MARINE AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENT. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1919-20.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1920 Session I, H-15

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1920. NEW ZEALAND.

MARINE AND INSPECTION OF MACHINERY DEPARTMENT. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1919-20.

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

INDEX OF RETURNS. Page Page Adjusters of compasses, licensed.. .. 34 Certificates of servico and competency—Stationary, Boilers (land) and machinery inspected .. .. 53 winding, locomotive, &c, engine drivors .. 53 „,,..,.. ~, Certificates of survey— Casualties to shipping 46 Sailing-vessels 45 Certificates of competency— Steamers and oil-engine vossols .. ..35 Electric-tram drivers .. .. ..59 Colonial pilots, licenses issued to.. .. ..34 Engine-drivers— Deceased seamen, estates of .. .. 28 Extra first class .. .. .. 53 Estates of deceased seamen, sums to credit of .. 28 First class .. .. .. 53 Examination of masters, mates, and engineers— Second class .. .. .. 54 Number of candidates .. .. .. 33 Locomotive .. .. .. .. 56 Expenditure of Department .. .. .. 23 Locomotive and traction .. .. 50 Fees, &c, received .. .. .. .. 26 Traction .. .. .. 57 Fishing-vessels registered and licensed .. 25 Marine—Masters and mates 29 Light dues collected .. 26 Engineers.. .. ..30 Lighthouses—Cost of erection .. .. ..2b ~? r „ Lighthouses—Cost of maintenance .. ..25 bteam winding .. .. .. .. QS Owners of boilers and engines, and class of driver Certificates of exemption from examination —Third- required .. .. .. .. 61 class marine engineers .. .. .. 34 Seamen engaged and discharged .. .. .. 27 Certificates of service—Engine-drivers, first class .. 53 Wrecks and casualties to shipping .. .. 46

Marine Department, Wellington, 24th August, 1920 My Lokd, — I do myself the honour to transmit herewith, for Your Excellency's information, the report of the Marine Department of the Dominion for the financial year ended the 31st March last. I have, &c, W. H. Heeeies, Minister of Marine. His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, G.C.M.G., M.V.0., Governor-General of New Zealand.

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The Secbetaey, Makine and Inspection of Machinery Department, to the Hon. the Minister op Marine. Marine and Inspection of Machinery Department, SlR >— Wellington, 30th June, 1920. I have the honour to make the following report on the work of this Department during the year ended the 31st March, 1920. The whole of the various services of the Department have been well maintained during the year, and I can bear testimony to the zeal displayed by all the officers of the Department. The coast-lighting has been kept up without a break, and there were fewer changes amongst the keepers this year than in the previous year. The Department, so far as it can, makes the isolated life of the lighthouse-keeper as pleasant as possible. The usual visits by the Government steamer have been made to all stations and with great regularity. The Inspectors of Machinery have had an exceedingly busy year witli land machinery and prime movers, which have increased enormously since last year. Constant demands are being made in districts for all dairy factories to be inspected in the winter months, and in many cases the -requests have been granted, but the limit of such inspections has now been reached, as the staff is only a small one. Some of these factories are busy all the year round, and the future prospects of this industry are very bright. The shipbuilding industry has not been busy during the year, and the difficulty of getting skilled labour and material may account for part of the stagnation. The whole of the surveys of ships, both steam and auxiliary steamers and sailingships, is fairly well completed. The introduction of oil fuel is being adopted by some of our New Zealand steamers, and the s.s. " Niagara, " lias run with this fuel for a long time. Steam can be maintained with unvarying pressure all the time, and the crews are much reduced in numbers for the power developed, as the whole thing is automatic. The storage of oil in the tank spaces, formerly used for water ballast, affords a considerable increase in the cargo-carrying capacity of the steamer using oil fuel. The cleanliness of the stokehold as compared with boats using coal as a fuel is very marked, and the working-conditions of the firemen are, of course, much improved. The use of electric lifts in buildings is being adopted more and more every year, and it will be necessary to make regulations very soon governing their use, so that their inspection and construction may be made more uniform all over the Dominion. The speed will have to be regulated, and the electric equipment and safety appliances made effective and up-to-date. Far the number now in use very few accidents have occurred, which is a, very gratifying result. The boiler-inspections are not up to date, but we have inspected more than we did last 3'ear. An interesting discussion took place over the steel material used in the construction of a very large multitubular boiler made in the South Island, and this continued for some time until we had the proof of the correct tests of the plates from the works in Great Britain where the steel was made. These were supplied by Lloyd's Register, and were finally accepted. No boiler-explosion occurred during the year. The examinations of the various classes of marine engineers' examinations, of masters and mates, of land extra first-class engineers, engine-drivers, and electric-tram drivers have all been held as desired, and all applicants who applied were examined. Some of these candidates passed a really good examination, and it is noticeable how few New Zealand boys fail in the mathematical part of their examinations, which at least shows their aptitude. It also sets out clearly that their school-training has been of such a character as to make them real students, which is very marked by the answers to the viva voce part of these examinations on scientific subjects. I have visited a great many of the centres of industry in New Zealand and have met many manufacturers, shipowners, and engineers. I have also had an interesting and instructive visit to New South Wales and Victoria. While there I called on all Government Departments in Melbourne and in Sydney interested in services like our own and gleaned from them a great many hints useful to our own Department. The visit I paid to the Government dockyards in Sydney was full of interest, and the storage of oil fuel on shore was a new thing for me altogether. Nearly a whole day was spent in the Government naval training-ship in Hose Bay. At Newcastle 1 visited the steelworks there, which are on a very large scale, and saw the ore in all processes of being converted into steel. The ore used at these works is mined in South Australia, and to be near the coal-supply the works were placed in Newcastle. Rails for one of the Australian States were being rolled during my visit. The manufactures of this company are now on Lloyd's list, and are very good and up to date in every way. The frames of a steam-vessel at present being constructed in Auckland are being made by this firm. All those with whom I came in contact in Australia were exceedingly kind to me, and were anxious that I should not miss any point that might be of interest or of use. Survey op Steamships and Auxiliary-powered Vessels. New rules for the construction of steel boilers for ships are being considered by the Board of Trade. A brief statement of the approximate changes has been received by the Department, and these new rules are now being used for new marine boilers. Amendments have been made chiefly in the method of calculating the working-pressures for cylindrical shells, flat plates, longitudinal steel stays, and furnaces. Rules have also been promulgated for oil-fuel installation in steamships and for shafts of internal-combustion engines other than those of the Diesel type. The diameters of the shafts are determined by the rules of Lloyd's Register. The rules apply to shafts made of ordinary steel, but special consideration is given by this Department to shafts made of special steel, tobin bron/.e, manganese bronze, phosphor bronze, and other similar metals.

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A very great proportion of the new vessels surveyed each year are fitted with oil-engines. Special precautions are necessary on oil-engine vessels to minimize the risk of fire. Oil-tanks should sit on a metal tray or on a metal-lined wooden casing. The deck round the filling and vent pipes should be sheathed with lead. The motors should stand in a substantial metal tray, or the bilges should be cemented underneath to form a bed. The motor-room must be efficiently ventilated. These are only a few of the precautions necessary. Prospective launch-owners should consult the Engineer Surveyor of Ships in their district before installing the oil-engines in ships. The greatest safeguard of all, however, is cleanliness. Bilges and woodwork should be kept free of oil, and all joints kept perfectly tight. The total number of steamships and auxiliary-powered vessels surveyed was 722. There was only one vessel over 25 tons gross built in the Dominion this year. This is the o.e.v. " Tuhoe," which has a gross tonnage of 186 and register tonnage 98. She was built to plans and specifications which were submitted to the Department for approval before the building of the vessel was commenced. The vessel is a light-draught scow, built of wood on the diagonal principle, Her registered dimensions are—Length, 97\X ft.; breadth, 247 ft. ; depth of hold, 6*5 ft. She is propelled by two sets of semi-Diesel oil-engines of GO b.h.p. each. There arc two cylinders to each engine, 9 in. diameter and 13 in. stroke. It was found necessary to install new propelling-engines in thirteen vessels, and new cylinders in three vessels. One vessel was fitted with a new main boiler, and the pressure of the main boilers of two vessels, and also the donkey-boiler pressure of two vessels, had to be reduced. Renewals were also made as follows: New tail-shafts to fifty-seven vessels; new propellers to nine'vessels; new propeller-blades to five vessels; and new propeller-bosses to one vessel. Three vessels had new crank-shafts or parts of crank-shafts fitted, and new main steam-pipes were fitted to two vessels. Three vessels were converted from sailing-vessels to oil-engine vessels and one from oil to sail. One vessel was converted from steam to oil and one from oil to steam. One vessel was converted from a steamship to a sailing-vessel. The following is a list of a few vessels selected from those which have received more or less extensive repairs, and also a description of the repairs :— S.s. " Vauopus." —The chief repairs to this vessel were made to the hull. A new bulkhead was fitted between Nos. 3 and 4 tanks, and a plate in No. 3 tank was renewed. Two sheathing-plates, each 13 ft. by 4 ft. by jf in., were fitted under the donkey-boiler, and five floors in the tank under the boiler were stiffened with 3 in. by 3 in. by | in. angle-bars. In the after-peak tank a 4 ft. by 16ft. by fin. plate was riveted to the tank-ceiling, and a new bulkhead-stifiener, new beam, and two new gusset-plates to the beam were also fitted. Two deck-plates, one on each side of the foremast, have been sheathed. The forecastle has been enlarged to give increased accommodation for the crew. Ordinary running repairs were made to the main engines. Some stays and rivets in the main boilers received attention and wasted parts were built up. A Lowmoor iron patch was riveted on the bottom of the port furnace and the combustion-chamber of the donkey-boiler. The boiler was afterwards tested by hydraulic pressure. The worn parts of the steering-gear were renewed and the steering-chains were also annealed. A new flying derrick to No. 1 hatch and a new foretopmast-head were fitted. S.s. " Jliiia." —This vessel received a very thorough overhaul at the annual survey. About 83 ft. of planking on the port side, and about 222 ft. on the starboard side, were renewed. A piece of the keel, 8 ft. 6 in. long, and a piece of the sternpost, 2 ft. 6 in. long, were also renewed. A new false keel has been fitted, and the hull sheathed with totara, and new rolling-chocks fitted on both sides. New fastenings in the keel and keelson under the boiler have been put in, new lining has been fitted in the holds, and new bunker-casings have also been fitted. In the list of repairs to the propelling machinery are included new high-pressure and low-pressure crosshead pins and brasses, high-pressure ahead eccentric strap, link-motion pins, feed-pump plunger and eccentric strap, bilge-pump plunger, and suction and discharge valves, air and circulating pump rod, and circulating-pump bucket. New holding-down bolts were fitted in the engine-bed, and a patch was put on the after end of the condenser-door at the back. New bolts were also put in the boiler-seating. A new end was welded on the propeller-shaft, and a new liner also fitted on. New blades were fitted to the propeller. The vessel's two boats were provided with new provisiontanks, and all the buoyancy tanks were repaired and tested. Steam Dredge " Kaioue." —This dredge was built in 1917 at Paisley for the Wanganui .Harbour Board. She arrived in Wellington about September last, and was surveyed for a restricted-limits certificate. The leading dimensions of the vessel are: Length, 190 ft. ; beam, 35 ft.; depth (moulded), 16 ft. 6 in.; gross tonnage, 876; net tonnage, 368. She is fitted with four sets of compound engines having cylinders 13 in. and 26 in. diameter by 15 in. stroke, and supplied with steam from two boilers of the usual marine type, 12 ft. 8 in. diameter by 10 ft. long, working at a pressure of 1301b. per square inch. At the survey, two additional main injectionvalves were fitted to the bottom of the vessel and connected to the Gwynne pump in the engineroom. A new mast aft, with boom and topsail, new steering-compass and stand, and 135 ft. of new fire-hose were also fitted on board. S.s. " Kapu/ii." —The main keelson for a length of 27 ft. where it runs under the main boiler of this vessel has been renewed. The new length is of ironbark, 14 ft. by 12 ft. Two new 14 in. by 10 in. Boiler-beds extending into the fore hold have been fitted. A stay has been renewed in the port combustion-chamber of the main boiler. The high-pressure cylinder was bored out, new piston and rings were fitted, and the piston-rod was skimmed up. The thrust and intermediate shafts were lined up, and new bolts have been fitted to the thrust-shaft couplings. The tail-shaft was replaced by a spare one. The fair-lead blocks for the steering-gear have been rebushed and new pins fitted. The tiller has been replaced by a quadrant.

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T. s.s. " Kennedy." —A plate, 7 ft. by 3 ft. by g in., on the hull of this vessel under the port engine was renewed. A new keel-plate, 5 ft. by 2 ft. 6 in. by $ in., was fitted under the main boiler, a short length of the butt strap over the keel-plate was re-riveted, and the sheathing-plates were riveted over the port and starboard bilge-plating in way of the bunkers. Inside the hull under the main boiler three new door-plates were fitted, and four frames were backed at the centre. New angle-bars, 6 ft. long, were riveted to both sister keelsons. New angles were also fitted to the boiler-chairs. A number of rivets in the bow-plating were renewed. A piece 4 ft. long was cut off the rudder-stock, and a new end welded on. Tile main boiler lias been retubed, and cracks in the furnaces welded up by the oxy-acetyleue process. A new outer liner has been put on the starboard tail-shaft, and a new starboard bracker-bush fitted. The high-pressure crank-pin of the starboard shaft has been renewed and the shaft bedded down. Both feed-pump plungers have been renewed. A. new plunger has been fitted to the port bilge-pump. The condenser-tubes have been repacked. Two new planks have been fitted in the vessel's starboard boat, and new after boat-falls provided. The lifeboat on the port side is new. A new house has been erected on the bridge-deck for the accommodation of the master. S.s. " Koroi." —Several sheathing-plates have been riveted to the hull-plating, and new plating, 7 ft. 9 in. by 1 ft. 9 in., riveted to C strake, starboard side. The rudder-post has been stiffened with \ in. plates on both sides, and three new pintles and two new gudgeons were fitted to the rudder, and also a new steering-rod on the starboard side. The bunker-plating has been renewed throughout, and a new bunker-door and cover over the boiler have been fitted. The stern-bush and propeller have been renewed. New plates have been riveted in the bottom half of the shell of the boiler, and the boiler tested to a, hydraulic pressure of 300 lb. per square inch. S.S. " Mararoa." —This vessel was granted a certificate for a period of six months only. The top of No. 3 tank was extensively repaired, and the longitudinal plate abaft the subdivision of this tank was strengthened. Repairs were also effected to No. 2 ballast-tank. Under the thrustblock three longitudinal plates, -jf in. thick, were fitted, and two floors abaft the thrust-block were strengthened with § in. plating. A number of other floors have also been strengthened. The tail-shaft was found to be defective, and the spare tail-shaft was therefore fitted. Two of the propeller-blades were replaced with spare blades. The main boilers were overhauled, and several cracks in the furnaces and combustion-chambers were welded up. A number of defective stays and tubes were renewed. The boilers were tested by hydraulic pressure to 240 lb. per square inch. Temporary repairs were made to the three top rings of the funnel. S.s. " Monowai." —This vessel's main boilers received a thorough overhaul. Four corrugated furnaces and the bottom parts of the combustion-chambers in the centre furnaces have been renewed. The furnaces are 3 ft. 6J in. diameter, 7 ft. in. long, and in. thick. The new lower parts of the tube-plates were electrically welded to the old upper portions, and butt straps were riveted over the welds. New stays to the number of 270 were fitted in the sides and bottoms of the com-bustion-chambers of these furnaces, all new stays being one size larger than the old ones. A number of ordinarj' and stay tubes were also renewed. On both boilers new compensation-plates were riveted on at the front lower manholes, and various other repairs effected. The boilers were tested to 240 Ib. per square inch by hydrostatic pressure. The hull-plating on both sides in way of the crew's quarters has been sheathed with two plates, 4 ft. by 4 ft. by in., and one 8 ft. by 4 ft. doubling-plate has been renewed on the starboard side abaft the ash-chute. In the bunkers several plates and stiheuers on the forward watertight bulkhead and on the casings have been renewed, and several plates have been sheathed. About two dozen intercostal plates in the stokehold bilges have been cut out and renewed. Twelve floor-plates and angles under the boilers and six web-frame plates have been repaired. The crew's accommodation has been reconstructed. In the engine-room the principal repairs include the retubing of the condenser and the fitting of a new cylinder to the hydraulic engine. S.s. " Result." —The planking in the top strake of this vessel's hull was renewed to the extent of 25 ft. on the port side and 16 ft. on the starboard side. A new ironbark rudder-stock with new pintles and bushes has been fitted. The stem has been refastened and the decks recaulked. The starboard bunker has been sheathed. The anchor and steering chains have been annealed. Minor repairs were made to the engines, including a new air-pump rod, new cod-pieces and brasses to the link-motion, and seven new studs in the high-pressure casing cover-door. A new cylindercover and piston have been fitted to the winch, port side. A top strake of the vessel's boat has been renewed. S.s. "Ripple." —The following repairs were made to this vessel's main boiler: The bottom of the port combustion-chamber and a portion of the furnace-landing have been cut out, and a plate, 3 ft. by 13 in., has been welded in by the oxy-acetylenc process; three broken stays in the sides of the combustion-chamber have been renewed, and also all new plain tubes fitted in the port combustion-chamber. Two new safety-valves were fitted; the boiler was tested by hydraulic pressure to 230 lb. per square inch. A new vertical bar stay has been fitted into the donkeyboiler. Several plates and angle-bars in the vessel's bunkers were renewed or sheathed. Repairs were made to two floor-plates under the main boiler, and some reverse frames on the floorplates were renewed. The main keelson intercostal plates under the main boiler were stiffened with four 3 in. by 3 in. by fin. angle-bars in each bay. A shcathing-patch, 8 ft. by Ift. 8 in., has been riveted to the after deck. New pintles and bushes were fitted to the rudder. S.s. " Simplon." —This vessel is a steam trawler. The fish-chamber was gutted out and the cement floor removed, and an examination was made of the ship's skin underneath. It was found to be in good order. The insulation of the chamber has been renewed and a new cement floor laid down. A new stokehold has been fitted, and a 500-gallon tank for a fresh-water supply to the boiler has been built into the bow of the vessel. On deck a new wheelhouse and funnel have been erected. 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the boiler. The bunkers have been practically renewed. Some wasted parts were found at the mouth of the centre furnace of the boiler, and these have now been built up with the oxy-acetylene welding process. A supplementary stay has been fitted in the centre of a bilge in the back of the centre combustion-chamber. The main engines were overhauled. The high-pressure cylinder was bored out and new piston-rings fitted. Both piston-rods and the feed-pump rod were turned up and new neck-bushes were fitted, and the glands were rebushed. A new impulse-valve has also been fitted. The crank and thrust shafts were lined up, and the main bearing-brasses bored out. The thrust-shoes were remetalled. The steering-gear chains were annealed and examined thoroughly. O.e.v. "Sneaker." —This vessel is a small launch plying within river limits at Stewart Island. A survey of the vessel has been made, and new framing, natural bends, and new planking, excepting in the four top strakes, have been worked into the hull. The stern-bush has been remetalled. S.s. " Southern Gross." —Extensive repairs have been carried out to Nos. 1 and 2 deep tanks; new tank-tops, angle-bars, gussets, a new plate on the centre bulkhead between the tanks, new lower stringers and gussets on each side of the tanks, new angle-bars on the fore and aft bulkheads of No. 2 tank, and new angle-bars and gussets on the tunnel in this tank have been fitted. The tanks were tested by water-pressure after the repairs were completed. The floor in the stokehold has been renewed, and new angle-bars, gussets, and patches fitted in the bunkers. The floor-plates under the boiler have been repaired and the boiler-cradles have been renewed. In the chain-locker, the upper and lower stringers, port side, the upper half of the stringer on the starboard side, and one gusset-plate to the stringer have been renewed. Repairs were made to a floor-plate. New spurling-pipes have been fitted. Sixteen rivets in the sheathing-plates on the starboard bow were taken out and renewed. A new end was fitted to the rudder-stock, and two rudder-pintles were renewed. Repairs to the main boiler include the reriveting of part of the seams in the combustion-chambers and furnaces and the renewing of the ordinary tubes. O.e.v. " Taupiri." —The hull of this vessel has been thoroughly overhauled. Four new stringers have been fitted for the full length on each side of the hull; two new thwartship beams, new floor-bearers, new bottom planking, and new diagonals have also been fitted. The hull has been thoroughly caulked. The engines were taken out of the vessel and repaired, and new pistonrings and brasses fitted. T.B.S. " Waikana." —At the survey of this vessel it was found necessary to renew eight plates in the bottom of the hull; the plates averaged 2 ft. long by 2 ft. 9 in. wide, and are in. thick. A number of rivets were renewed and two new shoe-plates fitted to the keel. The tail-shafts were fitted with new liners and the stern-tubes with new lignum-vita!. Repairs were also made to eight air-tanks attached to buoyant seats. S.S. " Wairua." —This is a wooden vessel, which has been lengthened 18 ft. in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Department. Increased, space for passenger accommodation, and, in addition, a hold for cargo, 38 ft. 6 in. long, have been obtained. The new length of the hull has been efficiently connected at each end to the older portions. Three pieces of ironbark, each 50 ft. I>3' 12 in. by 12 in., have been bolted to the sides of the existing keelsons. The keel and keelsons have been well scarfed and fastened with | in. bolts. A cargo-winch has been installed on deck. S.s. " Waitangi." —This vessel has been twice surveyed this year. The principal repairs recently made to the vessel are as follows : Seventeen defective plates have been renewed in various parts of the hull in way of the engine and boiler-spaces, and the engine-seating floors on the starboard side have been strengthened at the bilge. Six new floor-plates and reverse frames were riveted in under the main boiler. Some repairs were also made to the keelsons and intercostals at this part. New bunkers were erected on both sides of the ship, and the stringer-plates over both bunkers have been renewed. A new steel bulkhead has been erected between the stokehold and No. I hold. The pipes to the refrigerator passing through the bulkhead have been welded to the bulkhead, and all bilge-pipes were jointed to each side of the bulkhead and cemented over. A water test was made and the bulkhead found perfectly tight. The bulkhead between the engine-room and the after hold has been thoroughly repaired and tested. The slide-valves and faces of the main engines have been 'machined and various other repairs effected. New holdingdown bolts were fitted to the bed-plates of both engines. A new tail-shaft on the port side was shipped. A new end was welded on to the starboard shaft, and new liners were fitted to this shaft. New neck-brushes and stern-glands were fitted in both stern-tubes, and the lignum-vitas bored out; a new brass bush and new metal were fitted to the starboard tail-shaft bracket, and new metal in the port bracket. New bolts were fitted to the coupling of the port thrust-shaft. Repairs to the winches and cargo gear include a new cylinder and piston on the port side of the forward winch, and new crosshead brasses and new bolts in the top and bottom ends were fitted. A new stop-valve was provided for the after winch. A new midship derrick has been fitted at No. I hatch. Repairs were also made to the boiler. A piece was cut out of the front end of the boiler at the bottom, and a patch put on. A piece of plate was welded into the bottom of the furnace. The boiler was tested by hydraulic pressure to 150 Ib. per square inch. A new forward boiler-chair has been fitted. New iron bearers and floor-plates have been fitted into the stokehold Mid engine-room. At the beginning of the year a survey was also made, when twelve reverse frames and two keelson-angles were renewed in the fore hold, and one frame on the starboard side amidships was also renewed. The bridge deck on either side was extended for 5 ft. to give increased bunker capacity. The forward hatchway was enlarged by 3 ft. 1 in. in length and 2ft. Sin. in width. The foremast was shifted about 4ft. farther forward. An ammonia refrigerator has been fitted up on deck, and the fore hold has been insulated. A new ballasttank was set up in the fore part of the ship, having a capacity of 285 cubic feet. At the after hold a new mast (50 ft. long), new boom (27 ft. long), all new gear and backstays were fitted. An after winch was also installed.

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Survey of Ships for Seaworthiness. , Fi %- fi ve surveys for seaworthiness were made during the year. As usual, a, large proportion or the vessels were damaged in collision and through stranding. There were seven instances where hre was the cause ot trouble. One case deserves special attention as showing the necessitytor great care being exercised in the engine-room of an oil-engine vessel. An attempt was beiim made to start the auxiliary engine of the o.e.v. " Kiritona " when it back-fired. An explosion occurred, due, it is supposed, to the ignition of petrol-vapour which had accumulated in the engine-room. One of the engineers was severely burnt. Unfortunately, he had one of his fingers bound with a rag which had become saturated with benzine, and his arms ami hands were severelyinjured. The fire was put out with a fire-extinguisher. A survey of the vessel has been made and the electric wiring has been renewed. Repairs have been made to the carburettor on the auxiliary engine, and all air-inlets to carburettors have been covered with gauze wire. New belting for the dynamo and pumps has been provided. The s.s. "Westmoreland," of London, which was also sunned for seaworthiness, was found to have sustained considerable damage. On leaving the Bluff Harbour on the 21st May last the vessel struck on some rocks. She began to make water in the bilges, but the pumps were able to keep it down, and she proceeded on her voyage to Port Chalmers. There she was placed in dock and the following repairs effected to the vessel's bottom : Ten plates on the port side were removed, faired ami repaired and replaced, and four were faired in place. On the starboard side eighteen plates were removed, faired and repaired and then replaced, and seven plates were faired in place. Four keel-plates were removed, faired, and replaced. About 30 ft. of starboard bilge-keel were removed, faired, and replaced. The floors on the starboard side were cut out, faired and replaced, or renewed where required. On the port side eleven floors were similarlytreated. The joints were fitted with double butt straps, double-riveted. Repairs were also made to some frames on both sides; forty-four on the starboard side and twenty-five on the port side were cut out and either straightened or renewed. All joints were electrically welded. Survey op Government Vessels. There were fifteen Government vessels surveyed during the year. Their names are as follows: s.s. "Ben Lomond," s.s. " Earnslaw," s.s. " Hauraki," s.s. " llinemoa," o.e.v. " Iluia," o.e.v. " Irini," s.s. " Janie Seddon," o.e.v. " Manurere," o.e.v. " Mororo," p.s. "Mountaineer," o.e.v. " Patiti," o.e.v. "P.W.D.," o.e.v. " Reremoana," s.s. "Tawera," and s.s. "Tutanekai." The " Tutanekai " was overhauled in September last. Two plain tubes were renewed in the port main boiler, and one stay-tube and one plain tube were renewed in the starboard main boiler. The main and auxiliary steam-pipes have been tested to 340 lb. per square inch hydrostatic pressure. A new piston-valve cover has been cast and fitted to the high-pressure cylinder. The steering-engine has been overhauled and repaired. The steerage accommodation has been taken out of the vessel and the space converted into sleeping-quarters for the firemen and sailors. .Mess-room accommodation forward of the sleeping-quarters has also been provided. A bathroom with hot and cold showers and with washing-basins has been fitted up, and new sanitary conveniences also have been provided. This vessel has been engaged on certain special services during the year and on work for Government Departments. The " Hinemoa " has been overhauled during the year, and. considering her age, is in good condition. She has been employed on her usual work of taking oil, gas, coal, stores, and provisions to lighthouses, and in shifting lightkeepers and their families from one station to another when transfers have been made. She has also carried on the work of overhauling, cleaning, and painting coastal and harbour buoys and beacons. The whole of the work, much of which is of a very risky nature, has been carried out in a very satisfactory manner. S.s. "Amokura " : This vessel is still being used as a training-ship for boys, but she has not been to sea during the past season, as when she was stripped for some repairs it was found that her condition was such that it would cost a large sum of money to carry out the work necessary to put her in a good seaworthy condition, and if it had been done, owing to her age further repairs would no doubt be required in the near future. Under these' circumstances it was decided to endeavour to obtain another vessel, and the Imperial Government was asked whether it could let the Dominion have one. The request was agreed to, and Captain Hooper is at present in England in connection with the selection of a suitable vessel. There has been no difficulty in getting sufficient boys during the year, and there are still a few applicants waiting for admission when there are vacancies for them. The usual technicalschool classes in connection with the ship were carried on during the winter, and as the vessel did not go to sea during the summer the classes were continued in a modified form during that season. The general behaviour of the boys has been good. There has been no difficulty in obtaining employment for them in other ships on completion of their training on the " Amokura." Appended is a return of the boys who have served in the vessel during the year. S.s. " Rama " : This vessel was lent to the Commonwealth Government for service connected with the war, and has since been sold to the Chatham Islands Fishing Company (Limited). Additional Steamers and Auxiliauy-powkked Vessels surveyed fob the First Time. The number of vessels surveyed for the first time during the year is fifty-four. Of this number only two are steamships. Survey op Sailing-vessels. The sailing-vessels surveyed this year number fifty-four. The following are notes of the repairs made to some of them: —

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Schooner "Alert." —The keel of this vessel was reinforced with two sister keelsons, 30ft. by 14 in. by 8 in., each bolted through the keel and the bottom. Stringers, 4 in. by 4 in., were fitted on top of the existing stringers to strengthen them, and new 9 in. by 2 in. lining was fitted fore and aft. The centre-board casing was caulked on each side, and the bottom sheathing was repaired. The top of the uptake of the donkey-boiler was built up by autogenous welding and re-riveted. Repairs were made to the anchors, and all defective steering-chain was renewed. A new bowsprit has been fitted, and the running-gear has been renewed. The hatch-landings have been increased in width to comply with the new regulations. Schooner " Greyhound." —On the after quarter, port side, twelve strakes of hull-planking, thirteen top timbers, eight deck-beams, and all the lining from the mainmast to the stern were renewed. The poop decking and beams have been renewed throughout. The cabin and the engine-room have also been renewed. The hull was caulked and coppered where required. Repairs were made to the rudder and to the steering-gear. One hundred fathoms of new £ stud chain cable and a stream-anchor were placed on board. Sailing-vessel " Manurewa." —The principal repairs at the survey were made to this vessel's cargo-working gear. A bulge was found in the side of the firebox of the donkey-boiler. Four screwed stays, 1 in. in diameter, Lowmoor iron, were fitted through the bulge. The winch was overhauled, and new piston-rings, new ends to piston-rods, new drag-link, and new keys to the clutches were fitted. The perishable provisions in the lifeboat were renewed. Schooner "Progress." —This vessel was formerly a steam bucket dredge. She has now been converted into a three-masted schooner. Plans and specifications of the alterations were submitted and approved before the work was commenced. All the dredging machinery and propelling machinery, boiler, winches, and machinery of all descriptions were dismantled and removed from the ship, which was gutted from end to end. The hull was scaled, chipped, and broomed inside and out, and coated with anti-corrosive paint.' The wells, hoppers, and fore and aft watertight divisions were cut out, and new frames, reverse frames, and floors were fitted in way of the well and hoppers. A 14 in. by 7 in. by fin. beam keelson was fitted, also i. in. to yj in. keel-plate. The side keelson-angles were opened up and {j. in. intercostal plates fitted, extending as far forward and aft as practicable. The wells were plated to the original shell-plating with -f s in. plates. Two hatchways were cut in the deck, and each side of the hatchways was bracketed in lieu of pillars. The main deck has been plated and wood-sheathed all over; the old bulwarks forward and aft were stripped to the deck, and a new forecastle and poop have been built of steel for the accommodation of the officers and crew. The vessel was receiled and sparred from end to end. New masts, spars, and rigging of approved dimensions were fitted. A steam cargo-winch and a donkey-boiler were installed on board. The propeller-aperture has been closed up and new bilge-pumps fitted. Schooner " Waiti." —This vessel has. been practically rebuilt. The bottom has been renewed and almost the whole of the decks. Several new deck-beams have been fitted, and braced with heavy iron knees. New keelsons, deadwood, bulwarks, and stanchions, and a new taffrail, have also been fitted. Sailing-vessel " Zingara." —This vessel was converted from a steamship to a sailing-vessel some years ago, and this is her first survey as a sailing-vessel. New fore and main masts have been fitted, also new main and fore sails. A new manhole compensating-ring and also a new safety-valve have been fitted to the donkey-boiler. Two rows of screwed stays, 1 in. diameter, have been fitted through the shell and firebox side plates. The boiler was then tested to double the working steam-pressure. Registration of Shipping. On the 31st December last there were on the register in the Dominion 174 sailing-vessels, of 22,216 tons register, and 382 steamers, of 64,943 tons register. At the end of the previous year there were 178 sailing-vessels, of 23,158 tons, and 379 steamers, of 65,388 tons. The number of seamen and boys employed on board was 3,292, as compared with 3,395 at the end of 1918. Certificates of Survey. Certificates have been granted to 314 steamers, 464 oil-engine vessels, and 59 sailing-vessels, as compared with 286 steamers, 476 oil-engine vessels, and 61 sailing-vessels in the previous year. Attached is a return of the vessels to which certificates have been issued. Breaches of the Shipping and Seamen Acts. Nine convictions were recorded during the year in prosecutions for breaches of the Shipping and Seamen Acts. Examination of Marine Engineers. Examinations for certificates of competency as marine engineers were held at the following places throughout the Dominion during the year : Auckland,* Wellington,* Christchurch,* Dunedin,* Invercargill,* Hamilton,* Greymouth,* Timaru,* Napier,* Nelson,* Queenstown, Hokianga, Russell,* Picton,* Te Kopuru,* Wanganui,* Havelock,* Kawhia, Mangonui, Pembroke, Awanui, Whangarei,* Whakatane, Thames, Gisborne,* Oparau, Tauranga,* Te Puke, Opotiki, Portage, and New Plymouth. The total number of applicants who sat for examination amounted to 323. Of this number 278 passed their examinations, and forty-five failed.

