MARINE DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1883 Session I, H-15

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1883. NEW ZEALAND.

MARINE DEPARTMENT (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Sic, — Marine Department, Wellington, 6th June, 1883. I do myself the honour to submit the following report of this department for the year ended on the 31st March last: — Lighthouses. —The various lighthouses under the control of this department have been maintained in good order during the past year. No complaints of their want of efficiency in any respect have been received. Two lightkeepers have been dismissed the service for insubordination ; an independent Board was appointed to inquire into the complaints against the individuals referred to, and their dismissal was decided on after careful consideration of the evidence adduced at the inquiry. New and fuller instructions to lightkeepers than those heretofore in use are in course of preparation, and will shortly be ready for issue. Molw Hinou. —The works in connection with this lighthouse have been completed, and the light will be exhibited on the 18th instant. The tower to the height of about 17 feet is built of concrete, and is surmounted by the lightroom, built of dressed Milestone, with iron balcony, the whole forming a handsome structure. Tiri Tiri. —At the request of the Auckland Harbour Board, and shipmasters trading to that port, arrangements have been made for a red shade to be fitted to Tiri Tiri Lighthouse, so as to make that light show red from outside the Flat Eock across fhe passage to Kawau Island, and indicate the position of that danger and Nelson Eock. Waipapapa Point. —The works in connection with this light are progressing satisfactorily, and it is anticipated that the light will be completed and ready for lighting early next year. The lantern is now at Wellington, and the apparatus, machine, and stores are on board the ship " Timaru." A reserve has been made of the section of land on which the lighthouse will stand. Eaipara Heads. —An examination of the proposed site of this lighthouse was made by Mr. Blackett and Captain Johnson, and an order for the apparatus, lantern, &c, has been sent Home. The light will be a white flashing light of the second order, showing a flash every ten seconds. It is proposed to commence the erection of the necessary buildings early next spring. . French Pass. —Authority has been given for the construction of this light, and the works will be proceeded with at an^arly date. Napier Bluff Light. —This light is badly placed, through having been built by the late Provincial Government alongside the gaol (instead of on the Lighthouse Eeserve on the top of the Bluff), with ■the object of having the light attended to by the gaol warders, and thus saving the cost of a regular lightkeeper. It would be of much greater use if it were on Cape Kidnapper, and, as that is one of the places selected for a light, I submit that it would be advisable to move the light in question to that headland, where it would be specially serviceable to vessels bound to Napier from the South. Vessels from the North are guided by Portland Island light, and the Port of Napier itself is marked by the harbour light at the entrance. Stephens Island. —ln the Marine report for 1881 I represented how necessary it was to the proper lighting of Cook Strait that there should be a light on Stephens Island. This light would be useful to the coasting trade, and of great value to the numerous foreign and intercolonial trading vessels passing through Cook Strait. I beg therefore to recommend that provision be made in the estimates of the current year for the erection of this light. Paraffin Oil. —As stated in previous reports, this oil has been used for some years at all the lighthouses in New Zealand. It will be interesting to know that the saving during the past year by burning this oil in lieu of colza, based on the present cost of those oils and the actual quantity amounts to £1,170. French Pass Beacon. —This beacon has recently been partly painted with luminous paint; but, as far as can be ascertained from masters of vessels who have passed it at night, the experiment has not been attended with much success, the paint appearing luminous only after a very bright day, and even then the luminosity does not last during the whole night. Harbours. —Every effort has been made to maintain the buoys in the harbours under the control of tins department in good order. The services of the "Stella" are largely used for this purpose. A supply of buoy-Slain, similar to that used by the Trinity Board, has been ordered from England, to be usfed for the various harbour and coastal buoys. At Manukau7 the timber work of the beacon on the Mangere Eeef, nearly opposite the wharf at Onehunga, being worm-eaten and insecure, a new and equally effective iron beacon of simple construction has been erected. The south channel, to Waiuku, has been buoyed. At Opunake a signalman has been appointed, for the convenience of vessels visiting that roadstead. At Eangitikei, complaints having been made of the want of a pilot for the steam-vessels which trade to that river, the pilot formerly stationed there has been temporarily reappointed. At Motueka leading lights have been erected for the use of the small vessels trading to that port.

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Complaints having been received from Collingwood that the removal of driftwood, &c, from the beach was injuring the harbour, a regulation was made under the Harbours Act prohibiting such removal. The same restriction was also found necessary some time ago in respect of Motueka. At Westport complaints have from time to time been made that, owing to the distance of the flagstaff from the bar, and the fact that the background was bush, the signals could not be made out. There is a place on the South Spit where the signal-station could be erected, but, owing to the great doubt that existed for some time as to whether that portion of the Spit would not be liable to be washed away by floods, it was felt not to be wise to move the signal-station to it. Owing, however, to the progress of the training-wall, which tends to keep the channel in its place, it appears now not to be likely to be washed away, and orders have therefore been given to have the signal-station shifted to the South Spit as soon as possible. New leading beacons have already been erected. At Greymouth orders have been given to shift the flagstaff further down the training-wall, and a new masthead-light and set of leading lights of improved quality have been supplied. The lower mast of the flagstaff at Hokitika having become decayed, a new mast has been erected, at a cost of £28. At Catlin's Eiver a dolphin has been erected at the mouth of the Owake Creek, for the convenience of vessels entering that place. Surveys, £c. —Surveys of Opunake and Waikouaiti Bays have been made by qualified surveyors, under the directions of the Marine Engineer. A lithographed chart of the former place has been issued, and one of the latter is now in course of preparation. Various small surveys of reported dangers, &c, have also been made by the officers of the Department. A survey of Otago bar has also been made by the officers of the Public Works Department, in connection with the Port Chalmers Dock Trust Act. Thirty-one Notices to Mariners have been published in the New Zealand Gazette ; of these, eighteen related to matters beyond the colony, and thirteen to matters within the colony. Copies of the latter were distributed to Harbour Boards, Harbourmasters, Collectors of Customs, &c, in order that publicity might be given thereto. They related to the following subjects : — Eemoval of basket light, Kauaeranga Channel, Thames, and white light shown in lieu thereof. Limit to draft of vessels crossing Waimakariri (Kaiapoi) bar. Position of dredge on Otago bar. Eocky patch near Toby Bock, Foveaux Strait. Alteration of colour of harbour light, New Plymouth. Training-walls, New Eiver. Position of wreck of " Westport," Flaxbourne. Changes in line of banks, Kaij)ara. Wanganui Harbour Board dredge-signals. Green light on training-wall, Hokitika. Exhibition of Moko Hinou light and red arc from Tiri Tiri (2 notices). Green light on north training-wall, Wanganui. Port Chalmers Graving Dock. —The dock has been exceptionally busy this year. The receipts for dock dues amounted to £3,330 Bs. 2d., and the expenditure on salaries, wages, coal, stores, &c, amounted to £1,670 10s. 9d. ; leaving a credit balance of £1,659 17s. sd. This represents the profit made over working expenses only, not allowing anything for interest on the cost of the dock, which was over £50,000. Light Dues. —During the year the sum of £8,203 ss. lOd. was collected for light dues, being £660 18s. 2d. more than was collected last year. A further sum of £1,205 was paid to the credit of light dues, being the amount payable by the San Francisco mail steamers. Light dues are now only collected on foreign and intercolonial trading vessels, no charge being made on coasting vessels. Belief of Distressed Seamen. —ln consequence of a representation from the Home Government, in a despatch from the Colonial Office, dated Ist May, 1869, the New Zealand Government undertook to make provision for paying expenses incurred for the relief of distressed seamen belonging to the colony, and expressed its desire that the Board of Trade should, by means of its officers in the British possessions and foreign countries, continue as heretofore to meet these expenses, on the understanding that the same would be repaid. These expenses are provided for out of moneys voted by the General Assembly for that purpose, in pursuance of the provisions of section 95 of " The Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877." During the past year the sum of £115 Bs. lOd. has been expended, viz., £79 Is. lOd. for the relief of the crew of the barque " Wellington," wrecked in the China seas, and £36 7s. for the relief of the schooner " Orwell," wrecked at the Kingsmill Group. These expenses are covered by the receipts for the engagement and discharge of seamen, who have a just claim that the cost of relieving them when shipwrecked or in distress in foreign countries shall be paid out of the money they pay for shipping and discharge fees. Sailors' Home. —The sum of £500 voted last session in aid of establishment of sailors' homes has been paid to the Lyttelton Harbour Board as a contribution towards the building that is being erected at Lyttelton for a Sailors' Home. Government Steamers. —The "Hinemoa" has been laid up for the most part of the year, and when employed she has beer), engaged on some special service. The boilers have been retubed, and a new steel propeller with sfiifting blades has been ordered from England. When this is fitted it is anticipated that_-it will materially increase her speed without any additional consumption of fuel. The " Stella" has been continuously employed in visiting lighthouses, conveying materials for the erection of Moko Hinou and Waipapapa Point Lighthouses, overhauling and relaying buoys, and generally in carrying out the work incidental to the business of the department. Besides this, her services have been made available as far as possible for the requirements of the other departments of the Government service. Some small repairs to the boiler and machinery are required, and it is proposed to have these executed during the winter, so that the vessel may not be required to lay up in the summer months, when her services are most required, as advantage has to bo taken of the long days and fine weather to get materials and stores safely landed at the exposed parts of the coast, at which, as a rule, the lighthouses are situated. During the past year she has steamed

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19,158 miles, been 2,344 hours under steam, burnt 908 tons of coal, taken on board 1,369 tons of cargo, and landed 1,383 tons, and has carried 395 passengers. Examination of Masters, Mates, and Engineers. —ln consequence of representations made as to the inconvenience caused by there being no Examiners of masters and mates at the Port of Lyttelton, whence more vessels sail for England than any other port in the colony, Examiners were appointed there in February last. New regulations for the Examination of masters, mates, and engineers, embodying all the latest requirements of the Board of Trade, have been published in the New Zealand Gazette, and issued in pamphlet form. Certificates of competency have been issued to 125 candidates, 85 being for masters, mates, and engineers of sea-going vessels, and 40 for masters and engineers of river steamers. It will probably be advisable to make some alteration in the law that requires the masters and engineers of all river steamers to hold certificates, as it has been found to press unduly hard on the owners of steam-launches, particularly those trading at unfrequented parts of the colony, where it is extremely difficult to get properly qualified men. In Auckland a man named W. Neagle was examined for a certificate of competency as only mate, and the certificate was issued; but it was subsequently ascertained that he had supported the statement of his services with a forged testimonial. Proceedings were taken against him in a summary way for a breach of the 32nd section of " The Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877," and he was fined £5 and costs. His certificate was also cancelled. Steam Navigation. —Certificates of survey under the Shipping and Seamen's Act have been issued to 162 steamers of 16,147 aggregate tonnage and 6,488 horse-power, being 16 more steamers than were surveyed last year. Wrecks and Casualties. —Eighty-five casualties, involving 83 vessels of all descriptions, were reported during the year. Of these, 73 (including a missing vessel that sailed from a New Zealand port) were on or near the coast of the colony, 20 vessels of 4,043 tons being total wrecks, 17 vessels of 3,205 tons being partial losses of a more or less serious character, 38 of 6,726 tons being partial losses where the damage was not of a serious character, and 4 were cases of loss of life only. The total number of lives lost was 32 : viz., 6 in the " Clarinda," 5 in the " Josephine," 4 in the "Eichard and Mary," 3 in the "Jessie" (these vessels being lost with all hands), 5 in the "Agnes Jessie," 3 from the "City of Perth," and 1 each from the " Sunderland," "Hannah Jane," " Hauraki," " Fingal," " Merksworth," and " Stag." In addition to these, 7 shore-hands (including Captain Mills, Harbourmaster, Timaru) lost their lives through the unfortunate boat accident in connection with the wreck of the " City of Perth." Of the 12 casualties reported as having taken place outside the colony, 2 of 249 tons were total wrecks, 2 of 783 tons were partial losses not of a serious character, and 8 were cases of loss of life only. Sixteen lives were lost: viz., 7 from the "Edith," lost with all hands; and 1 each from the "Crusader," "Orient," " Mendosa," "Easter Hill," " Coronet," " Eapido," " Norman McLeod," and ".Manapouri." Particulars of these several casualties appear in the wreck return annexed. Harbour Works.- —Great inconvenience having been caused by the plans of harbour works, which are required to be approved by the Governor in Council, not being properly prepared, a notification was published in the Gazette setting forth the nature of the particulars required. These have been sent to Harbour Boards, Harbourmasters, &c, and have already saved a considerable amount of trouble and delay in the approval of plans. A copy of this notification is attached hereto. The following Orders in Council, under the provisions of the Harbours Act, have been issued during the past year : — April 15 : Authorizing the Union Steam Saw Moulding Sash and Door Company (Limited) to make additions to their wharves at Tairua. ' April 15 : Vesting management of Eaglan Wharf in Eaglan Town Board. June 12 : Approving of plans of addition to outer Eastern T, Queen Street Wharf, Auckland. July 3 : Authorizing the Mercury Bay Timber Company (Limited) to build a wharf at Mercury Bay. July 17 : Approving of plans of wool store and jetty at Eailway Wharf, Wellington. July 17 : Approving of plans of extension of Victoria Wharf, North Shore, Auckland. July 17 : Approving of plans of No. 3 T, east side of Queen Street Wharf, Auckland. July 17 : Approving of plans of extension of No. 2 T (inner western), Queen Street Wharf, Auckland. July 17 : Approving of plans of alteration in first portion of improvements at Wanganui bar. July 24 : Authorizing the Mercury Bay Timber Company (Limited) to construct a boom across the Waiwaiwa Eiver, Mercury Bay. September 4: Authorizing Messrs Lane and Brown to build a wharf at Whangaroa. September 4 : Approving of plans of breastwork, west of Peacock's Wharf, Lyttelton. September 19: Approving of plans of Contract No. 2, preliminary works, Calliope Dock, Auckland. September 19 : Approving of plans of additions to Eailway Wharf, Auckland. September 29 : Approving of plans of timber breastwork and reclamation, Lyttelton. September 29 : Approving of plans of slip for vessels of 400 tons, Lyttelton. November 14 : Authorizing the Auckland Gas Company (Limited) to build a wharf in Auckland Harbour. November 21 : Approving of plans of new T on western side, Queen Street Wharf, Auckland. November 28 : Authorizing construction of traffic bridge over Taruheru Eiver, Gisborne. Decembe^s : Authorizing Auckland Timber Company (Limited^ to build a wharf in Auckland Harbour. _.jg December 5 : Authorizing Helensville Timber Company (Limited) to build a wharf at Helensville. _*-*» December 16: Authorizing Mr. W. E. Williams to build a wharf in Evans Bay, Wellington Harbour. December 30 : Authorizing Messrs P. and I. McLeod to build a wharf at Helensville. January 16 : Approving of plans of extension of middle and outer T's of Queen Street Wharf, Auckland. January 61: Authorizing Mr. P. Lanigan to construct booms across the Ngunguru River.

