartz miner; HOLMES, JOHN, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, merchant; BURROWES, ROBERT, of Sandhurst, in the county .of Bendjgo, Member of Parliament; HOBBY, WILLIAM HENRY, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, engineer; and DODS, BENJAMIN HAWKINS, of Sandhurst, in the county of Bendigo, engineer for "An invention for improvements in machinery for the extraction of gold, silver, copper, lead, tin antimony, zinc, pyrites, oxides and other ores, metals or minerals."

A.D. 1875, 15TH DECEMBER. No. 2149. - includes digitised images of patent application

DIXSON, ROBERT, of No. 107 William street, in the city of Melbourne, and colony of Victoria, tobacco manufacturer for "Improvements in machinery for making plug tobacco."

A.D. 1875, 16TH DECEMBER. No. 2150.

MCINTOSH, DAVID MARTIN, of Footscray, in the county of Bourke, for "An improvement in the construction of washing machines," altered to "Improved contrivances in the construction of washing machines."

A.D. 1875, 16TH DECEMBER. No. 2151.

HANDYSIDE, HENRY, of St. John's Wood, in the county of Middlesex, England, engineer, for "Improvements in locomotive engines, and in apparatus for the accomplishing the safe ascent and descent of steep inclines, and for facilitating the passage of sharp curves."

A.D. 1875, 16TH DECEMBER. No. 2152. - includes digitised images of patent application

DAVEY, HENRY, of Leeds, in the county of York, England, engineer, for "Improvements in the method of working the slides of steam or water pressure engines and apparatus for that purpose."

A.D. 1875, 16TH DECEMBER. No. 2153.

MCDOWALL, WALTER, of Domain street, South Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, gentleman; and MUSGRAVE, THOMAS, of Alexandra street. South Yarra, in the colony of Victoria aforesaid, gentleman, for "A book-keeper's hand-rest and rule."

A.D. 1875, 17TH DECEMBER. No. 2154.

FIRTH, WILLIAM, of Burley Wood, near Leeds, in the county of York, England, Esquire, for "Improvements in machinery for working and loading coal, and for sinking shafts or pits, and for driving or cutting tunnels."

A.D. 1875, 20TH DECEMBER. No. 2155.

WILLIAMS, PRICE, of Warrnambool, in the county of Villiers, builder, for "An improved earth closet and deodorizer."

A.D. 1875, 23RD DECEMBER. No. 2156.

FULTON, JAMES, of Prahran, near Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, for "Improvements in the adaptation of rotary hair brushes for self use, styled 'The Champion.'"

A.D. 1875, 23RD DECEMBER. No. 2157. - includes digitised images of patent application

CLARKE, CHARLES ERNEST, of Castlemaine, in the colony of Victoria; and CLARKE, WILLIAM, late of Victoria, but at present of parts beyond seas, brokers and agents, for "An invention known as "Clarke's improvements in steam pumps,'" altered to Improvements in steam pumps called pulsometer pump. [Communicated to them by David Douds and John Henry Hartsuff, of the United States of America.]

A.D. 1875, 24TH DECEMBER. No. 2158.

QUARRILL, REUBEN WILLIAM, of Clare cottage, Faraday street, Carlton, in the colony of Victoria, clerk, for "An improved press, suitable for copying and multiplying letters and manuscript, and for other like purposes."

A.D. 1875, 29TH DECEMBER. No. 2159.

HERRENSCHMIDT, HENRI, of Costerfield, in the colony of Victoria, civil engineer, for "Improvements in the process of smelting certain descriptions of ores."

A.D. 1875, 29TH DECEMBER. No. 2160.

HERRENSCHMIDT, HENRI, of Costerfield, in the colony of Victoria, civil engineer, for "Improvements in smelting furnaces."

A.D. 1875, 29TH DECEMBER. No. 2161.

LAUDER, GEORGE EDWARD, of the Riding School, 82 Bank street west, Emerald Hill, in the colony of Victoria, for "A new deodorising agent."

A.D. 1875, 29TH DECEMBER. No. 2162.

WATERS, EDWARD, of the International Patent Office, Melbourne, in the colony of Victoria, patent agent, for "Improvements in portable machines for elevating, threshing, and winnowing," altered to "An improved portable machine for elevating, threshing, and winnowing grain." [Being a communication from abroad by Benjamin Fox Mellor, of Adelaide, South Australia, agricultural implement maker.]

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