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Examinations were held in the following grades: First-class marine engineer, second-class marine engineer, third-class marine engineer, river engineer for steam-vessels, first-class marine engineer for auxiliary-powered vessels, second-class marine engineer for auxiliary-powered vessels, and river engineer for auxiliary-powered vessels. A return giving names of successful candidates is appended. Examination of Masters and Mates. The number of candidates who sat total 118; of this number forty-four failed. The difficulty of getting properly certificated second mates for sailing and auxiliary-powered ships still continues, and there does not appear to be much prospect of an improvement in the near future. There has also been some difficulty in getting certificated men for small launches, but I think this will soon disappear, as the men from the front are now resuming their civil occupations. The examinations for masters and mates are carried out in Auckland by Captain Dykes, the Examiner who is stationed there; at Wellington by Captain Whiteford; and at Lyttelton by Captain Whiteford, who goes there for the purpose when required. The following report on the work of examination of masters and mates is made by Captain W. Whiteford, Acting Principal Examiner : — " The examination work has been carried out at Auckland by Captain Dykes, and at Wellington and Lyttelton by myself. A few candidates for river master have also been examined by the Harbourmaster at Gisborne, and by Captain Lake at Napier. " The new regulations are now well understood, and candidates are showing a good knowledge of the new syllabus for foreign-going certificates, which includes spherical and plane trigonometry, meteorology, elementary science, naval architecture, a better knowledge of navigation, and the usual seamanship. With the mark system the examination is an excellent test of a candidate's practical knowledge, and good men who through nervousness in the examination-room often failed two or three times now have no difficulty in passing the first time. The examinationrooms in Wellington and Lyttelton are now up to date, and I am sure both the examination and the rooms will meet with the approval of the Principal Examiner of the Board of Trade when he inspects them during his colonial tour. " A Morse-flashing machine will shortly be installed in each examination-room, which will eliminate the personal equation so prevalent during an examination in Morse signalling when the candidate and the examiner are in one room. "By the inclusion in the syllabus of the 'General Notices' published in the Notices to Mariners candidates are required to keep pace with the times by having a knowledge of such subjects as wireless direction-finding, wireless time-signals, collection and distribution of meteorological data by wireless, and treatment of influenza. " All examinations with the exception of that for river master have been discontinued at Dunedin. " Two candidates failed in colour vision, and one in form vision. "A return giving names of successful candidates, &c, is appended." Deceased Seamen's Estates. The estates of sixty-one seamen have been dealt with during the year. The amount received on account of them was £1,139 7s. 7d., and the amount paid to relatives and other claimants £844 18s. Bd. The sum of .£49 10s. Bd. has been paid into the consolidated revenue for estates unclaimed for over six years. Appended is a statement of the estates. Wrecks and Casualties. During the year sixty-five inquiries were held, fifty-four of them being preliminary inquiries and eleven Magisterial. The appended return shows the casualties and an analysis thereof. Those on or near the coasts of the Dominion were sixty-three, of 54,778 tons register, as compared with fifty-six, of 28,659 tons, in the previous year. The number of lives lost was nineteen, as compared with thirty-six in the previous year. ' Eight were lost through the destruction by fire of the s.s. " Tainui "; the missing cutter " Janet " had ten on board, five being passengers; and a passenger disappeared from on board the s.s. " Mako " when off Hicks Bay. Mercantile Marine Offices. The work of these offices has been carried out in a very satisfactory manner, and the Superintendents and their staffs are deserving of commendation for the way in which they have carried out both their ordinary duties and special duties which have been placed upon them in consequence of the war. Owing to the increase in the work of procuring seamen at Wellington an Assistant Inspector of Seamen has been appointed at that port. The Department has had to withhold the discharge of a good many seamen who have deserted from or failed to join their ships. Appended is a statement showing the number of seamen engaged and discharged at various ports during the year, and the fees received for engagements and discharges. The number engaged was 21,094, and the number discharged 20,553. The fees received amounted to £2,809 15s. During the previous year the engagements were 20,459, and the discharges 19,663, the amount of fees being £2,463 Is. 6d. The transactions at the principal ports were— Engagements. Discharges. £" ' Auckland ... 6,723 6,627 904 2 6 Wellington 7,790 7,481 1,054 9 6 Lyttelton 2,102 1,888 284 5 6 Dunedin and Port Chalmers ... ... 2,272 2,470 298 19 6

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During the previous year they were— Engagements. Discharges. £ ® e3- d Auckland ... ... ... ... 6,573 6,417 870 10 6 Wellington ... ... ... ... 7,385 6,907 960 19 0 Lyttelton ... ... ... ... 2,190 2,199 253 6 0 Dunedin and Port Chalmers ... ... 2,645 2,578 175 13 0 As in previous years, no fees were charged in respect of engagements and discharges on transports and hospital ships. Appended is a statement showing the amounts paid under the provisions of section 6 of the Shipping and Seamen Amendment Act, 1911, to sick and injured seamen. The total is £13,163 Bs. Bd., as compared with £16,617 Bs. 9d. last year. Harbours. This Department has the control of harbours for which Harbour Boards have not been constituted, and the buoys and beacons at these places have been overhauled, cleaned, and painted under the direction of Captain Bollons, of the s.s. " Hinemoa." He has also attended to the coastal buoys and beacons during the vessel's periodical lighthouse trips. A large number of plans of harbour-works, including wharves proposed to be constructed, has been submitted to and dealt with by the Department. Those which met the Department's requirements were approved by the Governor-General in Council in accordance with the provisions of the Harbours Act, 1908. A return of the Orders in Council giving the necessary approval is ajspended. The sum of £783 3s. 3d. was collected for pilotage and port charges in respect of harbours under the control of the Department, as compared with £982 ss. 7d. in the previous year. A return of the amounts collected at the various ports, including the amounts collected at ports under the control of Harbour Boards, is appended. Appended is a report by the Marine Engineer on the works dealt with by him during the year. Lighthouses. The duties connected with the maintenance of the various lighthouses have been satisfactorily carried out during the year. The permanent staff has been practically restored to its pre-war strength, and there is not now such a difficulty in procuring men for permanent employment. A new crane has been erected at Cuvier Island, and the material for one at Stephen Island has been landed and is awaiting re-erection. The automatic fog-signal which was formerly at Timaru has been erected at Tiritiri and is now in working-order. New winches have been installed at Cape Maria van Diemen to work the overhead conveyer between the island and the mainland. Repairs have been carried out to the dwellings and school at Nugget Point. It has been decided to install automatic acetone lights at Tiritiri and Taiaroa Head in place of the incandescent lights at present installed, and the necessary apparatus has been ordered. The installation of these lights will result in a considerable saving in expenditure. The dwellings at Cape Maria van Diemen are now very old and out of repair, so it has been decided to erect new ones; the material for the work is being assembled. Captain Bollons, master of the s.s. " Hinemoa," who is also Inspector of Lighthouses, has inspected and reported on the various stations. I desire to place on record the great assistance which I have at all times received from him in lighthouse matters. During the year two keepers retired on superannuation, one was transferred to another Department, eight resigned, one died, fourteen new keepers were appointed to fill vacancies existing, and two were dismissed. Appended is a report by the Marine Engineer on the works dealt with by him. during the year. The amount of light dues collected was £32,164 Bs. Bd., as compared with £24,721 ss. 9d. during the previous year. Appended is a return showing the amount collected at each port. Now that the war is over and the regular shipping services are being resumed, the amount of dues collected will no doubt soon come back to, if not exceed, what it was before the war. Issue of Explosives Permits. During the year 147 permits were issued at the Port of Wellington for the carriage of explosives on ships. Meteorological and Weather Office. t The work of this division has been well maintained during the year. Mr. Bates attended the Meteorological Conference at Paris during the year, being absent from New Zealand for some months. The following is the report of Mr. Bates on the work of his office during the year : — " The forecasting and reporting of the weather by the Weather Bureau, which in this country is connected with that well-organized and effective branch of the Public Service the Post and Telegraph Department, have been carried on as usual during the past year. Plans for the improvement and development of the service were prepared early in the year, but were postponed until after the British and Intercolonial Conferences were held. It is now hoped to give effect to them during the coming year, especially in the direction of utilizing local offices for matters of merely provincial interest. The equipment of stations at the wireless stations _ at Awarua and Awanui, as well as improvements at the chief centres, are proposed, in addition to the strengthening of the central office itself. More inspection and educational propaganda are urgently required for the expansion of the work and awakening public interest as to the usefulness of'the forecast not only to shipping but to the practical life of the community.

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" With regard to meteonological work in the exposition of the climate, the collation of statistics has gone along steadily year after year, but publication awaits a vote and final examination whenever it is decided to complete the records for the means, <&c. Such a contingency as a fire destroying our papers at the present time would be a calamity; but if the statistics were published the damage would not be so complete or irremediable. " Last year I reported that war conditions had caused increasing difficulties for many of our observers throughout the Dominion, and now, added to this, is a rapid change in ownership of stations, causing us to lose the services of rainfall observers in places where 1 valuable standards have been established through long and reliable records. In many instances the newcomers do not appreciate the value of rainfall observations either to their own locality or to the Dominion at large, and, as the services are entirely voluntary, they do not wish to continue these regular daily observations. " The shortage of paper lias also had rather serious effects. The withdrawing of the names of the observers from the published reports has lessened the sense of personal responsibility and interest. Shortage of forms, and requiring the rainfall reporters to write for the necessary and regular supplies, have in some instances been the cause of serious breaks in the continuity of our records. More liberal and progressive methods must be adopted in making these periodic supplies, and if, unfortunately, form and envelope are lost or mislaid, there should be no difficulty in supplying another set. Moreover, a small payment might be made for observations, which are often of the utmost importance to engineering, agriculture, forestry, fas., in a young country like this. ' The British and International Conferences —reports upon which have already been furnished—were chiefly concerned with technical matters; but one important resolution concerned the registration of ships, and recommended legislation to the effect that each country should insist upon its shipping being equipped with proper meteorological instruments, and some provision made for recording and reporting weather conditions. " Meteorological instruments used in the war were obtained in great quantities by representatives of other countries, but there was neither sufficient money nor authority to accept instruments in place of one or more of the hundred aeroplanes offered to this Dominion. We have not obtained supplies for several years, and it is hoped that the market may shortly recover in such a way that we may be able to obtain what is needed, particularly if aviation adds to the work and responsibilities of this office. " My assistant, Mr. B. V. Pemberton, F.R.Met.Soc, carried on the work satisfactorily during my brief and hurried visit to the Old Country." Fisheries. A very valuable and comprehensive report by Mr. L. F. Ayson, Chief Inspector of Fisheries, also one by the Chairman of the Portobello Fish-hatchery Board on the working of the hatchery, for the year, are appended. Thirty-eight convictions were recorded during the year in prosecutions for breaches of the Fisheries Act. Report of Work done under the Inspection of Machinery Act. The Engineer Surveyors of Ships and Examiners of Marine Engineers appointed under the Shipping and Seamen Act also act as Inspectors of Machinery, Examiners of Extra First-class Engineers, Examiners of Engine-drivers both stationary and locomotive, also Examiners of Winding-engine Drivers for Collieries under the Inspection of Machinery Act, and also examine tramway drivers under the Tramways Act. New Boilers inspected. This year there has been an increase of about 50 per cent, in the number of new boilers inspected. Most of the larger boilers have been made locally. The numbers of portable and traction boilers imported from abroad are still considerably below those of the pre-war period. During the construction of a large multitubular boiler in Southland an inspection of the shellplates was made in order that a note could be taken of the brands on the plates. The brands, however, turned out to be quite contradictory and misleading. The plates were reported to have been tested, but satisfactory.evidence of this could not be produced immediately. The interested parties were involved in considerable expense in cabling for the particulars. Importers and boilermakcrs would be well advised to procure certificates duly signed by the testing Surveyor for all material to be used in boiler-construction. The material in nearly all cases is examined by the Department's Inspectors and the brands checked with the certificates before the material is worked into the boiler. I shall be glad if facilities are given at the engineering-works for doing this. A large number of steam-pressure apparatus continues to be made of cast iron. In many cases the thickness of this material is far from being satisfactory. The surfaces are often flat, and without stays or ribs to support surfaces carrying pressure. Cast iron is now generally of much better quality than it used to be, but it is still looked upon with suspicion for large surfaces or high steam-pressures. Very often no information can be obtained by the Department of any tests. Manufacturers should note that particulars as to the quality of cast iron are as necessary as for wrought material. The tensile strength of good cast iron should not be less than 10 tons per square inch. The Department is always desirous of making full allowance for good material, but unless satisfactory evidence of the quality of the material can be produced either by documents or test-pieces the material can only be taken as of average quality.

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The number of new boilers inspected during the year was 238; 112 of these were made in the Dominion and 126 were imported. The following table gives the districts in which the new boilers were installed, the horse-power, and also states whether they were made in the Dominion or imported :—

Inspection of Boilers. Boilers inspected during the year total 7,273. The staff was not able to inspect all that were due for inspection. Weather conditions in the country were not favourable for country work, and more time was taken in getting over the ground owing to bad roads in backblock districts. Defects in boilers to the number of 453 were discovered, and of this number 248 were highly dangerous. No boiler-explosion occurred during the year, which is very satisfactory, and I am satisfied that the Inspectors have dealt practically with all boilers on their merits. It is interesting in dealing with steam plants to note the change that takes place in material from year to year, and I endeavour, as far as possible, to have the same Inspector sent to the same district every year so that he may compare the change that has taken place. Decay takes place rapidly sometimes, from various causes, and if the waste is general great care has to be exercised in making an inspection. Inspection of Gas-, Oil-, Water-, and Electric-driven Machinery, including Lifts. During the year 18,551 machinery-inspections were made, which is an increase of nearly 3,000 on last year's work. This shows the forward movement made by those wanting a cheap and handy power, more especially in remote districts. The oil engine and motor is easily moved, and can be used for many purposes on farms, and can be run fairly well by the farmer himself. Most makers issue a handy booklet with instructions which deals with points that want more attention, which should be followed by the user. The staff was unable to deal with all the machinery that had to be inspected during the year. Fencing and Guarding of Machinery. The usual amount of guarding has been done during the year, and no friction has arisen with the owners. There were 1,229 notices to fence and guard machinery during the year, of which number 449 were dangerous. Examination of Land Engineers and Engine-drivers. Examinations have been held at all the places set out in the Book of Regulations for these examinations, and at many other centres to suit applicants in the country districts and steamusers. The shortage of engine-drivers due to the war should now disappear, and the requests for permission to rim steam plants without having a certificated man in charge should not now be so numerous. It is difficult, however, for an owner in an isolated district to fill a vacancy immediately it occurs, as he may have to advertise and get a certificated man from a distance. A complete list of the places where the examinations were held is as follows : Auckland,* Awanui, Blenheim, Caberfeidh, Carterton,* Christchurch,* Cromwell, Danncvirke,* Dunedin,* Eltham, Gisborne,* Greymouth,* Hamilton,* Invercargill,* Karamea, Kutarere, Levin, Manaia, Manakau, Masterton, Matamau, Napier,* Nelson,* New Plymouth,* Norsewood, Oamaru, Okato, Opotiki, Opunake,* Otaki, Owaka, Pahiatua, Palmerston North,* Pohokura, Raetihi, Raglan, South Norsewood, Stratford,* Takaka, Taumarunui, Tauranga, Thames, Timaru,* Wanganui,* Wellington,* Westport,* Whakatane, and Whangarei.*

* Places where more than one examination was held.

District. Made in 1 Number. lominion. HorseImpc led. Horsepower. Toi tai. Horse - Power. Number. Number. power. Auckland Auckland North .. Auckland South .. Canterbury Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Otago Southland Taranaki Taranaki North .. Timaru Wellington Wellington North.. Westland 10 1 7 20 5 9 2 6 1 9 2 4 19 16 1 10 1 7 20 5 9 2 6 1 9 2 4 li) L6 1 82_ 41 57J 59 381 57 16 37 n 25 l&_ 6©| 1061 62 .12 21 2 II II 35 2 LO 8 4 2 360f 27 422' 30|2591 32 373 18 105 27| 31 3 IH .",'1 10 9 4 l(i 9 13 4 4 25 24 1 443 31| 479f 89J 298 57 48 410 20J 130 44 60i 1161 500~ 12 6 8 10 438 Totals .. 112 112 636 _ 2 ; 103| 126 238 2,740|

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The examinations held were for extra first-class engineers, first-class engine-drivers, secondclass engine-drivers, winding-engine drivers (steam and electric), locomotive- and traction-engine drivers, locomotive-engine drivers, and traction-engine drivers. Reciprocal certificates were issued to applicants from other States as follows: Canada, 2; Transvaal, 2; Tasmania, 1 : total, 5. The total number who sat for the examinations was 501; of this number seventy failed. Several new sets of examination-papers for first-class engine-drivers and other examinations were issued during the year to Examiners from the Head Office. All the questions set were of practical value to the applicants. Some of those who sat passed a very good examination, and they showed clearly that they had made a close study of their subjects. The appended return gives the names, &c., of successful candidates. Examination of Electrical-tram Drivers. Examinations for electric-tram drivers' certificates were held at Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Wanganui, and Wellington. The number who sat for examination totalled 101, one out of this number failing. More than one examination was held at the places named, and special examinations were held to suit the convenience of the tramway service throughout the Dominion. The appended return gives the names, &c, of those who passed. Board of Examiners. The Board of Examiners, consisting of the Chief Inspector of Machinery of the Marine and Inspection of Machinery Department, the Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department, the Inspecting Engineer of the Mines Department, and the Chief Electrical Engineer of the Public Works Department, with Mr. J. G. Macpherson as Secretary, sat at Wellington on eight days during the year. Mr. Birks, who succeeded Mr. Parry as Chief Electrical Engineer for the Dominion when the latter resigned and went to Great Britain, was appointed a member o|f the Board during the year. The Board at its sittings dealt with many matters connected with requests to sit for examinations, and with numerous points raised by Examiners and applicants, and issued all the certificates to successful candidates. Changes in the Staff during the Year. Mr. George Allport, Secretary of the Department, left on the 31st December last on three months' leave of absence prior to retirement on superannuation. He left New Zealand on the 25th March on a trip to England, and it was with the deepest regret that news was received that he had died on the 28th March just prior to reaching Sydney. Mr. Allport joined the Service as a cadet in 1875, and had completed forty-five years' faithful and honourable service when he retired. The sincerest sympathy of the staff is extended to his widow and daughter in their great loss. Captain 11. S. Blackburne, Nautical Adviser and Principal Examiner of Masters and Mates, also retired at the same time, having reached the age-limit, but is being temporarilj' employed for two years to complete the compilation of certain nautical tables for the Government. Captain Blackburne lias filled the position vacated for many years, and his decisions and advice at all times were very much valued by the Department. His interest in all questions connected with navigation problems is well known to all nautical men. Captain G. G. Smith, Superintendent of Mercantile Marine at Wellington, retired on superannuation on the 31st March, having reached the age-limit. He filled the position with great credit for many years, and his judgment was highly valued by the Department and was considered at all times fair. Captain S. G. Stringer, Assistant Superintendent at Wellington, has been appointed to succeed him, and Captain J. W. Burgess, Surveyor of Ships at Wellington, succeeds Captain Stringer as Assistant Superintendent. Owing to the considerable increase in the work of inspection, several transfers and new appointments in connection with the staff of Inspectors of Machinery were found necessary during the year. Inspector S. N. Johnston was transferred from Hamilton to Dunedin as an additional Inspector for the Otago District, and Inspector J. Cable was similarly transferred from Palmerston North to Wellington. Messrs. R. Bevcridge and H. McGregor were appointed Inspectors of Machinery at Hamilton and Palmerston North respectively to fill the vacancies caused by the aforementioned transfers. Messrs. H. S. Baldwin and E. Brown were appointed Inspectors and stationed at Wellington, and Messrs. D. Bell and E. Hargrave at Auckland and Christchurch respectively. The new Taranaki North district was opened, with office at New Plymouth, and Inspector H. G. L. Noy, of the Wanganui office, was appointed to have charge of it. This partition of the large district formerly controlled from Wanganui has proved a success, making as it does for the more convenient controlof the extensive district surrounding New Plymouth. The opening of a District Office at Gisbornc in the near future will be necessary, as this district is increasing in importance rapidly, and settlement is taking place in all parts of it. Owing to my appointment as Secretary and retaining my old position as Chief Inspector of Machinery and Chief Surveyor of Ships, &c., I have combined the report, usually submitted by me as Chief Inspector of Machinery, fat., to the Secretary, with the general report of the Department this year. I have, &c, Robert Duncan, Secretary, Chief Surveyor of Ships, and Chief Inspector of Machinery. The Hon. the Minister of Marine, Wellington.

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The Chief Inspector of Fisheries to the Secretary, Marine Department. Sir, — Marine Department, Wellington, 19th June, 1920. I have the honour to present the following report on the fisheries for the year ended 31st March, 1920 :— During the year I visited the following fishing-grounds and fishing-ports, viz. : Bay of Islands, Kaipara, Whangarei, Hauraki Gulf, Great Barrier, Hawke's Bay, Cook Strait, Picton, Hokitika, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Lake Ellesmere, Timaru, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Invercargill, Bluff, and Stewart Island. I also made special inspections of the oyster-beds at Bay of Islands, Mangonui, Whangarei, Great Barrier, and Hauraki Gulf; and also of the toheroa-beds along the coast north of Kaipara, the beds on the Ninety-mile Beach from Ahipara to Scott's Point, and on the beach from the Otaki River to north of the Horowhenua Lake. During the year I visited New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and Tasmania for the purpose of getting first-hand information and a, practical insight into the methods of artificial oyster-culture and State fishing and marketing by the State Governments in New South Wales and Queensland, and also the methods of packing and transport of fish from the fishing-grounds to market, and of forwarding to inland towns in all the States which I visited. A full report of my inspection and observations of the fisheries of the States which I visited has already been supplied to you. From the reports and returns received from the Collectors of Customs and Inspectors of Fisheries at the various fishing-ports it would seem that there has been a considerable increase in the quantity and value of fish marketed in comparison with the previous year. Fishermen on the east coast as far north as East Cape lost a good deal of time on account of stormy weather, which affected their earnings to a considerable extent and kept the city markets specially short of fish for weeks at a time. Even with the higher prices charged the demand for fish is steadily on the increase, and the Government must face the question of taking such steps as will ensure a. substantial increase in the fish-supply all over the Dominion. The continued short supply' and high price of coal, benzine, nets, and netting-twine, &c, is undoubtedly adversely affecting the fish-supply ; but even under normal conditions the catching-power is at present not sufficient to supply the increasing demand for fish, and an increase in the number and also in the size of all new fishing-vessels is necessary, with better facilities for marketing and distributing fish, in order to satisfactorily increase the supply of fish for the people of the Dominion. If private enterprise cannot provide the increased supply which is required, then the Government will have to consider the question of putting on a number of up-to-date fishing-vessels, capable of working any part of our coasts and in any depths where fish are most plentiful. Rock-oysters. —The picking and sale of these oysters by the Department was continued last season. The picking commenced as usual on the Ist May, but, on account of the pickers employed on the Hauraki Gulf beds ceasing work when they were put on to pick the beds on Rangitoto Island, the season had to be closed at the end of July. The quantity of oysters picked during the three months for which the season was open was 7,256 sacks; of this number, 4,243 came from the Bay of Islands, 2,473 from the beds in the Hauraki Gulf, and 54-0 from the Great Barrier. The total quantity received at the oyster-depot at Auckland was 6,894 sacks, and 363 were sold locally at Russell. Of the quantity received at the depot, 5,896 sacks were sold in Auckland and 998 sacks were forwarded to other places. Of the quantity disposed of in Auckland, 1,560 sacks were sold at the depot in small parcels containing 4| dozen each, at Is. a parcel, and from 16 to 18 dozen each, at 3s. 6d. a parcel. These retail parcels realized £244 16s. 6d. more than would have been obtained had the oysters been sold by the full sack. This shows that the retail business, which enables people to go to the depot to get small quantities of oysters, is becoming more popular every year. The work of replanting depleted areas and shifting oyster-rock from near high water down to and below half-tide was continued during the year at the Bay of Islands, and the beds there have been considerably extended by the work which has been done in this way during the last three years. The yearly increasing demand for oysters, however, makes it imperative that a comprehensive scheme of artificial oyster-culture should be taken in hand. There is no doubt that there are large areas in the north where extensive beds can be formed by adopting some of the Australian methods of oyster-culture best suited for the conditions in our bays and estuaries. Valuable work has been done since 1909 in the Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Islands by planting depleted areas with oyster-rock taken from other beds, and by shifting high-water oyster-rocks down to and below half-tide, but there is a limit to the work which can be done in this way, and the time has come when more scientific methods must be adopted for the purpose of extending the beds and increasing the oyster-supply. Our northern rock-oyster (Ostrea cucullata) is identical with the oyster which is so extensively cultivated in New South Wales and Queensland. It is really a subtropical species, the northern part of New Zealand being the southern limit of this oyster in this hemisphere, and our colder water and climate no doubt account for the poorer and rather uncertain seasonal fixing of oyster-spat on our New Zealand beds in comparison with the abundant and regular fixing which they get in the warmer waters and climate of New South W T ales and Queensland. The poorer fixing of spat on our beds in turn influences the quantity of mature oysters which can with safety be taken for market each season. Foveaucc Strait Oyster-beds. —The quantity of oysters dredged from these beds last season was 21,394 sacks, containing approximately 1,283,640 dozen, valued at £13,371, of which 20,804 sacks, valued at £12,954, were sold in the Dominion, and 590 sacks, valued at £417, were exported to Melbourne. The oysters throughout the season were in first-rate condition, and the men employed dredging report that a good supply was obtainable from the beds which were worked.

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Qiiiiuial Salmon. —The run of these fish was again poor last season, and the efforts to collect eggs at Hakataraniea were unsuccessful. 1 made a personal inspection of the main tributaries of the Waitaki and found that although very few fish, came into the Hakataraniea River, yet there were more spawning in the main tributaries of the Waitaki than in the previous year (19 18). This year there has been a decided increase in the numbers which have gone up the Waitaki and its four large tributaries, and this would seem to be a clear indication that, whatever circumstances had affected their condition at sea during the last two years, the trouble is now being overcome, and, considering that a large portion of the millions of fry which were hatched from the large spawnings of 1916 and 1917 should be mature next season, we can with confidence look forward to a heavy run. Acclimatization of Atlantic Salmon and other useful Fishes. —It is to be hoped that arrangements can be made to again take up the systematic importation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) eggs this year, and also to seriously consider the recommendations made in my report of last year regarding the necessity for adopting a vigorous policy regarding the acclimatization of the Atlantic salmon and some of the other useful fishes which 1 mentioned in that report. The following is a sunnnar}' of the information supplied by Collectors of Customs and local Inspectors of Fisheries for the year : — Hokianga. —The number of fishing-boats licensed was 9, employing 15 men. The varieties of fish caught are mullet, snapper, kahawai, and flounder. As they are sold only for local consumption, the quantity and value brought in during the year cannot be ascertained. Russell. —Inspector FlinrJ reports an increase in the quantity of fish caught, and a good supply of the usual market fish has been easily obtained by fishermen. Kingfish and hapuku have been plentiful during the summer months. The "school" snapper were more numerous than usual this season, and were in as late as the third week in February. Forty-two boats were licensed for the year ended 31st December last, employing about 90 men, all of whom have made good wages. The total number of persons employed fishing, oystering, and whaling —that is, in connection with the industry generally—was about 160. While the regular markets for the fishermen employed here at present are the inland villages and Whangarei, yet when weather and steamers suit a considerable quantity is shipped to Auckland. A cool-storage plant at Russell would be of great assistance to the industry, and would mean large and regular quantities of fresh fish being sent to the Auckland market. The Inspector reports a very successful season at Messrs. Jagger and Cook's whaling-station at Whaiigamumu. Sixty-one humpback whales were caught, yielding 300 tons of oil and 56 tons of bonedust; total value, £10,300. For the three months for which the oyster season was open for picking, 4,243 sacks of oysters were taken from the Bay of Islands beds; 362 sacks of these were sold locally, and the balance, 3,881, were shipped to the Auckland Government Oyster Depot. The high-water oysters which were shifted down to half-tide during the past two years have grown and improved so well that most of them are now lit to pick for market. This method of improving the beds was continued last season, and the work done means a considerable extension of the oyster area on the Purerua and Kerikeri beds. The beds in the Whangarei Harbour are without doubt the best-stocked beds north of Auckland; the whole beach from low- to high-water mark is covered with oysters, a considerable quantity of which should be mature and ready to pick for market next season (1921). The convictions obtained for poaching oysters from these beds last summer have had a very good effect, as I could not see any traces of recent poaching when I last visited the beds. The total weight of fish caught during the year was approximately 3,450 cwt.; value, about £3,100. The wholesale price of fish here varies considerably: Mullet averages about 3s. a dozen, snapper 45., flounder 2s 3d., and hapuku and other fish about 2d. per pound. ll' ha/igarei. —The fish taken on the local grounds are snapper, mullet, flounder, hapuku, and red cod. The total quantity of all kinds brought in was approximately 800 cwt. ; value, about £1,500. Ten boats were licensed, employing about 15 men. The oyster-beds are looking remarkably well, and from present appearance it is very probable that a quantity can be taken for market next season. Auckland. —The Inspector reports that during the year there were 21 boats fishing from Auckland, employing 45 fishermen, and 6 steam trawlers, employing 39 men. The number of persons employed in connection with the industry in other ways than actual fishing and oystering was 104. The kinds of fish taken were similar to those caught in other years. Approximately, the total quantity of fish brought in during the year was 3,170 tons; value, about £80,413. There are six fish-curing places in Auckland. The Inspector states that all kinds of fish are becoming scarce in the Auckland District. During the three months for which the oyster-beds were picked last season 2,475 sacks were taken from the beds in the Hauraki Gulf, and 540 from the beds at Great Barrier. There has been a fair fixing of young oysters on some parts of the Hauraki Gulf beds. The poor fixing of spat which has been general over these beds for several years in succession has made it necessary to go over the beds lightly each picking season and restrict the quantity which is taken off for market. Thames. —During the year fish have been fairly plentiful, but fishing operations have been considerably hindered on account of the large quantities of jellyfish which came into the Gulf and made it impossible for the fishermen to use their nets. A return of the quantity ami value of fish brought in has been obtained from only two of the three fish-merchants who receive the fishermen's catches. It is therefore incomplete, and only serves the purpose of making up the approximate total quantity and value of fish landed throughout the Dominion during the year. The quantity received by the two wholesale fish-merchants was 856 tons 16 cwt. 3 qr. 241b., valued at £20,392.'