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January 18: Authorizing Messrs McLeod and others to construct booms across the Makarau Eiver, Kaipara. February 13 : Approving of plans of wharf at Ponsonby, Auckland. March 2 : Approving of plans of wharf at Percival Point, Governor's Bay, Lyttelton. Seal Fisheries. —ln last year's report I detailed the steps that had been taken for the protection of the seal fisheries. The " Kekeno " has proved to be a very suitable vessel for this purpose. She has made three trips to the Auckland and Campbell Islands, and was absent on her fourth trip to those islands at the end of the financial year. She has also made two trips to Dusky and other West Coast Sounds, and has visited the various ports and harbours in Stewart Island. Search for castaways, seal hunters, &c, has been made in all the ports in the Auckland Islands and at Campbell Island, but no persons appear to have visited the islands in question since the " Kekeno's " first trip. A survey of a danger discovered by Captain Greig at the Auckland Islands has been made, and the particulars will be forwarded to the Hydrographer to the Admiralty. On her first trip it was found that the provisions and stores at most of the depots for the. relief of castaways had been consumed or stolen, so that, had any shipwrecked persons reached the islands, the humane object for which these depots had been established would have been frustrated. As no intelligence has been received from any quarter that these stores were consumed by persons in distress, it seems clear that they must have been used or made away with by the crews of sealing vessels, they being the only known visitants of the islands; but, whoever may have been the perpetrators of this outrage, it is certain that their conduct will be universally reprobated. The several depots were duly replenished by the " Kekeno," and were found intact when examined on her subsequent trips. Extremely boisterous weather was met with both at the Auckland and Campbell Islands; Perseverance Harbour, in the latter place, being particularly noted for violent gales of wind. The amount expended on the " Kekeno " during the past year was £774 12s. 7d. Fisheries. —lt is very desirable that many of the provisions of the Fisheries Bill introduced last year should become law, as it is found that, under the Acts now in force, there are no adequate powers for stopping the reckless destruction of small fish now so generally prevalent. Fishermen's nets are almost invariably drawn up on the beach, and the small fry left to perish, instead of being returned to the water. Small fish, especially flounders, are also exposed for sale. The importance of conserving our fisheries, with the object of providing a valuable and wholesome contribution to the food supply of the people, must be patent to everybody. This subject has of late years received much attention in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, 'and also in the Dominion of Canada, where the Government have founded several public establishments for the artificial reproduction of fish for the purpose of re-stocking the rivers. In the official report of the Commissioner of Fisheries for 1882 it is stated that the produce of the Dominion Fisheries for the year was valued at £3,217,734, and that the value *bf the fish exported was £1,379,777. These figures alone show how largely the fisheries of Canada contribute to the wealth of the country, and there is no reason to doubt that, under proper management, those of New Zealand will, in the future, also become an important element in the welfare of the colony. Inspection of Machinery. —The report of the Chief Inspector and those of the Inspectors are attached, hereto. Advantage was taken of the Inspection of Machinery Consolidation Act passed last session to arrange that the fees for inspection should no longer be collected by the Inspectors, but through the Post-office. This relieves the Inspectors of a troublesome duty involving much clerical work, and gives them more time to carry out the real work for which they were appointed, which is becoming heavier every year owing to the largely-increased use of machinery and boilers in various industries and manufactures. It will, I anticipate, soon be necessary to appoint another Inspector, or to rearrange the districts and the duties of the whole of the Inspectors in connection with both the inspection of land machinery and the survey of steamers. Beturns, &c. —The report of the Marine Engineer on the -works carried out under his direction is appended hereto, together with the usual returns and wreck chart, &c. I have, &c, William Seed, Secretary, Marine Department. The Hon. the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.

Eetubn showing the Amount of Light Dues collected during the Year ended the 31st March, 1883. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... ... ... ... 1,299 14 8 Onehunga ... ... ... ... ... 12 7 4 Whangaroa ... ..". ... 13 2 0 Thames ... ... ... ... ... 410 Bussell ... ... ... ... ... 174 11 4 Poverty Bay ... ... ... ... ... 12 16 0 Wanganui ... ... ... ... ... 7 12 8 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... 1,376 5 6 Napier ... ... ... ... ... 77 5 0 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... 77 4 10 Westport ... ... ... ... ... 13 19 0 Lyttelton ~*.,... ... ... ... ... 1,764 110 Timaru ... ... ... ... ... 214 0 8 Oamartf ... 75 4 10 Dunedin . 2,218 8 2 Bluff ... 862 11 0 Total ~, ~. ... ... £8,203 5 10

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NEW ZEALAND WRECK CHART 1st APRIL 1882 TO 31st MARCH 1883 Compiled from Official Records in the MARINE DEPARTMENT

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Return of Steamers to which Certificates of Survey were issued in New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st March, 1883.

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Name of Vessel. Tons Register. Horsepower of Engines. Nature of Engines. Nature of Propeller. Class of Certificate. Remarks. Akaroa Alexandra Anne Milbank Antrim Arawata Argyle .. Balclutha Beautiful Star Bee Bella .. Black, Diamond Blanche Boojum Charles Edward Clyde .. Colleen Coromandel Delta .. Despatch Devonport Dispatch Douglas Durham Echo Eclipse Effort .. Enterprise Fairy .. Fairy Fanny Fingal .. Ky Gemini Glonelg Go-Ahead Grafton Hannah Mokau Hauraki Hawea Hokianga, Huia Ida Ino Iona Iona Iron Age Jane Jane Douglas Jane Williams Kakanui Kangaroo Katikati Kawatiri Kennedy Kina Kiwi Koputai Kopuru.. Kotuku La Buona Ventura Lady Barkly Ladybird Lalla Rookh Lilie Lillie Denham Lily Lyttelton Lyttelton Macgregor Mahinapua Mahinapua Manaia Manapouri Manawatu 43 73 44 35 623 14G 84 126 28 30 24 30 300 40 50 30 2 12 20 9 12 60 20 18 25 30 18 12 40 30 30 3 5 12 32 4 15 5 13 3 7 75 45 123 15 45 160 7 25 10 12 65 45 30 20 20 15 22 45 9 70 50 15 30 120 20 40 4 25 70 14 10 20 10 25 14 60 10 80 30 300 40 Compound Non-condensing Compound Screw Paddle Screw Sea-going River Extended river River Sea-going Non-eondensing Condensing Non-condensing Stern-wheel Screw Eiver Sea-going River Extended river River 12 9 8 14 126 30 33 68 60 New launch. Paddle Screw Compound Condensing Non-condensing Condensing Compound Non-condensing Paddle Twin-screw Paddle Screw Paddle Twin-screw Paddle Extended river Sea-going Extended river River Sea-going River 23 38 55 54 Condensing ■ Sea-going New launch. Screw Launch. Compound Non-condensing Extended river River 'is 61 Paddle Extended river River Extended river River Extended river River Non-condensing Screw Launch. 88 23 Launch. 11 156 129 242 35 73 461 Compound Twin-screw Screw Sea-going Launch. Twin-screw Screw Extended river Sea-going New launch. 90 12 24 159 61 36 25 75 33 57 185 15 286 138 39 133 5 28 41 4 30 287 23 10 21 20 86 6 163 Condensing Compound Non-condensing Compound Non-condensing River Sea-going River Extended river Sea-going River Compound Non-condensing Twin-screw Screw Stern-wheel Paddle Twin-screw Screw Compound Non-condensing Compound Condensing Non-condensing Compound Extended river Sea-going River Sea-going River Sea-going Condensing Compound Twin-screw Screw Extended river Sea-going Non-condensing Paddle , Screw Three screws Screw Paddle Screw River Condensing Compound Non-condensing Extended river Sea-going Extended river River Condensing Non-condensing Compound Non-condensing Compound Non-condensing Compound Paddle Screw Twin-screw Paddle Twin-screw Screw Stern-wheel Twin-screw Paddle Screw Extended river Sea-going Extended river Sea-going River Sea-going Extended river Sea-going Launch. 205 62 1,020 120 New vessel. New vessel. Altered fro paddle. Manukau Maori Maori Matau .. "•*■ Memsahib Merksworth Minnie Casey . v • > Miranda Moa 45 118 17 25 165 43 15 60 8 40 4 40 25 4 25 Non-condensing Condensing Non-condensing « Stern-whee.1 Screw River Sea-going Extended river River New vessel. Launch. Condensing Compound Non-condensing Condensing Sea-going Extended river River Extended river Launch, '49

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Return of Steamers to which Certificates of Survey were issued, &c.— continued.

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Namo of Vessel. T HorseT,±ia+Hr rower of Nature of Engines. fa Engines. Naturo of Propeller. Class of Certificate. Eemarks. Moana Mohaka Mold Moturoa Mountaineer Murray Napier .. Noko No. 222.. Oreti Osprey Patiki Pearl Penguin Peninsula Piako Picton Pioneer.. Planet .. Plucky Rangiriri Result Reynolds Ringarooma Riroriro Rose Casey Rosina Rotoiti Rotomahana Rotomahana Rotorua Rowena Ruby St. Kilda Sappho Scotchman Shag Sir Donald Snark Southern Cross .. Staffa Star of the South Stormbird Suva Tainui Tainui Taiaroa Takapuna Tam O'Shantor .. Tangihua To Anau Te Aro .. Te Aroha Terrier Terror Tongariro Tongariro Torea .. Tui '20 10 3 12 4 10 25 18 24 9 120 43 12 22 7 180 18 8 8 5 8 40 30 10 14 300 4 40 14 15 450 45 1Y2 30 14 45 6 10 27 12 6 50 25 45 30 55 22 8 110 20 7 15 250 4 14 3 10 10 25 10 20 6 5 40 13 3 20 12 14 30 90 15 16 10 30 256 25 50 120 80 65 Non-condensing Screw River Extended river Biver Extended river River Sea-going Launch. 66 78 48 15 502 117 28 37 9 442 31 8 7 5 13 29 30 13 Compound Condensing Compound Non-condensing Compound Paddlo Screw New launch. Twin-screw Screw Paddlo Extended river Sea-going Dredge. Non-condensing River • Screw Compound Non-oondonsing Paddle Screw Sea-going River Launch, late To Aro. Compound Non-condensing Stern-wheel Paddle Screw Extended river. Sea-going River. Extended river River Sea-going River Extended river Launch. 623 4 99 19 17 864 138 576 74 32 174 9 20 31 29 Compound Non-condensing Compound Non-condensing m Compound Condensing Compound Twin-screw Screw Sea-going Condensing Non-condensing Extended river Sea-going River Screw New launch. 139 40 175 67 177 41 Compound Sea-going Extended river River Sea-going Extended river Sea-going Condensing Compound Non-condensing Paddlo Screw Extended river River Sea-going River First N.Z. Survey. New launch. 228 58 10 20 1,028 5 50 Compound Non-condensing Paddle Screw Compound Non-condensing Paddlo Screw Sea-going River Launch, now Picton. Launch. Launch, lato Marion. 39 62 9 64 10 3 93 13 8 63 23 61 70 228 11 27 6 75 1,158 101 64 277 261 263 Paddlo Extended river Compound Screw Non-condensing Sea-going River Launch. Venus Vesta Victoria Vivid Waiau Waihi .. Waihou Waikato Waipara Waitaki Waitara Waitoa Waiwera Wakatu Wakatipu Wallabi Wallace Wanaka Wellington Westport Compound Non-condensing Compound Non-condensing Paddle Screw Stem-wheel Paddle Twin-screw Screw v Sea-going River Sea-going Extended river River Launch. New vessel. New vessel. Launch. Compound Twin-screw Screw Sea-going Condensing Paddle Screw Sea-going Compound Condensing Compound Wrecked. --.•.■

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Return showing the Certificates of Service issued to Masters and Engineers during the Year ended the 31st March, 1883.

Return of Masters, Mates, and Engineers to whom Certificates of Competency were issued between the 1st April, 1882, and the 31st March, 1883.

