The following Applications for letters 1 patent have been accepted by the Registrar of Patents:—W. T. Owen, farmer, and T. Thatcher, farmer, of Wellington, j New Zealand. A new composition applied to the permanent way of railways In order to destroy vegetation, preserve the timber from decay, and the rails and fastenings from oxidation”; F. W. Sclley, Hurstvllle. near Sydney, engineer, and W. H. Nisbet. Sydney, engineer. Improvements In slnek adjustors for brake gears of railway rolling stock: W. H. Sharplngton. of London, builder's manager. Combined pick and shovel, hoe. or like tool; A. Leblanc, or Havana, Cuba, engineer, Improvements In sugarcane and similar crushing mills.”