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Kaipara. —The Inspector reports an improvement in the quantity of fish caught in comparison with the previous year. Mullet have been particularly plentiful, and flounder have been caught in larger quantities than for several years. The number of boats engaged in fishing is 27, employing 45 fishermen. The quantity of fish brought in from the local fishing-grounds was 8,220 cwt. ; value. £9,736. The fish-canning factory at Heleusville packed 980 cwt. of mullet, valued at £1,062. Tauranga. —The number of boats licensed for fishing during the year was 29. A number of these are pleasure-fishing excursion launches, and the owners license their boats so that they can sell their surplus fish. There are 20 men engaged in fishing. The quantity of fish brought in is given approximately at 120 cwt.; wholesale value, about £250. Gis/iorne. —Fishing here is much the same as in past years, but is greatly hampered through the scarcity of benzine, coal, and high price of nets and twine. There are 24 boats and 2 steam trawlers fishing, employing 51 men. The fish taken are tarakihi, snapper, gurnard, sole, and flounder, and the quantity brought in during the year was 2,169 cwt.; value, £5,160. Napwr. —The Inspector reports that there has been a marked improvement in the catches this year as compared with the previous one, owing principally to the favourable weather experienced generally through the year, which allowed the vessels to work without much interruption. The westerly weather experienced during the summer months was very favourable for flat fish, and although at no time were there any exceptional catches, yet the fishing was very regular. Summarized, the last year's result can be considered a very good one and much above the average of recent years. At times when fish have been plentiful and conditions favourable for trawling coal has been unprocurable, thereby affecting the returns. The number of trawlers engaged in trawling was 9, employing 40 men; also 20 oil-launches, employing 40 men, and 44 row-boats, with 60 men. The following is a return of the quantity and value of lish taken-. 5,457 cwt. flat fish (valued at £2 10s. per hundredweight), £13,642 10s.; 11,915 cwt. round fish (valued at £1 ss. per hundredweight), £14,893 155.; 12,0001b. whitebait (valued at 2s. 6d. per pound), £1,500; 450 sacks crayfish (valued at £1 10s. per sack), £675; 300 sacks cockles and pippics (valued at 15s. per sack), £225 : total, £30,936 ss. New Plymouth. —The most of the fish required to supply the town and district comes from Auckland. The coast of Taranaki is so exposed for the small vessels used by the local fishermen that the retailers cannot rely on getting the supplies they need from them. The number of boats licensed for fishing was 34, employing 58 men. The majority of the men are partially employed at other work and only fish occasionally. The Collector of Customs, who supplies the report, estimates the quantity of fish brought in by local boats at 200 cwt.; value, about £175. Wanganui. —Blue cod, hapuku, snapper, flounder, kahawai, mullet, barracouta, and gurnard are the fish caught on the local fishing-grounds. There are 17 boats engaged in fishing, employing 18 men. The quantity of fish brought in during the year was 357 cwt.; value, £850 10s. Foxton. —The principal fish taken are flounder, snapper, and whitebait. Thirteen row-boats for river fishing and one launch were licensed, employing 20 fishermen part of the year. The quantity of fish caught was about 200 cwt. (principally flounder and whitebait), valued at about £560. Wellington District. —The local Inspector, who visited all the fishing-stations in the district during the year, reports an increase in the quantity and value of fish brought in from the local fishing-grounds, and also an increase in the number of boats and men engaged in fishing. The Cook Strait fishermen lost a considerable amount of time on account of stormy weather. Fishermen complain of the difficulty in obtaining, and the high cost of, benzine, nets, rope, twine, &c, which hinders fishing operations, lessens their earnings and the quantity of fish brought in. Fish generally have been fairly plentiful. The warehou season was a particularly good one, and many big catches were made in the bays round Wellington. The number of launches licensed and engaged in fishing was 85 and 1 steam trawler. The number of men engaged in fishing was 221, and 134 were employed in other ways in connection with the industry. The total weight of all kinds of fish brought in is given at 17,100 cwt., valued at £23,940. Picton. —The number of boats engaged in fishing was 17 launches and 1 steam trawler, employing about 25 fishermen. There were 3 specially constructed launches engaged in whaling, 47 humpback whales being taken during the season, yielding 235 tons of oil, valued at £8,225. The quantity of fish brought in is given as 2,100 cwt., valued at £2,600. Wa.iran —Ten launches and 16 men were engaged in fishing, and 4 men were employed in other ways in connection with the industry. The kinds of fish caught were blue cod, snapper, garfish, mold, ling, flounder, sole, tarakihi, kahawai, hapuku, red cod, and crayfish. The quantity caught was 530 cwt. ; value, £800. Nelson. —There were 61 boats and launches and 1 steam trawler licensed, and the number of men exclusively engaged in fishing is given as 20. The report states that by far the greater number of licensed fishing-boats are owned by settlers in outlying districts, who only fish in their spare time and who license their boats so that they can sell their surplus catches. The kinds of fish caught are snapper, flounder, moki, butterfish, blue cod, gurnard, kahawai, and crayfish. The quantity of fish of all kinds caught during the year is given as about 820 cwt., and 300 dozen crayfish, valued at £935. The report states that the chief reason why the fishing industry does not progress at Nelson is the absence of suitable marketing eondilions and the want of cool storage for fish at the Port. Westporf. —The report supplied by the Collector of Customs slates that the season was a very good one for whitebait and a fairly good one for flounder. There were 9 boats licensed for fishing, and 10 fishermen engaged in fishing, and 10 others employed in other ways connected with the industry. The quantity of all kinds of fish caught, including 775 cwt, of whitebait, was 1,456

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cwt.; value (including twenty-five sacks of crayfish), £3,636. The principal fish marketed were snapper, hapuku, kahawai, herring, flounder, sole, crayfish, and whitebait. There are two whitebait-canneries at this port. Greymouth. —The number of fishing-boats licensed was 12 and 2 motor-launch trawlers. There were only 2 men employed permanently in fishing and 20 casual fishermen, and 6 men employed at the whitebait-cannery. The most of the fish sold in Greymouth is brought in by the Westport trawler; her catches arc not included in the return of fish supplied. The quantity of fish, caught locally is given as 124 cwt., valued at £241. There is one whitebait-cannery at Greymouth. Ilok'iUka. —Whitebait is the principal fish caught; flounder, herring, snapper, and kahawai are taken in limited quantities. Three boats were engaged in fishing, employing 4 men, and during the whitebait season about 100 men were engaged catching by means of set-nets. No boats are required for taking whitebait in this way. There are two canning-factories, employing 8 men in the season. The quantity of all kinds of fish taken was 895|cwt., valued at £4,185. Kaikoura. —Trumpeter, groper, kingfish, ling, butterfish, and blue cod are the principal kinds caught on the local grounds. The number of launches licensed and engaged in fishing during the year was 23, employing 48 men, 4 others being employed ashore in connection with the fish-freezer. The weight of fish caught was about 7,232 cwt., representing a value of £14,000. Two oil-launches were engaged in whaling. Eleven humpback whales were taken during the season, and yielded about 40 tons of oil, valued at £1,120. Rangiora. —The catch of whitebait for the year shows an advance on the previous season. The quantity of all kinds of fish taken was about cwt., valued at £1,093. Kaiapoi. —The fishing season was an average one. There arc only 3 men permanently fishing; all the others are whitebait-fishers and only work in the season when these fish are running. Twenty-four boats were licensed, and 24 men employed in fishing. The quantity of fish taken, mostly whitebait, was 340 cwt., valued at £2,000. Southbridge. —Flounder are the principal fish taken in Lake Ellesmcre. The fishermen, and wholesale merchant in Christchurch who receives all the fish, report that it has been the best year for flounder in twenty years. The fish commenced running early in the summer and continued well on in April. During that time good catches were made. Twenty-four boats were licensed, employing 30 fishermen, while 10 men were employed in other ways in connection with the fishing. The total quantity of flounder taken for the season from October to 31st March is given as 4,159 cwt., valued at about £5,823. Lyttelton and Summer. —During the year 5 motor-launches and 1 steam trawler, employing 14 men, and 11 small boats, employing 11 men, were engaged in fishing, and 4 others were employed in various ways connected with the industry. The total quantity of fish caught was 9,500 cwt., valued at about £13,300. Akaroa. —The Inspector strongly recommends the erection of a fish-freezer and better transport facilities to the Christchurch market, as this would no doubt lead to an increase in the number of fishermen and would allow them to work- full time, which would not only increase their earnings but also increase the quantity of fish sent to market. The number of fishing-boats licensed was 13, employing 26 men. The total quantity of fish oaught was 3,900 cwt.; value, including 400 bags of crayfish, £5,380. Christchurch. —The fishing registers show that 113 boats were licensed during the year in the Christchurch district. The following is a list of the boats registered and men employed fishing: Lyttelton and Sumner, II boats and 6 trawlers, employing 25 men; Akaroa, 13 boats, employing' 26 men; Kaikoura, 23 boats, employing 48 men; Southbridge, 24 boats, employing 30 men; Kaiapoi and Styx, 24 boats, employing 24 men; Rangiora, 18 boats, employing 22 men. Timaru. —The return given shows a considerable decline in the quantity and value of fish for the year, and report states that fish were not so plentiful on the usual grounds as during the previous year, and on that account several boats have ceased fishing. The number of boats licensed was 17; of that number 3 are steam trawlers. The number of men engaged in fishing is 32, and 5 others are employed in other ways. The quantity of fish caught is given at 3,000 cwt., valued at £6,100. Oamaru. —The report received states that compared with last year there has been an increase this year in the quantity of all fish, with the exception of warehou and barracouta. The industry is handicapped by the high cost of benzine and gear, together with the slow and costly transport to the chief market, Christchurch. There are 9 boats fishing, employing 13 fishermen. The following is the quantity of all kinds of fish brought in—viz., 3,274 cwt., valued at £2,882. Uoeraki.— The Moeraki fleet consists of 25 boats, employing 34 men. The total quantity of fish brought in during the year was 3,095 cwt., and 248 sacks of crayfish, valued at £3,592. Otago District.— The Inspector reports that for about the first eight months of the year unsettled weather hindered the operations of the line fishermen and trawlers, and in consequence there was frequently a serious shortage of fish in the Dunedin market, and prices at times were exceptionally high.' Towards the latter part of the year weather conditions improved and fish were plentiful On several occasions the Dunedin market was unable to cope with the supply. With cool-storage facilities fishermen could fish full time in good weather and hold over any surplus which the Dunedin market could not take for times of scarcity—that is, when bad weather prevented them going out. Flounder were fairly plentiful through the season, and the seme men have had a fairly good year. There are 74 boats engaged in line and net fishing, and 2 steam trawlers and 7 oil-engined launches engaged in trawling. There are 149 men engaged in fishing and 130 otherwise employed in connection with the industry. Ihe total weight ot fish brought in during the year is estimated at 40,980_cwt., valued at £49,176. There are one fish-canning factory and eleven curing-sheds in the district.

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Invercargill. —The Collector of Customs gives the following information: The number of boats engaged in fishing is 4, employing 6 fishermen. The kinds of fish taken are flounder, mullet, red cod, trout, and whitebait. The quantity brought in for the twelve months was 1,033 cwt., valued at £1,434. Bluff. —The local Inspector reports oysters are plentiful and in the best of condition. The intercolonial service is now restored to a certain extent, and this enables the export of fish and oysters to Melbourne. Fifty-seven vessels are engaged in connection with the industry. These comprise steam trawlers, auxiliary cutters, and oil-launches, employing about 115 men. The quantity of all kinds of fish brought into Bluff was 6,587 cwt., valued at £12,997. The total oyster catch was 21,394 sacks; wholesale value, £13,371. Stewart Island. —The return from Stewart Island shows that 25 fishing-boats were licensed for the year, employing 51 fishermen, and 4 other men were otherwise employed. The total quantity of fish caught for the year is given as cwt., valued at £5,155 15s. Fish were fairly plentiful through the year and good average catches were made. Chatham Islands. —The number of boats licensed for the year was 13, employing about 24 men, with another 10 men employed in connection with the fisheries otherwise than in actual fishing. The only kinds of fish caught arc blue cod and hapuku. The Inspector again strongly urges the necessity for a fishermen's settlement on the islands, as it would no doubt be of great advantage to the industry, as it would mean that in time a permanent fishing population would bo established. A great deal of time is lost by the fishermen on account of the frequent spells of bad weather and heavy seas, and at such times these men are thrown absolutely idle, whereas if each family had sufficient land to keep a cow or two and have a garden their living-conditions would be very much improved. The following quantity of fish was caught during the year, viz. : Blue cod, 2,932fcwt., valued at £2,737 10s.; groper, 216 cwt,, valued at £125 15s. Returns. —The following returns are appended herewith, viz : — (i.) The quantity of oysters taken from the various beds, the quantity disposed of in the Dominion, the quantity exported, and total value, (ii.) The total quantity and value of fish imported into and exported from New Zealand during the year ended 31st December, 1919. (iii.) The number of whales taken at each whaling-station, the. species taken, and the quantity and value of oil, bonedust, or fertilizer produced. (iv.) The number of steam trawlers, oil-engine trawlers, and other vessels employed in net and lino fishing, with the number of fishermen employed, and approximately the total number of persons engaged in the fishing industry at each port, for the year ended 31st March, 1920. (v.) The various kinds of fish caught, and approximately the total quantities and value of fish landed at the different fishing-ports, for the year ended 31st March, 1920. I have, &c, L. F. Ayson, Chief Inspector of Fisheries. The Secretary, Marine Department, Wellington.

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Return showing the Total Quantity and Value of Fish imported into and exported from New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1919. fish imported.

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Locality. Disposed of in Dominion. Exported. Total Number. Total Value. Foveaux Strait Sacks. 20,804 Sacks. 590 Sacks. 21,394 S s. d. 13,371 0 0 Bock-oysters. 4,243) 2,473 540 J Bay of Islands Hauraki Gulf Great Barrier 7,256 5,330 14 6 Total ... 18,701 14 6

Quantity. Value. Anchovies, salted (in bulk) Oysters, fresh Other fish, fresh or frozen Fish, preserved in tins Fish, smoked, dried, pickled, and salted ... Nil Nil Nil 2,559,5691b. 590 cwt. Nil. Nil. Nil. £119,334 £2,265

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Table showing the Number of Steam Trawlers, Oil-engine Trawlers, and other Vessels employed in Line and Net Fishing, with the Number of Fishermen employed, and approximately the Total Number of Persons engaged in the Fishing Industry at each Port for the Year ending 31st March, 1920.

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New Zealand Produce. Not New Zealand Produce. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Anchovies, salted (in bulk) ... 3ysters, fresh 3ther fish, fresh or frozen Fish, preserved in tins Fish, smoked, dried, pickled, and salted Nil 29,347 doz. 4,080 ewt. 156,837 lb. 19 cwt. Nil £342 £7,271 £10,106 £48 Nil Nil Nil 340,9071b. 14 cwt. Nil. Nil. Nil. £13,876 £77 Whaling. Number of Whaling-station. Wliales Number of Wliales taken. Species. Yield of Oil. Quantity of Bonedust or Fertilizer produced. Total Value. /hangamumu... [arlborough Sounds and Cook Strait aikoura 61 47 Humpback ... Tons. 300 235 56 tons bonedust S, a. 6. 10,300 0 0 8,225 0 0 ii »• • 11 ii 40 1,120 0 0 Totals 119 575 19,645 0 0

Jompil :rom tl .e returns given in the District Inspectors reports.) Name of Port. Steam Trawlers. Oil-engine Trawlers. Line- and Net-fishing Vessels. Number of £" Fishermen Sp_» tlian employed. r •' employed. Total Number of Persons employed. Hokianga .. .. ... Russell Whangarei Kaipara Auckland Thames Tauranga Gisborne Napier New Plymouth Wanganui Foxton Wellington Picton Blenheim Nelson Westport Greymouth.. Hokitika Kaikoura Rangiora Lyttelton and Sumner Akaroa Southbridge Kaiapoi and Styx Timaru Oamaru Moeraki Dunedin and Port Chalmers .. Invercargill Blufi .. Stewart Island Chatham Islands 5 2 9 1 1 1 1 _ 2 5 7 9 42 10 27 21 60 29 24 64 34 17 13 85 17 10 61 9 12 3 23 18 11 13 24 24 17 9 25 74 4 54 25 13 15 90 15 45 84 50 20 51 140 58 18 13 208 25 16 20 10 22 104* 48 22 25 26 30 24 32 13 34 149 6 100 51 14 70 6 104 20 3 10 2 13 121 _ 10 6 8 4 15 160 15 51 188 70 20 54 140 68 20 26 329 25 20 20 20 28 112 52 22 29 26 40 24 37 13 34 279 20 115 55 34 1 4 10 3 5 2 3 130 16 15 4 10 Totals 29 18 881 1,588 575 2,161 * One hui idred of thest employed whitobaiting without boats.

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Table showing the Various Kinds of Fish caught and approximately the Total Quantities and Value of Fish landed at the different Fishing-ports for the Year ended 31st March, 1920.

The Chair.man, Poutojihij.o Marine Fish-hatchery, to the Secretary, Marine Department. Sib,— Dunedin, N.Z., 26th June, 1920. I have the honour, on behalf of the Board of the Portobello Marine Fish-hatchery, to submit the following report of the work carried on at the hatchery during the twelve months ended 31st March, 1920. Owing to the conditions prevailing throughout the world since the termination of the Great War it has not been possible to resume any work connected with the introduction of food fishes, nor is there any prospect of the resumption of this work for some time to come. Until there is a great increase in the available amount of overseas shipping, and a corresponding reduction

(Compi Tom t'. e figures given in the District Inspectors' reports for the year.) JName of Port. Kinds ol Fish caught. Quantity. Total Value. £ s. d. Hokianga Russell Mullet, snapper, flounder, and kahawai Mullet, snapper, flounder, hapuku, kingfish, tarakihi, and kahawai No return sup 3,450 cwt. plied. 3,100 0 0 Whangarei Kaipara Auckland Snapper, mullet, flounder, hapuku, and red cod Mulict, flounder, snapper, trevally, and gurnard Snapper, flounder, mullet, trevally, kahawai, John - dory, gurnard, kingfish, and hapuku Snapper, flounder, sole, kahawai, garfish, and crayfish Snapper, hapuku, trevally, kahawai, rock-cod, garfish, herring, kingfish, flounder, and crayfish Tarakihi, snapper, sole, and flounder Sole, flounder, brill, snapper, gurnard, butterfish, hapuku, moki, trumpeter, ling, barracouta, kingfish, trevally, warehou, and crayfish Crayfish, cockle, and pipi Snapper, hapuku, blue cod, flounder, ling, gurnard, kahawai, herring, and crayfish Blue cod, hapuku, snapper, flounder, kahawai, mullet, barracouta, and gurnard Flounder, snapper, and whitebait Snapper, hapuku, hake, kingfish, warehou, moki, tarakihi, gurnard, butterfish, blue cod, kahawai, flounder, sole, and crayfish Groper, mold, barracouta, flounder, sole, brill, herring, trevally, kingfish, blue cod, red cod, snapper, butterfish, ling, tarakihi, warehou, gurnard, kahawai, and crayfish Blue cod, rock-cod, red cod, snapper, garfish, moki, ling, flounder, sole, tarakihi, butterfish, kahawai, groper, whitebait, and crayfish Snapper, flounder, sole, moki, butterfish, blue cod, gurnard, and kahawai Crayfish Snapper, blue cod, kahawai, herring, flounder, sole, hapuku, crayfish, and whitebait Sole, hapuku, red cod, snapper, flounder, and whitebait Whitebait, herring, kahawai, flounder, mackerel, and snapper Groper, trumpeter, kingfish, ling, butterfish, and blue cod .. Whitebait, flounder, herring, and red cod Groper, ling, red cod, conger - eel, flounder, sole, trevally, herring, garfish, butterfish, moki, and barracouta Groper, blue cod, red cod, trevally, moki, butterfish, flounder, sole, ling, tarakihi, and barracouta Crayfish Founder, herring, and red cod Whitebait and flounder Groper, sole, flounder, brill, ling, red cod, barracouta, and gurnard Groper, red cod, blue cod, inoki, warehou, barracouta, ling, flounder, and gurnard Groper, red cod, blue cod, moki, warehou, barracouta, and ling Crayfish Groper, kingfish, ling, barracouta, blue cod, red cod, moki, trumpeter, bream, tarakihi, trevally, mulict, garfish, kahawai, gurnard, sole, flounder, brill, and skate flounder, mullet, red cod, trout, and whitebait Blue cod, red cod, groper, flounder, trevally, and moki Blue cod, trevally, trumpeter, groper, and moki Blue cod and hapuku 800 cwt. 820 cwt. (ill,400 cwt. 1,500 0 0 9,736 0 0 80,413 0 0 Thames Tauranga 17,136 cwt. 120 cwt. 20,392 0 0 250 0 0 Gisborne Napier 2,169 cwt. 17,479 cwt. 5,160 0 0 30,036 0 0 New Plymouth .. 750 sacks 200 cwt. 900 0 0 1.75 0 0 Wanganui 357 cwt. 850 10 0 Foxton Wellington 200 cwt. 17,100 cwt. 560 0 0 23,940 (I 0 Picton 2,100 cwt. 2,600 0 0 Blenheim 530 cwt. 800 0 0 Nelson 820 cwt. I 935 0 0 Westport 300 doz. 1,456 cwt. 3,630 0 0 Greymouth Hokitika Kaikoura llangiora Lyttelton and Sumner Akaroa 1.24 cwt. 895 _ cwt. 7,232 cwt. 95$ cwt. 9,500 owt. 241 0 0 4,185 0 0 14,000 0 0 1,093 0 0 13,300 0 0 3,900 cwt. I 5,380 0 0 Southbridge Kaiapoi and Styx Timaru 400 bags 4,159 cwt. 340 cwt. 3,000 cwt. 5,823 0 0 2,000 0 0 6,100 0 0 Oamaru 3,274 cwt. 2,882 0 0 Moeraki 3,095 cwt. L 3,592 0 0 49,170 0 0 Dunedin and Port Chalmers 248 sacks 40,980 cwt. invercargill Bluff Stewart island .. Chatham Islands.. 1,033 cwt. 6,587 cwt. 3,891$ cwt. 3,148$ cwt. 1,434 OjfO 12,997 0 0 5,155 15j|0 2,863 5J.0 Totals 219,392 cwt. 315,205 10 0

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in freight, the expense of bringing out a fresh stock of fish or Crustacea will be very great. When such work can be attempted it is very desirable that an importation, of young turbot, of lobsters, and of European edible crabs should be made. There is no record of any result so far from past efforts to introduce these species, but the conditions under which all three experiments have been carried out point, as far as they go, and as far as we can judge, to ultimate success. In some cases of successful naturalization of animals in New Zealand— e.g., quinnat salmon—success has only followed repeated and sustained efforts. In the case of European turbot at the Portobello Hatchery only one attempt has been made —in 1913—t0 introduce this species. Over 90 per cent, of the original fish landed were liberated in the sea when they were well grown and sexually mature, and when they would be comparatively free from the risk of destruction by their enemies. If they kept together at all the chances axe that they have produced and set free many millions of ova. Larvae of the European lobster (Hornarus vulgaris) have been set free every season for the last thirteen years, while several mature lobsters were liberated in Otago Harbour some years ago. Between one and two millions fry have thus been distributed, and it is difficult to believe that there are not very numerous examples of these Crustacea in our waters. Similarly, vast numbers of the larvffi of the European edible crab (Cancer pagurus), estimated at about thirty-five millions, have been liberated, while the small remaining stock of adults was also set free. The same probabilities exist as in the case of the lobsters. In introducing in the future more foreign fish and Crustacea it is desirable that effort should be concentrated upon the three species which have already been experimented with until some measure of success has been assured. The following statements are taken from the annual report made to the Board by Mr. W. Adams, curator of the hatchery: — " The stock of turbot in the tanks now stands at fourteen. All the fish appear to be in the best of condition, although they have not increased in length (maximum 23 in.) during the past year. One fish died early in the year. The cause of death was an ulcer which had formed on the under-side. The fish are examined frequently, and all care is taken to prevent fungoid disease. There are no signs of development of the ovaries, and I do not think that there is any likelihood of the fish spawning while confined in the tanks." Two comments may be made on this statement. It is now considered to he the case, judging from the records of several hatcheries and biological stations, including Portobello, that many species of fish are unable to extrude their ova except at considerable depths in the sea. Pressure of water seems to be necessary, and in aquarium ponds and tanks the ova arc retained owing to the lack of this pressure. The second point is that fish in confinement reach a certain size and then cease to grow. This has been observed both in connection with the turbot and with native flounders which have been measured for some years past. It may be interesting here to record that Atlantic salmon (Sal/mo salar) retained many years ago for breeding purposes in the Clinton Hatchery grew to about 10 lb. weight and then ceased to increase in size. " The stock of lobsters has decreased from seventeen at the time of my last annual report to twelve. Three died from injuries received shortly after casting, and two from other causes. Seven females, whicli were carrying full bunches of eggs, hatched out their broods in December. I estimate the number of larvwe produced to be 105,000. The whole stock have now cast their shells, and several of the females are again carrying eggs. " As much time as possible is spent in line fishing and trawling on the grounds off Otago Heads and Cape Saunders. On the outside of the cod-end of the trawl-net a small-mesh net is fitted. This enables us to secure a much larger variety of small fish and of Crustacea than we could obtain by using only the regulation-size mesh. The stomachs of all fish taken are examined and the contents noted. All rare specimens are preserved. " Records of the growth of the common flounder, sole, tarakihi, and wrasse are still being continuously taken. " Surface tow-nettings are taken from the wharf at regular intervals. There is now a large accumulation of this material waiting to be worked out. " An interesting experiment now being tried at the station is the rearing and cultivation of the southern rock-oyster (Ostrea tatei). One of the outside ponds is being utilized for this purpose. Slabs of reinforced concrete, perpendicularly attached to racks, have been placed right across the pond. Just before the spawning season a number of oysters were placed in the pond. The most difficult part of the experiment has been the keeping of the slabs free from marine growth. Slime or weed would stifle the young oysters, or would prevent the spat from becoming attached. With the exception of picking off the weed nothing could be done in the way of cleaning the slabs while the oysters were spawning. I would suggest that during the coming season a number of slabs be placed in a horizontal position so that at least the under-side would be free from marine growth." The effect of the sunlight on the water of the shallow ponds is to encourage an excessive growth of algue, especially of filamentous forms, and the spores of these attach themselves to suitable surfaces in vast numbers. Probably the most effective method of protecting the surface of the concrete plates during the spawning season of the oysters will be to cover a portion of the pond for two or three months with a fairly close roof, and this will be tried during the coming season. The southern rock-oyster is quite distinct from the Auckland species (Ostrea glomerata) in external characters. The animal itself is about the same size, and of the finest quality, but with a smaller shell. The species used to be very common in Otago Harbour, but owing to constant picking is now somewhat uncommon. It has established itself somewhat freely in some of the hatcheryponds. It has been suggested that the Auckland rock-oyster should be tried at the Portobello Hatchery, but the natural range of the species is from the Hauraki Gulf northwards, and it certainly would not thrive in the colder southern waters.

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In previous annual reports of the hatchery reference was made to the desirabilit}' of liberating marked fish in order to ascertain, if possible, their migratorial movements. It was proposed to confine the experiment at first to one species, the common sole (Peltorhanvphus novce-zealandioz). The experiment was never carried out on account of the difficulty of getting suitable marking disks or tags. The same difficulty still exists, but it is hoped that the manufacture of such disks— formerly confined to Germany—may be taken up again. Meanwhile a new departure has been made since the commencement of the year in liberating drift bottles in order to ascertain the direction of the ocean currents off Otago Heads. The bottles are loaded with concrete so as to float with as little surface as possible exposed above the water. In each is placed a slip of paper stating when and where the bottle was sent adrift, and the finder is asked to fill in the date when and the locality where the bottle was picked up, and to enclose the slip in the stamped envelope, which is addressed to the Honorary Secretary of the Board, and to post it. The top of the bottle is then dipped in hot pitch so as to make it watertight and to protect the metal cap from the action of the sea-water. The experiment is yet in its infancy, but already about 21 per cent, of the bottles liberated have been recovered, mostly to the north of Blueskiii Bay. Mr. Broadley's duties as Inspector of Fisheries for Otago have taken up a good deal of time. The Dunedin Fish-market was inspected every week, and the outlying fishing-ports twice during the year. A record is kept of the quantity and prices of fish sold on the market. Two underground concrete tanks, each with a capacity of 2,000 gallons, have been built, one at each cottage, to supplement the storage of fresh water. These tanks are connected by pipes to the overhead tanks, and the water is lifted by semi-rotary hand-pumps. A handrail, 120 ft. long, has been fixed on the south side of the steamer-wharf. The small jetty used for landing stores and coal became unsafe for the " Tarewai," or even smaller boats, to moor to. The old structure was pulled down, and has been rebuilt on a concrete base. The launch and dinghy have been regularly overhauled, and both are in good order. During the summer months a large number of people visited the stations. Several of the tanks, containing altogether about twenty species of native fish, living, as far as possible, in their natural surroundings, proved a great attraction. At the close of last session of Parliament the Minister of Marine notified the Chairman of the Board that a grant of £200 per annum had been passed to enable the Board to appoint a research student to the hatchery, payment to commence as soon as the appointment is made. So far no suitable student has been found, though the fact of the grant has been made public and communicated to the four University colleges. The Board is very desirous of getting regular scientific research undertaken at the station, as a great number of problems await solution. Up to the present only two applications have been received, but both candidates require further preliminary training before they possess the necessary qualifications. The engagement will probably have to be for three years, as at least a year will have to be spent in preparatory work at the station. The Board has recently been strengthened by the addition to its ranks of Professor W. B. Benham, D.Sc, F.R.S., whose scientific knowledge is of great value. I have, &c, Geo. M. Thomson, Chairman, Marine Fish-hatchery Board. The Secretary, Marine Department, Wellington.

The Marine Engineer to the Secretary, Marine Department. Sir,— Wellington, 3rd May, 1920. 1 have the honour to report as follows upon the various works dealt with during the year ended 31st March, 1920 :— Cape Maria van Die/man. —A contract has been let for joinery repairs to the dwellings at this lighthouse, and tenders will shortly be invited for the erection of two new dwellings. Aorere River Improvement. —A survey of this river has been carried out. Russell Harbour. —In view of the erection of freezing-works in the vicinity of Opua, Bay of Islands, it has become necessary to improve the channel between the deep water off Russell and the deep water off Opua, a somewhat shallow bar existing between the two places. At the request of the County Council some soundings have been taken and a plan, prepared indicating the position and extent of the improvement required. The details, together with an estimate of cost of carrying out the work, have been supplied to the County Council Portland Wharf, Whangarei.— -Plans for the extension of this wharf have been prepared by the owners and passed. Helensville River. —An order has been placed for an automatic oxy-acetylene light to replace the present oil-burning Wigham light at the entrance to the Helensville River from Kaipara Harbour. South Head, Kaipara. —The present Wigham light at the entrance to the Helensville River will, when removed, be re-erected on the south head at the entrance to the Kaipara Harbour, to facilitate navigation by small vessels using the South Pass.

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Mercury Island Passage. —lncreasing trade in the Bay of Plenty has rendered necessary the marking of the inside passage in the vicinity of Mercury Island, and it has therefore'been decided to place a light on Ohena Island. A site has been selected for the light,, and an automatic acetylene light of a powerful description is being installed, and an order has been placed for the necessary apparatus. Tauranga Harbour. —Plans submitted, for the dredging of the Stella Channel have been passed as satisfactory. Tauranga Harbour Bridge. —Lights have been placed on the piers of the railway-bridge. Whakatane Wharf Extension. —Plans for a reinforced wharf have been submitted by the Harbour Board and approved. Taheke River. —Willow-clearing in this river has been completed. Gable End Foreland. —For several years past the installation of a light for the purpose of assisting navigation from the northwards towards Gisborne has been under the consideration of the Marine Department, and recently it was finally decided to erect an automatic light on the nearest available site to the Gable End Foreland, and an order has been given for the necessary parts. The site has been selected just south of the foreland itself. The light should have been placed on the foreland, but owing to the great height the light would always have been invisible in bad weather when most required, and as the sea breaks against the foot of the cliff which forms the seaward side of the foreland a light could not be placed in the most suitable position, and consequently the next-best site was selected. (When one remarks that a light could not be placed at the base of the cliff it is intended to convey the idea that it could have been placed there at an exorbitant cost which present requirements would not warrant.) Godley Head Lighthouse. —Repairs to the steps leading to the lighthouse have been completed. Hakataramea River. —Groynes and stop-banks have been constructed to prevent erosion and consequently damage to the fish-hatcheries, <fee. Moeraki. —The erection of a boat-slip has been approved. Port Chalm,ers. —Satisfactory plans for a wharf have been submitted and approved. Taiaroa Head,. —lt having been felt for a considerable time that the present light at Taiaroa Head—a fixed red light—is not sufficiently powerful to mark the position of the entrance to such an important harbour as Otago, it has been decided to improve the light by the installation of a powerful automatic oxy-acetylene apparatus, and to at the same time change the characteristics to an occulting white light, which will be visible at approximately twice the distance as a corresponding red light of the same power. Nine/pin Beacon, Chetwode Islands. —In order to facilitate navigation between Picton and Nelson it has been decided to place an automatic light at the inside of the Chetwode Islands, on the Ninepin Rock, this point marking the turning-point in the course of vessels between Jackson's Head and the French Pass. A contract has been let for the construction of the steel pedestal, and an order has been placed for the light apparatus. Portage, Torea, and, Waifaria Wharves. —Minor repairs have been effected General. The proposals submitted for approval have been dealt with as below : — Wharves. —Raglan : Wharf completed. Helensville Hot Springs Wharf : Plans approved. Paerata (Wairoa River) : Erection of wharf approved. Onekaka River, Takaka : Erection of wharf approved. Auckland : New Ilobson and Freeman's Bay wharves approved. Karamuramu Island, Hauraki Gulf: Alteration of jetty-site approved. Port Chalmers: Wharf plan approved. Bluff : Widening of wharf approved. Reclamations. —Kohukohu : Boat-shed approved. Whangarei Heads: Boat-slip approved. Hokianga: Boat-shed approved. Tauranga: Boat-slip approved. Purakanui: Boat-shed site approved. Kaikoura : Shed on wharf approved. Bluff : Shelter for waterside workers approved. Tory Channel: Slipway approved. 'Foreshore Leases. —Hokianga: Store-site. Whangarei: Shed-site. Mangonui: Boat-landing site. Awakiuo: Handling-stage site. Horeke: Lease. Kaikoura: Goods-shed. Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island: Fish-freezer. Bridges, Ferries, cfcc—Whangamarino River (Waikato): Bridge approved. Whau Creek: Bridge approved. Tokomaru Bay: Bridge approved. //arbour-works. —Patea : Plans for foundation of breakwater extension approved. New Plymouth: Extension breakwater approved; also construction of wall connecting Moturoa Island with the mainland. Akaroa : Authority issued to erect sea-wall along beach road. Takaka : Training-wall approved. R. W. Holmes, M.lnst.C.E., The Secretary, Marine Department. Marine Engineer.

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Return showing the Total Expenditure of the Marine and Inspection of Machinery Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1920.