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Name of Person. Bank. Class of Certificate. Date of Issue. No. !erafin Fernandez toderick Mclver Thomas Turner Carter .. dexander Munro 5-eorge Frost Master .. Home trade .. 17 May, 1882 .. 2506 .. Foreign trade .. 7 August, 1882 .. 2507 .. Home trade .. 17 November, 1882 .. 2508 .. Foreign trade .. 15 January, 1883 .. 2509 (renewal) 27 March, 1883 .. 2510

Namo of Person. Rank. Class of Certificate. Date of Issue. No. Murdoch McKenzie William Brevin Andrew Englund John Campbell Henry Wyvil Dale Isaac Lawrence Petrie .. Frederick William Joslin Richard Henry Mugford John Grant George Grawshaw Thomas Mclntosh William Ware Philip Samuel Jones Nathaniel Anthony Starkey John Gibb Simon McKenzio Lewis Frederick Drew .. Samuel Grunnell Thomas Henry Clarkson Hugh McLellan John Mackay Lars Potersen James Anderson Neil McDonald Otto Herrman Arndt Henry Bowling Albeit Duder William Neagle William White Charles Gustaf Holhnen.. Ernest Fey Frederick William Chadwick Jolm Gibb Kenneth McKenzio William Burton "James Henry Smith Nivon Agnow Ralston George Bell Neils Peter Svondsen John McKenzie William Henry Candy Charles Heilemeyer William Waller William Harris Hugh Monro Andrew Sloane William Miller James Broadfoot Thomson Rudolph Prohl Andrew McClymont Mixed Tointon Martin John Spengies Edward Peterson Lars Larson George Martin John George Gilbertson .. Robert Williamson Charles Fordinariil Johnson John Frederick Hanson .. John Dcvitt Peter Andrew Lyders _'.-"* John Andrew Millar Bertrand Napoleon Walter Francis Norbury.. Lawrence Calder Thomas Eokford '.'. • "£> Only Mate Master Ordinary .. Only Mate Foreign trado 5 April, 1882 .. 13 „ „ .. 13 „ „ .. 19 „ „ .. 5 May, „ .. 5 „ „ .. 10 „ „ .. 19 „ „ .. 22 „ „ .. 22 „ „ .. 31 , 27 June, „ .. 3 July, „ .. 15 „ „ .. 18 „ „■ .. 16 Aug., „ .. 29 „ „ .'. 29 „ „ .. 11 Sept., „ .. 21 „ „ .. 23 „ „ .. 28 „ „ .. 2 Oct., „ .. 3 „ „ ... 13 „ 23 „ „ .. 23 „ „ .. 6 Nov., „ .. 14 „ „ .. 14 » 20 „ „ .. 23 „ „ .. 29 „ 11 Dec, „ .. 11 „ „ .. 11 „ „ •- 2 Jan., 1883 .. 26 „ „ .. 29 „ „ .. 17 Feb., „ .. 17 „ „ .. 7 March, „ .. 12 , „ .. 12 „ „ .. 16 „ „ .. 16 „ „ .. 27 „ „ .. 27 „ „ .. 1 May, 1882 .. 19 „ „ .. 31 „ „ .. 7 June, „ 9 „ „ ... 19 „ „ .. 24 „ „ .. 15 August, „ 21 „ „ .. 8 Sept., „ .. 17 Nov., „ .. 5 Doc, „ .. 13 „ „ .. 29 „ „ .. 8 Jan., 1883 .. 15 „ „ .. 26 „ „ .. 5 Feb., „ .. 293 92 294 295 296 297 298 299 172 300 301 302 303 304 305* 306 307 308 309 310 311 259 312 269 313 314 315 316f 317 318 319 320 305 199 321 322 323 324 189 212 325 247 218 223 326 327 328 329 5233 5234 5235 5236 5237 5238 5239 5240 5241 5242 5243 5244 5245 5246 5179 5247 5201 5211 Master Ordinary .. Only Mate Master Ordinary .. First Mate Only Mate Master Ordinary .. Only Mate Second Mate First Mate Master Ordinary .. „ (renewal) Second Mate Only Mate Master Ordinary .. Second Mate Master Ordinary .. First Mate Master Ordinary .. First Mate Master Ordinary .. Only Mate Master Ordinary .. Second Mate First Mate Master Ordinary .. „ (renewal) Only Mate Master Ordinary .. First Mate Only Mate Master Ordinary .. Only Mate Master Ordinary .. First Mate Master Ordinary .. First Mate Master Ordinary ... Only Mate Master Ordinary .. Mate Master (renewal) Home trade (renewal) „ (renewal) Mate Master Mate Master * Issued during suspension of Master's ce: :tiiicate. t CancelL :d, having been obtai: id on false representation,

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Return of Masters, Mates, and Engineers to whom Certificates of Competency were issued, &c.— continued.

Return showing the Number of Masters, Mates, and Engineers examined during the Year ended the 31st March, 1883, distinguishing the Number of Successful and Unsuccessful Candidates.

Name ol Person. Bank. Class of Certificate. Date of Issue. No. Andrew Joan Patrick Classon William Arthur Wildman George Logan James Ormiston Robert William Urquhart David Rintoul Matthew Craig Mofiatt .. Andrew Dobbie John Gullen Peter Glencross John Campbell Benjamin Robert Ackroyd Robert McGill rhomas Darling .. ■ . William Henry Brewer .. John Gilroy William Reid Douglas William Smart 3-eorge Howe Fohn Robinson rhomas Ross Fohn Jackson 3harles Henry Turner .. Edward William Morrison Fhomas Grundy William Eden Walter Parker David McDonald Edward Brown .. .. • . Donald McLennan Dharles Bishop .. Fohn Brett rhomas Daly .. - .. William Wallace Parsons Dharles Walsh Fames Stevenson William Griffiths Fohn Connell Fames Rodgerson Malcolm McLennan Matthias Joseph Bridson rhomas Edward Hewitt .. rhomas Torr Fohn Hamilton William Charles Russell 3harlcs Ward .. '.. Fames Crawford Henry Redwood Fames Wallace William John Einlay George Henry Cooke Francis John Le Marquand Joseph Lockio Hugh Robertson Craig .. Richard Kniton Measures George Nash William Barnsdale Arthur Harman Mate 2nd Class Engineer 1st Class Engineer 2nd Class Engineer 1st Class Engineer 2nd Class Engineer 1st Class Engineer 2nd Class Engineer 1st Class Engineer 2nd Class Engineer 1st Class Engineer 2nd Class Engineer Master Home trade Foreign trade „ (renewal) River trade 2 March, 1883 .. 16 „ „ .. 24 „ „ .. 9 May, 1882 .. 22 „ „ .. 20 June, „ .. 26 „ „ .. 10 July, „ .. 19 „ „ .. 3 Aug., „ .. 11 „ „ ■■ 18 „ „ .. 13 Sept., „ .. 13 „ „ .. 9 Oct., „ .. 25 „ „ .. 8 Jan., 1883 .. 15 „ „ .. 19 March, „ .. 18 April, 1882 .. 22 „ „ .. 5 May, „ .. 22 21 July "„ ■ ■ 26 „ „ .. 26 „ „ .. 15 Aug., „ .. 4 Sept., „ .. 14 Nov., „ .. 12 March, „ 16 „ „ .. 11 April, „ .. 15 „ „ .. 19 „ „ .. 26 „ „ .. 26 „ „ .. 9 May, „ .. 19 „ „ .. 25 „ „ .. 19 June, „ .. 20 „ „ .. 17 July, „ .. 3 Aug., „ .. 3 21 „ „ .. 6 Sept., , .. 6 Nov., „ .. 14 „ „ .. 18 „ „ .. 5 Dec, „ .. 11 „ „ -. 18 „ „ .. 29 „ „ .. 29 8 Jan., 1883 .. 26 „ „ .. 2 Feb., „ .. 16 March, „ .. 30 „ „ .. 5248 5249 5250 84 85 86 60 87 88 89 45 90 53 91 92 93 65 73 94 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 1390 1391 1392 1393 1394 1395 1396 1397 1398 1399 1400 1401 1402 1403 1404 1405 1406 1407 1408 1409 1410 1411 1412 1413 1414 1415 1416 1417 Engineer .. „ (renewal) „ (renewal)

Aui CD. WELLINI (TON. LYTTEL' ?ON. ;xe: )IN. :s. '0TA1. Class of Ceetiticate. o ■a i3 i eg CD § •6 q OS ft ■a I is CM 1 1 B m i PR B fT3 CO o ■3 3 o En "3 o foreign - going plasters and Mates lome - trade Masters and Mates liver-steamer Masters lea-going Engineers liver-steamer Engineers 16 5 21 11 2 13 3 3 14 14 44 7 51 7 1 8 9 2 11 3 3 19 3 22 3 2 13 1 3 3 13 2 7 4 1 3 7 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 C 2 2 6 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 12 15 24 2 1 1 14 16 25 Totals .. 41 7 48 33 5 38 7 2 9 27 27 1 1 5 5 14 114 128

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Return showing the Cost of Maintenance of the New Zealand Lighthouses, and the Quantity of Oil consumed at each, during the Year ended the 31st March, 1883.

Return showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1883.

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Name of Lighthouse. Salaries. Oi] Gallons consumed. Oil. il. Value. Stores and Contingencies. Totals. Jape Maria Van Dicmon ?in Tiri 3ean Rock 5onui Passage .. 'ortland Island Napier Bluff 'encarrow Head Somes Island Jape Kgmont .. lamikau Heads irothers 'ory Channel Leading Lights !apo Campbell J-odley Head .. Lkaroa Head loeraki 'aiaroa Head 'ape Saunders .. fugget Point )og Island lentre Island .. 'uysegur Point lapo Foulwind 'arewell Spit lelson £ s. d. 382 18 8 250 0 0 150 0 0 160 0 0 386 8 0 81 6 8 240 0 0 289 3 4 287 10 0 269 3 4 468 4 2 90 0 0 234 3 4 274 3 4 270 0 0 264 17 0 2G3 15 0 296 13 4 261 13 4 390 0 0 387 18 4 355 3 4 295 16 8 327 10 0 292 11 8 907 524 80 77 637 Gas used 813 190 431 547 697 174 545 467 542 485 482 484 868 827 817 843 549 496 228 £ s. d. 08 0 0 39 6 0 9 12 0 5 15 6 51 10 6 38 11 0 60 19 6 14 5 0 32 6 6 41 0 6 52 5 6 13 1 0 40 17 6 35 0 6 40 13 0 36 7 6 36 3 0 36 6 0 65 2 0 62 0 0 61 5 6 63 4 6 41 3 6 37 4 0 17 2 0 £ s. d. 110 2 6 70 6 1 2 16 0 15 12 2 136 10 6 36 5 8 50 3 2 18 14 i 50 13 9 42 6 2 68 13 7 58 4 9 64 17 1 95 2 8 41 15 1 78 5 6 61 7 5 59 0 10 64 15 2 163 15 8 94 5 1 118 18 9 121 5 6 68 12 2 19 3 10 £ s. d. 561 1 8 359 12 1 162 8 0 181 7 8 574 9 0 156 3 4 351 2 8 322 2 8 370 10 3 352 10 0 589 3 3 161 5 9 339 17 11 404 6 6 352 8 1 379 10 0 361 5 5 392 0 2 391 10 6 615 16 2 543 8 11 537 6 7 458 5 8 433 6 2 328 17 6 Totals .. 6,968 19 6 12,760 999 3 0 1,711 13 5 9,679 15 11

Nature of Expenditure. Details. Totals. Grand Total. Head Office :— Secretary Chief Clerk 2 Clerks Marino Engineer .. Draftsman Nautical Adviser £ s. d. 200 0 0 370 0 0 390 0 0 300 0 0 220 0 0 300 0 0 £ s. a, & s. d. 1,780 0 0 1,780 0 0 Haebodbs :— . Manukau, — Salaries Buoying South Channel Contingencies Eussell, — Salaries Contingencies Whangaroa,— Salaries Contingencies Whangarei,— Subsidy to Ferryman (3 months) Hokianga,— Salaries Contingencies Kaipara,— Salaries Buoys, repairs to launch, and contingencies .. Kawhia, — Contingencies Waitara, — Contingencies Opunake,— Salaries (6 months) Survey of Bay and Contingencies Foxton, — - ■■£: Salaries Contingencies _>>.. Kangitikei,— Salaries Contingencies 708 0 0 89 11 8 35 17 11 294 0 0 21 4 9 100 0 0 1 12 2 424 0 0 1 17 4 833 9 7 315 4 9 101 12 2 12 10 0 425 17 4 752 K 0 223 5 6 975 15 6 6 5 0 2 6 6 30 0 0 103 12 2 327 15 0 40 16 7 133 12 2 368 11 7 127 15 0 74 14 6 202 9 6

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Return showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marine Department, &c. -continued.

Nature of Expenditure. Details. Totals. Grand Totals. Habboues— continued. Wairoa, — Salaries Contingencies Wangawebi Light,— Maintenance £ s. d. ■£. s. d. 100 0 0 18 18 10 118 18 10 40 0 0 Tauranga,— Salaries Contingencies Gisborne, — Salaries Contingencies Wairau, — Salaries Contingencies Picton, — Salaries Contingencies Havelock, — Salary and Contingencies Nelson, — Salaries Contingencies Motueka, — Erection of beacons and contingencies Waitapu,— Salaries Contingencies Riwaka, — Salaries (2 years) Collingwood, — Salaries Contingencies Karamea, — Contingencies Westport,— Salaries Contingencies Nile River, — Salaries and contingencies Greymouth, — Salaries Contingencies .. .. ■ • • • Hokitika, — Salaries Contingencies Okarito, — Salaries Contingencies Catlin's River, — Salaries Erection of dolphin and contingencies Fortrose, — Salaries " '.'."" Contingencies Riverton, — Salary Kakanui, — Salary .. •• • • • • Otago Graving Dock, — Wages, coal, stores, &c. Kaiapoi,— Salary (11 months) Sumner, — Contingencies .. .. •• Akaroa, — Salary Contingencies Kaikoura, — Salary Contingencies Half Moon Bay (Stewart Island),— Salary General harbour contingencies .. .. ■ • • ■ Compensation to Capt. Thomson, late Harbourmaster at Bluff Survey of Bar of Otago Harbour Survey of Waikouaiti Bay 318 0 0 99 18 7 355 0 0 27 8 10 132 0 0 6 10 4 129 0 0 24 17 9 930 0 0 116 6 9 518 0 0 137 4 10 621 9 3 70 18 7 31 5 0 7 15 0 31 5 0 19 8 0 417 18 7 382 8 10 138 10 4 153 17 9 16 4 3 1,046 6 9 25 13 6 39 0 0 24 0 0 50 13 0 13 12 0 655 4 10 28 19 6 692 7 10 691 15 0 21 10 0 713 5 0 50 0 0 63 8 3 113 8 3 125 0 0 62 11 6 187 11 6 100 0 0 3 10 6 103 10 6 120 0 0 150 0 0 1,670 10 9 110 0 0 2 11 6 25 0 0 2 12 6 27 12 6 68 15 0 41 18 10 110 13 10 10 0 0 269 8 9 238 4 6 64 2 10 42 13 0 Lighthouses :— Salaries .. • • '."^ Lightkeepers' travelling expenses Oil -'-': Stores and contingencies Pension of widow of late Lightkeeper Deck " Stella," s.s. 6,968 19 6 93 19 4 695 3 10 1,711 13 5 24 0 0 5,441 2 6 11,155 3 0 14,934 18 T 14,934 18 7

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Return showing the Total Ordinary Expenditure of the Marine Department, &c.— continued.

Descriptive Return of New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses.

Nature of Expenditure. i Details. Totals. Grand Totals. £ s. d. & s. a. 500 0 0 115 8 10 325 2 9 95 10 10 79 4 1 87 12 8 s s. a. In aid of establishment of Sailors' Home, Lyttelton .. Belief of distressed seamen Departmental travelling expenses Charts Coastal buoys and beacons .. .. ■ Sundries Inspection of Machinery,— Salary of Chief Inspector and Engineer Surveyor Salaries of 4 Inspectors Travelling expenses Sundries 1,202 19 2 500 0 0 1,200 0 0 602 10 3 70 2 1 Examination of Masters and Mates, — Salaries Contingencies 2,372 12 4 2,372 12 4 327 1 8 36 8 3 Inquiries into wrecks and casualties Survey of unseaworthy ships 363 9 11 363 9 11 78 7 11 2 11 0 80 18 11 80 18 11 Seal Fisheries Protection,— Schooner "Kekeno," wages, stores, &c. .. " Hinemoa," s.s. 774 12 7 3,936 13 6 £36,601 8 0

Name of Lighthouse. Order of Apparatus. Period Description.of v ?^ vo1" Light. Colour of Light. Tower Built of )wellinge Built of Date first Lighted. Cape Maria Van J Diemen 1st order dioptric Revolving Fixed 1' White Red, to show over Columbia Reef White White and red White Red, to show over Bull Rock White Timber Timber 24 Mar., 1879 TiriTiri.. Ponui Passage Portland Island •! 2nd order dioptric 5th 2nd Revolving Fixed 30" Iron Timber 1 Jan., 1865 29 July, 1871 10 Feb., 1878 Pencarrow Head Cape Egmont Manukau Heads Brothers 2nd order dioptric 2nd 3rd 2nd Iron Timber 1 Jan., 1859 1 Aug., 1881 1 Sept., 1874 24 Sept., 1877 Flashing Fixed 10" Red, to show over Cook Rock White Cape Campbell _Godley Head Akaroa Moeraki Taiaroa Head Cape Saunders Nugget Point Dog Island 2nd order dioptric 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st order catadioptric 1st order dioptric Revolving Fixed Flashing Fixed 1' 10" Stone Timber Stone Timber 1 Aug., 1870 1 April, 1865 1 Jan., 1880 22 April, 1878 2 Jan., 1865 1 Jan., 1880 4 July, 1870 1 Aug., 1865 Revolving Fixed Revolving 1' Red ' '.'. '.'. White Stone Timber Stone Stone Timber Stone 30" Centre Island Fixed White, with red arcs over inshore dangers White Timber Timber 16 Sept., 1878 Puysegur Point Cape Foul wind Farewell Spit 1st 2nd 2nd Flashing Revolving 10" 30" 1' 1 Mar,, 1879 1 Sept., 1876 17 June, 1870 kelson 4th Fixed White, with rod arc over Spit end White, with red arc to mark limit of anchorage White White .. Iron IV 4 Aug., 1862 Moko Hinou Waipapapa Point .. 1st 2nd Flashing 10" 10" Stone Timber Building

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Return showing the Fees, &c., received under the Shipping and Seamen's Act, the Merchant Shipping Act, the Inspection of Machinery Act, the Fish Protection Act, for Pilotage and Port Charges, for the Use of the Otago Graving Dock, and Sale of Charts, &c.

Return showing the Expenditure on new Lighthouses, &c., out of Immigration and Public Works Loan, during the Year ended the 31st March, 1883.

Return showing the Amount of Pilotage, Port Charges, &c., collected during the Year ended the 31st March, 1883.

Return showing the Cost of Erection of the New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses.

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Nature of Eeooipts. Amount. Shipping and Seamen's Act— Fees for shipping and discharge of seamen and sale of forms Survey of steamers Examination of Masters, Mates, and Engineers Light dues (including £1,205 on San Francisco mail steamers) Merchant Shipping Act inspection of Machinery Act .. ?ish Protection Act Pilotage and port charges Dtago Graving Dock dues Sale of charts 3.s. " Hinemoa," ration-money and services performed 3.s. "Stella," ditto .. Sundries £ s. d. 1,051 12 6 896 7 0 145 2 6 9,408 5 10 141 2 6 2,499 0 0 17 0 0 1,841 11 11 3,330 8 2 64 3 0 117 6 6 322 7 6 51 13 6 Total 19,886 0 11

Nature of Expenditure. Amount. faipapapa Point Lighthouse .. !oko Hinou Lighthouse £ s. d. 1,096 15 5 3,627 11 0 Total .. 4,724 6 5

Name of Port. Pilotage. Port Charges, &c. Total. Auckland* Oncliunga Kaipara Thames* Mongonui Hokianga Tanranga Gisborne Waitara* New Plymouth* Wanganui* Poxton Patea* Wairoa Wellington* Napier* Nelson Hokitika Lyttelton* Biverton* Oamam* Dunedin* Invereargill* .. Bluff* £ s. d. 1,549 6 7 s s. a. 1,541 4 2 158 2 2 281 19 10 £ S. d. 3,090 10 9 158 2 2 624 3 5 11 6 4 37 3 3 79 6 6 31 7 2 60 13 4 145 2 9 126 7 4 335 0 10 87 3 4 31 0 3 119 10 6 2,994 8 4 1,488 13 7 632 9 8 11 12 6 5,582 16 2 5 0 0 714 3 8 7,301 2 7 56 15 7 1,062 7 3 342 3 7 11 6 4 37' 3 3 79 6 6 31 7 2 60 13 4 112 13 6 63 14 0 335 0 10 87 3 4 23 9 4 118 6 0 1,315 7 2 1,048 18 2 632 9 8 11 12 6 3,294 5 7 5 0 0 356 11 8 4,096 19 5 32~ 9 3 62 13 4 7 10 11 14 6 1,679 1 2 439 15 5 2,288 10 7 357 12 0 3,204 3 2 56 15 7 427 17 7 634 9 8 Totals 14,210 4 4 10,576 2 11 24,786 7 3 Harbour Boai Revenue.

Name oi Lighthouse. Cost of Erection. Remarks. Pencarrow Head Nelson Tiri Tiri Mana Island Taiaroa Head GodleyHead .. Dog Island Farewell Spit Nugget Point Cape Campbell Manukau Head Cape Foulwind Brothers Portland Island Moeraki Centre Island Puysegur Point Cape Maria van Diemen Akaroa Head Cape Saunders Cape Egmont £ s. d. 6,422 0 4 2,824 8 9 5,747 7 - 2 5,513 0 1 4,923 14 11 4,705 16 4 10,480 12 8 6,139 11 8 6,597 3 7 5,619 2 6 4,975 2 4 6,955 9 1 6,241 0 0 6,554 14 5 4,288 13 2 5,785 19 0 9,958 19 5 7,028 14 8 7,150 6 5 6,066 6 3 3,353 17 11 Light discontinued; moved to Cape Egmont. Cost of iron tower, lantern, and apparatus which were removed from Mana Island is not included in this. Built by Provincial Government of Auckland ; cost not known in Marine Department. nS*. Ponui Passage.. -•■•*£, Miscellaneous and unallocated .. 1,322 2 2 Total >54 2 10

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RETURN of Weeks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department, from the 1st April, 1882, to the 31st March, 1883.

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Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. © to Number of Nature of Number Ind. Date of Casualty. Big. Place where Casualty occurred. 'So fl | Passeng I gers. Cargo. Casualty. Lives Lost. Direction. Force. Decision of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. | 1881. Dec. 30 Edith, 20 years Schooner G3 7 Ballast.. Supposed foundered; total loss Supposed 7; all hands Supposed short distance off Suva, in Fiji Group Sup'osed N.W. Hurricane Vessel left Suva for Eua on the 30th December, 1881, and has not since been heard of. She is supposed to have foundered in a hurricane which sprang up shortly after her departure An A.B., Peter Carlsen, was seized with a fit while aloft, which caused him to lose his hold and fall to the deck Vessel was steaming away from the anchorage when she touched on something, supposed to be a sunken rock Casualty caused through the bar having silted 1882. Feb. 24 Georgo Jackson Hughes. Crusader General Loss of life only 1 On voyage from London to Wellington, lat. 42° 15' N., long. 16°42' W. Gisborne, Poverty Bay Llewellyn Davies. Mar. 20 Te sinau, 2g years 1028 Stranding; no damage Michael Carey. April 5 Jessie, 13 years 58 5 Timber.. Stranded; total loss Stranded; total loss Waimakariri Bar, South Beach West Head of the Patea River N.E. Fresh breeze Fresh breeze John Russell. „ 11 Patea, s.s., 3 years tt 50 12 21* General S.E. up Casualty caused —first, through the master not obeying the signals ; second, through his not sounding in crossing the bar; third, through his not taking proper means to secure the vessel after she grounded, so as to prevent her drifting outside. His certificate was suspended for three months Casualty caused by master attempting to enter the river with a N.W. wind on the last of the ebb Vessel collided with bridge, which knocked a hole in her, and caused her to sink Alexander Edmund Edwards. 17 Owake Belle, 5 years Ketch .. 35 Stranded; vessel strained Collision; partial loss Bar at New River Heads N.W. Fresh breeze Edward Owens. Maid of Otago, 12 years Schooner 50 1 Alongside Riverton Railway Bridge, Port of Eiverton N.W. Cairn Allan Martin. tt 26 Ladybird, s.s., 31 years Wakatu, s.s., 3 years' Duke of Sutherland, 17 years; London Al, 12 years Orient, 4J years, Al Lloyd's Grasmere, 17 years Schooner 287 15 Coal .. Collision; partial loss Collision; partial loss Stranded; total loss ) N.W. Moderate 1 Collision occurred through master of " Ladybird " bringing vessel to wharf at too great a speed. Master censured and ordered to pay costs of inquiry Casualty caused through vessel striking the ground and starting the stern-post, in an unusually heavy sea John Veal. H 26 75 At No. 11 berth at Queen's Wharf, Port of Wellington William John Gibbons. Henry Rowlands. ■ay2 Barque.. 1047 18 Grain .. Timaru Roadstead S.E. Fresh breeze 10 General Loss of life only Stranding; partial loss 1 Lat. 34° 45' S., long. 170° 30' E. Kaipara Bar W. Strong breeze Fresh breeze An apprentice, Arthur Ogg, fell overboard while engaged in oiling royal mast Master, not seeing the leading marks, was led by his chart, which was an old one, to take the main channel, instead of the Galatea Channel Vessel driven ashore by very heavy sea David Anton. 498 13 11 Barque.. 465 11 87 tons coal .. W.N.W. M. H. French. a M 14 14 Benvenue, 15 years, London AaI City of Perth, 14 years, Lloyd's AaI Ship .. 999 1189 2G Coal Grain .. Stranded; total loss 3 On beach in Caroline Bay,about 1 mile north of flagstaff, Timaru On Timaru Beach, about half a mile north of flagstaff Calm .. Vessel driven ashore by very heavy sea William Macgowan. 26 Stranded ; partial loss Calm .. Coll Macdonald.

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43 3 Number of Nature of Number Ind. Date of Casualty. Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. Eig. SB Passengers. Lives Lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Direction. Decision of Court of Inquiry. Name oi Master. Cargo. Casualty. Force. 1882. May 18 Jane Douglas, &.s., 6J years Schooner 12 General Stranded; slight damage Between Barrett's Reef and the west ledge, entrance to Port Nicholson About 2 miles off Waitara N.N.E. Moderate Vessel was on her way from Wellington to Poxton when she struck upon something, but there is nothing to show what it was 75 James W. G. Eraser. Hauraki, s.s., 8 years Ellerton, 5 years 73 Loss of life only 1 S.W. Fresh heavy sea An A.B., Michael Walsh, while in the act of making fast the gaff, was knocked overboard by the gaff swinging to leeward Vessel dragged her anchors, and this was not noticed until it was too late to prevent her going ashore A passenger, Walter Sayers, fell overboard; presumably caused by the man overbalancing himself, the sea being rather lumpy Vessel ran on snag and filled Edward Harvey. . 19 . 20 , 24 Fingal, s.s., 2£ years Schooner 87 23 7 Powder and ballast Kauri gum, 3J tons Ballast Stranded ; no loss Loss of life only 1 Beach at Kaiwarawara, Port of Wellington Between Mercury Bay and the Hole-in-the-Wall, Bast Coast Opposite Oullen's Point, about 1J miles below Haveloek Lat. 42° 47' S.; long. 155° E. Between Foxton, New Zealand, and Sydney, New South Wales On voyage from Greymouth to Nelson S.E. S.E. Strong breeze Strong breeze Alexander Chambers. William Norris. . 24 Uno, 6 years .. 28 1 Stranded; partial loss S.E. Very little George Miller. « 31 Mendoza, 21 years, Al, 100 Josephine, 6 years Barque.. 495 15 General Loss of life only Supposed foundered; total" loss Supposed foundered; total loss Stranded ; partial loss 1 E. Gale .. An ordinary seaman, John Ferojan, accidentally fell overboard when stowing the foresail Vessel left Poxton for Sydney on 17th May, 1882, and has not since been heard of David Moore. May, supposed Schooner 66 5 Timber Supposed 5 ; all hands Supposed 4; all hands Peter Webb Pullman. May, supposed Richard & Mary, 8 years 44 Coal Vessel left Greymouth for Nelson on 27th May, 1882, and has not since been heard of Robert Hamilton. June 7 Isabella, 17 years Brigantine 82 New Zealand produce Coal and timber One mile south of Waipawa Biver, Murewai Beach, Poverty Bay E.N.E. Gale .. Vessel was found to be dragging her anchors, and the cable was slipped in order to save life and property The " E. and U. Cameron" "was at anchor in the river, when the screw of the " Clyde " fouled her cable while attempting to pass her. The collision then occurred, and both vessels went ashore. Both captains to blame, but in a different degree. Captain Aschman should have kept an anchor watch, which watch might have signalled with a light on which side vessels should pass. The captain of the " Clyde " failed to use any precaution in approaching the schooner. He might have blown the whistle to attract attention. Captain Bonner censured, and the costs of the inquiry to be borne by both masters in equal proportions Vessel drifted ashore bottom up. She is supposed to have been dismasted and capsized off East Cape Neil McDonald. 1 Clyde, s.s., 14 years Ketch .. 34 Collision and stranding; partial loss • • 1 Charles Bonner. In Wanganui River, in line with beacons, close to bluff and boat station S.E. Strong breeze 7 Elizabeth and U 1 v a r i a Cameron, 15 Schooner 41 Ballast Collision and stranding ; partial loss Not known; total loss years Jessie, 7 years.. Ketch .. Timber.. Suppose 3; al hands Probably off East Cape John Auskit Aschman. Donald Cameron. 9 lupposed 2S S.E. Very stormy