Details. Totals. Head Office : Salaries of staff Harbours : — Greymouth,— Salary of Engineer Hokianga,— Salaries of staff Repairs to launch Stores and contingencies £ s. d. £ s. d. 4,994 5 1 525 0 0 677 10 0 32 9 4 189 15 5 899 14 9 Kaipara,— Salaries of staff Fascines for beacons Repairs to launch Stores and contingencies Wellington,'— Salary of storeman.. Somes island, —■ Salary Stores and contingencies Picton, — Salary House for Harbourmaster Stores and contingencies 610 17' 3 37 15 9 19 9 8 167 3 8 835 6 4 265 0 0 195 0 0 266 0 6 461 0 6 337 ] ,260 42 2 10 8 1 3 8 1,639 14 7 Ngunguru,—■ Salary Napier,— Salary Marokopa,— Salary Tongaporutu,— Salary Mokau, —' Salary Waitapu,—■ Salary Stores and contingencies Awakino, — Salary Collingwood,— Salary Stores and contingencies Karamea, — Salary Stores and contingencies Little Wanganui,— Piloting vessels Hokitika, — Salary Gas and contingencies Okarito, — Salary Stores and contingencies Okuru, — Salary Stores and contingencies Wai kawa, — Salary Anglem Point, — Salary Stores and contingencies 25 0 0 3 5 5 70 0 0 59 0 6 15 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 58 6 0 28 5 5 20 0 0 129 0 6 145 0 0 112 15 2 257 15 2 16 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 10 33 0 10 120 0 0 44 16 8 164 16 8 60 0 0 7 2 9 07 2 9 10 0 0 35 0 0 10 4 3 Supervision of beaches, Hauraki Gulf General contingencies .. 45 4 3 25 0 0 261 14 9 Total 10,800 7 7 Lighthouses i— Salaries Oil, stores, and contingencies Keepers' station and travelling allowances Compensation for William Murray Crane for Cuvier Island 12,838 1 5 I1,455 10 5 1,421 12 2 300 0 0 166 12 0 Meteorological Office : — Salaries Cleaning offices Extra clerical assistance Inspection of stations Postage, telegrams, rent of boxes Printing and stationery.. Rent, office equipment, &c. Repairs, purchase of instruments Expenses, Director, at Imperial Conference Contingencies 1,481 1.7 10 29 19 0 91 11 8 34 11 5 I,488 14 0 118 6 7 191 11 4 116 15 9 370 11 2 15 17 6 26,181 16 0 3,939 10 3

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Return showing the Total Expenditure of the Marine and Inspection of Machinery Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1920 — continued.

Details. Totals. Mercantile Marine Offices :— Salaries Cleaning offices Office equipment and rent .. . . Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Extra clerical assistance Contingencies £ S. d. • 8,755 12 3 12 0 198 8 2 122 3 0 320 13 0 484 1 4 2 16 6 £ s. d. Inspection of machinery and survey of ships : — Salaries Advertising, books, periodicals, &c. Collection of inspection fees Compassionate allowance (Pyke) Rent, cleaning offices, &c. Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses .. Contingencies 9,884 16 3 15,969 17 5 58 8 6 150 0 0 365 0 0 134 0 6 174 9 2 4,921 3 2 122 15 2 21,895 13 11 Protection of fish and oysters :— Salaries Benzine, oil, stores, &e. Casual labour Cost of Fisheries Commission Hakataramea Salmon-station Hatchery Erection of stop-banks at Haka Expenses of visit to Australia Grant for maintenance, Portobello Picking and sale of oysters Planting of oysters Re-erection of salmon-hatchery shed Stocking rivers with salmon Subsidy, Portobello Fish-hatchery Board Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies 2,250 10 9 410 1.8 1 202 11 10 592 2 7 65 17- 6 338 18 6 149 5 ,8 500 0 0 3,764 16 5 149 10 0 232 10 4 232 13 1 10 0 0 350 I 9 34 3 0 Less Collection of brown-trout ova (credit balance) £9,283 19 6 64 5 4 Government steamers :— Salaries Training-ship " Amokura " Installation of wireless New training-ship S.s. " Hinemoa " S.s. " Tutanekai" 1,524 14 6 8,826 14 8 68 15 9 321 1 10 15,603 11 2 16,421 17 4 £9,219 14 2 Miscellaneous :— Administration, Shipping and Seamen Act, &c. Waitapu leading-lights Carriage and froight Checking overcrowding on steamers Contribution to Now Zealand Sailors' Room, England Expenses connected with examinations Extra clerical assistance Eog-signals, cartridges, &c. Gas and fuel for offices Audit fees Office equipment Postage, telegrams, &c. Preparation of tide-tables Printing and stationery.. Relief of distressed seamen Allowances to officers under Publio Service Regulations Charts, books, ifec. Superannuation of R. C. Hunter.. Survey of unseaworthy ships Telephones Travelling allowances and expenses Contingencies Prosecutions Contribution to Mokau Harbour Board (salary) Rent of High Commissioner's Office, London 1'iako River leading-lights Compensation to I. Hunt Repairs to Ruawai Wharf Removal of willows, Waiotu Stream Repairs to Waikawa Bay 283 14 9 90 0 0 123 14 1 439 10 3 17 17 0 113 13 7 1,046 5 10 63 14 5 25 13 3 75 0 0 145 13 3 I,034 7 II 412 10 0 1,337 5 1 39 17 3 89 3 5 202 3 3 90 0 0 18 16 0 149 18 0 193 13 3 325 14 5 46 1 9 42,766 15 3 100 0 0 70 14 3 237 2 7 397 0 0 94 2 0 96 9 5 7,359 15 0 Less — "New Zealand Nautical Almanacs" (credit balance) Relief, &c, crew of " Awanui " (credit balance) .. Renewal of wharves (credit balance) 103 13 2 314 16 4 68 3 0 486 12 6 Grand total 6,873 2 6 131,568 1 11

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Return showing Total Cost of Maintenance of the New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1920.

Return showing Number of Fishing-boats registered and licensed at each Port during the Year ended 31st December, 1919.

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Oil consumed. Name of Lighthouse. Salaries. Stores and Gallons. I Value. j Contingencies. Totals. £ s. il. Cape Maria van Diemen .. .. 410 9 3 Cape Brett .. . . .. .. 415 3 I Mokohinou ... . . .. .. 492 10 0 Tiritiri .. .. .. . . 306 14 0 Cuvier Island .. .. .. .. 440 Hi 0 East Cape ... . . .. .. i 354 (I I Portland Island . . .. . . 432 17 2 Castlo Point . . .. .. .. 340 16 8 Cape Palliser .. .. . . .. 280 14 9 Pencarrow Head . . . . .. 3!l() 0 I) Capo Egmont .. .. . . .. 370 0 0 Manukau Head .. . . .. 354 Hi 8 Kaipara Hoad .. .. .. .. 431 18 10 Brothers .. .. .. .. 461 16 3 French Pass .. .. .. .. 218 8 3 Stephon Island. . .. .. .. 460 11 3 Tory Channel .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Cape Campbell.. .. .. .. 388 13 5 Godley Head . . .. . . .. I 375 0 0 Akaroa Head . . .. . . .. 313 1 0 Jack's Point .. . . .. .. 225 0 0 Moeraki .. .. .. .. 370 0 0 Taiaroa Head . . .. . . ,. j 506 (i 8 Cape Saunders.. .. .. .. 440 10 0 Nugget Point .. .. .. .. 496 5 0 Waipapapa Point .. .. .. 374 11 8 Dog Island .. .. .. . . 382 17 2 Centre Island .. .. . . .. 473 8 3 Puysegur Point .. .. .. 4186S Capo Foulwind.. .. .. .. 363 15 0 Kahurangi Point . . . . . . 474 11 8 Farewell Spit .. .. . . .. 525 0 0 Somes Island .. .. .. .. 195 0 0 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 20 0 (I £ s. d. ! £ s. d. 792 83 3 0 :(«, 6)415 17 6 772 81 1 0 (ii)454 19 8 717 75 5 (i I (i-)270 8 4 596 62 II (i 162 7 5 653 68 11 6 : 235 14 2 755 79 5 li ' (6)37.7 3 I 804 84 8 6 (6)225 6 0 626 65 14 6 (6)329 2 3 682 71 12 0 (6)240 4 4 573 60 13 (I 127 5 0 750 78 15 0 198 15 9 719 75 10 0 | (d)141 13 11 729 76 11 0 (e, 6)589 2 6 650 68 5 0 (6)477 15 10 195 22 8 0 15 12 9 733 76 19 0 (6)372 17 4 172 21 10 0 18 8 8 638 67 0 0 172 5 II 688 72 5 0 (6)215 15 0 505 53 0 6 (6)221 Hi 5 314 32 19 0 IM 6 6 lill 64 3 0 57 10 4 555 58 5 (i 93 9 7 528 55 9 0 08 18 5 809 84 19 0 (6)217 3 10 715 75 1 6 (/')125 10 8 671 83 17 6 ((7,6)318 18 4 729 70 11 0 (fc)178 3 2 703 73 16 6 (6)263 13 9 706 74 2 0 (6)151 17 11 747 78 8 6 (?')455 I I 9 685 71 18 6 (&)345 2 7 863 107 17 6 (6)254 19 9 Gas 13 0 1.0 £ s. d. 915 9 9 951 3 9 838 3 10 591 12 11 745 I 8 810 8 11 742 1 I 8 735 13 5 592 11 1 577 18 0 647 10 9 572 0 7 1,097 12 4 1.007 17 1 256 9 0 910 7 7 139 18 8 627 19 4 663 I) 0 587 17 11 399 li 0 491 13 4 658 I 9 564 17 5 798 7 10 575 3 10 785 13 0 728 2 5 755 10 11 589 15 5 1.008 11 11 942 I I 557 17 3 33 0 10 Totals .. .. .. 12,669 19 0 2,294 19 10 7,934 18 5 2,294 19 10 7,934 18 5 22.899 17 3 («) Includes £80 Ills, for wire rope. (d) Includes wages of tei (d) Includes £18 5s. for cartage of stores. (e) Includes £27 for n '<il Includes £40 for carriage of mails. (h) Includes £29 for carriage to house, &c. (k) Includes £132 15s. ltd. for horse-fodder. temporary kei ■ now horse, io of mails, &i mipoi-ary keepers. (n) Includes £46 5s. 6 now horse. (/) Includes £19 15s. fid. fi i of mails, &o. (/) Includes £80 17s. fin- ti; epers. (c] (/) Tnel ii. (/) Inch ) Includes £4(1 5s. 6i Imlos £19 15s. Oil. fc lidos £80 17s. fin- til 1. for now boat, ir fencing-posts. nhor for repairs

Port. Number registered. Number licensed. I Port. Number registered. Number licensed Auckland Bluff .. Dunedin and Port Chalmers jreymouth ffokitika Sokianga invercargill •Caipara jyttelton Vtangonui Sfapier Sfelson -■Tew Plymouth Carried forward .. 230 .. | 57 .. 82 11 .. I 4 17 .. 27 92 83 .. i 63 74 35 775 230 57 82 11 4 17 27 92 83 Brought forward .. Oamaru Patea Picton Poverty Bay Russell Tauranga Thames Timaru Wairau Wanganui Wellington Westport 775 83 3 28 18 41 .. | 32 .. i 49 ... 27 9 14 129 15 775 33 3 28 18 41 32 49 27 9 I 14 57 15 63 74 35 775 Totals 1,173 1,101

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

Return showing the Fees, etc., received under the Shipping and Seamen Acts, the Merchant Shipping Act, the Harbours Acts, the Fisheries Acts, the Inspection of Machinery Acts, and the Tramways Acts during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1920.

Return showing the Amount of Light Dues collected during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1920.

Name of Lighthouse. I Cost of Erection. £ s. cl. Penoarrow Head .. .. .. 6,422 0 4 Nelson .. .. .. .. 2,824 8 9 Tiritiri .. .. .. .. 5,747 7 2 Mana Island* .. .. .. 5,513 0 1 Taiaroa Head .. .. .. 4,923 14 11 Godley Head .. .. .. 4,705 10 4 Dog Island .. .. .. 10,480 12 8 Farewell Spit .. .. .. 6,139 11 8 Nugget Point .. .. .. 6,597 3 7 Cape Campbell .. .. .. 5,619 2 6 Manukau Head .. .. .. 4,975 2 4 Cape Foulwind .. 6,955 9 1 Brothers .. .. .. .. 6,241 0 0 Portland Island .. .. ., 6,554 14 5 Moeraki .. .. .. .. 4,288 13 2 Centre Island .. .. .. 5,785 19 0 Puysegur Point .. .. .. 9,958 19 5 Cape Maria van Diemon .. .. 7,028 14 8 Akaroa Head .. .. .. 7,150 6 5 Cape Saunders .. .. .. 6,006 6 3 CapeEgmontf .. .. .. 3,358 17 11 Moko'dnou .. .. .. 8,186 5 0 Waipapapa Point .. .. .. 5,969 18 11 Ponui Passage} Kaipara Head .. .. .. 5,571 8 0 French Pass .. .. .. 1,427 17 5 Cuvior Island .. .. .. 7,406 16 11 Stephen Island .. .. r. 9,349 9 11 Cape Palliser .. ., .. 0,243 16 1 Fast Cape .. .. .. 7,594 8 8 Kahurangi Point .. .. .. 9,528 1 1 Jack's Point .. .. .. 1,204 10 9 Cape Brett .. .. .. 11,237 3 5 C.stle Point .. .. .. 9,703 16 10 Chicken Island .. .. .. 1,149 3 4 Channel Islet .. .. .. 1,227 7 8 Karori Rick .. .. .. 4,570 6 1 Okuri Point .. .. .. 448 18 0 Cost of telegraph-cable to Tiritiri .. 1,085 19 6 Miscellaneous and unallocated .. 1,322 2 2 Total .. .. .. £220,559 10 5 * Light discontinued; moved to Cape Kgmont. t 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 nown in Marine Department,

Nature of Receipts. Amount. Shipping and Seamen Acts :— £ s. d. Fees for engagement and discharge of sea- 3,596 15 10 men, and sale of forms Surveys of steamers, oil engine vessels, I 3,069 12 0 and sailing-vessels Measurement of ships.. .. .. 53 16 6 Examination of masters, mates, and 423 10 0 engineers Light dues .. .. .. .. 32,164 8 8 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 1,586 14 8 Merchant Shipping Act .. .. .. 127 2 6 Harbours Acts :— Pilotage, port charges, &o. .. .. 783 3 3 Foreshora-rents aud sundry receipts .. ! 840 19 3 Fisheries Acts: — Sale of oysters .. .. .. I 5,367 15 3 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 404 14 10 Inspection of Machinery Acts : — Inspection of boilers and machinery .. 14,567 10 0 Examination of engine-drivers .. 530 17 6 Tramways Acts :— Examination of electric-tram drivers .. 100 0 0 Total .. .. .. ! 63,617 0 8

Port. I Amount collocted. Auckland Onehunga Whangarei Russell Mangonui Whangaroa Hokianga Wnitianga Whangape Thames Coromandel Whakatane Kaipara Tauranga.. Poverty Bay Napier New Plymouth Waitara Patea Wanganui Wellington Wairau Picton Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika .. Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Bluff and Invercargill Riverton £ s. d. 12,153 8 3 98 15 1 231 17 11 37 10 4 0 4 10 12 16 8 14 16 11 10 18 11 0 2 0 66 4 0 8 10 1 .. j 39 1 3 .. | 35 16 8 50 9 9 386 19 8 597 0 0 187 15 11 31 17 3 20 4 0 506 7 2 11,230 3 11 9 12 1 270 5 5 229 11 2 233 16 11 205 1 3 1 13 7 3,095 2 7 350 19 0 142 6 6 1,218 8 7 685 12 2 0 18 10 Total . . 32,164 8 8 32,164 8 8

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Return showing the Number of Seamen engaged and discharged in the Foreign and Intercolonial Trade, the Home Trade, and within Restricted Limits respectively, together with the Amount of Fees received for the same, for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1920.

Port. Engagements and Discharges in Engagements and Discharges in j Engagements and Discharges in Total Engagements. Total Discharges. Foreign and Intercolonial Trade. Home Trade. Eestrieted Limits. 6 " an- a cr err- a cr ■ tit m cr a - ■ r. cr cr i. u u h cr cr t,our. t. o n „ ihQU U & n cr -r. cr a M Fees o g g i Fees S - cc Fees o c g Fees 8 5* Fees S 9 £ Fees a p S a \_ 3 m received. - «/= received. r*a received. -2 3 a | received. c s ac received. _\ a a received. -S received. a a received. d cr - a © o £. □ S ® o > tr cr a fl ,2 o _ cr ti ar ■ rzir. tr cr'M * eric tl h-c or s cc cj s-Ca-. Jk 3w Grand Totals. . el 3 ~ Fees r 3 received. ti rs -CO 1 II I . I I" I I ! [ I I I I I II I I j £ s. d. j £ s. d. 2,872 '209 13 0 3,284 211 4 0 jl,600 85 11 0 993 '' 63 13 0 27 2 0 6 111 7 6 6 3 0 4 6 i 13 0 11 0 30 i 1 7 0 30 2 5 0 7 : 0 10 6 . 9 0 13 6J 21030. I 585 43 16 0 1,442 93 4 6 17 1 2 6 ' 342 18 12 0 ' 506 : 29 13 0 I 4 0 6 0| 31 1 19 0 4 j 0 6 0 16 i 1 4 0 26 i 1 19 0 506 I 32 15 0 21030 24 119 6! 4 | 0 6 0 63 i 3 11 6 1 0 16 10 16 10 16 26 1 19 0 77 i 5 15 6 36 1 12 6 46 3 9 0 86 5 11 0 3,376 237 0 6 4,073 ! 277 10 0 10 0 15 0 62 4 12 6 3 j 0 4 6 2 10 3 0 10 : 0 15 0 10 16 I £ s. d. 3,285 209 16 6 864 56 19 6 93 5 18 0 12 0 11 6 31 1 11 6 4 0 6 0 2 0 3 0 1,303 98 6 6 345 18 1 6 487 28 4 6 26 1 19 0 8 0 12 0 468 29 18 0 19 12 0 37 2 15 6 ' 1 0 16 58 4 7 0 35 1 11 0 117 7 2 6 4,105 281 0 0 54 4 0 6 4 | 0 6 0 10 16 £ s. cl. 470 28 10 6 i 6,723 2,272 153 : 17 30 35 6 2.102 63 4 8 6 415 506 37 18 533 31 71 2 1 105 36 123 7,790 77 3 7 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. 456 2 6 6,627 448 0 0 156 9 0 2,470 142 10 6 10 9 6 120 7 18 6 0 17 0 15 0 16 0 17 0 31 1 11 6 2 12 (i 34 2 11 0 0 9 0 11 0 16 6 142 3 0 1,888 142 2 6 23 12 6 425 23 12 6 29 13 0 487 28 4 6 2 8 0 30 2 5 0 1 7 0 12 0 18 0 34 15 6 494 ; 31 17 0 2 0 0 21 15 0 4 3 6 41 3 16 0 3 0 1 j 0 16 0 16 1 i 0 16 7 17 6 84 I 6 6 0 1 12 6 35 ! 1 11 0 8 6 6 163 10 11 6 536 9 0 7,481 518 0 6 5 15 0 64 4 15 6 0 4 6 4 0 6 0 2 0 3 0 0 10 0 11 0 16 6 0 16 1 0 16 I i III _ . £ s. d. Auckland .. .. 2,971 217 1 0 Dunedin and Port Chalmers j l,279 | 92 16 0 Greymouth .. .. 42 3 3 0 Hokianga .. .. 4 0 6 0 Hokitika .. .... Invercargill .. .. 28 2 2 0 Kaipara . . . . 4 0 6 0 Lyttelton .. .. 660 48 18 6 Napier .. .. 9 0 10 6 Nelson .. .... New Plymouth .. . . 6 0 9 0 Oamaru .. .. 2 0 3 0 Onehunga .. .. 27 2 0 6 Picton .. .. 7 0 10 6 Poverty Bay . - .. 8 0 12 0 Russell .. .. 10 16 Thames Timaru .. . . 28 2 2 0 Wairau . . ..[... Wanganui .. . . 37 2 15 6 Wellington .. ..3.717 258 19 0 Westport .. .. 15 j 1 2 6 Whakatane .. .... Whangape Whangarei .. .. 7 ; 0 10 6 Whitianga .. . . 10 16 im th no i n le e ii idPortChab i rath .. £ s. d. ! i £ s. d. £ s. cl £ s. d. £ s. cl. £ s. cl. ; £ s. d. £ s. d .. 2,971 217 1 0 2,872 J209 13 0 3,284 211 4 0 | 3,285 209 16 6 468 27 17 6 470 28 10 6 j 6,723 456 2 6 6,627 448 0 I mers 1,279 j 92 16 0 jl.606 85 11 0 993 63 13 0 ! 864 56 19 6 .. .. .. .. 2,272 156 9 0 2,470 142 10 I 42 ! 3 3 0 ! 27 2 0 6 111 7 6 6 93 5 18 0 .. .. .. 153 10 9 6 120 7 18 i 4 0 6 0 3 0 4 6 i 13 0 11 0 | 12 0 11 6 .. .. .. 17 0 17 0 15 0 16 I .... .. .. .. 30 i 1 7 0 31 1 U 6 .. .. .. .. 30 17 0 31 1 11 I 28 2 2 0 30 2 5 0 7 : 0 10 6 4 0 6 0.. .. .. .. 35 2 12 (i 34 2111 4 060i 9 0 13 6J 21030. 2 030.. .. .. .. 6 090 11 0 16 I 660 48 18 6 585 43 16 0 1,442 93 4 6 ■ 1,303 98 6 6 .. .. .. 2,102 142 3 0 1,888 142 2 I 9 0 10 6 17 : 1 2 6 342 18 12 0 345 18 1 6 64 4 10 0 63 4 8 6 415 23 12 6 425 23 12 I .... .. .. .. 506 29 13 0 487 28 4 6 .. .. .. 506 29 13 0 487 28 4 I 6 0 9 0! 4060| 31 1 19 0 26 1 19 0 .. .. .. .. 37 280 30 i 251 2 0 3 0 4 j 0 6 0 16 i 1 4 0 8 0 12 0 .. .. .. 18 17 0 12 0 18 I 27 2 0 6 26 i 1 19 0 506 I 32 15 0 i 468 29 18 0 .. .. .. .. 533 34 15 6 494 ; 31 17 I 7 0 10 6 21030 24 1196 19 120 .. .. .. .. 31 200 21 151 8 0 12 0 4 0 6 0 63 I 3 11 6 37 2 15 6 .. .. .. 71 4 3 6 41 3 11 1016J 1016 10 16.. .. .. .. .. .. 2 030 11 Oil .... .. .. .. 1 j 0 1 6 10 16.. .. .. .. 1 016 1011 28 2 2 0 20 1 19 0 77 i 5 15 6 58 4 7 0 .. .. .. 105 7 17 6 84! 6 6 1 .. ! .. .. .. .. 36 j 1 12 6 35 1 11 0 .. .. .. .. 36 112 6 35 j 1 11 ( 37 2 15 6 46 3 9 0 86 5 11 0 117 7 2 6 .. .. .. 123 8 6 6 163 10 11 I .. 3,717 258 19 0 3,376 237 0 6 4,073 277 10 0 4,105 281 0 0 .. .. .. 7,790 536 9 0 7,481 518 0 I .. I 15 ; 1 2 6 10 0 15 0 62 4 12 6 54 4 0 6 .. .. .. 77 5 15 0 64 4 15 I .. .. .. .. .. 3i 0 4 6 410 6 0.. .. .. .. 3046 4 0 6 ( 2 j 0 3 0 .. .. .. 2 0 3 1 7 ! 0 10 6 10 ; 0 15 0 .. .. 1 ! 0 1 6 .. .. .. 7 0 10 0 11 0 16 I 11016 10 16.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 016 1 Oil £ s. d. 468 27 17 6 .. 64 4 10 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 ) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 £ s. d. 13,350 904 2 6 4,742 | 298 19 6 273 18 8 0 32 1 13 0 61 2 18 6 69 5 3 6 17 15 6 3,990 ! 284 5 6 840 : 47 5 0 993 I 57 17 6 67 4 13 0 30 2 5 0 1,027 66 12 6 52 3 5 0 112 7 5 0 3 0 4 6 2 0 3 0 189 14 3 6 71 3 3 6 286 18 18 0 15,271 1,054 9 6 141 10 10 6 7 0 10 6 2 0 3 0 18 17 0 2 0 3 0 •• " . . .. Totals .. ..8,853 |634 10 6 8,661 592 10 6 11,709 762 12 6 11,359 754 15 0 532 32 7 6 533 32 19 0 21,094 1,429 10 6 ;20,553 |1,380 4 6 41,647 2,809 15 I

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Return of Estates of Deceased Seamen received and administered in pursuance of the Provisions of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, during the Year ended 31st March, 1920.

Return showing Amounts received prior to Ist April, 1920, standing to Credit of Estates of Deceased Seamen, and for which Claims have not been proved. £ s. d. j £ s. d. Anderson, Caleb, late greaser, " Tarawera ".. 10 14 8 Linddahl, J., late A.8., " Kapuni " .. 5 2 5 Cook, Donald, late steward, " Ngatoro " .. 8 4 8 Lockyer, Edward, late A.8., " Wanaka " .. 71 18 6 Dovere, A., late boatswain, " Flora " .. 15 10 5 Logan, John, late scullion, " Monowai " .. 511 10 Doran, G., late trimmer, " Waihora" .. 18 8 7 Make-atu, A., late cook, " Ngatiawa" .. 2 3 0 Esjiada, Edward, late fireman, " Maunganui " 4 310 Martini, Santiago, late A.8., "Antiope*" .. 91 10 Flynn, William .. .. .. . . 1J 13 6 Mason, A., late fireman, " Maitai".. .. II!) Gourley, John, late fireman, " Kaiapoi " .. 316 9 Matheson, D., late A.8., " Kahu ".. ...17 10 5 Harvey, C, late steward, " Mapourika " .. 414 8 Mitohclson, I<\, late A.8., "Te Toko " .. 414 11 Hedges, E., late A.8., " Kairaki ".. .. 43 4 5 MeEvoy, J., late trimmer, "Koromiko " .. 0 610 Hilditch, H. C, late fireman, " Ngahere ". . 6 3 5 Melntyre, A., late A.8., " Ulimaroa " . . 39 0 4 Hollis, W., late A.8., " Kairaki " .. . . 15 4 McKendrick, J., late, trimmer, " Maitai " .. 012 4 Hunter, J., late fireman, " Stormbird " .. I 611 MeLauchlan, J., late fireman, " Flora " .. 314 8 Iro Joe, late fireman, " Moana" . . .. 4 6 0 McLeod, M., late steward, " Kittawa " .. 7 4 0 Knudson, E., late second mate, " Kairaki ".. 15 19 2 Mcßoberts, D., late A.8., " Waihora " .. (i II (i Kyle, R., late fireman, " Stormbird " .. 16 I O'Connor, Michael, late A.8., " Koutunui ". .1910 10 Larson, A., late A.8., " Queen of the South " 7 8 0 O'Flaherty, 8., late fireman, " Whangape ". . I 1.7 8 Larson, Jacob, late A.8., "Houto" .. 5 2 8 Owen, R. IT., late A.8., " Waihemo """ .. 32 14 3

Name of Seaman. Balance to Credit of the Estate on 31st March, 1919. Amount received. Amount paid. Balance to Credit of the Estate on 31st March, 1920. P. O'Sullivan Charles Smith Charles Fowler J. Lindsay John Muller Charles Geigo E. Mason Charles Collins Thomas Eagan William Clancy William Kennedy J. Ward (or Wood) W. Ladbury Thomas Pope Arthur E. Connolly K. Kalupa T. Pierce Thomas Butter Thor J. Kottleson Henry Quoi George Thomas John Quist Pierre M. Kerf on tain William Hall John Wall W. Suskonor Carl Larsen i Edwards Cocks James Dagnall J. Linddahl C. Mclllaney Thomas Forsyth Donald Curry Robert Oliphant Percy Alex. Gilbeitson William Maguire E. E. Curtis (Miss) L. M. Lamb David Carroll Patrick Healoy Robert McNab J. Monaghan A. Mclntyre 'Frank R. Sands W. H. Stevens G. Greenwood Charles Williams James Karautu D. McLean Nio .. William McKenzie Wiremu Renata John Sullivan George Taylor.. A. Fullen O. Townsend James McGinley E. Brain William Jackson Georgo Mitchell Peter Petersen £ s. d. 2 18 3 0 I 7 7 4 7 1 0 8 20 15 0 21 I 9 1 11 0 2 7 1 24 2 1 2 9 2 1 3 2 7 18 7 7 13 8 7 2 0 £ s. d. £ a.' cl. 2 18 3 6 1 7 1 5 10 1 0 8 26 15 0 0 5 0 1 11 6 2 7 1 24 2 I 2 9 2 1 3 2 7 18 7 7 13 8 I 12 0 £ s. d. 5 18 9 20 16 3 li 8 II 25 19 2 35 8 10 0 18 0 23 1 8 2 1 3 0 8 3 8 4 2 28 I) 5 23 I 8 (i 8 (I 23 I 8 35 17 I 35 17 I 8 4 2 417 10 6 5 15 6 12 li 7 417 10 6 5 15 6 12 11 7 12 10 11 8-12 12 10 I I 9 0 4 9 7 8 15 10 2 9 0 4 9 7 S 15 16 2 5 7 7 2i in 7 9 0 4 9 7 8 6 3 7 0 10 0 15 16 2 5 7 7 .i \ a t 1112 21 16 7 111 2 8 5 2 2i io 7 I 7 11 7 2 8 8 5 2 3 14 6 5 2 5 5 16 2 13 I 10 14 15 11 7 2 8 14 15 11 5 16 2 13 1 10 5 2 5 I 5 2 8 5 2 S 8 10 8 11 11 0 2 0 0 4 14 (I 8 16 8 II 11 0 2 0 0 5 2 8 20 8 1 49 2 9 4 6 7 0 2 6 0 4 7 12 16 0 13 17 4 11 9 4 2 14 0 12 0 0 0 17 0 II 13 6 4 14 0 8 14 7 4 14 0 8 14 7 49 2 9 4 6 7 39 (I 1 49 2 9 38 17 10 9 18 2 4 6 7 10 2 9 12 16 0 39 0 4 13 17 1 119 4 13 17 1 2 It 0 J 6 5 9 14 11 4 20 4 6 20 18 9 8 12 11 10 5 4 16 5 4 26 17 8 17 11 10 11 2 0 12 0 I) 17 2 9 14 11 4 20 4 (i 20 18 9 8 12 11 16 5 4 16 5 4 26 17 8 17 11 10 11 2 0 1 12 0 3 19 0 2 14 0 1 12 (i 3 19 0 796 1 2 378 12 10 880 5 ] 1 294 8 11

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Return showing Amounts received prtor to Ist April, 1920, Etc.— continued. £ a. d. £ s. d. Penman, James, late second engineer, "Navua" 15 14 0 Suskoner, W., late fireman, " Whangape " .. 5 7 7 Pierce. T., late A.8., " Waihora" .. .. 35 17 1 Tautonga, late cook, " Mahurangi " .. 4 8 0 Pope, Thomas, late steward, " Ngaliere " .. 6 8 0 Victor, Charles, late cook, " Kiritona " .. 7 4 5 Powell, 8., late cook, " Karori" .. .. 16 8 8 Wallace. Robert, h'te cook, " Tarawera" .. 7 8 1 I'iilciki (Nine Native), late boy, " Awanui ".. 17 8 Warelin, X., late A. 15., " Koromiko " .. 4 0 4 Rawlins. A. W., late boy, "Storm " .. 512 5 Wassell, R., late A.R., " Elsie Mary " .. 0 7 6 Rindedal, H. M., late A.8., " lima" .. 817 9 Weightman, A., late cook, " Moana" .. 3 9 5 Smith. A., late A.8., " Kairaki " .. .. 717 II West, John, late A. 15., " Greyhound " .. 1 17 4 Staw, Charles, late A.8., " Waihora" .. 7 14 Williams, John, late cook, " Begulus " .. 517 6 Stead, E. R., late fireman, " Maori " .. 13 16 3

Return of Masters and Mates to whom Certificates of Competency were issued during the Year ended 31st March, 1920.

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Name of Person. Rank. Class of Certificate. Date of Issue. ' No. William Charles Hugh Watt Norman Berthold Wiley Haszard .. Robert Blair Denniston Harold Donald .Andrew Granville Manners Christie Duncan Cameron Macdonald John William Murray James Delay George David Eraser Richard Martin Robert Michael Scott Douglas Merlin Chapman William Herbert Cadwallader Thomas Robertson Allan Ernest Rawlings Francis George Mabb Peter Scott Isbister .lames Winfied Knox Benjamin Prank Fisher Alexander John Matheson Reginald James Dawson Sydney Lory Williams I iuy Miller Simpson John Macintosh Anderson William .lames Freeman William Horatio Mouldy .. Thomas Ewart Bevan Ronald Theodore Ings Laurence Mumby Albert Baldwin Anderson Albert Charles Garston Franois John Callan William Henry Ormsby Edwin Hugh Fowler Percy Alfred Miles John Merlin Reeves Finest Frank Stearne Henry Soollay Groat Frederick John Allen Andrew Brodie Edward Binney Laing Robin Victor Manson Peter MeLachlan John MeLachlan Bernard John O'Donnell Charles Stephens William Henry Jessup William Frederick Knight William Riinell Seantlebury Tliiunas Matthew Nicholson Desmond Watson Thomas Monaghan William Ewart Aspden Hilary Moore Wright Roderiok Chisholm Master ., (steamship). . First mate (steamship) . . Ditto ,, ,, Second mate Second mate (steamship) . . Ditto Master .. Mate ,, ,, Master Foreign trade .. 24/4/19 1253 14/7/19 1177 21/10/19 1239 12/11/19 1241 18/11/19 1180 25/11/19 1205 12/6/19 1198 12/11/19 ' 1329 1/3/20 1283 24/4/19 1284 12/6/19 1321 5/7/19 1289 26/8/19 1303 10/9/19 1302 12/11/19 1301 12/11/19 1307 1/3/19 i 1270 28/4/19 : 1292a 12/6/19 I 1320 12/6/19 1322 30/7/19 1323 26/8/19 1325 12/11/19 1328 18/12/19 1331 24/4/19 1293a 13/5/19 1294a 13/5/19 I 1295a ..I 30/7/19 ' 1324 21/10/19 ! 1320 21/10/19 j 1327 18/12/19 I 1330 1/3/20 | 1332 1/3/20 ! 1333 Home'trade .. 12/6/19 i 5762 12/6/19 I 5837 9/6/19 ■ 5869 30/7/19 5829 12/9/19 5774 10/9/19 ! 5817 19/9/19 ! 5815 21/10/19 5826 17/12/19 5766 16/12/19 5842 16/12/19 5809 18/12/19 5832 16/1/20 5805 1/4/19 5806 1/4/19 5867 14/5/19 5808 5/7/19 5870 15/8/19 5871 .. 21/10/19 I 5872 21/10/19 I 5873 21/10/19 ' 5874 Fishing- boat or cargo- 13/5/19 86 vessel under 25 tons register Ditto .. .. 25/11/19 ; 87 25/11/19 i 88 25/11/19 | 89 19/12/19 ! 9(1 River steamer .. 1/4/19 I 3737 1/4/19 3738 1/4/19 j 3739 13/5/19 ' 3740 30/7/19 3741 26/8/19 > 3742 26/8/19 3743 10/9/19 ' 3744 21/10/19 3715 21/10/19 3746 12/11,19 3717 18/12/19 3718 I (i 1/20 3749 10/1/20 : 3750 Alexander MoGlashan William Alfred Sayer Harry Edward Carey Charles John Ellstioni Albert Edwin Ansell Clifford Reginald Le Grioe .liilm Hugh Selley John Daniel Howard George WiUiam Roff Hubert Alexander Rhiiul John Robert Stewart William Herbert Gillloe Ralph Morse William Perriman Watts Arthur Thomas Colman Thomas Brown Campbell .. Alexander Munro Frank Lockwood Holder ..

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Return of Engineers to whom Certificates of Competency were issued during the Year ended 31st March, 1920.

Name of Person. .lames Alexander Cowan .. Laurance Arthur Calvert Duncan William Palmer Ernest Williams Campbell McVicar John Joseph Flaherty Samuel Husking Luke Frank Furneaux .. Frederick Henry Hopkins Frederick William Brown Oscar Hugh Wright Richard Randolph Bramley Robert Sholto Dickie John Douglas Harold Pike Harry Anthony Davies Hiram St. Clair Wooclley . . Phillip Thornicroft Middleditoh Paul Cuthbert Graham James Jeffries William Henry Hodgson George Francis Smith Joseph Steele . . . . George Henry Steevens Alexander Robert Aitken Clifford Wallace Page Henry Alfred Shaddock Edward John Rixon Walter. Dance Frank Percy Andrew John Leslie Fairbairn William Clarence Murray Henry Charles Rasmussen Ivan Hugh Donahoe Horace William Harkess Robert Lewis Sweet Oscar Camille Miller Lewis Bradford Giles Edward William MoKenzie Joseph Hyndnian Macindoe Percy Palmer Leslie Leonard Rabbiclge Frederick James Hale Leslie Paul Hastings Charles Frederick George Tusker . . Lewis Vincent Jellyman James Arthur Forbes Benjamin Charles Henderson Wylie Zeal Herman Erikson David Arthur Foley Allan Cole Henry Parrant Harry Gill Walter Bam ford Hoare Robert John Ward Dalton Neil Ian McKinnon Gordon William Gardner.. Leonard Timothy Brosnahan Oscar Alexander Anderson Basil Arthur Conrad Herapath Jack Cresswell Archibald McAllister Leo John Shuker Arthur George Washington West .. John Earsman Percival Maude rson Henry Cecil Bryant Peter Forrester Collett Robert William MoKenzie Cyril Whaler Burkitt Francis Lionel Arthur Trolove Reginald MeCiincliie Talbot John Shields Maxwell Ewart Gladstone Brown Arthur Stevens TJnderhill Herbert Vivian Pole Walter Sydney Steer Arnold Kelvin Low Leslie John Dewick Leon Ambrose Millar Ernest Fredrick Laslet t John Rambi Addis Arthur Beere Roy Gilbert Yardley Hank. Ist-class engineer . . „ .. . " ' I 2nd-olass engihoM .. a • • i Ui'd-clawK engineer . . ','. '■'■ i » ... " • • Class of Certificate. Foreign trade it ' Date of Issue. .. ! 13/5/19 13/5/19 12/6/19 12/0/19 5/7/19 7/7/19 .. I 7/7/19 10/9/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 13/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 16/1/20 16/1/20 24/2/20 24/2 20 24/2/2(1 24/2/2(1 1/4/19 28/4/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 5/7/19 14/7/19 10/9/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 13/11/19 13/11/19 25/11/19 16/1/20 .. I 24/2/20 18/3/20 29/4/19 29/4/19 29/4/19 29/4/19 29/4/19 29/4/19 29/4/19 29/4/19 29/4/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 .. j 5/7/19 .. ! 5/7/19 5/7/19 5/7/19 5/7/19 15/8/19 15/8/19 15/8/19 15/8/19 15/8/19 .. i 15/8/19 .. I 10/9/19 .. I 10/9/19 10/9/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/1-9 .. ! 21/10/19 21/10/19 .. i 21/10/19 .. I 21/10/19 . . ' 21/10/19 .. i 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 No. 1700 1619 1527 1357 1703 1.567 411 1720 943 2118 1524 1784 2123 2124 1783 I 676 1970 1807 929 839 1778 2158 464 1867 1975 1616 1728 1909 1745 1601 1821 1941 1888 1596 1903 1881 2180 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2(176 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2081 2085 2080 2087 2088 2089 2090 2091 2092 2093 2094 2095 2096 2097 2098 2099 2100 2101 2102 2103 2104 2105 2106 2107 2108 2109 21 10 2111 2112 2113 2114

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Return of Engineers to whom Certificates of Competency were issued during the Year ended 31st March, 1920- continued.

Name of Person. Name of Person. Hank. I Class of Certificate. Date of Issue. No. Ralph Osborne Manu Francis Smith Norman Campbell McKinlay John Barron Ronald Leopold Fleury Walker Alexander Ashley Arthur Rex Hunt Laurence Frederick Blomfielcl Erie Nelson Moore Eric Douglas Le Q.uesne Alexander Herbert Law Eric Raymond Smith Joseph McDowell Francis Henry Coatswortli Douglas McLean Percy McNeilage ('hailes Gordon James Gilmore Clarke Charles Victor Smith Andrew McKay Hugh Douglas Whittlesey Purohas Eric Wright Norman George Earl Joseph Robert McGrath Basil Edmund Horatio Isaac Archibald Thomas Bacon Oswald Clegg Henry William Insley Philip George Connolly Alfred James Lindsay Selwyn James Rod James Park Laurie William John Milton Wai 1 Thomas Tangaroa Bullous Robert Watson Lancelot Hall Frederick James Biocklobank James Bocson Harold Sinclair Muschamp George Agustus Walter Ryan Ernest Richard Marsh John Kenneth Crosbie Spopner William Henry Harsent Harold Norman Pasfield Henry Pickford Scrivener Thomas Alfred Bond Archibald Douglas Michie Frederick Buchanan Charles Staniland West George John Vazey Frederick McCulloch Samuel Patterson Henry Gordon Lang Peter Pafforn William James Mason Axel Emanuel Torhquist.. George Smith Arthur Edward Emmett Richard Polkinghorne Edward Duckworth Frederick Joseph Painter Joseph Archibald Gowers John Lawrie Arthur Thomas Gill James William Hamilton Stephen Lawrence Wilson Harry Baggott Wilfred Milne Dawson Alec Christopher Thompson Maeey Goring Yelverton John Edward Diggle Joseph Calvert Allely William Patterson Hunter William David Hibbert Claud Samuel Woodbury Claud Reginald Hibbard Oscar Camille Miller James Allan Zala Cromer Tatton Herbert Thomas Barnes Marcus Dodd McPherson Angus Charles Jamieson Arnold Symes Wilson William Thomas Widdowson 3rd-olass engineer .. " " Engineer .. i „ ,, .. i Isi-class oil engineer I " I ■ ■ -, 2nd-class oil engineer Foreign trade River trade Seagoing .. 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 .. j 13/11/19 13/11,19 .. 13/11/19 13/11/19 2/12/19 2/12/19 2/12/19 2/12/19 .. : 2/12/19 2/12/19 16/12/19 16/12,19 16/12/19 16/12/19 16/12/19 16/12/19 16/1/20 .. j 16/1/20 .. i 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2 2(1 24/2 20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 2/3/20 2 3 20 13 5/19 13/5 19 13/5/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/0/19 14/7/19 30/7/19 30/7/19 I0'9 19 21/10 19 21/10 19 25/11 19 16/12/19 16 12 19 Hi I 20 24/2 20 24' 2/20 21 2/20 12/6/19 12 0 19 5/7/19 30 7/19 30/7/19 1/8/19 18/9/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 183/20 12/6/19 5/7/19 14/7 19 14/7/19 30/7/19 15/8/19 11/9/19 2115 2116 2117 2119 2120 2121 2122 2125 2126 2127 2128 2129 2130 2131 2132 2133 2134 2135 2136 2137 2138 2139 2140 2141 2142 2143 2144 2145 2146 2147 2148 2149 2150 2151 2152 2153 2154 2155 2156 2157 2159 2160 2297 2298 22911 2300 2301 2302 2303 2304 2305 2306 2307 2308 2309 2310 2311 2312 2313 2314 2315 2316 386 111 72 341 342 344 253 349 350 351 352 355 356 357 362 335 337 338 339 340 343 345

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Name of Person. Thomas Edwin White Samuel Campbell Crawford Desmond Watson Harry Tinker Louis Allan McNabb Herbert Dawson Charles Alexander Smith.. Edward Duckworth Edgar Hastings Cambridge Laurence Peter Gilslienan Edwin Bishop Taylor Sydney George Layne Poato Nathan George Percival Leask William Edmund Curel .. Walter Robert Rope Henry GrenneU George James Balfour Henry Green Henry Crosby Jamos Ranfurly Francis . . John Roy Ferguson Wilfred Lester Reyland . . Henry Albert Logan William Edgar Swinnerton John Speed Webster Henry Osburne Stone William Joseph Parker David Hunter Reginald Kenneth McGregor Leo Reginald Rutherford . . Piri Rihari Eru Rihari Thomas Walter Deeming . . Vincent Charles Deeming . . William Edmund Lane Henry Tulloch David Hamilton Hogg Henry Wilfred Monteith Payne Richard Arthur Jones Laurence Sinclair Thomas Henry Hutton Stanley Charlton Knowles George Edward Galvan John Hales Arthur Little Andrew Hall Kirkland Galloway Alexander McPherson Roy Athelston Lowe William George Henry Richards Richard Powell Rope William Herbert Ross Linden Marriott Gibbs Kenneth William Campbell William Whitehead Tema Pouwharetapu Keweno George Wadcy Richard Charles Underwood Donald Urquhart James William Sunderland Francis Pullen Walker James Gordon Minoher Ernest Lewin Gibbons William George Kerby Alexander Beazley, jun. .. Richard Henry Newman .. Stanley Rowland Buckton John Mclnnes Sharps James Albert Reed Woolsey Allen CanReginald Herbert Jones .. Stanley Belton Pilcher Edwin Frank Scott Grant Hugh Stuart-Forbes Ernest Frederick Burns . . Ralph Horatio Ward Arthur Eden Patterson John Richard McCrac Garnet Bowen Holmes William Herbert Unwin . . Donald Allan Bourke Eric Alfred Johnson Robert Charles Buckingham Edward Henry Whitmore Charles Robert Adamson . , Bank. Class of Certificate. 2nd-elass oil engineer ] Seagoing .. ,, ,, . . River oil engineer . . Restricted limits ii - - .» . . i, • ■ ,, ., . . ,, ,, ■ ■ ,, >! • - ,, l» . . I, II • • ,, . . II I . I I, I, ■ • I, . . . . • • I I. II . . ! .1 • . " Date of Issue. 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 16/12/19 16/1/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 24/2/20 1/4/19 1/4/19 28/4/19 28/4/19 28/4/19 13/5/19 13/5/19 13/5/19 13/5/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 12/6/19 5/7/19 5/7/19 5/7/19 5/7/19 5/7/19 5/7/19 30/7/19 30/7/19 30/7/19 30/7/19 30/7/19 15/8/19 10/9/19 16/9/19 18/9/19 18/9/19 18/9/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 21/10/19 13/11/19 13/11/19 13/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 25/11/19 16/12/19 16/12/19 16/12/19 16/12/19 16/12/19 16/12/19 16/12/19 16/12/19 LB/12/1 ) 16/12/19 16/12/19 No. 346 347 348 353 354 358 359 360 361 900 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 908 909 910 911 912 913 914 915 910 917 918 919 920 921 922 923 924 925 926 927 928 929 93(1 931 932 933 934 935 936 937 938 939 940 941 942 943 944 945 946 947 948 949 950 951 952 953 954 955 956 957 958 959 960 961 962 963 964 965 966 967 968 969 970 971 972 973 974 975

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Return of Engineers to whom Certificates of Competency were issued during the Year ended 31st March, 1920— continued.

Return showing the Number of Masters', Mates', and Engineers' Examinations in New Zealand during the Year ended 31st March, 1920, showing the Number of Successful and Unsuccessful Candidates.

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Name of Person. Rank. Class of Certificate. Date of Issue, j No. Adrian Walton Wilkins Percy Edward Gillies William Palmer Herbert William Williams Ernest Edward Taylor George Walker William Skipper John Thomas O'Connor .. Selwyn Hardiman Watkins Charles Henry Howard Irvine Harding Leaf John Neho George Ballington Whincop George Frederick Stanaway James William Houghton.. Brown Campbell Wellington Clarence William Basil Gordon Archibald Kenneth Andrew William John Monds Franois Wharfe Phillips .. Marcus Douglas Archibald Grant Cure! Trevor Marshall Allan William Francis McClinchie Allen Hunter George Henry R.osenfeldt .. George Walter Broadley .. •Joshua Morris Vivian George William Kitchen Henry John Day Matthew Frazer Harry Kennett George Wright Percy Maddock John Gousmett Ethelred Arthur Carr William Mitchell Prentice.. River oil engineer .. , Restricted limits " 10/12/19 976 16/12/19 977 16/12/19 978 16/1/20 979 16/1/20 980 16/1/20 981 16/1/20 982 24/2/20 983 24/2/20 984 24/2/20 985 24/2/20 986 24/2/20 ! 987 24/2/20 ; 988 24/2/20 ; 989 24/2/20 990 24/2/20 ! 991 24/2/20 992 24/2/20 | 993 24/2/20 ; 994 24/2/20 995 24/2/20 996 24/2/20 997 24/2/20 998 24/2/20 999 24/2/20 1000 24/2/20 1001 24/2/20 I 1002 24/2/20 '< 1003 24/2/20 ! 1004 24/2/20 1005 1/3/20 1000 1/3/20 1007 2/3/20 1008 2/3/20 ! 1009 2/3/20 ; 1010 3/3/20 1011 3/3/20 1012 i i ,i

A' ickla: id. Wellington. -ttclti hi. merlin. Oth. ir Places. rotais. ClasB of Certificate. id ID TJ rM d QJ '3 r. ■IS rH . T2 ® S ! |-3 4H 111 .H \ HH © «3 «3 I O EH rr ft. . E-l ig m or or S rH _ TJ '3 o H v or or cd Ph rO .— rr « o fc ES 13 « or or 3 •a a 3 '3 o rH H *6 cr '3 Pa "5 O E«3 Pr 'oreign-going masters and mates lome - trade masters and mates liver-steamer masters laster, fishing-boat or cargovessel under 25 tons register lompass syllabus ieagoing engineers (steam) liver-steamer engineers .. Ieagoing engineers (mechanical power other than steam) liver engineers (mechanical power other than steam) 12 7 19 18 9 27 6 8 14 36 24 60 6 3 9 11 12 23 2 2 4 19 IT 30 8 4 I 1 9 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 i 3 3 14 5 1 2 15 7 i 31 7 9 6 2 37 9 9 38 1 10 2 1 48 2 3 9 2 2 i 10 2 2 19 1 1 3 22 1 1 14 6 17 5 1 1 19 7 18 Ill 10 32 1 25 5 1 I 136 21 33 3 i 38 2 40 4 5 I 5 2 | 2 70 12 82 119 14 133 Totals 115 35 111 J I 110 19 129 352 90 22 137 76 27 11 38 24 3 27 442

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Return of Certificates of Exemption from Examination as Third-class Engineers issued during the Year ended 31st March, 1919.

Return of Licenses as Colonial Pilots issued in pursuance of Section 190 of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, during the Year ended 31st March, 1920.

Return of Licensed Adjusters of Compasses in New Zealand.

Date of Issue. June 25, 1919 July 22, „ Nov. 13, „ Name. ! .. \ W r ilfred Milne Dawson. William Stanley McLean. Albert V. Anderson. Date of Issue. Dec. 12, 1919 Jan. 27, 1920 Feb. 7, „ Name. Roland Ernest Napier. . . I Samuel William Spedding. . . I Charles Henry Wilson.

license Date of Issue. Name of Licensee. 43 Sept. 30, 1919 .. Felix Black 44 Feb. 3,1920.. Charles MoArthur Port of Residence. Wellington Date of Expiry of License. .. Oct. 8, 1920. .. | Jan. 29, 1921. I

Date of Issue. Name of Licensee, Address. April 9, 1896 May 15, „ . 8, „ April 27, 1897 May 27, „ July 27, „ Sept. 1, „ Aug. 13, 1898 April 26, 1899 June 26, 1900 July 27, , Nov. 27, . Mar. 27, 1903 Oct. 19, „ Nov. 1, 1906 Feb. 6, 1907 22, 1909 May 28, „ Oct. 23, „ June 19, 1911 Nov. 16, „ 3, 1913 27, 1914 Feb. 10, 1915 Kept. 27, 1918 July 5, 1919 Mar. 3, 1920 Frederick Macbeth Robert Strang .. .. .. . George Urquhart Thomson Frederick William Cox Thomas Fernandez Robert Hatchwell Arthur G. Gifford Herbert John Richardson Robert Heddelston Neville Charles Frederick Sundstrum John Adamson Thomas BasireGeorge Samuel Hooper John Mcliennon McKenzie Frederick Pryoe Evans David Todd Norman Macdonald Charles Cornelius Plunket Robert Crawford Frederic George Cooper Major William Solloway Lane Cesar Anthony Colonna John Jonathan Elven Richard Chamberlain Harboi-d . William Robort Allen Mathew Lapliam Singleton Walter William Hender Dunedin. Nelson. Auckland. Lyttelton. Wellington. Dunedin. Auckland. Port Chalmers. Wellington. Dunedin. Bluff. Auckland. Wellington. Totara North. Christchurch. Bluff." Port Ahuriri. Auckland. Wellington.

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Return of Steamers and Oil-engine Vessels to which Certificates of Survey were issued in New Zealand during the Year ended 31st March, 1920.

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_ ~ o & 3 •- o © DjQO te n o ®.- ft $j Byf. Name ui' Vessel. -£ ! £ ¥ g <£ © rs * ofc ps S OJ b I ii« ° OofflO i S £= o tHoi Ol H St Mr 0, 8 " .S« t>tl a o rr I ) I h ■ 1 > i 1 ! 1 Minimum Number of follow-, ing Classes of Crew Law requires to be, _ , , ,, ,■ Nature CIhssoI carried. Nature ot bmgines. 0 , wd p ellAr . certificate. — ri n £ ri *s s 1 $ ~ aj m ,~ j^ ce is, I tj 0 lleniarks. Admiral.. .. 82! 50 A.H.B. .. .. 5 15 Ahiki .. .. 6 35 Ahuriri .. .. 33 17 Aio .. .. 4 20 Akaroa .. .. 29 28 Albatross (A'kland) 111 37 Alert (Wanganui) 5 15 Alert (Pacroa) .. 120 6 Alexander (Nelson) 185 72 Alexandra(Rotorua) 4 15 Alico (Te Kopuru) 4 12 Alice (Hokianga).. 2 6 Almora .. .. 4 24 Amy (Tauranga) .. 2 5 Anzao .. .. 4 6 Aorere .. .. 49 16 Aotea .. .. 157 33 Apanui . . .. 135 28 Arahura .. 772 145 Aranui .. .. j 4 10 Arapawa .. 128 47 Arawa (Rotorua) .. 2 5 Arctic .. .. 2 10 Arita .. .. 2 4 Arizona.. .. I 4 18 Ark (Pukenui) .. ! 3 2 Aroha (Russell) .. 6 16 Arrino .. .. 2 5 Aruinai .. .. 6 10 Atua .. .. 2 8 Audrio .. .. 2 8 Aupouri .. .. 220 55 Aurere .. .. 3 8 Aurora .. .. 4 20 Averil .. .. 3 6 Awahou.. .. 351 74 Baden Powell .. 72 30 Baroona .. 55 24 Beldame .. 4 20 Bell Bird .. 52 15 Belle .. .. 5 10 Benares .. 2 5 'Ben Lomond .. 33 15 Billy .. .. 5 9 Blenheim .. 85 50 Breeze .. .. 286 84 Breta Tui .. 30 40 Brit .. .. 6 16 Britannia (A'kland) 108 10 Britannia (Onoh'ga) 3 13 Bruce .. .. 1 5 Bulli .. .. 29 24 Buttercup .. 5 15 Butterfly .. 5 30 Callie .. .. 5 35 Calm .. .. 523 550 93 335 66 212 1,693 289 18 15 ill 2 13 19 Compound .. Sorew .. Rivor limits Oil-engine .. „ .. „ Compound .. „ .. „ Oil-engine .. „ .. „ i Compound .. „ .'. Home trade .. 1 1 .. .. .. River limits Oil-engine .. „ .. „ Compound .. „ .. „ 5 „ .. Twin-screw Home trade .. 4 3 .. .. Oil-engine .. Screw .. River limits 3 Compound .. „ .. Home trade .. 2 1 .. .. „ .. „ .. River limits I Triple-expansion „ .. Home trade .. 4 2 .. .. 3 „ Twin-screw „ .. 7 6 3 3 Oil-engine .. Screw .. Rivor limits I .. I Triple-expansion j „ .. Home trade .. 4 3 ..'. .. Oil-engine .. ! „ .. River limits i "i 2 4 7 4 "1 3 i 2 6 3 1 .. .. 1 1 8 3 391 i.l 1 Triple-expansion Twin-screw Home trade .. 5 3 .. ..' Oil-engine .. Screw .. River limits 5 3 .. I .. 297 201 149 17 il n 7 Compound .. Twin-scrow Home trade .. 4 3 .. .. I .. Screw .. „ .. I 2 2 .. .. -1 00 4 2 2 3 2 2 3 „ .. „ .. „ ..2 2..,.. Oil-engine .. „ .. River limits Triple-expansion „ .. „ Oil-engine ... „ .. „ 204 414 14 4 Compound .. „ .. „ Oil-engine .. „ .. „ .. 1 j .. 1 Compound .. „ .. Home trade .. 2 ! 2 .. ' .. 1 Triple-expansion „ .. „ ..53.... Oil-engine .. „ .. Foreign trade 1 .. „ .. Twin-t-crew River limits Non-condensing Paddle .. „ Oil-engino .. Screw .. „ 2l 5 1 2 3 Compound .. „ .. „ Oil-engine .. „ .. „ 755 5 ii >7 5 Surface-cond'siug, „ .. Home trade .. 5 3 2 3 triple-expansion I Triple-expansion „ .. „ ..6323 Compound .. Twin-screw River limits Oil-engine .. „ „ .. I Compound .. Screw .. Home trade .. 2 1 .. .. 5 3 , 2 3 2 Canopus .. 835 250 Canterbury (dredge) 521 120 Centaur .. 6 32 Chelmsford . . 79 25 Clansman .. 379 99 Claymore .. 119 54 Clematis .. 6 24 Clutha .. .. 96 24 1,101 57 551 3.4-7. 6 2 5 4 3 1 8 2 3 :7 1 . .-. . .. , ..153:.... 7 Triple-expansion „ .. „ ..48.... Oil-engine .. „ .. River limits Compound .. Stern-wheel • „ ' .. .. i paddle .. Ditto .. „ „ .. Screw .. „ Oil-engine .. „ .. „ : Clyde .. .. 180 40 Cobar (Wellington) 69 40 Cobar (Tryphena) 4 12 Colleen .. .. 2 4 Comet .. .. 6 5 Condor .. .. 188 24 Coquette .. 8 10 Corinna.. .. 791 141 Coronation .. 59 50 1,039 Compound .. Screw each „ end Oil-engine .. Screw .. „ .. .. , ) Compound .. „ .. Home trade .. 6 3 2 3 Oil-engine .. „ .. „ .. 2 * Surveyed twice. + Under 20 tons. (i 2 *3 2 3

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©fl o fc-3* a si • fl o « " Pi W h o s -*> & on a _S I*! 3 a«_. n _ oo .O ID It O . ft oo II Pr « .2 to On a o r. Mini be ini Ci qr mi. imum Nr ir of foil. g Classes rew Law lireB to irried. ztw1 of rebe Name of Vessel. rl m on '& 01 j on a o S Nature ol Engines. Nature of Propeller. Class of Certificate. a • m in on a t. 5 <u £ 1 9* -H to or; rr H 3 Remark • Countess (Auckland) 57 Cowan .. .. 30 Curlew .. .. 5 Cygnet (Lyttelton) 06 Cygnet (Mercer) .. 1 Dairymaid (Kohu- 3 kohu) Daisy .. .. 6 Daphne (Auckland) 100 Dauntless .. 3 Dawn (Auckland) 14 Dawn (New Ply'tli) 4 Defender .. 15 Despatch .. 21 Digger .. .. 5 D'Jinn .. .. 6 Dolphin.. .. 8 Dominion .. 5 Doon .. .. 1 Doris (Napier) .. 4 Doris (Rui-sell) .. 3 Doris (Picton) .. 2 Dovey .. .. 2 Dreadnought .. 6 •Dredge 222 .. 502 Dredge 350 .. 488 Duchess.. .. 137 Duco .. .. 2 Eagle (Auckland).. 138 Eagle (Dargavilli) 2 Earl .. .. 3 Earnslaw .. 155 Echo (Auckland).. 98 Eclipse .. .. 2 Edina .. .. 4 Edith .. .. 5 Edna .. .. 4 Eileen Belle .. 5 Eileen Ward .. 472 Elsie (Thames) .. 4 Elsie (Auckland).. 24 *Elsie (French Pass) 3 Elsie Evans .. 6 Elsma .. .. 3 Elspie .. .. 2 "Elswick .. .. 4 Emerald .. 4 Emily .. .. 5 Empress .. 6 'Endeavour .. 54 Erin .. .. |20 "Erlm .. .. 4 ♦Erskine .. .. 90 Ethel W. .. 4 Eureka .. .. 2 Eva .. .. 5 Eveline .. .. f20 Excelsior (Auckl'd) 6 Excelsior .. 5 Express (Dunedin) 36 tflxpress (Ka vhia) 1 Fairburn .. 60 Fanny (Timaru) S[ Fanny (Napier) .. 55 Farina .. .. 5 Ferro (Queenstown) 3 Ferro (AucklandI 6 Fire Float .. f20 Flirt .. .. 4 Flora .. ..I 2 "Flora (Hobart) .. j 838 Florence .. I 3 Foam (Tauranga) 3 Foam (Whangarei) ! 2 Frisbie .. .. j 6 Gael .. .. | 55 28 24 10 43 8 8 20 55 10 36 7 10 20 15 23 8 24 5 20 12 4 5 10 140 117 81 5 70 0 8 80 103 8 12 7 14 30 123 15 30 5 20 10 5 12 12 25 18 30 4 4 35 18 8 20 8 24 7 25 5 60 4 30 16 7 30 13 12 180 4 10 5 16 20 180 140 177 263 814 631 Compound Oil-engine Compou d Oil-engino Compound Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Compound Triple-expansion Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Triple- expansion Oil-engino Compound Oil-engine Triple expansion Oil-engine Screw Twin-screw Screw Twin-screw Screw Paddle .. Screw Twin-screw Screw Twin-screw Screw Twin-screw Screw Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limns .. Homo trade .. River limits . . Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. Rivor limits .. 2 2 i 5 5 2 2; li 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 Home trade .. River limits .. 2 Non-condi-nsing Compound Oil-engine Non-condensing Oil-engine Twin-screw Screw Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. 'li "sel Compound Oil-engine <2 : i Twin-screw Screw - 2 i 139 Compound Oil-engine ., 2 I 2 ■' Compound Oilengine 1,006 Compound Oil-engine Foreign trade River limits .. 6 i 3 2 3 111 Compound Home trado .. 2 2 • Surveyed twici !. f Undo) 20 tons.

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Name of Vessel. u 0 -*j on f fl o oj a ° *«" O r. 9 ■ fl o cr-- tr, n DC . B a ® a a£a list I'll «OflO io . o . ft (O ii If a o t-H Nature of Engines. Nature of Propeller. Class of Certificate. Mini bei ini. Cn qu cai imui ir of g Cli new ] lires trriec nNifolli LSS6E [jaw to i 1. im »W lOf rebo Bemarki fl" sa m a a o u a a 'jh H B 9 in crj OJ M O Gannet Geisha Gilda .. Gisborne Pilotlaunch Gladsome Glenelg 'Glenlee .. Glyn Bird Gosford Goshawk Haeremai Hairini Hananui II Hapai Harmony Harutu Hauiti (Tolaga Bay) Hauiti (Auckland) Hawera Heathcote Heather Hilda Hina Hinemoa Hinewai Hipi Hirere Hobsonville Horo Houto Huia (Wellington) Huia (Auckland).. Huia (L. Roto'hana) Ian Ida Idalia Ika Imp Imperial(Ad'altyB.) Imperial (Hoki'nga) Invercargill Iranui Irene Irini Iris Isa Isabel Isabella de Fraine Isobel Ivy J.D.O. .. Jersey Lily Jimmy John John Anderson .. J. T. Stewart Jumbo .. Kah'ka Kahu (Auckland) Kahu (Napier) Kaiai* .. Kaimaka Kaione Kaipatiki Kaipara.. Kaitoa Kaituna Kamo Kamona Kanieri (L. Kanieri) Kanieri (Auckland) Kapi Kapiti .. ' Kapua Kapuni Karaka 23 122 6 (j 44 864 I 12 9 92 94 6 5 47 282 6 16 20 23 3 84 09 199 2 2 3 5 0 3 4 3 123 8 4 4 3 3 5 76 6 8 38 4 2 134 36 5 4 516 25 96 24 11 347 23 +20 118 1,208 725 903 2 115 10 114 12 96 10 S 151 12 12 12 12 5 75 10 40 30 28 18 25 58 155 6 3 20 4 31 35 17 20 20 150 24 11 16 15 10 45 25 47 4 6 7 15 20 4 8 12 41 10 12 15 8 5 5 60 6 30 28 12 6 90 20 47 32 98 40 40 28 24 252 294 192 121 Compound .. ■ Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Triple-oxpansion Oil-engine .. j Compound Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Triple-expansion Compound Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Sen w „ Twin-screw Screw " " a Twin-screw Screw River limits .. Home trade .. Rivor limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. Foreign trade River limitH .. Home trade .. Foreign trade River limits .. "i 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 Govt, steamer. 234 Compound Oil-engine Home trade .. River limits .. 4 *2 " " Twin-ecrew Screw Home trade .. River limits .. k Compound Oil-engine 185 Compound Home trade .. River limits .. l *2 " Oil-engine 702 Triple-expansion Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Twin-screw Screw Twin-sorew Home trade .. 5 2 3 235 *2 ,1,002 Rivor limits .. 10 4 65 200 159 117 4 20 14 35 31 30 22 '• i 298 988' 745 750: Compound Triple-expansion Oil-engine Compound Oil-eugine Compound Oil-engine Compound Triple-expansion * Surveyed twice. Screw Twin-screw Screw -I- Un Home trade .. Foreign trade River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Homo trade .. i 7 6 6 8 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 182 "i *2 209 4 1 2 2 190 2 River limits .. ler 20 tons.