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June 18 Merks worth, s.s., 8 years Schooner ft 165 14 General Loss of iife only 1 On voyage from Dunedin to Westport, 22 miles from Westport About \ mile inside East Head of Piraki Cove, Banks Peninsula N.N.E. An A.B., 0. P. Hallengren knocked overboard by fore-boom, while assisting to take in foresail during thick dirty weather Loss of vessel caused through master not heaving lead when he sighted land ; through his not navigating more cautiously in a dense fog when he knew he was close to a rocky shore and out of his course ; through his not having swung his ship in this hemisphere; through his going to sea, after the stranding, from Ly ttelton in an unseaworthy condi - ion; and through his attempting to press his disabled vessel across the Strait in the face of bad weather until she was unable to retreat. His certificate was suspended for six months, and a mate's certificate issued to him on the recommendation of the Court Vessel was found to be fifteen miles out of her course, and was then anchored under Black Reefs Point, where she lay until the wind shifted, when the starboard cable parted and she began to drag. The port cable was then slipped, and an attempt was made to get to sea, which proved ineffectual; she was then anchored under. Long Point, but the cable parted, and she was beached to save life. A boat capsized while landing, and five of the crew were drowned. Man at helm supposed to have fallen overboard, as when master felt vessel strike he came on deck and found him missing Vessel became unmanageable through wind failing when she was crossing the bar .lexander Stewart Ewon, . 13 Westport, s.s., 1 year 263 Wheat .. Stranded; partial loss Calm 19 I t At sea, about 1J miles from Flaxboume, East Coast Te Hoe, Mahia Peninsula, Hawke's Bay I-John Gibb. . 20 fr it // 263 19 Ballast.. Foundered; total loss N.W. Strong gale Aaron Hawkon. , 24 Agnqfl Jessie, 22 years Barquentine 187 10 Railway material and produce Stranded; total loss 5 S.W. Strong gale . 26 South Point, Kawau .. Stag, 18 years.. Cutter .. 19 General Stranded; partial loss 1 S.S.W. Light .. Robert Lamb. 26 Falcon, 18 years Ketch .. 37 Timber.. Stranded; partial loss South bank, Waimakariri River, outside 1 the bar Lat. 46° 45' &., Long. 126° 16' E. E.S.E. Moderate breeze Peter Groig Leslie. „ 26 Easterhill, 4 years, Al Lloyd s Barque.. 890 22 General Loss of life only 1 N.W. Gale .. An A.B., Joshua Thomas, found missing on mustering his watch. Supposed to have been washed overboard between 12 noon and 2 p.m. by heavy sea coming on board Vessel had run over her anchor, which caused the chain to foul the anchor, so that when tide slackened she drove on to the beach One of the cables having parted the master had to run the vessel ashore Stranding caused through mainsail giving way David Evans. 19 July 1 Torea, Y,years.. Schooner Timber.. Stranding; trifling accident Stranded; no damage Stranded; partial loss Collision; no damage Collision; partial loss Stranding; no damage Kaipara Harbour N.N.E. John Grundy. 78 2 Saucy Kate, 6 years Huon Belle, 18 years Wallace, p.s., 10 years Annie, 4 years.. 41 Ballast.. Hicks Bay Blowing hard Moderate breeze James Lewis. 3 ,, 4 Ketch .. 42 4 Timber.. Inside on south beach, Waimakariri Paver E.S.E. Daniel Kcyr . » 13 Schooner 86 12 2 General 1 light "{ "Wallace" came into collision with the " Annie " while the latter was endeavouring to put about Alfred Bruce. „ 13 Ketch .. 42 5 N.Z. produce General Off mouth of Grey River, West Coast 15 Waipara, s.s., 19 years 70 8 4 Mouth of Hokitika River N. Fresh breeze Stranding caused through vessel keeping too close in shore to avoid a broken pile in midchannel Casualty caused through southerly wind catching vessel before she had time or room to beat out. George William Biguell. „ 18 Aspasia, 16 years Schooner 45 Timber.. Stranding; total loss Motunau Anchorage, Pegasus Bay S.S.W. Fresh gale Michael Mooiro.

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* Sept., 1 Lioness, p.s., 31 years Murray, s.s., 21 years Kentish Lass, 10 years, Al Lloyds Tug, .. 26 7 Nil Stranded; total loas Stranded; partial loss Stranded ; no damage Mouth of Grey Kiver .. I N.W. Gale .. A strong current carried the vessel on to the protective works Vessel lost steerage way through touching on the bar and then drifted on to the beach While steamer was attempting to tow vessel to wharf, the barque's anchor fouled the mooring buoy to which she had been fast, the tow-line then parted, and she grounded before the anchor, which was let go, could bring her up Vessel sprung a leak and went over in consequence of opening out close to centre-board James Nolan. 5 Schooner 78 15 U General Mouth of Hokitika Eiver N. Light .. William Scott. O= " 8 Barque.. 306 11 Timber.. Beach to south of Queen's Wharf, Wellington Harbour N.W. Strong gale James Patrick. 1—1 Oi „ 9 Makarau, 3 years Sprung a leak; abandoned ; total loss Stranded; partial loss Between Great Barrier and Mercury Islands, Auckland N.W. Fresh .. Edward Piercj. Schooner 31 . 10 Recamia,6years Ketch .. 69 One mile inside bar, Manawatu River N.E. Light breeze Vessel grounded in river at low-water, ■which forced the centre-board casing upwards, and caused her to fill with water Stranding caused through West Spit having extended and nearly overlapped the groin Alexander Edstriim. „ 10 WaMatu, s.s., 3 years Schooner 75 13 9 General Stranded; partial loss Close to end of groin, West Spit, entrance to Patea River Between Rocky Bay and Maritai, Auckland W.N.W. Moderate breeze Charles Bonnor. „ 12 Sunderland, 6J years Cutter .. 24 Ballast .. Loss of life only 1 N. Light breeze Only two men on board, and when one, who had been below, came on deck he found the other man missing William Boat wright (drow aed), John Mooro. . 19 Emerald, 19 Ketch .. 40 Timber.. Stranded; partial loss Ledge of rock near wharf, Kaikoura Harbour Riverton Beach, inside Bar of Jacob's River About lat. 41° S., long. 22° B. N.N.E. Light .. years „ 24 Maid of Otago, 12 years Loch Urr, 12 years, Al Lloyd's Schooner 50 4 General Stranded; partial loss Loss of life only S.W. Squally Vessel drifted on to shore through chain parting An apprentice, Francis John Pearce, engaged aloft overhauling buntlines of mainsail, fell off into the sea, and was drowned Portion of paddle-box carried away through touching the groin Vessel went on to groin through engine being stopped and reversed Allan Martin. „ 29 Barque.. 715 17 6 1 N.W. Fresh .. John Murdoc-h. Oot, 6 Charles Edward, p.s., 19 years Wakatu, s.s., 3 years Schooner 126 17 30 Stranded; partial loss Stranded ; partial loss New groin, Buller River Cairn .. Thomas W hitwell. Charles Bomicr. „ 13 m 75 13 18 ; W. Strong breeze . 23 Tongoy, 16 years Barque.. 484 Loss of boat, part of bulwarks, &c. Stranded; partial loss North-west corner of groin, entrance to Patea River Indian Ocean S.S.W. Gale .. William EUd mond. 14 . 29 Rotomahana, s.s., 3 years Schooner 864 70 40 Triangular rocks, Bluff Harbour S.W. Moderate Master slowed the engines too soon, and before sufficient way could be recovered on the vessel the wind and tide drove her on to the rocks Vessel came into collision with French Pass beacon, and one of the crew, — Hocquard, jun., fell overboard and was drowned As vessel was being towed up river heavy rollers came over the spit and set her ashore Master to blame for giving up charge to mate, John Coles, before being clear of known dangers; and mate to blame for not carrying out master's instructions. Both officers censured, and ordered to pay costs of inquiry equally between them William Webster, , 29 Hannah Jane .. 12 Loss of life only 1 French Pass Calm William Harvey, Nov. 14 Elizabeth, 17 Ketch .. 33 3 Timber.. Stranded; partial loss Stranded; partial loss Otaki River N.E. Light .. William Oooll Dec. 8 years Napier, s.s., 13 years 48 11 Nil Outer rook of Barrett's Reef, entrance to Port Nicholson S.E. Fresh breeze rane. Henry Fisk.

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Date of Casualty Name of Vessel, also Age and Class. Bi| =3 Number of Nati ■e of Number Place where Casualty occurred. Wind. «oST i Name of Mastor. 6 Passengers. Cargo. Casualty. Lives Lost. Decision of Court of Inquiry. 1883. V Jan. 15 St. Kilda, s.s., 14 years Schooner 174 15 3 Coal Boiler damaged At sea, about midway between Greymouth and Westport Tauhou Creek, Kaipara Harbour Light .. Casualty caused by insufficiency of water in boiler, causing the combustion chamber to collapse and crown of boiler to fall down Vessel was going down the creek, when she struck on a rock Christian Erik sen Greagor. „ 19 Mary Mildred, 26 years, A Germanic Lloyd's Ellen, 18 years Barque.. 460 10 I Timber.. Stranded; total loss E. Moderate James Horno. 27 Cutter .. 16 Ballast.. Stranded; total loss Off David Rock, Hauraki Gulf N.N.W. Light .. Master committed error of judgment in leaving an inexperienced man in charge when in neighbourhood of the rock. He was ordered to pay the costs of inquiry Casualty caused by extraordinary bad weather John Greonloaf. Feb. 2 Mary Agathe, 5 years, Al Lloyd's Schooner 186 Patent fuel, railway iron, &o. General Foundered; total loss Lat. 44°N., Long. 11°W. S.W. Gale .. Robt. Owen. 9 Pioneer, 24 years Schooner 23 Stranded; total loss Entrance to Mataura River W.S.W. Fresh gale Vessel could not beat out of bay on account of weather, and struck on the bar when making for the river Vessel was passing between Eplla Island and mainland, when she struck on- a rock not marked on the chart Henry Linooli: Pratt. 12 Tarawera, s.s., 1 year 1268 80 180 Ballast.. Stamded; slight damage Channel between Rolla Island and mainland, Hall's Arm, head of Smith's Sound, West Coast Near lightship in cross channel, lower part of Otago Harbour On voyage from Hobart to Bluff Rock ofi Tiri Tiri Island No wind William Christii Sinclair. 14 Kestrel, 15 years Ketch .. Nil Collision; loss of jibboom only Loss of life only Stranded; partial loss Light air Vessel drifted on to s.s. " Arawata " Wm. WilliariiH. 50 S.W. „ 16 . 23 Manapouri, s.s., 1 year, Al Thames, 22 years, Al Lloyd's Schooner Barque.. 1020 445 65 12 207 1 General Coal .. 1 E. N.E. Moderate A passenger, J. W. Stock, reported to be missing Master showed want of caution in not placing look-out forward when coming into narrow waters, and also in keeping so close to shore of Tiri Tiri; but, as rock was not marked on chart, master exonerated from blame " Mahinapua" took proper course to enter between the moles. Master of " Omapere " was wrong in acting on Rule 15 of Regulations on observing " Mahinapua " between the moles, the "Mahinapua" having the helm to port, and the vessels not end on to each other. Master of "Omapere" committed error of judgment in acting on this rule, otherwise he did all that was possible to avoid the collision Master does not appear to have made sufficient allowance for lee-way Thomas Logan. Sylvester Williams. „ 23 Mahinapua, s.s., 1 year Schooner 205 26 Coal .. Collision; partial loss Middle of inner harbour, Lyttelton John Bernech. „ 23 N.E. Omapere,- s.s., 1 year Collision; slight damage Stranded; total loss Fresh breeze Schooner 352 34 14 General Mar. 13 Emerald, 18 years Ketch .. 40 1 N.Z. produce Beach near Taourakira Head, Palliser Bay, Cook Strait S.E. Fresh gale William Wobstoi Charles Frederick Baokstrom.