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Name of Vessel. Ir 3 CQ '51. .. nj fl o S'go o © isl 2_ °£ 2» W _ o £ "r HI 2 Ci C, - -, ■% ¥ 5 0M0 Ir QJ it O . 'fa I" W'aJ cr S -g § .2« -C in a o Nature of Engines. Nature of Propeller. Class of Certificate. Mini bei inp Cri qu cai iimn >r of g Oh few ] lires iirriec _ Numfollo wLsses of Law reto be 1 L. Hemarka OJ Q a OJ a ■h _ <H -0 Q) ri fl ° A _ fl cfl fl 3 _! Karamu.. Karetai Karma Karora Karori Karoro Karu Kate "Katie S. Kauri (Dunedin).. Kawau (Auckland) Kawau (Auckland) Kelvena.. Kelvin .. Kennedy .. J Kerepeehi .. j Kestrel .. 452 102 5 28 30 147 17 27 745l Triple-expansion .. j Oil-engine Screw Home tra le .. 5| River limits 3 2 S 1,194 52J 197 0 1,830 53 37 4 2 131 55 159 12 304 20 15 7 7 38 27 43 893 Triple-expansion Compound 140 5 Non-condensing Oil-engino 1,153 Iriule-expansion 96 Compound Oil-engino 159 Compound 137 Foreign trado 7 River limits Home trade .. 4 River limits Home trade Foreign trade 8 Home trade . . 2 River limits *3 2 3 1 2 'rj Twin-scrow Home trade .. 4 River limits .. '2 Sciew each end Screw "Kia Ora Kina Kini Kinohaku Kirita Kiritona Kitlawa.. Kiwi (Dunedin) .. Kiwi (Whangarei) Koau Kohatu Koheroa Kohi .. '.. Koi Kokiri (Russell) .. Kokin (Wellington) "Komata Konini Kopu Koroi (Hokianga) Koroi (Auckland) 7 5 702 6 6 75 708 6 4 76 2 4 20 55 4 719 1,294 5 18 3 8 10 130 8 30 150 120 14 28 170 8 12 00 32 10 135 260 5 13 7 10 .. i Oil-engine 7G2i Triple-expansion Oil-engine 723 Triple-expansion ! Oil-engino .. j Twin-screw Screw Twin-screw Screw Home trade .. 6 River limits .. ... Home trade .. 2 .. .6 River limits Home trado .. 2 River limits ..... 3 3 ,. .. .. ! Compound .. j .. I Oil-engine 741 i Triple-expansion 1,253 Oil-ongino Non-oondensing Oil-engine Quadruple-expan-sion 1,450 Triple-expansion 138 Compound Oil-engine 88 Compound Oil-ongine 126 Compound 503 Triple-expansion 1,754 Oil-engino Twin-screw Screw Paddle .. Sorew Home trade .. 1 River limits .. ! .. Foreign trade 0 Homo trade .. 8 River limits .... 3 3 2 3 Koromiko .. j: Kotare .. ,. Kotiri Kotiti Koutu Koutunui Kowhai Kurow Lady Eva Lady Moira La Mascottc .. La Reine "Lassie.. Laurel "Lena Lena Gladys Lighter Lily (Riverton) .. Linda Lion (Hokianga) .. "Lion (Pelorus Sd.) Lion (Auckland) .. Lizette Lomeu Lone Star Lorna Loyalty Lyttelton Lyttelton Mac Magic Mahanga Mahau Maheno.. Mahino Mahoe Mabua Mahurangi 1,541 83 4 42 2 98 404 1,564 3 2 4 6 3 3 2 5 5 3 3 3 2 4 21 313 20 14 11 5 20 128 333 120 5 10 20 6 10 8 27 10 4 9 5 5 8 16 6 20 10 35 133 108 6 60 17 5 600 5 56 28 80 Twin-screw Scrow Foreign trade 8 Homo trade .. 2 River limits .. j Home trade .. I 2 River limits .... Home trade .. | 2 .. ' 5 Foreign trade & Home trado .. 1 1 River limits .... 6 ■> .1 2 3 6 3 3 * * ' ' 3 . 3 .. i.. .. .... Twin-screw Screw Home trade .. 1 River limits i ••....• .:. '(, ■ • - ■ . . ':' 1. .. I .... ■■ ■• .. , Compound Oil-ongine Compound Oil-engine • ■ I ■ i ■ ■ •■• '■■■' 'ir-:'}. 4 4 24 1 24 2 58 4 3 3,318 8 14 353] 95 78 Compound 264 Oil engine Twin-screw Paddle .. Sorew Twin-scrow ■ .. 1 .. Home trade ... 1 River limits .. ,. Home trade .. , , 1 River limits Home trade .. 2 River limits 1 ,'i 2 -1 3 ■ • • • i I -,-. ;. ."-,' .. .. 9 3 6,188 Turbine .. ; Oil-engine Screw Twin-screw Screw .. j Foreign trado 12 River limits Home trade .. 1 River limits Home trade .. 2 12 18 1 Compound 183 "I L win-surew Sorew .. 1 *2 * . * Surveyi id twice.

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Name of Vessel. tH QJ ro 'S a. M Q0 a o Eh 'Hr-iHH cr a 0 i.aa ;?» $ . s _£.a Sis™ °oBO rH N s. _ Is Nature of Engines. Nature of Propeller. ClB.SS Of Certificate. Minimum Number of following Classes of Crew Law requires to be carried. Remarks r-S fl "4 © .ft CO (JO H 3 a a _ 3 3 .11 Ir o Maidi Majestic Makero Mako papier) Makura (Taupiril Mana (Lyttelton) Mana (Wellington) Manaia Manu Manukau Manukotuku .. • Manurere 12 3 3 247 2 51 77i 630 2 4 •8 11 7 4 65 7 90 25 104 8 30 16 4 Compound Oil-engine Screw River limitH .. 413 Triple-expansion Oil engine Compound , .. Paddle .. Screw Twin-screw Screw Home trade .. Rivor limits .. 5 3 135 1,224 Triple-expansion Oil-engine Home trade .. 2 7 2 3 2 8 Rivor limits .. Quadra ple-expan - sion Oil-engine Manuwai (Taur'nga) Maori (Auckland) Maori (Taupo) Maori (Stewart Is.) Maori (Picton) Maori (London) .. Mapourika Mararoa (Rotorua) Mararoa (Dunedin) Mareno Maribe) Maritana Marne Mary Mascotte Matakakiri Matarere Matariki Matatua Matea Maudie II Mavis (Stewart Is.) Mavis (Whakapirau) Mavis (Picton) Mavis (Onehunga) Mavora .. May .. ..I May Howard M.C. Melrose Melville.. Merita Merlin (Picton) .. Merlin (Foxton) .. Midlothian II Mikado 'Minora .. Miro "Mizpah .. Moa Moana (Tryphena) Moana (Pioton) .. Moana(London) .. I Moata Moerangi Mokoia (Rotorua) Mokoia (London).. 'Molly .. Mona Monica Monica II Monowai .. I Morning Light .. Mororo Moturata 'Mountaineer Muriel .. Muritai Muriwai Nada "Nancy (Glenorchy) Nanoy (Whangarei) Nancibel Natone Naumai Nautilus (New Brighton) 15 6 •2 3 6 1,567 718 2 1,381 4i 6 i 5 "3. ",5 4 2 2 4 3 (i 2 4 I 1 35 3 1 4 3 8 4 4 6 3 3 5 5 2 4 2,415 8 3 2,112 3 2 3 29 2,137 92 2 13 (ill 22 3 6 1 4 2 5 50 5 4 50 28 5 5 8 5,600 130 6 530 5 16 14 10 7 6 9 2 16 16 5 20 5 14 12 6 10 4 45 6 4 10 8 5 4 10 12 10 5 20 4 5 8 372 io 14 255 15 5 12 20 290 100 5 25 50 18 5 55 6 10 10 25 24 9 18 1,248 3,027 Turbine Triple-expansion Oil-engine Triple-expansion Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Triple-scrow Sorew Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. 9 7 8 2 15 3 9 9 2 d 3 3 3 3,757 Triple-expansion Oil-engino Foreign trade River limits .. 10 9 li 3 1,892 Triple-expansion Oil-engine Foreign trade River limits .. Id 6 8 3 2,615 Compound Triple-expansion Oil-engine Home trade .. io 2 9 3 8 River limits .. Compound Paddle .. Screw Home trade .. River limits .. i 2 Oil-engine t t i Compound Oil-ongine a » • * Surveyed twice.

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Name of Vesiel. i w % 0Q g HrrJ-rl CD-. p4 • tut) ■ E a 2 _ « £ « a-SSfl ©OfQO « * O . Pi« is If B QJ rsg qj ce || .2i» fl o M Nature of Engines. Nature of Propeller. Class of Certificate. Minimum Number of following Classes of Crew Law requires to b« carried. Remarks _ i " tr .ft 00 fi 00 u OJ a a i H QJ 3 u o | ♦Navua .. .. 1,773 Nellie .. .. 4 Nellie Mason .. 14 Neptune .. 4 New Zealand .. 5 Ngahere .. 556 Ngaire .. .. 2 Ngakuta .. 944 Ngapuhi .. 299 Ngarita .. 4 Ngatea .. .. 6 Ngatiawa .. 220 Ngatoro.. .. 584 Ngoiro .. .. 139 1,77; 1 551 < 94. 29! 220 1,901 15 1.5 14 14 •• 118 745 5 : .. 248 1,236 160 721 18 14 55 413 118 751 52 Triple-expansion Twin-screw Oil-engine .. Screw Non-condensing Triple-expansion „ Oil-engine Triple-expansion „ „ l Twin-screw Oil-engine .. > Screw Non-condensing „ Triple-expansion Twin-screw „ Screw „ Screw each end Oil-engine .. Screw Foreign trade River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Foreign trade Home trade .. River limits .. 9 5 0 5 6 3 3 8 2 3 3 Home trade .. 5 5 3 3 River limits .. Niagara .. 4 Nick .. .. 6 Nicola .. .. 4 Nikau .. .. 98 •Nile .. .. 18 Nita .. .. 6 Nora Niven .. 66 Norval .. .. 50 Nor-west .. 0 Odin .. .. 3 Oei .. .. 5 Ohinemuri .. 73 Ohura .. .. 34 Oleo .. .. 5 Olga .. .. 4 Oline .. .. 2 Olive .. .. 6 Olive Jean .. 0 Olivene .. .. 4 Omakura .. ! 2 Omana .. .. 49 •Omati .. .. 6 Omawi .. .. 14 Omokoroa .. 5 Onawe .. .. j 5 Oneroa .. .. 29 Onewa .. .. 31 Ongarue .. 9 Opaia .. .. 5 Oparau .. .. 5 Opawa .. .. i 64 Oranga .. .. 4 OrepUki.. .. 226 Orewa .. .. 37 Orini .. .. 19 •Orira .. .. 1 Orongo .. .. j 5 ♦Oropi .. .. 12 Osprey (Raglan) .. 1 Osprey (Auokland) 138 Oiakou .. .. 24 Otunui .. .. 12 'Outlaw .. .. ! 5 Ozorte .. .. : 4 Paproa .. .. 45 Paihia .. .. 4 Palcfona.. .. |l ,735 Pania .. .. ! 35 Parenga.. ., 4 Parera .. .. 6 Paritutu .. I 233 Paroto .. .. ! 57 Pateena .. : 550 Patiti .. Pearl (Queenstown) 2 Pearl (Kaipara) ... 9 Pearl Kaspor .. 16 Peerless .. 4 Pelican .. j 62 Peregrine .. i 162 14 25 10 55 274 12 10 35 187 20 16 40 7 30 72 25 20 . .. 10 10 32 25 18 12 14 35 20 15 25 15 16 53 23 ! .. 5 18 74 16 78 407 17 120 4 30 16 4 .. 70 .. 13 ! .. 75 : 30 ' 10 j .. 25 15 | .. 443 12,195 11 ' .. 6 4 .. 90 648 120 j .. 250 1,973 15 6 7 22 26 57 256 52 Compound .. Twin-screw .. Sorew Oil-engine Triple-expansion „ Oil-engine .. „ Compound .. „ Condensing .. Twin-screw Oil-engine .. Screw Compound Oil-engine .. Stern-wheel .. Sorew Compound .. „ Oil-engine .. „ " '' " Compound .. ] „ Oil-engine .. „ Compound .. , Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Homo trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. 2 I 2 i 2 2 *8 1 2 1 i 4 3 Oil-engine .. Twin-sorew .. Sorew i Compound .. ! Paddlo .. ! Screw Oil-engine .. „ Compound Oil-engine Triple-expansion „ Compound Oil-engine Non-conden-iing „ Triple-expansion Twin-sorew Oil-engine .. „ Compound .. Screw Oil engine Home trade .. River limits .. Foreign trade River limits .. i i 9 9 3 3 Home trade .. 6 River limits .. 6 8 *8 Non-condensing Oilengine .. „ Home trade .. River limits .. 'i Triple-expansion Twin-screw „ 8crew each end Oil-engine .. Twin-screw .. Sorew Pet .. .. 6 Petrel (Onehunga) 6 is '.', I + r ed twice,

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Name of Vessel. *-. CD +-* OQ '5b _ fl o H qj 3 O ■ a fi ar.H a, it I B a o 2 r.sB.5 <_ un u~ Oo WO to & O . P.* ®s B oi -C 9 QJ 3 ■§ " rO*fl o Nature of Enginos. Nature of l'ropollor. Class of Certificate. Mini bei J inf Cr qu cai 1 mu 1 ir of R Clt ■ew ] lires rriec a followtsses of jaw reto be 1 [. Remarks <0 -V CO d a g 09 C cp 3 I h _ 9 a o 5 Petrel (Picton) .. Phantom Phyllis (Te Kopuru) Phyllis (Russell) Pihinga.. Pikau Pilot (Auokland) .. Pilot (Dunedin) .. Pioneer Pitoitoi Pleiades Plucky Poherua •Pono Ponui Port are Presto Pretoria Princess Pupuke 18 5 4 2 3 5 5 I 34 3 29 716 30 3 6 20 11 2 15 5 0 18 12 4 20 12 40 128 52 62 24 3 8 5 50 140 259 717 Oil-engine .. ! Screw Compound .. I „ Oil-engine .. „ a •, a Compound .. „ Oil-engine .. „ Compound .. „ Triple-expansion „ Oil-engine .. Twin-scrc-Screw « •. a .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. i '2 Home trade .. i 6 3 3 Twin-screw Screw River limits .. .. j Screw *2 5 68 Compound .. „ Oil-engine .. „ Compound .. Sorew ea end Sorew eaoh end Twin-scrow Screw Purau Putiki •P.W.D... Queen Queen of Beauty .. Rainbow Rakanoa Rakino Rakiura (Bluff) .. Ralaco (Kawhia) Rangapuhi Rangi II 'Rarawa Rawhiti (Parenga) Rawhiti (Auckland) "Redwing Regulus.. "Rehutai Reliance Reo (Whangarei).. Reo (Hamilton) .. Rere Reremoana Result .. Revenge Rhodesia Rimu (Invercargill) Rimu (Thames) .. Rimu (Auckland) Ripple (Onohunga) Ripple (Napier) .. Rita (Invercargill) Rita (Mercer) Rita (Hokianga) .. Riverton Roamer Roko Rona Ronaki Ronomore "Rosa Rosamond Rose (Ngunguru).. Roso (Whangarei) Rotoiti (Rotorua) Rotokohu Rotorua No. 1 Ruahine Ruawai Rubi Seddon Ruby 1.Ruru (Auckland).. Ruru (Napier) Sambo i Samson II 1 Samson 33 168 2 2 4 4 1,367 3 13 2 2 2 460 2 5 5 232 12 5 6 1 4 14 19 6 4 28 6 169 8 187 5 4 2 5 3 3 4 5 2 4 462 2 4 5 11 1 5 177 349 3 14 62 5 3 4 30 60 10 6 16 18 200 8 10 10 5 10 140 5 5 30 150 10 12 32 5 5 50 10 14 7 18 16 95 5 80 11 10 4 8 12 12 12 6 14 10 90 4 10 30 8 2 12 52 80 8 10 50 40 16 16 321 883 1,114 694 518 .. I Twin-sere „ .. Screw Oil-engine .. „ Triple-expansion Compound Oil-engine .. „ Triple-expansion Twin-sere Oil-engino .. Screw Triplo-expansion Twin-scrc Compound .. Sorew Oil-engine .. „ Compound .. „ Oil-engine .. » „ .. Twin-sore „ .. Screw Triple-expansion Twin-sere Oil-engine .. Screw Triple-expansion Compound Oil-engine Twin-screw Screw Twin-scrow Screw Twin-sorew Screw Twin-screw Screw Home trade .. River limits .. Foreign trade River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. "i i i (3 '4 4 3 3 3 3 3 '2 '2 3 *8 270 1 1 8 1 River limits .. w . . 444 Compound Oil-engine Home trade .. River limits .. '.. 3 Compound Oilengine ••I Compound .. „ in.™ r,_ Twin-screw Screw .. Twin-son Oil-engine .. Screw Compound 213 Home trade .. River limits .. 2 2 Oil-engino * Surveyed twice.

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Name of Vessel. Ir' QJ 111 M oi M 00 fl O EH QJ fl O ftau O QJ p. Sit ;.sa o S 2 ™ "h H Ql a s-i ° OfflO _* o . P. a So CO .2 If B QJ ro a •rr d a S 2rjo -C rr fl O Nature of Engines. Nature of Propeller. Class of Certificate. iMii ll. 11 Qimum Numier of followQg Classes of ji-ow Law rehires to be arried. Bern arks. S < ci a> a CD _ tn ■ fl 9 fl cn gl ill Savaii .. •Soarboro •Scout (Kohukohu) Scout I Russell) .. Sea Bird II Sea Breeze Seamew Sea Queen I Secret Settler Shamrock (W'gt'n) Shamrock Leaf .. Sierra Silver Bell Silver Cloud Simplon Sir Wm. Wallace Sneaker Sonoma (Kaipara) Sonoma (Hokianga) Southern Cross .. Sparrowhawk 9 5 1 4 6 4 2 " 6 4 6 60 6 5 2 3 69 30 6 16 10 9 20 10 10 6 25 10 18 120 20 16 7 10 75 20 5 13 10 117 32 64 Condensing Oil-engine Screw Twin-screw Screw Home trade .. River limits .. 1 i 1 Compound Home trade .. River limits .. 2 4 403 98 544 Oil-engine Non-condensing Oil-engine Triple-expansion Compound Twin-screw Sorew each end Foreign trade River limits .. *6 3 Special Speedy Speedwell •Spray (Ngunguru) Spray (Wanganui) Standard Stanley Stella (Auckland) Stella (Mahau) .. Sterling.. •St. George St. Omer Storm •Sumner •Sunbeam Swallow Sybil .. Sylvia Tahawai Taheke Tahiti .. Taihoa Tainui Tainui .. Taipo Tairua Takitumo Taluno Tamure Tanfield Lea Tangaroa Taniwha (dredge) Taniwha (Auckland) Tapuwae Tarawera Tarewai.. Tasman.. Taupiri •Tauri .. Tauwharepuru .. Tawera (Luke Te Anau) Tawera (Auckland) Te Anau.. ..j Te Aroha Te Awhina Te Kooti Te Pioneer Tepua Terawhiti .. j Teriruka .. j Te Teko.. Te Toa .. .. I Te Tui Te Waipounamu.. 5 3 4 2 2 9 2 122 2 4 2 2 186 94 5 2 6 4 9 3 3,841 3 57 5 13 3 2 1,370 6 3 109 16 191 4 1,241 11 87 3 6 2 16 5 24 8 5 10 8 90 5 28 8 5 70 35 8 5 30 9 14 12 1,452 20 24 30 12 4 5 255 10 12 70 16 40 15 250 11 45 7 16 20 25 238 276 5,263 Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Compound .. Oil-engine Triple-expansion Oil-engine Compound Oilengine Screw Twin-screw Screw u • • Foreign trade River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. Foreign trade Rivor limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. "i 4 14 '2 3 12 *6 ."'3 146 2 2 1,592 Triple-expansion Oil-engine Foroign trade River limitB .. '8 6 '3 "3 Compound Non-oondensing Compound Oil-engine Compound Condensing Compound Oil-engine Twin-screw Screw Twin-sorew Screw Twin-sorew Screw 1,404 Foreign trade Rivor limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. 8 6 "3 '3 191 Twin-screw Screw 2 *2 Compound 44 957 57 87 2 25 3 102 4 56 9 81 20 40 250 85 99 5 13 10 99 0 120 70 32 8 1,162 420 846 Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Triple-expansion Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Triple-expansion Oil-engine Twin-screw Sorew Home trade .. River limits .. 6 2 2 3 '3 2 ':'( Home trade ,. River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. i '3 *2 3 Twin-screw 2 Screw Home trade .. i i • Surveyed twice.

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Name of Venael. u QJ ra OQ "So QJ 35 01 a o H s a o 0 (D (_£ ■ fl o cr.ti a, ill £® ™« Kao; „ is.a Is • a | imIS 1 oBO CD | O . S3 II _ * a o M Nature of Engines. Nature of Propeller. Class of Certificate. Minimui ber of ing Cl( Crew 3 quires carriec followLS80S Of liaw reto be i I. Remarks a 9 .25 fl 31 I _ \n a 1 H fH u ® 41 TeWhaka To Wiremu 'I'helma The Minerva •The Pines Theresa Ward Thistle Thomas King Thor Tilikum Timona Tio Tiri Tiroa Tofua Togo Toiler Toitoi Tongariro •Torea Tot •Tuahine Tuatea (Dunedin) Tuatea (Raglan) .. •Tuatu Tuhoe Tui (Akaroa) Tui (Rawene) •Tui (Auckland Tuirangi Tukua Turanga.. Tutanekai Una Undine Uta Vectus Ventura Vera (Onehunga) Vera (Raglan) Vesper (Te Kopuru) Vesper (Auckland) •Victory (Auckland) Victory (Holensv'le) Victory (Hokianga) Viking Vindex Viola •Vixen Wahine .. * Waiapu Waihou Waihora Wai-iti Waikana Waikare Waikato Waima Waimarama Waimarie (A'kland) Waimarie (W'gton) Waimarino .. '. Waimea Wa'inui (Pioton) .. Wainui (Akaroa).. Waioma Waiomo (Raglan) Waiomo (Russell) Waione Wai-ora.. Waiora Waiotahi •Waipa Waipori Waipu Waipuna Wairau 141 4 8 20 1 9 77 70 6 7 3 4 6 93 2,634 45 14 5 14 2 95 90 10 12 13 8 12 20 31 354 14 13 18 8 60 16 14 28 8 60 120 22 5 6 22 28 25 8 3 10 50 16 7 16 12 16 32 30 14 8 14 32 15 12 720 35 40 410 47 200 4 10 20 8 48 20 396 100 5 10 20 12 10 80 15 75 56 11 180 50 7 20 476 Compound Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Triple-oxpansion Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Screw Twin-screw Screw Twin-screw Screw River limits .. Home trado .. River limiis .. 1 3 a •. 130 3,426 1 Compound Triple-expansion Compound Twin-screw Foreign trade River limits .. Home trade .. River limits .. ii 9 6 3 22 5 9 24 6 20 58 4 20 98 6 3 20 72 6 19 2 1 5 23 22 3 4 3 3 5 17 4 4 5 16 8 5 1,798 57 6 2,993 5 67 1 6 6 4 159 53 2,712 207 2 5 5 4 4 48 3 Screw i i Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Twin-sorew Sorew 228 Compound Oil-engine Home trade .. River limits .. '2 *2 Twin-sorew Home trade .. River limits .. 7 Screw Compound Triple-expansion Oil-engine Home trade .. River limits .. i Twin-screw Home trade .. River limits .. 'i Screw Twin-screw Sorew Home trade .. River limits .. i 7,938 Turbine Oil-engine Triple-screw Screw 1,778 Triple-expansion Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Foreign trade River limits .. io 'e 8 3 Twin-sorew Screw 1,565 496 Compound Non-condensing Triple-expansion Twin-screw Paddle .. Sorew Twin-screw Screw Foreign trade Home trade .. River limits .. io 4 3 3 3 Oil-ongine Compound Oil-engine Twin-screw Sorew 167 3 1,221 76 2 59 351 912 236 Compound Oil-engine Triple-expansion Compound Oil-engine Compound Twin-sorew Screw Twin-screw Screw Home trade .. River limits .. Foreign trade Home trade .. River limits .. Home trade .. "i i 2 *8 *3 2 2 3 140 *2, 'a * Survi red twice.

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Name of Vessel. ti CO <H> DO fl o £ fl ° ° ,„ « Hi _ -- _ to tC J, ,2 §2 « . A o« fl_,2 73 w ■flW " 9 5? o offlO h CD & O . a rtii n f «a J£ $ Son •Orr Q o hH Nature of Engines. Nature of Propeller. CIhrs of Certificate. Min be ini Cr qn ca mini n- of K Cll row 1 lire* trriec □ followisses of Jaw reto be i Item arks. c .a fl s 01 Ir ■z m tH 4) § J in Si « <D U a ® fl w fl d fl u £ s Waireka Wairere Wairoa Wairua (Auckland) Wairua (Wang'nui) Waitangi (Dunedin) Waitemata Waitohi.. Waitomo Waiuku.. Waiwera Wakapai Wakatere (A'kland) Wakatere (Raglan) Wakatu Wallace Wanaka Wanderer (A'kland) Wanderer (A'kland) Waterlily Waverley Weka Westella Westland Wetore Whakapara Whakarire Whangape Whanui.. Wharepapa Whati .. W.H.B. Will Watch Winnie May Wootton Worker Zephyr II Zoe 5 41 48 220 f20 32 18 18 2,719 49 45 25 16 44 70 60 150 10 372 200 6 10 140 5 30 50 280 Oil-engine Non-condensing Compound Screw Paddle .. Screw Twin-screw Screw River limits .. 78 Home trade .. River limits .. 2 1 1,604 Oil-engine Compound Oil-engine Compound Triple-expansion Oil-engine Compound Twin-screw Screw Home trade .. River limits .. Foreign trade River limits .. 10 3 6 3 f20 176 4 95 60 1,572 23 4 29 93 53 3 8 41 6 449 1,900 3 5 12 20 25 20 14 86 22 2 120 280 5 18 6 15 45 8 33 12 10 5 134 1,235 *92 80 Oil-engine Compound Non-condensing Triple-expansion Oil-ongine Compound Paddle .. Screw Twin-screw Screw Home trado .. River limits .. Foreign trade Home trade .. River limits .. Home trado .. 2 8 1 i 2 ._ 2 3 1 1 2 '.'! 362 Oil-engine Compound Paddle '.'. Screw River limits .. Home trado .. River limits .. I 3 642 1,147 Triple-expansion Oil-engine Twin-scrow Sorew Home trade .. Foreign trade River limits .. 5 8 3 3 2 ;) 3 48 3 90 2 3 2 Compound Oil-engine 132 Compound Oilengine Home trade .. River limits .. Homo trade .. River limits .. ii 2 2 a .. * Surveyed t' vice. t Undi ir 20 tons.

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NEW ZEALAND Wreck Chart.

e -°' e< *° sg2 By authority Marcus F. Mauks Government Printed, Wellington.

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Return of Sailing-vessels surveyed during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1920, with Particulars of Tonnage, etc.

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Name of Vessel. Tons Register. Class of Certificate. Minimum Number of Seamon required by Law to be carried. Able Ordinary I tyjg<_» Soamcn. Seamen. jjjjtj^ Agnes Martin Alert Alma •Altair Cathkit .. Combine Dandy Dartford Devron Edna Elsie Mary Esme Ethel Wells Gladbrook Greyhound Haere Hazel Ropton Herald Huanui Huia Huon Belle Irene Jane Gifford Kiatia Kitty Fraser Laura Lily ILyttelton) .. Lily (Nelson) Maggie Manurewa Moa (Auckland) .. Moa (Napier) Ngaru Northern Chief •Onerahi Pahiki Progress Ranger Rangi Raupo Rewa •Rira Saucy Kate Scot Seagull Senorita Stanley Talisman Tararawa The Portland •Thistle Waikonini Waiti Wanganui Ysabel Zingara 41 98 23 57 139 24 82 1,196 26 22 99 20 19 999 83 99 142 73 100 20 43 30 20 20 25 326 84 16 20 327 99 66 66 263 25 20 288 64 86 683 7 105 25 18 25 824 90 70 25 59 23 23 17 309 148 90 Home trade .. 2 2 1 2 4 1 2 10 1 1 2 1 1 9 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 6 2 2 2 5 1 1 5 2 2 8 1 2 1 1 1 6 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 6 4 2 i Foreign trade Home trade .. 1 Foreign trade Home trade .. i 2 3 i Foreign trade 2 1 1 2 Home trade .. i l Foreign trade Home trade .. i l i Foreign trade Home trade .. l l l l l Foreign trade Home trade .. 1 Foreign trade Home trade .. l l l l Foreign trade Home trade .. Foreign trade Home trade .. 2 i Foreign trade Home trade .. l l l Foreign trade i i Home trade .. i • Surveyed twice.

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Return of Wrecks and Casualties to Shipping reported to the Marine Department from the 1st April, 1918, to the 31st March, 1920.

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"Date of ! Vessel's Name, Age, Casualty.! and Class. Rij J> § Number of j Nature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Win Direction. Wind. ad. Force. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master as | Passeng j gers. Cargo. Casualty. ! ! 1918. Nov. 17 Dec. 2 1919. Jan. 11 Feb. Feb. 14 „ 14 3 ) Laurel Whalen, Schooner 1,049 aux., 2 years ! i ! Awanui, 28 years Schooner 96 Wairoa, s.s., 25 Ketch .. 49 years Elsie, aux., 16 Ketch .. 23 years Ketch .. Cutter .. 96 49 23 4 18 7 General General Copra .. ; Breakdown of machinerv; damage, £1,870 Stranded; total loss, £1,520 Stranded: total loss Collision ; no darnage h r j Lat. 9 C S., long. 160|° W. Alofi Bav, Niue Island ! Tairua Bar ., Off King's Wharf, S.W. Auckland Breakwater, Gisborne S. Napier Roadstead .. S.W. Wellington Harbour .. N. Off Cape Campbell .. Calm .. ! The starboard engine broke down on 17th November, and on 2nd December the port engine also broke down and the vessel headed for Auckland, reaching there on 1st January, 1919 Gale .. The vessel was at anchor working cargo when the wind suddenly shifted and brought a heavy sea into the bay, causing the cables to part. The vessel then drifted ashore and became a total wreck Calm .. The vessel struck heavily on the bar, carrying away her stern-post and rudder-trunk, ancl putting the engines out of action. She then drifted on to the sandspit and became a total wreck. The Court exonerated the master from blame, being of opinion that he acted with reasonable prudence The Court found that the collision was due to the default of the master of the " Ellen and Light <J Martha " in not showing any lights, and he was ordered to pay £5 towards the cost of the inquiry Moderate Struck breakwater owing to propeller being fouled by rope Light .. The lighter was deeply laden, and in coming alongside the s.s. " Kaikoura "■ came into collision with that vessel's propellers, which knocked a large hole in the lighter's starboard quarter f The vessels came into collision off end of Light <{ Queen's Wharf, not observing each other until too late to avoid a slight collision Calm .. Vessel stranded on reef off Cape Campbell in hazy weather. The casualty might have been avoided if the master had made an allowance in his course to counteract the effect of the tide, and taken proper observations, which would have shown that the 2 degrees of easterly deviation shown on his compass-adjustment eard were non-existent H. Docherty. R. Anderson. Edward Sellars. "1 E. MeGemey. I Wm. Reid. J J. Brown. Ellen and Martha, Cutter .. 4 o.e.v., 28 years Fairburn, aux., o.e., Schooner 69 13 years Agnes Martin, 37 Ketch .. 41 years 2 Collision ; damage, £90 Stranded; no dam2 I April 10 Schooner 69 5 •• „ 29 i Ketch .. 41 3 Tallow.. i age Collision ; damage. £250 W. MacDonald. TJta, o.e.v., 19years Cutter.. 23 Cutter .. Collision ; trifling damage Ditto Stranded; total loss H. O'Neill. May It 3 3 10 Karaka, s.s. ,8years Cutter.. 10 Queen of the South,j Schooner 121 s.s., 42 years Cutter .. Schooner 23 10 121 3 3 13 General Light <\ Calm .. J. R. Owen. I I

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May 21 j Westmoreland, s.s., 2 years Schooner II ,099 110 General Stranded; considerable damage eneral Bluff Harbour Otago Harbour Patea Bar Lat. 14' 10" S., long. 109 11" W., and lat. 17' 4" S., long. 114' 17" W. Farewell Spit Between Gisborne and Auckland Wairoa River, Hawke's BayOff Tiritiri, Auckland Otago Harbour Patea Bar I W.S.W S.W. E. ~i ' S.W. N.W. s. W.I I.W 1 Fresh When leaving Bluff Harbour the vessel j W. R. D. Con breeze grounded near Channel Rocks and was con- j wall, siderably damaged. The Court was of opinion that the stranding was due to the quartermaster mistaking an order given to the engine-room to " Stop port engine " for an order to " Port helm." The officers of the ship and the pilot were exonerated from any blame for the casualty Strong Vessel was proceeding to Dunedin too early H. Williams, on the tide and grounded in mid-channel. Trifling accident Light .. Grounded on sandspit, slightly damaging A. P. Gibson, stem Air-pump bucket broken and also starboard W. C. Mogg. pump lever rocking-shaft bearing bracket Moderate The Court was of opinion that the course set Frank Dinsby the master was a reasonably safe one, more, and was unable to find from the evidence what caused the vessel to run ashore if the course was followed. The chief officer was left in charge of the vessel at 4.5 a.m., but left the bridge shortly before the stranding, and the Court was of opinion that had he not done so, and had remained on the bridge and kept a good lookout, he would have seen the danger in time to avoid it. The Court exonerated the master from blame, but ordered the chief officer to pay half the costs of the inquiry. The vessel was refloated and brought to Wellington on 14th July Various Met with heavy weather and sustained con- S. Hakanson. siderable damage to sails and rigging Light .. Strong current carried vessel out of channel B. M. C'arpente and she grounded inside the bar. Floated off when tide rose A crack was discovered in port side of high- J. Thompson, pressure cylinder, and the vessel returned to Auckland for repairs Vessel grounded on side of channel. Trifling W. W. Hende accident caused by force of ebb tide. Floated off on rise of tide Fresh The vessel met a heavy sea when crossing the W. T. Brigdei breeze bar and was forced towards the eastern wall of the entrance, where she struck some concrete blocks off the breakwater Fresh breeze wall. it. orn- ] | „ 29 - Tofua, s.s., 11 years Coal .. Stranded; no damage Schooner 2,634 91 520 „ 30 Kapuni, s.s., 10 years ■Otira, s.s., first trip Otira, s.s., first j trip Kowhai, s.s., 9 years Schooner 97 in Stranded ; trifling damage General Accident to machinery General Accident to machinery j Stranded; damage, £2,500 „ 30 Schooner . 4,911 79 ■ - r i -■1 June 1 Schooner 4,911 79 ,, 9 Schooner 404 25 -■ I „ 19 July 3 June 20 : Isabella de Frame, j aux., 17 years Echo, aux., 14 years Ketch .. 76 7 General Damaged gear, £100 Stranded; no damage Between Gisborne and Auckland Wairoa River, Hawke's Bay N.W. S. Hakanson. Schooner I 99 9 Tallow.. B. M. Carpenter „ 24 I J. Thompson. Waimarino, s.s., 19 years Schooner 2,712 45 General Coal .. Crack in cylinder; damage, £150 : Off Tiritiri, Auckland „ 29 Rakanoa, s.s., 23 years Schooner 1,393 30 Stranded; no damage Otago Harbour .. \ W. W. Hender. July 17 Waverley, s.s., 40 years Schooner 93 12 General Stranded; damage, £300 i Patea Bar s. W. T. Brigden. I I

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Date of Casualty. Vessel's Name, Age, and Class. Big. £ §) j Number of |o |—; I — gg | Passen-j Cargo. _1 Nature of Number of Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. v Direction. find. *""' ; I Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. Casualty. Force. 1919. July 28 Laura, 30 3'ears .. Barquen- 326 11 tine Oil Stranded; damage slight West Ledge, Cook Strait The casualty was caused by a sudden gust of wind filling the sails whilst the vessel was being put about to avoid striking the rocks on the port side, and was contributed to by an error of judgment on the part of the master in attempting to make an anchorage inside the harbour in the darkness "without having sufficient knowledge of the entrance and lights, and with an inadequate chart. He should have hove to and signalled for a pilot. He was ordered to pay half the costs of the inquiry, £3 14s. The stranding was probably due to the heavy wind and sea on the previous night having silted up the channel, which on the previous day showed sufficient depth of water. The Court found that no one was to blame for the casualty Struck a snag whilst proceeding down river, and knocked three holes in hull When approaching wharf the strong flood tide and wund caused her to touch the ground and cant her into the wharf end, the ironwork on which tore away her starboard bow-plates The crank shaft and casing broke and caused damage to the machinery. Cause not known Slight fire in engine-room caused by leakage from a tin of benzine The rudder split in two vertically, and was temporarily repaired by crew Through being bumped against the wharf in the strong wind and heavy sea the vessel sustained considerable damage Strong current in river caused the vessel to take the ground. Floated off on following day The Court found that the casualty was caused by the wrongful default of the mate in failing to keep the vessel in the red sector of the French Pass light and on the course laid dowm by the master. The Court was further of opinion that the master should in the circumstances have remained on the bridge until the vessel had cleared the Piege Rocks. The master and mate were ordered to pay the cost of the inquiry, £7 17s. ! • j J j Aug. 3 Arapawa, s.s., 12 Schooner 128 ! 14 years Waitara Bar .. S.W. Fresh breeze General Stranded ; damage, £1,200 S.W. Fresh breeze E. J. Keatley. „ 5 i H. Subritzky, „ 13 Kaiaia, aux., 10 ; Ketch .. 24 3 years Pateena, s.s., 36 Schooner 550 j 55 years j 130 Cement Mails .. Struck snag ; damage, £20 Struck wharf; damage, £350 Mahurangi River Manukau Harbour .. W.S.W. Strong Strong T. B. Sewell. * 14 I Will Watch,, aux., Ketch.. \ 48 I 5 24 years Vixen, aux., 36 Ketch .. 5 4 years Haere, 16 years .. Schooner 99 5 Coal Broken shaft; damage, £300 Fire; damage, £10 Off Kawau Island J. Moura. 48 5 „ 21 5 4 Timber Off Patiki Island .. .. Calm .. F. J. Ramband. Sept. 6 99 5 General Damaged rudder Off Hokianga Bar .. E. Light .. M. Himainer. " „ 10 Rothesay Bay, 43 '< Barque | 699 years 699 Rails .. Bumped against wharf; considerable damage Stranded ; no damage King's Wharf, Willing- | S.E. Strong ton F. W. Whitton. „ 11 Te Atu, aux., 16 Cutter .. 28 3 years 28 General Mohaka River, Hawke's N.E. Strong Bay A. Knight. j „ 12 Wairau, s.s., 19 Schooner 59 9 years 59 Stranded ; damage, £80 j French Pass .. S.E. Light .. J. Knox. I f .