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!ar. 13 Magic, 8 years Cutter .. 30 Ballast).. Stranded; total loss East side of Kaitu Kala Island N.B. Strong .. Vessel struck on reef through change of wind and heavy sea not allowing her to either beat or stay Casualty caused through vessel over-running her distance while being put round, caused by change of wind, and through getting stern-way at the same time. Master stood too long on starboard tack before going about. He was ordered to pay costs of inquiry Brig "Syren" solely to blame for collision. Brig ordered to pay costs of inquiry. Mate of " Syren " showed great want of judgment in the way he navigated his vessel. When Master was incapacitated he should have . obtained the services of a pilot Heavy sea struck the vessel and carried away the wheel. She was then anchored, but dragged her anchors, and went ashore. Supposed to have foundered with all hands on voyage between Greymouth and Manukau Andrew Donovan. . 16 Conference, 27 years Barque.. 399 10 5 Coal .. Stranded ; slight damage Beef about midway between Dorset Point and Steeple Eock, Port Nicholson N. to N.E. Gentle breeze Edwin James Lusher. Minnie Casey, s.s., 8 years Collision; slight damage Collision ; slight damage Stranded; partial loss Thomas John Pennal. . 24 Schooner 43 General I Te Kopura, Kaipara Harbour Light -j , 24< Syren, 27 years Brig .. 157 Timber.. S.W. . 31 Friendship, 10 years Clarinda, 1 year Schooner 53 Ballast.. Beach about a mile north of breakwater, Oamaru Between Greymouth and Manukau s.w. Whole gale C. A. Bremner. William Maneon, Mar. — Schooner 125 Coal .. Supposed foundered; total loss Struck on bar; partial loss Supposed 6; all hands August Ludwig Jarl. . 31 Monarch, 3 years; French Veritas, * 3/3 L,,l,,l Barque .. 823 1 Wheat .. Bar at entrance of Otago Harbour S.S.E. Breeze .. Vessel struck the bar heavily with her bow and stern in consequence of meeting with heavy rollers while passing through the usual channel, damaging the false keel and straining the ship. The damage was not caused by the default of any person, but by the dangers and accidents of the seas. Johan Magnus Wretman. 15 ■•

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ANNUAL REPORT ON LIGHTHOUSE WORKS, ETC., BY THE MARINE ENGINEER.

The Marine Engineer to the Secretary, Marine Department. Sir,— Marine Department, Marine Office, 31st March, 1883. I have the honour to forward, for the information of the Hon. the Minister having charge of the Marine Department, the annual report on works executed for new lighthouses, and other works during the year, viz. : — Moko Hinou, Hauraki Gulf. —The works here are well advanced. It is expected that the lighthouse and all the buildings will be completed about the end of May, and that the light may be exhibited in June. The lighthouse is a building of substantial character, the lower part being of good sound concrete, surmounted by a light-room of dressed hard bluestone, and the balcony and inner staircases of cast-iron, with wrought-iron hand-railing. A most convenient landingplace has been erected, and has been furnished with a crane for landing goods and material. Kaipara. —ln view of erecting a lighthouse at the entrance to this harbour, a site has been selected on the North Head by Captain JR. Johnson and myself, in close proximity to the present signal-staff, and a report has been furnished as to the character of light recommended. Tin-Tin Lighthouse. —This is being fitted with a red pane of glass, by which a red beam will be thrown in the direction of " Flat Rock " and the Island of Kawau. Mangere Reef, Manukau Harbour. —The old beacon, which consisted of wood-framing filled with stones, having become very much decayed, arrangements have been made to have it replaced by a structure of wrought-iron, which it is expected will prove to be of a permanent character. Castlepoint Jetty. —A complete survey of the site of the proposed wharf has been made, and plans are being prepared in order that the work may be advertised for public tender. Collingwood: Training-wall in River Aorere.—The work executed under contract answered the intended purpose so well that it is proposed to lengthen the wall under another contract, which is now advertised for public tender. Havelock, County of Marlborough. —A new set of beacons to define the channel has been erected, the old beacons having become decayed and otherwise destroyed. Havelock Wharf. —Plans and specifications have been prepared for a new wharf at Havelock, and the work is now advertised for public tender. Kaikoura Wharf. —The contract for the extension of this wharf, and for dredging out the bottom of the harbour in front of it, has been satisfactorily completed ; and a goods-shed 60 feet by 30 feet is being built in connection with the wharf. Waikouaiti Bay. —A complete marine survey of this bay has been made, and plans are now being revised so as to be printed in chart form. The survey was satisfactorily carried out by Mr. W. H. Scott, C.E. Removal of Rocks, Catlin's River. —After much delay this work has been completed. Waipapapa Point. —The work of erecting this lighthouse, with the necessary buildings for dwellings and stores, was commenced in December last under an experienced overseer. The lantern has arrived in the colony, and the apparatus is expected shortly. Telegraph Department Cable-lifting Gear. —Plans have been prepared for this for the Telegraph Department, and a contract entered into for the work, which has been satisfactorily completed; and the gear has been stored in the telegraph store. I have, &c, John Blackett, The Secretary, Marine Department. Marine Engineer.

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ANNUAL EEPOETS ON MACHINEEY.

The Chief Inspector of Machinery to the Secretary, Marine Department. Sir, — Office of Chief Inspector of Machinery, Wellington, 23rd May, 1883. I have the honour to submit, for your information, the ninth annual report on the inspection of machinery for the year ended the 31st March, 1883. Since my last report the Act of last session to consolidate and amend the law providing for the inspection and regulation of certain kinds of machinery has come into operation, from which I anticipate very beneficial results, as it is a great improvement on previous legislation on this subject. The number of boilers inspected during the year has been 1,393, being an increase of 41 over the previous year. Of this number, 12 have been condemned, and 84 were found defective, and the owners served with notices to have the necessary repairs effected. I have much pleasure in stating that no explosion has taken place during the year. Several accidents have happened to persons working about machinery, especially in saw-mills; some with fatal results. In nearly every case these accidents were attributable to the carelessness of the persons injured. The Inspectors continue to see that machinery is properly fenced in where danger exists, and in all cases owners freely comply with their requirements in this respect, so that no case of arbitration has been found necessary. I anticipate good results from the new system of collecting inspection fees. It relieves the Inspectors from a duty which was incompatible with the proper performance of their duties, and increases the time which can be devoted to their legitimate duties of inspection. Owners of boilers find that the Inspectors, from their varied experience, are in a position to furnish useful information on the setting of boilers or any matter in connection with machinery. Steam-gauges also continue to be tested, their errors ascertained, and tables of corrections supplied. I attach tables showing the number of boilers inspected, and the amount of fees collected. I have, &c, J. Nancarrow, The Secretary, Marine Department, Wellington. Chief Inspector of Machinery.

Return showing the Number of Land Boilers inspected during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1883.

The Inspector of Machinery, Auckland District, to the Chief Inspector of Machinery. Sir, — Auckland, 2nd April, 1883. I have the honour to report to you on the boilers and machinery inspected in the Auckland District from the Ist April, 1882, to the 31st March, 1883,

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Number of Portable Boilers. Number >f Stationai :y Boilers. Name of District. Total. Under 3 h.p. 5 to 10 h.p. Over 10 h.p. Under 5 h.p. 5 to 10 h.p. Over 10 h.p. Otago Canterbury ... Auckland Wellington ... Marlborough Taranaki Nelson North Nelson South Westland Hawke's Bay 17 13 17 11 3 3 2 87 129 33 33 16 9 22 1 1 25 20 7 27 26 3 7 8 4 3 4 96 7G 77 23 5 4 14 6 8 10 47 27 35 34 7 11 17 80 51 113 48 22 11 3 13 6 13 347 303 302 175 56 45 66 24 23 68 4 5 12 Totals 70 356 109 319 195 360 1,409

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Return showing the Number of Boilers Inspected, and Fees for the same.

The above return shows an increase of 17 boiler inspections compared with the previous year. The fees for the same period show an increase of £24. The prosperous state of trade in general, and the improved prospects in the mining districts, have caused an increased demand for steampower. Thirty-three new boilers have been brought into use during the year, and 2 that were previously idle, which makes a total of 331 boilers now working in this district; 29 of which have not been inspected, due to want of time,

Defects found in Boilers.

The dangerous case referred to below is No. 193, longitudinal tubular boiler, owned by the Union Sash and Door Company. I may state it was fired externally, and was badly fractured for 3 feet 9 inches in length through one of the cross seams of rivet-holes in the bottom. Has been thoroughly repaired. The following gives the description and other particulars of the boilers inspected : Cornish, 63 ; Lancashire, 10; vertical and "longitudinal tubular, 105; vertical flue, 25; portable, 69; cylindrical, 23; and locomotive, 7 : making a total of 302 boilers of 4,065 nominal horse-power. Eepairs have been effected on 32 during the year; 41 have changed owners; 1 converted from the flue to the tubular principle; 9 have been taken off their seats and reset. I took advantage of the opportunity and made a thorough examination of the seats. Nineteen of the new ones were made in the colony,

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Number. Nature of Boiler. Fees. Remarks. Under 5 Horse-power. 5 to 10 Horse-power Over 10 Horse-powi >r, 'ortable boilers Stationary boilers jocomotive boilers 'ortable boilers Stationary boilers jocomotive boilers 2 3 2 2 67 2 20 46 3 140 e. d. 0 0 Employed at 28 establishments, at £5 each. Charged for at per horse-power of each boiler. 16 75 1 29 33 1 425 0 0 Totals ... 94 68 140 fachinery inspections 2 0 0 Total amount of fi ies for the yei tr 567 0 0

Description. Dangerous. Ordinary. Total. Furnaces and fireboxes out of shape Fractured plates Blistered plates Corrosion, internal Corrosion, external Tubes ... Stays ... ... ,... Joints sprung ... "i 3 1 3 10 4 5 4 5 3 2 3 10 4 5 4 5 Total defects in boilers 1 85 36 Defective fittings— Safety-valves ... Pressure-gauges Water-gauges and test-taps Blow-off taps Spring-balances Omissions — Boilers without man-holes Boilers without sludge-holes Machinery required to be fenced ... 2 7 17 1 2 2 7 17 1 2 2 1 23 2 1 23 Gross total 90 91

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13 imported from England, and 1 from America. The latter, I may state, is cast iron, with a large amount of heating-surface and small water-space, compared with the size of it, which cause a rapid evaporation of the water and extra attention. Boilers of this description are generally small, and used by people in a small way of business, who cannot afford to have a competent person to attend to them. The great risk attending a case of this description convinces me the time has arrived when restrictions should be put on boilers of this class when intended for steaming purposes. The machinery inspections that have been charged for during the year consist of one waterpower quartz-crushing battery and one steam threshing machine. I have given sixteen written and several verbal notices to fence and guard machinery, which, I may state, have been complied with. I have two accidents to report: John McNamara, employed by Union Sash and Door Company, working a circular-saw. It appears he took a chip of wood to clear away the sawdust from the saw, when his left hand came in contact with it and was taken off at the wrist. He ought to have used the staff that was kept in a convenient place for the purpose. Thomas Horton, in the employ of the Mercury Bay Saw-mill Company, working a circular-saw. It appears he got on the sawtrench for the purpose of removing a belt, when he slipped and fell, coming in contact with the saw, when both feet were taken off above the ankle. I may state the manager's instructions were to stop any machine before attempting to adjust any part of it. Accidents with circular-saws will occur when people working them are thoughtless, and persist in running unnecessary risk. I have, &c, The Chief Inspector of Machinery, Wellington. Wm. J. Jobson.

The Inspector of Machinery, Wellington, to the Secretary, Marine Department. Sir, — Office of Inspector of Machinery, Wellington, 19th May, 1883. In submitting my report for the year ended 31st March, 1883, I am glad to have very little in the way of accidents to report; only one case, that of a lad who had his fingers crushed in the rollers of a biscuit-machine, and caused entirely by his own folly in showing some of his fellowworklads how near he could put his fingers to the rollers without being caught by them. There have been no serious accidents to boilers or machinery, but I have had notice given of two instances in which boilers were allowed to run short of water and required repairs owing to the plates having got hot. In each case the man causing the damage was at once discharged. The number of boilers in my districts last year was 382, this year the number is 411, being an increase of 29 for the year. The number of inspections made last year were 360, this year .the number is 401, being an increase of 41 for the year, which leaves 30 boilers uninspected. From the results of the last three months' experience of the new method of collecting fees, I am inclined to think that I shall be able to inspect all the boilers in my district before the end of the current year. Attached are returns showing the number of notices of repairs, and the number of notices given to fence dangerous parts of machinery. There is also a return containing the particulars of the accident already mentioned. I have, &c, The Secretary, Marine Department, Wellington. H. A. McGREaOE.

Return showing the Number of Notices given to Repair Boilers.

Repairs of a slight nature have been done to sixteen boilers during the year, but, as the work was done while I was on the spot, notices were not required.

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Date of Notice. Class of Boiler and Machinery. Description of Eepairs. 23rd May, 1st June, 17th July, 7th August, 7th August, 1882 >, >, ,, Stationary, Cornish, at bush saw-mills Portable, at bush sawmills Stationary, Cornish, at bush saw-mills Stationary, multitubular, sash and door factory Stationary (Field's patent), at sash and door factory Portable, cutting firewood A laminated plate in the bottom of the shell, 5 feet from the front, to be removed, and new plate fitted. The shell of firebox to have plates fitted over the corroded parts, and new openings cut for mud-holes. A plate to be rivetted over the part where the blow-off cock has been attached, and the cock refitted. The old plate to be cut out on each side of the cross seam where the rivets are affected, and a patch rivetted over. The top of the boiler is getting thin, and will require six stays, 1 inch diameter, fitted from furnace-crown to top of shell. The shell of the firebox will require a patch fitted to carry three of the screw-stays directly under the barrel of the boiler. One of the longitudinal stays will require to be renewed, as it shows a crack near the front of firebox. The firebox of the boiler has never been properly stayed, and will require fourteen new screw-stays fitted in front of firebox. 16th August, >» 18th August, ,t Portable, at flour-mill *=#; Locomotive ■■■a.

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Return showing the Number of Notices given to Fence Dangerous Parts of Machinery.

Return of Accidents.