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o 5ept. I 16 I Tainui, s.s., 16 Ketch . . 59 years | ! 18 Flora, s.s., 37 years Schooner 818 23 I Young Bungaree, Schooner 2 s.s., 36 years 9 37 4 37 4 General lenzine General Frozen meal General General General Fire ; total loss. . Machinery defect ; trifling Struck breastwork ; damage, £20 Stranded; slight it damage Loss of life Collision ; no dam age Collision; damage, £60 Stranded ; no dam age Sprung a leak; trifling damage Machinery defect ; trifling Struck breastwork ; damaee, £20 t i1 y J 8 1 Xear Shag Rock, Gore Bay Hauraki Gulf Auckland Harbour .. I i Bar, Wairoa River .. Hicks Bay Whangarei River Sand-bank, Otago Harbour At sea, near Chathams I W. E. S.W. S.W. W. Light .. Light .. Light .. f i T . I Strong & squally J. Gale .. Light . 1 The vessel left Lyttelton for Wanganui with | a cargo of 1,808 cases of benzine which were in a leaky condition, and when off Gore Bay an explosion took place setting fire to the vessel, and the crew were forced to take to the boats, which were unfortunately capsized in the heavy sea and, with exception of one, all were drowned. The Court found — (a) That the regulations regarding shipment and carriage at sea of petroleum were not complied with ; (b) that due care was not exercised in the stowage of the petroleum on the said ship ; (c) that the said ship was not safe and suitable for the reception and convej'ance of petroleum ; (</) that the tins and cases containing the petroleum were leaking to such an extent as to render it unsafe for the ship to put to sea ; (e) that all the life-saving appliances, with the exception of the lifeboat, were efficient and available. The lifeboat was available, but was too light in construction and had insufficient floor-space Feed-valve chest was found to be leaking, and vessel put back to Auckland for repairs While berthing at the Ferry Wharf the tug struck a pile and the breastwork, the bottom of her stem being broken. The master steamed her to Freeman's Bay and beached her. She was here patched up and towed to the Harbour Board slip for repairs. The accident was due to the engineer mistaking an order, and going ahead instead of astern When crossing the bar several heavy seas came on board and caused the vessel to drift on to the beach A passenger named E. Yorke was missed whilst the vessel was at anchor in Hicks Bay, and is supposed to have been lost overboard. The launch, which was showing no lights, attempted to cress the steamer's bows and was cut to the water's edge abaft the port beam Vessel grounded owing to heavy squall striking her when she had no way on and was in ballast Vessel met with heavy gale which shifted the surf-boat and jambed the steering-gear, and she broached to, shipping heavy seas. She took a big list to starboard, and the water came into the engini -room and extinguished the fires. Constant baling by crew and passengers kept the ship afloat, and, the weather having moderated, she was got under weigh and beached at Whangaroa, where the leak was located and repaired. The vessel was refloated and proceeded on her voyage to Waitangi. Chatham Islands J. C. Cowan. E. Vellenoweth. Oct. i Echo, aux., 14 , Schooner 99 years 9 Frozen meat t Stranded; slight damage E. Light . . 15 Frozen meat .8. M. Carpenter, 12 Mako, s.s., 5 years Schooner 247 General General Loss of life S. Jones. 14 Kanieri, s.s., 34 Schooner 115 vears 14 Tui. oil-launch .. Cutter . . 2 20 Westmoreland, s.s., Schooner 6,099 2 years i 15 4 15 4 110 General General Collision ; no damage Collision; damage, £60 Stranded ; no damJ rl i 1 1 A. Johnson. y | F. Franich. W. R. D. Cornwall. 110 ; S.W. ! Strong & squally age 23 Kahu, s.s., 33 years Schooner 96 13 14 General General Sprung a leak; trifling damage ! S.W. Gale .. J. Lowry. 13 I I 1 I . i I i

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Date of Vessel's Same, Age, Casualty. and Class. Rig. S fi Number of eg * PassenrH H Jr gers. Xature of Number ; Lives lost. Place where Casualty occurred. Wind. Finding of Court of Inquiry. Name of Master. "E-i g . gers. Cargo. Casualty. 1919. Oct. 30 City of Winchester, Schooner s.s., 2 years 5 5,164 >,164 84 84 Frozen meat Fire ; no damage 38° 49' S., 170° 22' E. S.S.E. Strong. . Fire was discovered in insulation of after part E. G. Hoffins. of No. 2 hold, caused by coal heating in No. 3 hold The " Lomen " was moored at the wharf when j A. H. Chadthe " Pioneer " attempted to moor at same wick. place, causing a slight collision j C. R. Vause. When entering Mokau River the engine | M. Jensen. failed, and vessel struck a reef and drifted to sea. She was beached at Mohakatino and became a total wreck Fire was discovered in the storeroom. Cause A. Pry. not known Tumbling-block of M.P. engine carried aw T ay F. Dewhurst. " Nov. 1 Lome n, s.s., 13 Cutter .. 15 15 3 I 3 General Collision; damage, £10 So damage 1 Mangawhare Wharf, Kaipara N.W. f 1 years Pioneer, s.s., 9 Cutter .. years Marakopa, o.e.v., ' Cutter .. 5 years 25 25 3 5 3 3 I 30 General i j Strong j „ 10 5 3 Stranded ; total loss 3 miles south of Mokau River N.W. Fresh breez; Abemana, 2 years j Schooner 337 337 9 Tim ber Fire : no damage Auckland Harbour .. S.W. Gale .. 11 9 16 Orepuki, s.s., 11 Schooner vears 225 225 17 17 Timber Accident to machinery ; slight damage Fire ; slight damage Stranded ; considerable damage 3 miles south of Wellington Heads S.E. Moderate 19 Westmoreland, s.s., Schooner 2 years Karori, s.s., 17 Schooner years ii 1 jo, 099 i,099 108 ,194 .'ill 108 No. 3 Wharf, Timaru N.E. Light .. Fire was discovered amongst tow cargo. W. C. D. CornCause not known wall. While navigating the passage between Quaran- G. H. Hopkins, tine and Goat Islands the vessel was caught in a tide-rip and struck a ledge of rock on Quarantine Island. The Court found that the casualty was not caused by the default of the master or any of the officers or crew Auxiliary steam-pipe burst .. .. J. E. Page. 5» 18 1,194 30 Coal .. Otago Harbour N.W. Moderate Kaitangata, s.s., Schooner 12 years Kapuni, s.s., 10 Schooner years Karamu, s.s.. 7 Schooner 1 ,219 30 97 10 453 26 Burst steam -pipe ; damage, £10 Stranded; damage, £25 Stranded : no dam Off Cape Runawaj' .. „ 19 1,219 30 General ■• „ 26 97 10 Cheese Bar, Patea River W. Fresh breeze Calm .. The vessel touched bottom when crossing the A. P. Gibson. bar, and struck the breakwater Vessel touched bottom when crossing the bar A. A. McLellan. outward bound The Harbour Board's floating crane bumped J. Ryan. into the Katoa's starboard side Vessel ran on sand-bank when attempting to J. Sandvic. clear harbour and sustained slight damage. Towed off on 22nd Januarj', 1920 The vessel left Keppel Island on 3rd January, W. Mann. 1919, and was seen off the island four days later, when a heavy gale was blowing with thick weather. Wreckage was found at Haapai and identified as part of the " Janet " Fire was discovered in No. 4 hold, but was N. Platts. extinguished before damage was done to ship. Probably caused by rats gnawing matches Dee. I 453 26 Coal and timber Greymouth Bar 8 years Katoa, s.s., 7 years Schooner I 1.382 ,382 34 34 age Damaged plates. £140 Stranded; slight damage Central Wharf, Auckland Westhaven, West Coast, N.Z. » 19 Lily, 46 years .. Schooner 84 .84 5 5 Timber W. Light .. 1920. Jan. 7 (about) Janet. 44 \'ears .. j Cutter .. 24 24 5 5 Copra .. Missing : supposed total loss 10 Off Keppel Island, South Pacific N.E. Gale .. Te Anau, s.s., 41 Schooner years 957 32 General Fire ; no damage No. 3 Wharf, Lyttelton , Fresh breeze an. 14 S.W.

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Jan. 16 Jane Gifford, 12 years Ketch .. 20 Shingle Leaking ; damage, £20 Wharf, Warkworth, Auckland Auckland Harbour .. Between Napier and Wairoa Entrance to Nelson Harbour No. 7 Wharf, Lyttelton Off Opunake Bar, Opotiki River .. Rangitoto Channel, Auckland Farewell Spit Auckland Foxton Bar Paeroa River N.E. N.W. W. s. While lying alongside wharf with a load of shingle the falling tide caused vessel to rest on some large boulders washed down by the river, and several planks were started, causing the vessel to leak Calm .. Flax and tow cargo was discovered to be on fire in after end of hold. Cause not known. Damage to cargo, £200 Light . . Fire caused through heating and sparks from exhaust-pipe Calm . . Whilst waiting for tide vessel grounded on mud-bank, floating off when tide rose Light .. Fire was discovered in packing of tiles against forward bulkhead, but was speedily extinquished. Cause unknown Light .. The vessel struck on an unknown rock or bank off the coast of Taranaki. The Court found that the course laid dow-n and steered was a safe one, and exonerated the master, officers, and crew from any blame in the matter Whilst crossing the bar the vessel struck and became unmanageable, and was driven on the Western Spit f The " Wairiki" apparently attempted to cross the bows of the " Portland," and the i collision resulted Fresh Vessel grounded on Farewell Spit through breeze error of judgment by master i Fire occurred in bunker-coal. Supposed spontaneous combustion Light .. Vessel grounded on bar when entering Foxton River ; floated off with rising tide Mast carried away whilst loading spars R. E. Collins. Gael, s.s., 16 years Cutter .. General Fire; damage, £15 B. Burk. 18 55 in 21 Echo, o.e.v., 14 years Pateena, s.s., 37 Schooner 99 9 General Fire ; trifling damage Stranded; no damage Fire ; trifling damage to cargo only B. M. CarpenH. W. P. Bold. Feb. 7 Schooner 550 55 General 13 years Ruapehu, s.s., 19 years Schooner 5,746 127 General A. W. McKellar. 19 Baden Powell, s.s., 20 years Schooner 72 General Stranded; considerable damage H. P. Sjolander. Ngatiawa, s.s., 24 years 34 I General Stranded; damage, £1,500 C. Hopkins. 19 Schooner 220 24 34 22 The Portland, 10 years Wairiki Schooner 59 Collision ; no dam1 "] A. Nelson. f A. R. Hunt. C. Stephens. 22 Yacht . . age Collision; damage, £50 Stranded ; no damage Fire ; no damage J •■ W. Mar. 3 6 14 Aorere, s.s., 34 years Admiral Codrington, s.s., 2 years Kennedy, s.s., 55 years Katie S, aux. o.e.v., 12 years Armagh, s.s., 2 years Rosamond, s.s., 35 Ketch .. SchoonerSchooner 37 4,148 131 9 46 12 Coal .. Cement Stranded ; no damage Dismasted ; damage, £100 Fire ; no damage R. R. Forbes. J. R. Owen. 24 Ketch .. 6 3 Timber s. A. G. Nordlin26 Schooner 7,878 107 Produce Wellington French Pass S.E. Coal in after bunker became heated and was removed. Fresh When coming through the French Pass the breeze vessel took a sheer against her helm and grounded on a sandy beach. Floated off on rising tide ger. S. Vint. 28 Schooner 462 22 General Stranded ; no damS.E. C. C, Bullock. years age

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Casualties on or near the Coasts of the Dominion. Casualties outside the Dominion. Total Number of Casualties reported. Steamers. Sailing-vessels. Total within Dominion. I Ste; Steamers. tamers. Sailii Sailing-vessels. ng-ve sssels. Q Total ouBside Dominion. iomini< ion. — Nature of Casualty. O C3 0~" O CD •GO .CO . TT. C 55 ~ 0 cd o J o _£ E- _ *h cn O 'Tr. CD 0 O CD o __ ri j > _ c CO ! 7,2 ■ Ol O CD 0-3 ro oa o i, O CD O tc rr > CD O O CD O'cd . -jr. O cc CD cd 0 O CD " i Stran clings — Total wrecks Partial loss Slight damage No damage 3 175 7 8,210 5 678 11 11,955 •• 3 7 6 11 175 8,210 762 11,955 I 1 96 1 1 " ' 90 3 7 7 11 175 8,210 858 11,955 '.'. 1 84 ■- Total strandings 26 21,018 1 84 1 ■ 27 96 , .. 1 96 '• 2S 21,198 - 21,102 1 '■ 1 24 10 Missing — Total loss I ! i ; i .. .. .. I " " 1 24 10 1 24 10 10 .. i .. Collisions — Partial loss Slight damage No damage 2 ' 43 3 ! 37 5 515 i! .. 3 3 6 43 37 574 I ■ .. 3 3 6 43 37 574 '.'. "l '< 59 ■ • Total collisions.. 10 595 2 59 12 654 I 1 — .. " .. 12 654 .. .. .. Fires — Total loss Slight damage No damage i I 1 ... 8 .. 1 4 4 „ I 1 4 5 59 6,258 23,893 8 8 1 59 4 j 6,258 4 18,729 59 6,258 18.729 8 ' '.'. 1 5,164 '.'. 8 1 5,164 .. 2 5,960 .. - 1 •• 5,164 •• Total fires 9 25,046 S i .. " .. ; 9 25,046 1 5,164 I 10 30,210 - Miscellaneous, including damage by heavy seas to hull and cargo, loss of masts, sails, &c, arid breakdown of machinery 12 7,158 3 818 15 7,976 j 2 5,960 17 13,936 Total number of casualties to shipping reported Loss of life only 57 53,817 1 247 8 6 961 1 63 1 54,778 247 8 4 11,220 .. 1 ! 1 24 10 5 j 11,244 10 68 1 66,022 247 18 1 18 1 • Total number of casualties reported 58 54,064 9 6 961 61 55,025 9 ! 4 11,220 .. 1 24 10 . jll,244; "Io" 69 66,269 19 ..

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Return showing the Number of Land Boilers and Machinery inspected during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1920.

Class. Machinery. Number. Hydraulic lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 295 Gas-lifts ... ... ... .. ... ... ... 11 Oil-lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Electric lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 659 Steam-lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 23 Gas, hydraulic, and electric-motor hoists ... ... ... ... 707 Water-engines, water and electric motors, and water-wheels ... ... 5,288 Peltons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 213 Turbines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 117 Gas-engines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,439 Oil-engines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9,743 Steam machinery ... ... ... ... ... .... 55 Total ... ... ... ... ... 18,551 Return showing- the Number of Service and Competency Certificates issued to Stationary, Winding. Locomotive and Traction, and Traction-engine Drivers, and to Electric-tram Drivers during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1920. Class. Number. Steam stationary— Service—First class .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Competency — Extra first-class engineer .. .. .. .. .. 3 First class .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Second class .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 219 Steam winding, competency .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Electric winding, competency .. .. .. .. . . .. 1 Locomotive and traction, competency .. .. .. .. .. 127 Locomotive, competency .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Traction, competency .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 Electric tram, competency .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 Total .. .. .. .. .. ..610

Return of Engineers to whom Extra First-class Certificates of Competency have been granted from the 1st April, 1919, to the 31st March, 1920.

Return of First-class Stationary-engine Drivers to whom Certificates of Service have been granted from the 1st April, 1919, to the 31st March, 1920.

• ot„ ,ers. Class. Not exceeding 5 Horse-power. Exceeding 5 but not exceeding 10 Horse-power. Exceeding 10 Horse-power. Total. Stationary ... Portable 2,109 186 1,398 1,070 2,074 436 5,581 1,692 Totals 2,295 2,468 2,510 7,273

Name of Person. Jain, Charles Edward Eerepath, Basil Arthur Conrad Issue. 1919. .. Dec. 2 $1? *»■ No. 106 105 Name of Person. Schrocdor, William Louis 1919. .. Aug. 28 104

Name of Person. Date of N „ Issue. " <K Name of Person. Date of Issue. No. Hufton, George Huston, Joseph Suffield Jensen, Hubert John Lawfield, Frank 1920. . . Mar. 2 1919. . . Hoc. 2 . . Aug. 28 1778 1775 1773 1774 Smith, Carl Adolphus White, Surtees John Wood, Harry 1919. Aug, 28 1920. Mar. 2 1772 1777 .1776

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Return of First-class Stationary-engine Drivers to whom Certificates of Competency have been granted from the 1st April, 1919, to the 31st March, 1920.

Return of Second-class Stationary-engine Drivers to whom Certificates of Competency have been granted from the 1st April, 1919, to the 31st March, 1920.

Name of Person. Date of Issue. No. Addison, William Arthur Autheman, Reginald Ballantyne, Walter Hector Brown, Archibald David ('arruthers, Alexander Denton Cullum, John Delahunty,*William John 1919. Dec. 2 Aug' 28 Dec. 2 May 26 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 May 5 Aug. 28 May 20 1943 1951 1954 1919 1947 1909 1923 Drummond, Arthur 1959 Eberhardt, Louis William Evans, William Wynn Fergussdn, Edward David Baxter Flintoff, Walter Rutherford Gill, Harry Hall, Reginald George Harrison, Ernest Edward Hayward, Arthur John Hendry, George Hunter, Leslie John Aug.' 28 Dec. 2 1924 1908 1928 1912 1911 1935 1944 1937 1948 1914 Jamieson, Alexander James May 20 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 26 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 1957 Johnston, William Henry Jones, Arthur Evan Jorgensen, Hans Rudolph Lang, Henry Gordon Looney, John Robert Lyon, Gordon MacBeath, Robert McGuinness, Edward May 26 1916 1949 1925 1933 1913 1918 1953 1922 Dec" 2 Aug. 28 •

Name of Person. Date of Issue. No. Mcintyre, John Miller McKenzie, Roderick William Moore .. McLaren, Alexander McTaggart, William Mangan, William Manners, John Hedley Maud, Henry 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 May 26 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 Dee. 2 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 26 Aug. 28 May 5 Dec. 2 1986 1937 1910 1941 1934 1939 1926 Miohie, Archibald Douglas 1958 Mills, Harry Mitchell, James Morgan, Reginald Mudie, James Petersen, Frederick William.. Secombe, William Frederick. . Sharman, George Edward Shepherd, Alfred Mullen Sloan, Frank Cockburn Small, John Smith, Thomas Martin Aug! 28 1915 1936 1907 I 950 1938 1920 1927 1900 1930 1917 1952 May 5 Aug. 28 May 26 Doc. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 Smyrk, Edward William 1955 Thomas, Percy Edmund Trickett, John Ronksley Warne, George Wearn, Alfred Wylde, Robert James Dec. 2 Aug. 28 Dec. 2 1929 1921 1945 1932 1943

Name of Person. Date of „ Issue. ao ' Adamson, Clifford Lancelot . . Addison, William Arthur Agnew, Samuel Gordon Aitchison, Adam Allan, Arthur Pcreival 1919. Dec. 2 Aug. 28 May 5 Dec. 2 May 20 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 5072 5011 4900 5047 4924 Anderson, Hugh 5080 Anderson, Thomas Anstiss, Cecil Henry 5005 5020 Armstrong, Richard Armstrong, Sidney John Baird, Thomas Victor Newton Harnett, Howard Bate, Adam Bisset, Ernest 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 May 26 Dee. 2 5102 4980 4932 5042 5040 5009 Bisset, Norman Alexander .. Blackblock, Robert Henry .. Booth, Herbert Heywood Brad burn, Edwin Leonard .. Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 26 Aug. 28 May 5 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 5098 4963 5021 4917 Bradley, Lionel Alexander .. 5081 Bradley, Wesley 5027 Brennan, Daniel Michael Brown, Henry Joseph 5119 5103 Buckton, Stanley Rowland . . Buick, James Suttic Burnard, Joseph Reuben Busing, Reginald Walter 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 5028 5058 5004 4985 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 Carmiehael, Hugh .. 5099

Name of Person. Date of Issue. No. Carter, Harry James Cartman, Charles John Chcsterman, Arthur 1919. May 26 May 5 Aug. 28 4962 4907 4975 Chittock, Charles Henry 1920. Mar. 2 5097 Clemm, Charles Closs, David Coates, Frederick James Conwell, Thomas Crosby, William 1919. Dec. 2 May 5 May 26 Aug. 28 5041 4918 4928 4997 4980 Crumpton, Henry Thompson Cullon, William Henry Rowe Brown .. Cuipit, Allan Day, Richard William John Devine, Percy Donaldson, Allan 1.920. Mar. 2 1919. May 26 Dec. 2 May 26 May 5 5170 4948 5075 4933 4912 4925 Douglas, Robert Pringle 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 20 5100 Drake, William Dreekman, Alfred Edward tanner, Charles William Sims Farquhar, Thomas Collingwood Fleming, Arthur Fowler, George Philip Goulding Kowles, Frederick Hastings Eraser, Alexander Fulton, Erie Andrew Fussell, Joseph Henry Gash, Walter Gate, Aaron Hope George, Arthur Gibbins, Barclay Glennie, John Walter Aug! 28 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 May 26 Aug. 28 Dec. 2 May 26 4949 4939 5023 5052 5000 5001 5034 4964 5030 5036 4957 4943 4910 4922 5048 May 5 Dec. 2

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Date of Issue. No. Name of Person. Goble, Robert Henry Govan, Joseph Alexander 1920. Mar. 2 5087 5114 Grace, Ian Walter Graham, Frederick William .. Guthrie, Allan 1919. May 5 May 20 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 4903 4929 5010 Gwyer, William Thomas Hamblyn, Alfred Edward 61 16 5090 Hamilton, John Harper, William Harris, Thomas 1919. May 5 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 ■1910 6066 4990 Harris, William Harris, William Baynard Hart, Ivan 5093 5088 5117 Hartwell, Eric James 1919. May 20 1920. Mar. 2 4931 Hatley, Harold Murdoch Heath, George Thomas Heighten, Nathaniel 5118 511.2 5084 Hellier, Herbert Henderson, James Hall Hibberd, Walter Joseph 1919. May 5 Aug. 28 4921 4977 5035 Hoare, James Harden Hodgetts, Robert Charles Horrocks, Charles Mcintosh .. Hotham, John William Houlker, Thomas 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 May 20 Dec. 2 May 5 1920. Mar. 2 5094 5049 4934 5008 1915 Hyam, George Neville Hyde, William John 5080 5095 Irwin, Charles Cedric Jack, George James, Clement Vant Bamforth 1919. Dec. 2 Aug. 28 5070 4973 1981 Jensen, Hjalmar Einar 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 5091 Jensen, Peter Jensen, Robert Johnston, William John Waugh Jukes, Charles Kennedy, James 4966 1995 4978 4998 4927 King, Alban William King, David Thomas Kirkby, John Kirkness, William Garson Knight, William Charles Knight, William Robert May 26 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 Dee. 2 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Mav 26 Aug. 28 May 26 1920. Mar. 2 511.5 5037 5104 5004 5055 5029 Knowles, William Ernest 5082 Lang, Henry Gordon Landmann, Karl Herbert Langford, Howard 1911 5018 4946 Latto, William Herbert Leigh, Albert Job Lo Poou, Victor Eugene 5078 5096 5089 Levinge, Alfred John Lewis, Herbert Leslie Lewis, William Maedonald. John Murray McDougall, Andrew Mc.Ewan, James 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 5006 5074 5044 4951 4936 4942 May 20 McFarlanc, Andrew John Hugh 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 5079 McFarlane, Robert McGregor, James .. 4991 5059

Name of Person. Date of Issue. No. MacGrcgor, John 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 5085 McGuirc, Thomas Maclnnes. William Alexander Mackay, George William McLennan, John Alexander McMann, John Dec. 2 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 20 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 Mav 20 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 5007 5008 4981 5(139 4974 MacSkimniing, William James Rankin 5105 McVay, llarrv Douglas 4930 Magee, Darce Joseph 5108 Mann, John Martin, Arthur Gordon Martin, John 5003 4950 4993 Mcneer, Alfred Chickley 5109 Middleton, James Salisbury Morrison, George Thomas Morton, Thomas William May 20 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 4999 5012 4926 Murray, William 5100 Nicholson, diaries Reginald Norton, Arthur Ernest Gates, George O'Callaghan, Charles Palmer, Arthur Henry Palmer, Edward Noel Parker, Ronald Charles Victor Parsons, Bernard Samuel ... Payne, Thomas Joseph Dec'.' 2 Aug. 28 May 5 Aug. 28 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 May 26 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 May 26 May 5 Aug. 28 May 5 5020 5002 5056 4994 4904 4988 5077 5031 4901 Pearce, James 5101 Pearson, Leonard Pentecost, William Edward Perry, George Stanley Petersen, Jens Peter Plowright, Edward Manning Poad, William Henry Poison, Harold Charles I'oulgrain, Reginald Watson. . Purcell, Charles Queripel, John 5019 4945 4905 5032 ■1923 4909 4990 4911 4952 4909 Rasmussen, George Anthony Reardon, Thomas Joseph Anthony Bcdshaw, John Reeves, Frank Charles Reinke, Ernest Herbert Revill, Samuel Richards, Hercules Ernest Arthur Roberts, Ernest James Robson, Frederick Rodlev, Albert Stanton Rogers, John Benjamin Rogers, Leo Rolston, Charles Ernest Rubie, Edgar Samuel Aug. 28 May 5 May 20 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 26 Dec. 2 May 26 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 191!). Aug. 28 May 26 May 5 May 26 Aug. 28 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 May 26 Dec. 2 Mav 5 Dec. 2 5092 4940 5067 4953 5051 5121 4983 5110 5016 -1955 4908 4937 4971 5053 Sanders, Victor John 5120 Sehofield, Oliver Cromwell Scliwieters, Harold Henry 5060 4987 Scott, Thomas Keith 5113 Sheed, Gordon Alexander Sherwood, Leslie Walter Simons, Arthur Francis Simpson, James Ryan Skudder, Ernest Alfred 5050 4956 5054 4919 5073

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Return of Locomotive- and Traction-engine Drivers to whom Certificates of Competency have been granted from the 1st April, 1919, to the 31st March, 1920.

Name of Person. Date of Issue. No. Smart, Ernest Frederick Smith, Clarence Martindale Smith, Percy Henry Smyrk, Edward William Stancliffe, Thomas Stark, James Steele, John Alexander Stenhouse, John Stewart, Colin Stewart, Frederick Vesey Montgomery Moore Stewart, James Edward Stichbury, Tom Daniel Strangman, Downie Tamariki te Maru Tanfield, Victor Thomas Terry, Lawrence William Thorn, Archibald Thomas, Allan Roland 1919. May 26 Aug. 28 May 26 Aug. 28 May 20 Dec. 2 May 26 Aug. 28 4954 4967 5024 4992 4941 5040 4935 5057 4958 4979 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 5013 5005 4989 5009 5014 5003 5017 4960 Thomas, Ernest Edward May 26 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 j 5083 Thrush, John Todd, Herbert 4968 5022 »

Name of Person. Date of Issue. No. Toohey, Thomas Henry Tripney, John Turton, John Dean Vinson, Duncan Kenneth Walch, Albert Warne, George Waters, .lames 1919. Au5. 28 ' Dec. 2 4982 5045 5001 4947 4965 5015 5043 May 26 Aug. 28 Webb, Thomas Henry Wiggins, Charles Henry Williams, George Rogers Williamson, Michael Willy, Gilbert John Wilson, John Arthur Wintour, Levi Alfred Witeri Paureti Wood, Francis George Woods, George Woods, Samuel James Worsley, Charles Elliott Emery Wright, William Alfred Morris" Wylie, James Anderson Young, Daniel Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 Aug. 28 May 26 May 5 Aug. 28 May 26 May 5 Aug. 28 5111 5071 4970 4959 4920 4972 4938 4914 5038 5033 5070 4913 5025 5002 4970 Dee" 2 May 5 Aug. 28 Dec. 2 Aug. 28

Name of Person. Date of Issue. No. * Abrahams, Henry Leopold . . Baddily, James William Baird, David Bak, Jacob Andersen Barron, Tom Douglas Bartlett, George Henry Becker, James Betts, Frederick James 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 3600 3059 3044 3605 3579 3048 3022 3574 Bingham, Frederick James .. Aug. 28 May 5 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 May 5 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 20 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 3689 Bowman, Thomas Boyd, Robert James 3594 3646 Burnip, Ebenezer Sinclair 3685 Cameron, Reginald Lloyd Carran, John Victor 3604 3614 Chisholm, Lachlan Collinson, George. Richard Craig, Gatland Perry Craighead, David Bruce Croker, Henry Milford 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 May 20 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 Dee. 2 May 26 1920. Mar. 2 3086 3626 3587 3617 3092 Culley, Frederick James Gumming, John Clinic, James Hunt 3635 3001 3583 Dale, Alexander Kirk Dalziel, Peter Spillane 3670 3084 Davis, Maurice Vernon Dell, Percy 1919. Aug. 28 3023 3010 Doran, William James Eaton, James Eisenhut, John Jacob Elliott, John Gillow Ellis, Edward 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 26 Dec. 2 May 26 Mav 5 1920. Mar. 2 3087 3593 3000 3589 3575 Ellis, Thomas Henry , . 3074

Name of Person. Date of Issue. No. Elmos, Arthury Henry Evans, Arthur John Finlayson, Donald 1919. May 5 Aug. 28 3572 3018 3019 Fisher, David 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 3093 Freshney, John Benjamin Gaffey, John Christopher Gibbs, Arthur Roland Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 5 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 5 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 3032 3029 3053 Gilchrist, James Scott 3688 Gladwin, Walter Frederick . . Green, Thomas Hillier 3636 3655 Guy, John McDonald 3081 Gyde, Arthur John.. 3570 Hamilton, Colin Roy 3672 Handisidee, Thomas William 3580 Hanley, Ernest John William 3691 Hardy, John Hartland, John Reginald Hay, Donald Horan, Sylvester Francis 3650 3002 3642 3597 Hunter, James William Ingram, John Garden Johnson, Charles Johnson, Edward Kennard, Brenzett George .. Kerr, Albert James King, Ernest John King, William Levis, James Louden, John Maedonald, John Murray McGrath, Stephen John McKegg, Thomas Henry McKenzie, Robert Mitchell , . May 26 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 5 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 Dee. 2 Aug. 28 3090 3569 3647 3003 3050 3613 3601 3588 3637 36.15 3627 3033 3057 31.45 May 20 Aug. 28 Dec.' 2 ?»