Date. Class of Machinery. Parts requiring to be Fenced. April 5 Bush saw-mill The main-driving belts from engine to counter-shaft, and the belt of circular saw. The main-driving belt from engine to counter-shaft, also the engine fly-wheel. The fly-wheel of engine to have a better fence erected, and the driving belt to be covered up where the workmen step over it. A fence to be erected on each side of the main driving belt and fly-wheel. The spur-gearing of crushing-rollers to be fenced by a hand-rail. The counter-shaft and driving pulley to be fenced from end to end by a hand-rail. The fly-wheel and driving belt of stationary engine to be fenced by two hand-rails. The gearing of stones to be boxed in. All the driving belts to be protected by a wide plank being fixed underneath each one. The connecting rods of the breaking-down saw-frame to be fenced in close with boards at least 3 feet high. The fly-wheel of breaking-down saw-frame to be fenced in by hand-rail from frame to frame. A stop to be fitted to the chaff-cutter close to the man's hand that works the machine. The gearing of the machine to be boxed in over the top. The fly-wheel of engine to be fenced in by a hand-rail. The main driving belt to be box-fenced where it crosses the doorway to engine-room. The fly-wheel of engine and pulley on counter-shaft to be fenced by close-fitted boards. The counter-shaft of planing-machine to be protected by two hand-rails. The driving belt of the smutting-machine and the end of second counter-shaft to be boxed in close. The openings on each side of vertical saw-frame to be fenced by hand-rails. The driving-belt from engine to counter-shaft, and from counter-shaft to circular-saw, to be fenced by handrails. 6 Bush saw-mill 18 Bush saw-mill June 3 Bush saw-mill July 28 Brick-making machinery August 12 Flour-mill machinery 21 Bush saw-mill 25 30 Cement manufactory Flax-dressing machinery September 7 Bush saw-mill 9 Bush saw-mill November 17 Chaff-cutting, &c. 20 December 7 13 Screwing-machine Printing-machinery Flour-mill 19 Sash and door factory 22 Bush saw-mill 22 Flour-mill machinery 28 Bush saw-mill January 31 Bush saw-mill February 3 Bush saw-mill . , The new counter-shaft and pulleys to be close fenced, as they are so near the main track of the workmen. The main driving belt of portable engine for planingmachine to be fenced by a hand-rail on each side. The fly-wheel of engine and the spur-gearing to be close fenced. The fly-wheel and connecting rail from engine to rocking shaft to be close fenced. The main driving belt to be fenced where it leaves the engine and up to the party-wall of the building. A fence to be carried round the stone gearing on the ground-floor. The driving belt from engine to circular-saw to be close boxed in. 7 Bush saw-mill 26 Wool-dumping machinery March 8 Wool-dumping machinery 8 Flour-mill 19 Flour-mill 27 Cooperage

Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. Name of Person Injured. Nature of Accident. Date. Protected or not. Dough rollers 'he Wellington Biscuit and Confectionery Company, Wellington. Goorge Guthrie The left arm, from the fingers to above the elbow-joint, severely crushed between the iron rollers. Jan. 19, 1883. Not specially protected, as to fence off the rollers would render the machine useless.

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The Inspector of Machinery, Christchurch, to the Chief Inspector of Machinery. Sir,— Christchurch, 25th April, 1883. I have the honour to forward annual reports of all boilers inspected by me in my districts, and am happy to be able to state there are not many bad boilers at present in my districts. During the past year it has been my painful duty to report an unusual number of accident's. As I have already fully reported each to you, I need only here give the names of the sufferers and dates of my reports :— Ealph Beading, fatal ... ..: 12th May, 1882. James Wright, ~ ... .... 16th August, 1882. Michael Eaddington, serious ;.; .:; 28th September, 1882. — Emmerson, „ ... ... 22nd November, 1882. Charles Foster, ~ ... ■.. 24th January, 1883. Joseph Walshman, ~ ... ... 16th February, 1883: William Hewson, „ ... ... 16th February, 1883. The amount of fees collected by me up to the 31st December, 1882, was £455, all in Canterbury District. I have, &c, The Chief Inspector of Machinery, Wellington. George Croll.

Particulars of Accidents referred to by Mr. Croll. 2nd June, 1882.—Ealph Eeading, who travelled from one timber-yard to another with a small portable engine and circular saw, and used the same for sawing firewood., &c, was killed by the saw breaking. One piece of it struck him on the head, and caused instantaneous death. By newspaper reports of the inquest I learn the saw was bought new the previous day, but a very few minutes before the accident happened it was discovered the saw was not in a sound state ; but the deceased remarked that there was no danger. I do not consider that the Inspection of Machinery Act, or the Inspector, can in an)' way be blamed for such accidents : the plant was in good order when inspected,.and is so still. 12th August, 1882. —James Wright, aged 35 years, a rope-spinner, working in a flax-mill owned by Mr. James Seed, at Southbrook, was stepping over a naked shaft making about two hundred revolutions per minute, he having at the time a large bundle of flax fibre around his body (which is the custom with rope-spinners); the ends hanging down got entangled on the shaft, his body was thus drawn down, and his head dashed upon the ground^ causing instantaneous death. The mill was inspected by me on 16th February, but was not then completed. I gave boiler certificate, and, as I always do in such cases, cautioned owner " to be sure to so place machinery that it can be properly protected without taking up all the room, as protected it must be." Mr. Seed states that he did not consider this shaft required protecting, as there was no thoroughfare through where the shaft Was placed. On my next visit I certainly should have ordered protection, for, although there was no need of any thoroughfare over this shaft, still there was nothing to prevent any person passing over it,, being only 15 inches from the ground, and no pulley or belt on this part. My time for inspection is September. Last year I had occasion to pay a second visit to this district. It was on my second visit I inspected this mill. I am. of opinion that there are many places where machinery is in use that, require frequent visits did time permit, for alterations are continually being made, and protection is often neglected. (Note. —In consequence of this accident a circular was sent to Inspectors directing them to carefully enforce the provisions of the Inspection of Machinery Act regarding the fencing of machinery, so as to secure as far as possible the safety of persons working at or near machinery which is subject to the provisions of the Act.) 19th September, 1882.—Attached are full particulars, so far as I at present know, of a serious accident to a boy named Michael Eaddington, at a flax-mill. I have not received the notice of accident required by the fortieth section of the Act of 1874, neither have I at any time received notice of such machinery being in use. I have a notice from E. Wilkins and Co., importers, of sale of a traction-engine to one Hall, of Sydenham. I made inquiries at his house, and was told that it was standing near South Eakaia, not in use. My time for visiting that part is December. As I cannot see how this case can be passed over I shall be glad of your advice before taking any further proceedings. Police Report. —Michael Eaddington, at present in Christchurch Hospital, states : I am 10 years of age. I was employed at a flax-mill belonging to Messrs Hall and Co., Selwyn, on Tuesday, the 19th September, at 15s. per week. I was attending the machine for bruising the flax. In this machine are two iron rollers, driven by a large iron fly-wheel, the whole driven by a steam threshing engine. On the same date, about 5 p.m., whilst taking the flax from the rollers, some of it caught in the fly-wheel, and the flax getting round my arm twisted it round the wheel, tearing it to pieces below the elbow. There are about six or seven hands employed on the mill. The boy has since had his right arm amputated at the elbow, and is doing well under the circumstances. (Two informations were laid against William Hall for breach of " The Inspection of Machinery Act, 1882." Ofcfe was dismissed on a technical ground, the other because the magistrates considered that Hall could not reasenably be supposed to be aware of the provisions of the Act of 1882, which only came inija, force on the 13th of September, the offence being committed on the 19th, notwithstanding that it was pointed out that sections of the present Act under which proceedings were taken were the same as those contained in the repealed Acts.) 23rd October, 1882.—1 am sorry to have to report an accident at a brickmaking machine, at Timaru, to a boy aged 13 years, named Emerson. His duty was to remove the bricks from the 4—H. 15.

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machine as they were made, but during the absence of the machine attendant he went to oil a part of the machine, and a projecting part caught his arm, and caused a fracture. He was immediately attended to, and when last I heard of him ho was progressing favourably. I had inspected this machine the same day, just before the accident, and had given notice to protect belts, &c, but this particular part I did not consider to be dangerous. I have had it protected also since. 20th December, 1882.—A man named Charles Foster, employed as foreman in Mr. F. Jenkins's saw-mill, whilst working a dovetailing machine, through a flaw in the piece of timber he was working, had his left arm drawn in amongst the saws and so severely cut that amputation was found necessary. Mr. Jenkins states in his notice, "It was purely accidental, and, as far as I can see, the fault of neither the man nor the machine." I have visited the place since, and consider such accidents are not preventible. 16th January, 1883.—A man named Joseph Walshman, employed by James Seed to scutch flax at scutching machine, had his hand drawn in with the fibre and so badly injured that the arm required amputation. The scutcher used is a large drum with beaters fixed upon it. The fibre is passed through a mouthpiece with an opening of about 4 inches, and his hand was drawn through this opening. I consider fiax-dressing machinery the most dangerous we have to do with, as the flax is of such a length and strength that those working amongst it are always in danger of entanglement with the machinery, and great caution by those employed in working amongst it is necessary to prevent accident. 30th January, 1883.—Kaiapoi Mills. A man named W. Hewson, employed in the woollen mills in working " Willow" teasing machine, was badly injured by a beater becoming detached; but, as no bones were broken, he is now progressing satisfactoily towards recovery.

Return showing Machinery Inspected in Canterbury District.

Other machinery inspected : Meat factories, 3; stone-breaking, 4; road-roller, 1; chaff-cutting, 11 ; coffee works, 2 ; stone-sawing, 1; tannery, 1; tramway engines, 8; steam colliery, 1 ; brickmaking, 5 ; firewood-sawing, 11; butchers', 13 ; confectionery and cordials, 4 ; bath, 1; pumping, 3 ; soap and tallow, 9; wool-dumping, 2 ; wool-washing, 1; steam winches and cranes, 15; dock, 1; drainage, 1; glue factory, 1; cheese factory, 1; gasworks, 1; landing service, 1; refrigerating works, 1; chemical works, 1,

Return showing Nature of Machinery Inspected in Westland District.

Other machinery inspected: Coffee works, 1; tannery, 1; coal-mining, 1; winding on tramway, 1; steam-winches, 2.

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Nature of Mao! hinery. Worked by H a) .s -S 03 1 i 02 o T3 si m to .2 CD ■a g i 1 (U 3 II II sb LI I 10 sect ■91 M r fed I a a) 'o o Steam ; .. Steam and water i.. Steam and wind ... 2 5 6 i 31 3 10 21 9 , 90 1

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Return showing the Nature of Machinery Inspected in the Nelson South District.

Other machinery inspected: Steam-winches, 3; coal-mining, 3; brick-making, 1; windingengines used in mining, 4.

Return showing the Number of Boilers out of Repair from 1st April, 1882, to 31st March, 1883.

All boilers included under "Slightly" have been repaired or are now working at reduced pressure. All boilers included under " Dangerously " have either been repaired or are now out of use. The two boilers under " Condemned " are out of use; they were both small vertical boilers, one in Christchurch and one in Timaru, and both were used, for jvarming water for baths. Boiler-owners have in all cases readily complied with instructions given, and show a desire to keep their boilers in good order.

Return showing Number of Notices to Repair Boilers and to Fence Machinery issued in each of my Districts, from 1st April, 1882, to 31st March, 1883.

I have also had a great many minor repairs to boilers and fencing to machinery done without giving proper notice, as owners are always ready to comply with instructions ; and I do not consider it necessary to always show authority in these cases.

The Inspector of Machineey, Otago District, to the Chief Inspector of Machinery. Sir, — Office of Inspector of Machinery, Dunedin, 27th April, 1883. I haFfe the'lionour to forward to you the following annual report of inspection of machinery, District of Otagaffeom the 1st April, 1882, to the 31st March, 1883. The appended tables will, I trustj .give you every information you may require concerning the work done; and my remarks relative'to the carrying-out of the Act will be found at the end. I have, &c, Alexander Crawford, The Chief Inspector of Machinery, Wellington, Inspector of Machinery.

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Naturo of Mac' iincry. Worked by if I 1 bo I I i -4-9 CO O (2 bo a si g to 2 "C g « S S 13 I 1 1 60 to u 11 EH 1 I o o Steam 3 2

Sligi Ltly. Dange: :ously. Condemned. Districts, Portable. Stationary. Portable. Stationary. Portable. ' Stationary. anterbury Vestland Felson South 2 5. 1 4 2 1 2 2 j Totals ... 10 ! I 3 2

Canterbury. Westland. Nelson South. Total. Notices to repair boilers Notices to fence machinery... 6 8 2 1 7 JO

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Analysis of Inspections.

Notices of Bepairs (4) received. Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company : No. 2, Cornish boiler; makers, J. and E. Young, Ayr. This boiler is the central boiler of three, and used for driving the works at a working pressure of 50 lb. per square inch. The damage done to this boiler was the springing of two circular seams in the tube over the fire, occasioned through the want of water. As far as I can lea,rn, lam inclined to think that the attendant had been blowing the boiler off a little through the blow-off, and had forgotten to shut the cock until the water was blown clean out. The first intimation of anything having taken place was the steam blowing out the fire. Fortunately, the tube is well supported with galloway tubes, which, I am of opinion, helped in no small degree to prevent the collapse of the tube, which would, no doubt, have proved a very disastrous affair As it was, there was no serious damage done, and no person hurt in any way. Shag Point Coal Company : No. 2, longitudinal tubular boiler; makers, Kincaid, McQueen, and Co. In this case one of the plates over the fire (of course, the boiler is externally fired) came down in a bag, requiring a piece cut out 16 in. by 26 in. This was caused solely by too much dirt, arising from the nature of the water used out of the mine being both brackish and likewise containing a considerable amount of lime. The primary cause was, of course, allowing the boiler to run too long without cleaning. Pressure, 601b. Walton Park Brick and Tile Company: No. 2, longitudinal tubular boiler, externally fired; makers, Messrs. E. S. Sparrow and Co. The first plate over the fire, a Lowmoor plate, came down and cracked, requiring to bo cut out. This was caused through the use of anti-lithon composition, allowing it to settle on the bottom of shell. No. 1 boiler was slightly sprung at circular seam through the same' cause. This is the third case in my district where damage has resulted through the use of this composition, and in all cases in externally-fired boilers. Pressure, 651b. Messrs. McGavin, McGregor, and Smith, Union Brewery: Cornish boiler, by Bridges, Berwick. In this case the circular seam over the fire in the tube gave way, tearing through the holes for a distance of 2 feet in length. This boiler is light in the plate, and the tube is large in diameter. In order to strengthen the tube I had an angle-iron ring put round some little time previous to this accident happening. Fortunately, this occurred in the morning while steam was getting up, or possibly more damage might have been done. The primary cause of the accident was, lam inclined to think, through the gauge-glass being too low. This I pointed out to the owner when he bought the boiler some littlo,time ago, and recommended him to shift it; but he said, as he would be about mostly fnmself, there would be no occasion. Having taken on a new stoker, he pointed this out particularly, markmgtho glass carefully at the same time, so that he could not go wrong; but lie only managed until the' morning of the second day. No other damage was done except this. Pressure, 401b.

Number of notices of sale received, 59. Of these, 15 were second-hand and 44 were new. Of these 44 new boilers, there have been imported from the United States, 2; from Great Britain, 25; made in Dunedin, 12 ; made in Invercargill, 5.

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Description. Steam. Steam and Water. Water. Description. Steam. Steam and Water. Water. Agricultural implement works Bakeries Baths ... Bone-mills Boiling-down Breweries Brick works Cabinetmakers ... Candle works ... Chaff-cutters Chemical works... Coffee and spice works ... Cooking Collieries Confectionery ... Cranes Dredgers Dye works Engine-shop Excavator Fellmongery Firewood-cutting Flock-mills Flour-mills Foundries Fruit-preserving Gasworks Hoists 4 3 1 3 3 13 6 5 1 6 2 2 2 4 3 18 4 1 2 1 5 2 3 9 16 3 2 19 Jeweller Joinery Lapidary Laundries Load-pipo works Locomotive Machine-shops Meat-preserving Oil works —linseed Paper-mills Pipe works—clay PrintingPumping water Eefrigerating works Eope works Saw-mills Soap works Stone-cutting ... Stone-crushing Sulphuric acid works Tannery Tallow factory... Threshing machines Tramway wire rope Turnery Venetian blinds Wool-pressing ... Woollen factory 1 2 2 2 2 12 7 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 42 5 3 6 1 4 2 64 2 3 1 4 3 i i "3 1

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Notices of Repairs. Number of notices of repairs issued (11), comprised as follow: —

Notices of Fencing. Number of notices of fencing issued, 4; verbal notices, 15; comprised as follow:—

The fencing mentioned in inspections, as fencing off circular-saws, is merely a board extending across the framework of the saw at the lower half, and reaching down a little below the teeth; as so many accidents have happened in taking the sawdust oat of the pit—generally through want of thought. This boarding does not interfere in the slightest with the working of the saw, and effectually protects any person when cleaning out the pit.

Accidents. Number of accidents reported, 3. During the year 1882-83 there have been reported to me three accidents : — 25th September, 1882, at the works of Messrs. Eeid and Gray, agricultural implement makers, Dunedin : John Garrick, aged nineteen, employed as smith, was engaged putting a belt on a pulley, the centre of the shaft being about 12 feet from the floor. To enable him to do this he was standing on the spokes of a ladder, the upper end of the ladder being placed against the revolving shaft between two pulleys placed apart about 5 feet. It is supposed that, in trying to get the belt on, the ladder slipped along the shaft, and, in trying to save himself, he put out his right hand aiidgot caught in the pulley. He was then carried round the shaft, his legs coining in contact with the tie-rafter ■>£of the roof, about 4 feet above, at every revolution of the shaft. Of course, the engine was immediately stopped as soon as the accident was noticed. When taken off his right arm was found to be in through the arms of the pulley. The right arm was found to be broken, and also the left leg below the knee. The arm has been set and the leg amputated in the hospital, and I understand the lad is doing as well as can be expected. I am.informed by the proprietors that the lad will be employed agj^in as soon as he can come out. This accident was entirely non-preventible by any means in the power of- the Inspector. I should say it was simply a question of care on the part of those in charge. In all cases' it should never be attempted to try to put a belt on a fixed pulley running at full speed, say 110 or 120 revolutions per minute. Note. —Having occasion to call at these works some little time lately I made inquiries, and found that the lad was out at work in this shop and doing very well. 26th September, 1882, at the works of Messrs Barningham and Co., Victoria Foundry, Great King Street, Dunedin : Oliver Harris, aged thirty-six, grinder by trade, jaw broken, and also one of his arms in two places. This accident oeeiirred through the breaking of an emery buff used for

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Description of Boiler. Damage. Causes. jornish ... Portable ... ]omish ... longitudinal tubular longitudinal tubular 3ornish boiler Steam digester Portable ... 'ortable ... Portable ... 3ornish ... Steam dome and tubes weak Plate underneath cylinder gone Dome to be stayed Dome to be stayed Upper part of shell all leaking Dome Stays and angle-iron gone ... Bottom of firebox gone Screwed stays in sides of firebox gone Plate underneath cylinder-saddle gone Side of shell wasted Bad construction, and wear and tear, Leakage. Shell insufficient for pressure. Shell insufficient for pressure. Mill burnt down. Insufficiently stayed. Corrosion. Corrosion. Corrosion. Leakage. Damp from brickwork.

Date and Nature of Notice. Works. Machinery. May 11, 1882, verbal May 13, ,, verbal May 15, ,, verbal May 17, ,, notice served... June 8, ,, notice served... June 26, ,, verbal June 27, ,, notice served... June 27, ,, verbal July 7, ,, verbal July 12, ,, verbal July 18, ,, verbal July 19, ,, verbal July 21, ,, verbal July 28, ,, verbal July 81, ,, verbal Aug. 1, ,, verbal Aug. 26, ,, verbal Sept. 18, ,, verbal Oct. 27, ,, notice served... Nov. 20, ,, verbal Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Eefrigeratir/j Saw-mill ... Flour-mill Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Saw-mill ... Derrick crane Rope works Printing office Circular-saw. Fly-wheel of engine. Belt of fly-wheel. Two breast-saws. Fly-wheels and end of engine. Two circular-saws. Vertical shaft. Two circular-saws. Belt on fly-wheel of engine and circular-saw. Two circular-saws. Circular-saw. Two circular-saws. Breast-saw. Fly-wheel of engine. Circular-saw. Fly-wheel of engine. Two circular-saws. Wheel and pinion. Bobbin machine and traveller. Cutting-machine wheel and pinion.

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polishing ironwork connected with fire-grates and ranges. I examined the buff, and found it well put together, consisting of an iron centre with arms and rim, and then a wooden rim securely fixed to the iron rim, the emery belt being glued on the face of wood ; diameter 2 feet, revolutions 2,000. It is not known exactly how the buff broke, but it is supposed that Harris dropped what he was polishing, or, through some momentary inattention on his part, the ironwork was whisked out of his hands. In either case the work must have become entangled in the buff, or, as it seemed to me, the iron flew out of his hands over the buff, one end being caught against a nut on one of the bolts projecting through the heavy wooden framework on which the buff is placed, the other end coming against the face of the buff, tearing away part of the wooden rim, some pieces of which were no doubt carried round with the velocity of the rim and striking the man as he sat immediately over the buff. As a general rule, the man is protected by a square block of wood, which is made movable; but for certain classes of work it has to be removed in order to allow of the work being carried on. After a careful examination of the different parts I can only come to the conclusion that it was a pure accident; and, furthermore, I cannot see that I could do anything to the machine to add to the further security of the man employed at the machine. 27th November, 1882, at the works of Messrs. Beid and Gray, agricultural implement makers, Dunedin : George Garrick, aged twenty-three, turner by trade, left arm carried away by the elbow, This accident was caused through the lacing of a belt while the machinery was in motion. The shafting stands about 12 feet from the ground, and the man, George Garrick, was standing on a ladder lacing his belt, the ladder being placed against the shafting. While so engaged the belt took a turn and caught the man by the left arm, twisting it round the shaft, and tearing the arm away by the elbow. In any case of this sort the only safe course is to have the machinery stopped, and the foreman informs me that strict orders have been given throughout the works that this should be done. This person, George Garrick, is now employed in the works, the arm having been amputated between the elbow and shoulder.

In concluding my report, I desire to make a few remarks relative to the work done. First of all, there were the accidents (three in number) which have been reported. Although all of a serious nature, there have been none fatal, and, of these three accidents, not one could have been prevented by any inspection. No. 2 I consider was entirely non-preventible. Nos. 1 and 3, in my opinion, were preventable with a due amount of care. But, in cases of this nature, the whole question lays with owners and persons in charge of machinery. Of course, a considerable amount of loss of time is incurred in a large shop when the machinery has to be stopped for the sake of a belt being taken r ff or put on, and the consequencejs that attempts are made very often to repair and replace belts without due regard to the safety of the man who may happen to be employed thereat. The question arises whether the department could, or whether it might deem it advisable to, introduce any rules in regard to this. If you will refer back to my annual report for 1880-81, you will there find, in the case of Thomas Jeffries, who was killed on the 2nd February, 1881, that the jury, in returning their verdict at the inquest, added a rider to the effect that, in cases of shifting belting, two men ought to be employed instead of one; and there can be no doubt that in many cases this would be the means of preventing both loss of life and limb, which I must admit is, in a great number of cases, set at too low a vakie where time is money.

Accidents to Boileks. The cases under this head number four. Nos. 2 and 3 were merely duo to a want of care and knowledge of the composition used. Nos. 1 and 2 were caused through gross carelessness, and in the case of No. 1, especially, a man doing nothing elss but attending the boilers. The same man had had charge of them for a considerable time previously. In this case, fortunately, he knew what was the cause ; but, had the boiler exploded, it would never have been ascertained, but possibly put down to the Inspector not having made a proper examination ; and in this matter I contend that all inspections ought to be thoroughly made. This involves time, and, if the Inspector has more than he can accomplish, there can be no doubt whatever that they (the boilers) will not get that attention they ought to. Circular-saws : I had occasion during my last trip to Southland to condemn three circular saws, which were working in a dangerous state, having cracks in the centre extending from 7 inches to 9 inches. There were also two other cases of which I had received information, but by the time I had reached the mills they had been removed. In one case I examined the saw, and found a piece in the centre entirely apart from the body, remaining in merely by a dovetailed crack. Eepairs issued: The notices of repairs issued have not been of a serious nature, being in most cases slight. Several boilers I have also had extra stays put in, as the staying, in my opinion, was not sufficient for the pressure that the owners required. Fencing : Full details will be found on page 24, and in no case have owners objected to anything that was required. " The Inspection of Machinery Act, 1882 :" With regard to the working of the Act of 1882, my experience of it since it came into force would lead me to form an opinion adverse to it, looking at it from a time-saving point of view. The additional amount of clerical work entailed in the monthly reports and issuing of schedules will, in my opinion, exceed that of 1875. But there is one important point which mus^not be overlooked —that is, the relieving the Inspectors from the receiving of fees, as, if it does not lessen the work, it places them in a much better position with regard to steam-users and-'eVners of machinery. I have now most respectfully to refer you to my annual reports for 1880-81, 1881-82, re the necessity of assistance for the proper carrying-out of the provisions of the Act; and I now again desire to bring this subject under your notice. On reference to this report, the number of new boilers introduced into this district for the year, and which have been sold, equals forty-four; so that it will readily be seen, with such a large percentage of increases every year, that it renders

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it impossible for me to carry out the provisions of the Act as laid down. It must also be borne in mind that a not inconsiderable part of my time is taken up with marine work. I have, &c, Albxandbe Ceawfoed, Inspector of Machinery, The Chief Inspector of Machinery, Wellington.

[Extract from New Zealand Gazette, Bth March, 1883.] PARTICULARS RELATING TO PLANS FOE SUBMISSION TO THE MAEINE DEPARTMENT. • Marine Department, Wellington, sth March, 1882. The following particulars relative to plans to bo submitted to the Marine Department, under Section 156 of " The Harbours Act, 1878," are published for general information. H. A. Atkinson.

1. General or key plan, showing portion of the district, with adjoining roads and section numbers and boundaries, with locality of proposed works shown in red thereon; scale 3 chains to 1 inch. 2. In the case of a jetty or projecting wharf in a river, sections of ground to be taken across the river, parallel with centre line of jetty, to at least 5 chains above and below it, the first section to be taken on centre line of proposed work, the second 1 chain distant above and below said line, and the rest above and below at every 2 chains. 3. Where the jetty or wharf is to be built in a bay or roadstead, the lines of sections must be taken as above, extending at least 5 chains outwards from the face of the proposed wharf. 4. In the case of a long wharf, parallel with the shore of a river or bay, the sections to extend to at least 5 chains above and below the structure and outwards from face, as instructed under clauses 2 and 3 above, as these may apply. 5. In the case of a bridge, the sections to be taken as above in every case, and extending across the river. 6. All sections to be to a natural scale of 20 feet to 1 inch, and to show ordinary high- and lowwater spring-tides, and the heights of same above datum; the line of highest known flood must also be shown. 7. General plan and elevation (or part of each), sufficient to show all details ; also cross-sections of proposed work, scale 4 feet to 1 inch ; and longitudinal section to a convenient natural scale< showing skeleton of the whole of the proposed work, with H.W.S. and L.W.S. marked thereon. 8. The direction of the flow of tides and currents, together with the ordinary and maximum rates, is to be marked on all plans of sites. 9. Plans to be sent in duplicate, one copy upon tracing cloth, which latter will be retained in the Marine Department as a record. 10. The attached plans to show the positions of the cross-sections as required under clauses numbered 2, 3, 4, 5.

By Authority; Geobgk Didsbury, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBB.

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