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Return of Locomotive-engine Drivers to whom Certificates of Competency have been granted from the 1st April, 1919, to the 31st March, 1920.

Return of Traction-engine Drivers to whom Certificates of Competency have been granted from the 1st april, 1919, to the 31st march, 1920.

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Name of FersoQ. Date of K „ Issue. Ko - I McLean, Lachlan Donald McLoughlin, Patrick Joseph.. McMurehie, David McWhirtor, William Malcolm Mack, Archibald William Malone, James Manihara, Moses Mansfield, Richard Marks, Sealey Maslen, William James Mason, Joseph Matthews, Solomon Edward. , Mayes, Charles Alexander Milligan, Samuel Morgan, Joshua Walter Morgan, William Joseph Mundy, Richard Roderick .. Mullins, John Nation, Leslie Ryder O'Hanlon, Frederick George. . 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 May 5 May 26 May 5 Aug. 28 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 May 26 Aug. 28 3021 3640 3577 3592 3566 3009 3058 3002 3598 3631 3024 3641 3505 3585 3067 3590 3507 3009 3606 3003 Dec. 2 May 5 May 26 Dec. 2 May 26 May 5 Aug. 28 Oliver, Alan Doc. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 5 Dec. 2 3682 Orlowski, Michael Francis Orinsby, Henry .. Palmer, Arthur Pasfield, Harold Norman Pearso, Walter Penberthey, Arthur John Bennett Pink, Allan Poad, Albert Edward Campbell Rattlcy, James Robertson, James Roxburgh, James Savage, James Schafer, 'Ernest Skilton, Percy Clarence Aug. 28 May 5 Aug. 28 May 26 Aug. 28 3570 3604 3051 3625 3571 3611 3586 3008 3599 3595 3581 3020 3553 3573 May 26 May 5 Aug. 28 May 5

Name of Pereon. Date of Issue. No. Slaughter, Hugh. Victor Mark Smith, Sidney Charles Thomas Joseph Snell, William John 1919. Dec. 2 May 26 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 3649 3591 3670 Stewart, Charles James Stilwell, Ralph Stratford, Edmund Francis Strong, Herbert Onslow 3030 3668 3052 3038 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 Taylor, Charles George Taylor, Ernest Edward Thomas, Richard Allan 3677 3073 3078 Tregerthon, John Driver Trembath, Thomas. . Tripp, Richard Henry Vincent, George Wakefield, William Walker, William Herbert Ward, Henry .. .. Watson, George McLay Watson, Stanley Vivian 1919. Dec. 2 Aug. 28 3654 3010 3039 3034 3582 3578 3590 3665 3643 jj May 5 May 26 Dec. 2 Weale, James Philip Wearn, Alfred 1920. Mar. 2 3675 3679 Weeks, Henry John West, Bert Wilkinson, Francis Alexander Willeocks, John Edward 1919. Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. May 26 3612 3676 3628 3660 Wornall, Percy Taiori 3683 Young, Thomas Gardner 3584

Name of Person. Johnson, John Richard Lee, Ernest William Leslie .. Peace, William Date of N „ Issue. "° 1919. .. May 26 11 .. Dec. 2 13 .. May 26 12

Name of Pel Sharplin, Allan Jeffrey Thomson, John George Name of Person. in t « KM m. Date of N „ Issue. No - 1919. .. Mav 5 10 .. „ 9

Name of Person. Date of „ Issue. JNo - Anderson, William Baigont, Arthur Thompson . . Barker, George Wilfred 1919. May 5 Dec. 2 225 259 288 Beattie, John Andrew Bell, William, jun. 1920. Mar. 2 306 291 Blake, Charles Brighton, Gavin Bungard, Peter 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 May 5 Dee. 2 255 277 307 Butland, Henry Caithness, John . . Clark, David Eraser 287 228 278

Name of Person. Name of Person, Date of N Issue. WOi Clarke, Henry Albert Ooates, John Murray Patrick Codd, Albert Henry Coffey, William Cormack, Peter Patterson Dixon, Geoffrey Marmaduke Douds, James Duncan, Robert 1919. Aug. 28 Deo. 2 May 26 Dec. 2 Aug.J28 ..1 252 262 232 271 264 240 242 238 Dunsboe, William 1920. Mar. 2 313 Durston, Alfred Edward 1919. Dee. 2 256 Elliott, Andrew 1920. Mar. 2 302

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Return of Winding (Steam) Engine Drivers to whom Certificates of Competency have been granted from the 1st April, 1919, to the 31st March, 1920.

Return of Winding (Electric) Engine Driver to whom Certificate of Competency has been granted from the 1st April, 1919, to the 31st March, 1920.

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Name of Person. Date of Vn Issue. Emmerson, Henry Everest, Horace Stanley Farquharson, James Farr, Allan Stephen Fox, William George, Alexander 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 May 26 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 May 26 Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 239 272 293 273 230 279 Gerrard, Colin Goodlet, Colin Gray, Robert Charles 312 233 294 Hamilton, Lloyd Hampton, James Christopher Hanafin, Michael Harris, Joseph Stephen Haynes, Francis Allan Henderson, Samuel James .. !>> Aug. 28 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 268 274 269 250 270 244 Ireland, Peter Alexander Jcffcries, Thomas 303 295 236 Jones, James Peter 1919. Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 Kitts, William Latham, Edward Reginald .. 1919. May 5 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 298 308 225 282 Laurie, James Lindsay, Alexander Logan, John 304 Lorenz, Thomas Hunt MoCulloch, Walter McDonald, Hugh 248 257 280 McDonald, William Atkinson MacDougall, Roland Osborne McElhinney, Joseph McKay, Charles Stewart 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dee. 2 Aug. 28 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 309 263 251 276 MoKenzie, Angus ... 310 McKissock, David Andrew .. McLaughlin, John Michelle, Richard Harvey, jun. Dec'.' 2 241 253 283

Name of Person. Date of Issue. No Miller, Frederick David Morton, William 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 299 284 O'Connor, James David 289 O'Connor, Thomas O'Dwyer, John O'Dwyer, Joseph Peter Patterson, James Andrew Pearson, George Henry Pearson, James Penfold, David Charles Poole, Charles Ralph Dec. 2 Aug. 28 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 246 260 261 258 245 285 249 281 Poole, Eric Tuckwell Reed, Ralph Edward 311 305 Robinson, Herbert Senior, Alfred Irvine Smeed, Charles 1919. May 26 234 235 265 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 Smith, James Thomas Spark, George Martin 292 300 Staunton, Thomas Augustine Stewart, David Templer, Alan William Thomas, Samuel Thompson, Horace Tiffen, James Edward Tozer, Ernest Martin 1919. May 5 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 Aug. 28 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dec. 2 May 20 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Dee. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Aug. 28 Dec. 2 Aug. 28 227 301 266 243 297 267 231 Warrington, George James Hudson .. 290 Whyte, Alexander Ramsay 286 Williams, Alexander 290 Woods, William Wornall, Percy Taieri ; Wratt, Howard Edward 247 275 254

Name of Person. Date of w . Issue. N0 - Archer, Alexander Donald Brown, James Moscow Dunstan, Arthur William Hipkins, Sidney Hampton Pettigrew, David Miller 1919. May 26 Aug. 28 Dee. 2 565 566 569 570 564 May 26

Name of Person. Date of Wn Issue. No - Ree, Andrew Ruffin, Reginald Campbell . . Secombe, William Frederick 1920. Mar. 2 1919. Doc. 2 Aug. 28 571 568 507

Fame of Person. I ' I Date of N Issue. "- 1 - Payne, George James 1920. .. Mar. 2 63

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Name of Person Date of Issue. No. Adams, Arthur Victor Adams, Martin Thomas Arnold, Francis Bailey, Albert Bartlcy, Russell Howard Baxter, Andrew Billman, Leonard 1919. Oct. 3 June 19 914 885 882 906 883 875 917 Oct'.' 3 June 19 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 16 Boanas, Arthur Thomas Bolgor, James 973 946 Burns, Angu" Sidney Carroll, John William Cassoy, James Chammen, Claude Charles Coan, James Edward Conn, David 1919. Dec. 2 918 928 919 935 907 915 Oct'.' 3 Connor, William Patrick Cook, Frederick Benjamin .. Coulter, John Percy Grosser, David Craig 1920. Mar, 16 955 954 951 945 Davison, William George do Malmanehe, Robert Andrew Dobbin, James St. Clair 1919. June 19 Doe. 2 June 19 1920. Mar. 16 897 942 876 Duniblcton, Lawrence Philip Dunlop, William Henry 956 957 Edmonds, Arthur Edward . . Edwards, Alfred Henry 1919. Oct. 3 1920. Mar. 16 1919. Oct. 3 898 958 Edwards, Arthur Robert Evans, William Harold Eyers, Charles Henry Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 16 1919. Oct. 3 899 909 943 Fowler, George Andrew 959 Gordon, Goodwin Grant, William Henry Graydon, Wilfred Wesley Hampshire, Ralph Victor Harradence, Ernest Harrison, William Richard . . Hazlett, Ernest Charles Juno 19 Oct. 3 June 19 Oct. 3 1920. Mar. 16 1919. Oct. 3 Dec. 2 June 19 1920. Mar. 16 1919. June 19 Dec. 2 903 902 913 886 910 887 900 Hcllaby, George William 960 Hipwoll, James Henry Hollcy, Alfred Ernest Holmes, William Henry 908 936 888 Hudson, John Henry 947 Hurley, Jesse James Hynes, Roger Frederick Ingle, Charles Ives, Ernest Jackson, Joseph Harold Johnston, Robort >, 894 920 921 941 877 904 Jones, Stanley Gordon Keen, Robert Keilar, Alan »♦ Juno 19 Oct. 3 1920. Mar. 16 1919. June 19 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 16 1919. June 19 972 889 937 Leng, William Christopher . . 948 Lowry, Edgar James 878 1

Name of Person. Date of „ Issue. *">• McBride, David McCurdy, William George McDouglas, Charles Cornelius McGrath, Herbert James Mclnnos, Alexander Henry McLaughlin, John James Herbert McMillan, William Corsan Martin, David 1920. Mar. 16 1919. June 19 Dec. 2 June 19 Dec. 2 June 19 Dec. 2 950 895 932 890 922 879 923 944 Mitchell, George Munt, Hector Maedonald North, Walter Olney, Richard Edward 1920. Mar. 16 1919. June 19 Oct. 3 Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 16 961 891 905 933 Peacock, Gavin Douglas Penman, Frederick Abraham Herbert 962 963 Phillips, John Reeve, Vincent Eric Rizzi, George 1919. Dec. 2 June 19 938 892 896 Roberts, Ernest Roberts, William Kirk 1920. Mar. 10 1919. Oct. 3 1920. Mar. 10 971 91 1 Robinson, Leonard Burleigh.. Sefton, Raymond Craekenthorpe 964 965 Sharp, Robert Sherry, George Frederick Taylor Smith, Robert Henry Smith, Robert James 1919. Dec. 2 1920. Mar. Hi 1919. Dec. 2 1920. Mar. 2 1919. June 19 Dec. 2 Oct. 3 1920. Mar. 16 1919. Dec. 2 930 949 929 966 Sneddon, David Stewart, David James Stewart, George 880 927 916 Slocks, William 975 Swain, Walter Taylor, Swanherald James William Thompson, James Benjamin Thomson, William Thorburn, Arthur Ronald Thorburn, Reggie Hunter Trower, Albert June 19 Oct. 3 Dee. 2 934 924 893 901 925 920 939 Urry, Llewellyn William Robert John.. Utteridgc, George 1920. Mar. 16 1919. Juno 19 1920. Mar. Hi 967 881 Wainwright, William Henry Ward, Goorge Albert Ward, Herbert .. 968 969 952 Ward, Morrie Burns 1919. Oct. 3 1920. Mar. 16 912 Watson. Ralph Williams, Joseph Edward 953 974 Wilson, John Biggar Winchester, Bertie Henry 1919. Dec. 2 931 940 Withington, John Andrew 1920. Mar. 16 1919. June 19 970 Wyatt, James 884

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Number of Candidates who were examined for Extra First-class Engineer, First- and Second-class Stationary, Winding (Steam and Electric), Locomotive and Traction, Locomotive, and Traction Engine Drivers' and Electric-tram Drivers' Certificates from the 1st April, 1919, to the 31st March, 1920.

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! ! Place. Extra First. P. F. First 01ass. Second Class. Winding. Steam. Electric. Locomotive and Traction Locomotive. Traction. Eleotric Tram. Total. P, F. •- o H 1 I P. F. P. F. P. F. P. F. P. F. P. F. p. !f. P. j F. ♦Auokland Awanui Blenheim Caberfeidh *Carterton ♦Christchurch Cromwell *Dannevirko *Dunedin Eltham *Gisborne * Greymouth ♦Hamilton ♦Invercargill Karamea Kutarero Levin Manaia Manakau Masterton Matamau ♦Napier ♦Nelson ♦New Plymouth .. Norsewood Oamaru.. '.. Okato Opotiki ♦Opunake Otaki Owaka Pahiatua ♦Palmorston North Pohokura Raetihi Raglan South Norsewood ♦Stratford Takaka Taumarunui Tauranga Thames ♦Timaru ♦Wanganui ♦Wellington ♦Westport Whakatane ♦Whangarei 1 2 9 2 5 9 6 2 i 1 1 i 2 1 6 1 1 2 26 I 1 3 10 1 3 12 1 2 17 16 9 1 2 1 1 2 2 11 9 6 5 1 i 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 20 i 8 i 2 12 2 5 2 1 i 2 2 1 2 2 1 15 19 1 19 1 2 4 1 i i 4 23 5 is 6 3 '■4 85 1 2 1 5 41 1 3 52 1 5 43 25 43 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 9 19 14 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 III 2 2 1 3 4 1 1 4 4 2 1 8 3 i 8 1 2 13 3 93 1 o 1 5 44 1 4 (ill 1 6 45 38 46 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 13 23 10 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 18 2 2 1 1 2 2 i 3 3 1 5 2 2 1 2 4 1 4 .. I i 8 i 1 6 6 13 15 3 1 8 1 6 26 20 70 4 1 12 i 1 I 1 i n 2 3 i 18 i i 2 4 40 2 3 6 21 2; 71 2 1 •• '■■' 4 1 12 Totals .. i 3 l 2 51 207 28 6 1 1 07 5 6 9 100 1 71 24 90 531 00:

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Return showing the Names of Owners of Additional Boilers and Transfers which require to be in Charge of Certificated Engine-drivers.

Name of Owner. Where Boiler used. Purposes for which used. Horse- j power Diameter of Cylinders of of Engine in Inches. Boiler. Class of Driver required. Additional Boilers; Names of late Owners of Transferred Boilers; and also showing where Size of Cylinders are now amended. AUCKLAND DIST1 JOT. Adams, H. H. Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company Auckland Harbour Board Tararu Creek Southdown Auckland ,, Air compressing and 40 crushing Freezing-works .. 84 84 84 Suction-dredge .. 93 93 Pumping 1. 56 56 56 Dredging .. 20 General .. .. 5 Steaming .. 141 13 19 and 28 19 and 28 19 and 28 16 and 26, 12 and 24 16 and 26, 12 and 24 Two 14 and 26 Two 14 and 26 Two 14 and 26 8 and 13, two 5, one 4 6J Four 12. two 18J, one 16 Ditto Second First Late New Sylvia Gold-mining Company. Size of cylinders amended. ,, Auckland Shingle Company Chamberlain, E. .. Colonial Sugar Refining Company .. Chelsea .. Traction First Additional. Size of cylinders amended. 141 168 168 141 ,, Fausett and Grant Gardner Bros, and Parker Papakura New Lynn 141 Suear-refinina . ■ 35 38 Steaming .. 35 35 190 Sawmill .. .. 8 Brickworks .. 43 56 Hauling .. .. 7 Sawmill .. .. 68 Freezing .. .. 79 Steaming '.. 79 Chemical works .. 25 General .. .. 5 Cheese-factory .. 30 Crane .. .. 11 Two 24, two 22, three 14, five 16, four 12, two 18J, one 16 Ditto Two 12, two 24 .. Two 12, two 24 .. Two 12, two 24 .. Two 12, two 24 .. Four 12 .. oi and 11 14 4 and 7 .. 16 12 12 10 and 17 7i 6} Two 9 .. Traction First Second Locomotive and traction First .. Second " ,, Late J. Burns and Co. (Limited). Size of cvlinders amended. - Gilbred, Darcy .. Goldie, D.. and Sons Hellaby, R. and W. Manurewa Auckland Additional. Late Waitemata Sawmilling Company. Size of cylinders amended. Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. Madill, J. J. New Zealand Dairy Association (Limited) New Zealand Government Lands and SurveyDepartment New Zealand Laundry Company New Zealand Government Mental Hospitals Department Northern Steamship Company Parker-Lamb Timber Company Westfield Tuakau .. Akaaka .. Thames .. First Traction Second Late B. A. Scanlon. Late Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Company. Additional. Auckland Avondale Laundry .. . . 43 Steaming .. 30 10 9 Size of cylinders amended. Auckland Hoisting .. . . 25 Sawmill .. .. 74 85 Two 5. two 6 20J 204. First ,, 3, ,, 33 I

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Name of Owner. Where Boiler used. H orsePiirniwes for which n_ l )0wer Diameter of Cylinders of Purposes lor wmcn used. of Engine in Inches. Boiler. Class of Driver required. Additional Boilers; Names of late Owners of Transferred Boilers ; and also showing where Size of Cylinders are now amended. AUCKLAND DIS' rRICT-— continued. Smeed, W. .. . . .. .. Tuakau .. Smeed, W. A. .. .. .. .. „ Steel Construction Company .. .. Auckland Takapuna Tramway and Ferry Company .. Takapuna Talisman Consolidated Gold-mining Company. . Karangahake Thames County Council .. .. .. Thames .. Waihi Gold-mining Company .. .. Waihi ,, .... Waikino . . .... Waihi Waihi Grand Junction Gold-mining Company.. „ Waitemata County Council .. .. Point Chevalier Wilson, J. R. .. .. .. .. Morningside Wilson and Canham . . .. .. Panmure.. Wilson's (New Zealand) Portland Cement Com- Warkworth .. j General . . .. 5 .. i Hauling .. .. 6 Steelmaking .. 25 Tramwavs .. 23-36 „ .. 23-36 Pumping and wind- 95 ing . . Ditto .. .. 95 .. ! General .. .. 6 Winding . . .. 70 Steaming .. 40 Winding .. .. 70 . . Sawmill . . .. 40Pumping and wind- 145 ing .. Ditto .. .. 145 I .. „ .. .. 88 88 Winding .. .. 62 80 Quarry . . .. 12 .. | „ .. .. 67 .. | Fellmongery .. 20 .. I Steaming.. .. 70 51 and 8 . . .. Traction .. .. Additional. 4 and 7 .. .. „ .. .. Late Auckland Citv Council. 14 .. .. Second .. .. Late D. Goldie. Two 12 .. .. Locomotive .. .. Additional. Two 12 . . 18 and 35 .. First and winding .. Size of cylinders amended. 18 and 35 8J- .. .. Traction .. .. Late W. A. Smeed. Two 18 .. .. Winding .. .. Size of cylinders amended. 8 .. .. Second .. .. ,, Two 18 .. .. Winding .. .. „ 14-J- .. .. First .. 60 and 110 .. First and winding .. „ 60 and 110 60 and 110 60 and 110 Two 10 . . .. Winding .. .. Late Waihi Extended Gold-mining Company. Two 12 .. .. „ .. .. Size of cylinders amended. Two 8J .. .. Second .. .. Late Auckland City Council. 16i .. .. First .. .. .. Size of cylinders amended. Two 12-1 • - .. „ .. 21| and 44J-, 17-& „ .. and 29J, one 16J, one 30, one 9 Ditto .. „ .. pany Ditto „ .. .. 70 „ .. .. 70 ., .. .. 72 236 AUCKLAND NORTH L USTRICT. Dargaville Timber Company .. ... Dargaville Hamilton and Jones .. .. .. Mokau Hawkins, J. S. .. .. .. Tangawahine Kaitaia Co-operative Dairy Company .. Kaitaia .. Kauri Timber Company .. .. .. Kawiti .. New Zealand Government Lands and Survey Kaitaia .. Department Slater Bros. .. .. .. .. Victoria Valley Whangarei County Council.. .. .. Whangarei Whangaroa County Council .. .. Whangaroa Wilson's (New Zealand) Portland Cement Com- Portland .. pany Ditto .. Sawmill .. .. 52 Hauling . . .. 8 Sawmill .. .. 65 Butter-factory .. 30 .. Hauling .. .. 19J .. I Dredging.. .. 18 Sawmill .. .. 25 Stone-crushing .. 5 General .. .. 8 Generator .. 50 50 Nil .. .. Second .. .. I Late R. P. Gibbons (Limited). 7 and Hi .. ; Locomotive and traction j Late Parker and Lamb. 14J .. .. ! First .. .. .. j Late Direct Supply Furniture Company. 12 .. .. Second .. .. j Additional. Two 8f . . Two 8 . . .. j .. .. | 10 '-_ .. .. Locomotive and traction Late McKenzie and Stirling. 6f and 11 J .. Traction .. .. Additional. Turbine . . .. First .. .. .. Late New Zealand Portland Cement Company.

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_. TH J-i-J_J_.i> -_ O . <-> J- i-1 uioiniei. Barr, R. G. Beggs, David Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Company Innis, C. L., and Co. McLean, D., and Co. Manawaru Cheese-factory Company New Zealand Dairy Association (Limited) Kopaki .. .. Sawmill .. .. I 20 Bruntwood .. „ .. .. 7 Hautapu .. Cheese-factory .. 35 Monovale .. ,, .. 26 Hamilton .. Brewery .. .. 16 Raglan .. .. Pile-driving .. 30 Manawaru .. Cheese-factory .. 30 Matamata .. Dried-milk factory 40 50 Matangi .. .. ,, 95 „ .. „ 95 Frankton Junction Freezing .. .. 88 12 9 8 Two 8i . . Nil One 8, one 13 13 11 and 19 11 and 19 144 Two 8|- .. Second Traction Second .. First Second .. First Second Late Kotukii Oilfields Syndicate. Late T. Henwood. Size of cylinders amended. Additional. Size of cylinders amended. Late W. Forrest. New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Bacon and Meat Packing Company New Zealand Government Public Works Department Orini Sawmilling Company Parker-Lamb Timber Company Manunui .. I Stone-crushing .. 16 Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited) Te Hoe .. .. | Sawmill .. .. 20 Hangatiki .. „ .. .. 52 „ .. i Hauling .. .. 9 Huntly .. .. I Air-compressors .. 158 „ .. .. j Pumping and air- 72 compressors .. Ditto .. .. 72 .. „ .. .. 72 ,, .. .. Air-compressors .. 158 W r aihou .. .. Cheese-factory .. 25 Te Aroha West .. Glaxo-factory .. 83 50 ,, .. ,, 57 57 ..45 Otorohanga .. Dairy factory .. 27 - 9 12 16 Two 8 .. 9| and 18 Two 18 .. Two 18 .. Two 18 .. 9| and 18 10 12J and 22 12i and 22 12J and 22 12i an d 22 121 an d 22 12 7 and 11 J Two 8 .. 6 and 10 .. 6 and 10 .. 14J Two 8|- .. 7i Nil .. First Locomotive .. First Second .. First Second .. First Locomotive Traction Second Late A. Hossack. Late Kauri Timber Company. Late Northern Timber Company. Size of cylinders amended. Late Te Aroha Dairy Company. Additional. Size of cylinders amended. Late Te Kuiti District Co-operative Dairy Com pany. .. I Late F. Seifert. Late Griffiths Bros, and Jordan. Size of cylinders amended. Late R. J. Hynes. Additional. .. Late W. J. Shaw. Additional. Thames Valley Co-operative Dairy Company.. Waihou Valley Co-operative Dairy Company .. Waikato Co-operative Dairy Company Waikato Flax-milling Company Tauhei .. .. Flax-mill .. 12 Te Kauwhata .. „ .. | 16 Hamilton .. Laundry- work .. 37 37 Waitoa .. .. Flax-mill.. .. 40 Waitomo Valley .. Hauling .. .. 13'8 Hairini .. .. Chaff-cutting .. 6 Waharoa .. Milk-powder factorv 132 132 132 Waikato Hospital Board Waitoa Flax-milling Company Waitomo Sawmilling Company Walker, J. S. Zealandia Co-operative Milk Foods (Limited) 1 -. | „ ..I Anson, George Bailey, R. Barker, George Bowman, E. A. Campbell Bros. Canterbury Frozen Meat and Dairy Produce Company Ditto CANTERBURY DIf ITRICT. Christchurch .. | General .. .. 8 Ashley .. .. Chaff-cutting .. 6 Loburn .. .. „ .. 8 Oxford .. .. General .. .. 8 Christchurch .. Motor- wagon .. 5 Belfast .. .. Manure-mixing .. 15 9 8 9 6J and 10 4 and 6 .. Nil Traction Second Additional. Late Batchelor and Co. Late W. Gee. Late J. Mills. Late Canterbury Frozen Meat Company. Size of cylinders amended. Central Dairy Company „ .. „ ..15 „ .. „ ..15 Addington .. ; Butter-factory .. 16 » * * 7 and 11 .

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Name of Owner. Where Boiler used. Purposes for which used. Horsepower Diameter of Cylinders of of Engine in Inches. Boiler. Class of Driver required. Additional Boilers ; Names of late Owners of Transferred Boilers; and also showing where Size of Cylinders are now amended. I CANTERBUI ,Y Dl 'STRICT— continued. Christchurch Tramway Board Cooper Bros. .. .. Croy, A. Dainties Limited Doreen, F. G. Douds, James Dovle, R. B. Garland, J. E. Garlick Bros. Greer, David Gurdler, TI. Hamilton, W. Hampton Bros. Hayes, William Homebush Brick and Coal Company Hunsley 7 , William Hunt, A. E. L. . . Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Company (Limited) Kowai County Council Lill, Frederick .. .. McMillan, D. Mcintosh, Donald Maddren Bros. Mehrtens, H. J. .. Neiman, George New Zealand Government Mental Hospitals Department North Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Ditto North Canterbury Milling Company Paparua County Council Pearson, W. G. Rossiter, A. .. .. Scott Bros. Smith, D. J. Smith Sawmilling Company^ Christchurch Oxford Brookside Christchurch Loburn Ashley Leeston Christchurch Oxford Papanui Christchurch Southbrook Southbridge Halswell Glentunnel Christchurch West Melton Kaiapoi Road-wagon General .. Threshing Biscuit-factory General Chaff-cutting General Road-wagon General tl 8 24 j 6 ! 6 ! 9 I 6 I 6 I 8 8 8 8 5 45 15 8 16 4-J and 7 .: I Traction 6 j and lOi 6f and 11 Nil .. . . Second S_ .. .. Traction 8 6J and 10 4 and 7 .. .. ,, 8 Q_ and 10 9 6|andll 8 and 5_ .. .. „ .. .. First 12 and 21 9 .. ... Traction 7 and 11 \ .. Second Late Christchurch Brick Company. Late E. Herman. Late F. Pierson. Late Atlas Biscuit Company. Late Quinlan and Carney. Late Joseph Skilling. Late R. B. Coe. Additional. Late Humm and Co. Late H. Gibb. Late Everest and Sons. Late J. J. Matthews. Late F. Quigley. Size of cylinders amended. Late Homebush Pottery Company. Size of cylinders amended. Late the Clinton Estate. Late Vangioni and Walker. Chaff- cutting Pottery-works Sawmill General .. W 7 oollen-factory .. Road-works Threshing General 5 20 I 8 8 I 30 j I Balcairn Dunsandel Waddington Woodgrove Christchurch Rangiora.. Annat Sunnyside I Twine-manufacturing General 6J and 11 .. Traction 9" .. .. [ 7 .. .. I 61 and 10J .. : 12| and 21 .. I First 9 . . .. I Traction 9-4-16 • • • • I 33 Two 12, six 4, two 3 I First Additional. Late James Walker. Late Humm and Co. Late H. J. Mehrtens. Size of cylinders amended. Late D. Mcintosh. Late Charles Wroth. Size of cylinders amended. Heating and cooking Christchurch Heating 27 One 11, one 5, two 5 ,, Cust Sockburn Southbrook Rangiora Christchurch Kirwee Christchurch Fouor-mill General 40 20 6 8 8 6 7 56 Hi .. .. „ 7 and 12 .. Second 5J and 9 .. Traction 9 6J and 11 8 12 and 20 .. First Additional. Late Ralph Gardner. Late Malvern County Council. Late H. Storer. Size of cylinders amended. Additional. Late G. D. Smith. Size of cylinders amended. Sowden, F. G. Storer, Edward Thorne, M. Thornley, Samuel Tizzard, S. .. .. Waimairi County Council Ward, G. - " .. Aylesbury Bennett's Junction Hororata.. Hawarden Robinson's Bay Papanui Hornby .. . ■ Sawmill and electric light Threshing General 8 5 S 8 9 8 8 6J and 10J .. Traction 5J and 8 .. „ 6 and lOi 6_ and 10 61 and 10 9 .. .. „ ' 9 .. .. ' Additional. Late T. Reid. Late T. A. Shields. Late T. A. Staunton. Late C. Marshall. Size of cylinders amended. Additional. Hauling General

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Name of Owner. Where Boiler used. HorsePurposes for which used. P 0w6r Boiler. Diameter of Cylinders of Engine in Inches. Class of Driver required. Additional Boilers ; Names of late Owners of Transferred Boilers; and also showing where Size of Cylinders are now amended. NELSON SOUTH DISTRICT —continued. Morris and Co. .. .. .. .. Cronadun New Zealand Government State Coal-mines .. Rewanui .. Point Elizabeth Coal-mining Company .. Brunner .. Waitahu Coal Company .. .. .. Waitahu .. Westland Gold Prospecting Company .. Humphrey's Westland Sawmilling Company .. .. Cameron's Westport Coal Company .. .. .. Denniston Westport-Stockton Coal Company .. .. Ngakawau Sawmill .. .. 14 7 and 12.. .. Second Mining .. .. 64 7 and 11, one 12, „ one 6, two 4 20 One 12. one 8 35 Two S_, two 5 60 12 Hauling .. .. 23 Two 9J .. .. Locomotive Dredging.. .. 55 8 and 12f .. First .. Sawmill .. .. 64 14J .. .. „ .. Power-house .. 20 14J .. .. ,, Mining .. .. 83 Two 12, two 17, two ,, .. 26, two 8, one 6, one 5i 83 Ditto '.. .. „ .. Additional. Size of cylinders amended. Additional. Late D. Ziman and Co. Late Murray's Freehold Gold-dredging Company. Additional. • • I OTAGO DISTRICT. Late G. Porter. Additional. Late Dawson and McKechnie. Late J. J. Henderson. Late Ireland and Co. Size of cylinders amended. Late T. Jenkins. Late Smellie Bros. Late Barewood Gold-mining Company. Anderton, Edwin .. .. .. Milton Brown Bros, and Loudon .. .. .. Abbotsford Christie and Begg.. .. .. .. Ratanui .. Crawford, T. P. .. .. .. .. Oamaru .. Dennison, F. W. .. .. .. .. ,, Fleming and Co. .. .. .. .. Milton Garlick, Charles, and Co. .. .. .. Heriot Hay, William .. .. .. .. : Macrae's Flat Kaitangata Co-operative Dairy Company .. Kaitangata General .. .. 8 19 .. .. Traction Fellmongery .. 20 11J .. .. Second Sawmill .. .. 20 Two 10 .. Threshing .. 8 6| and 10J .. Traction Steam-wagon .. 5 Two 4J .. .. ,, Flour-mill .. 25 12| and 22J .. j First General .. .. 8 9 .. .. Traction Chaff-cutting .. 7 8{ Creamery and cheese- 16 6| .. .. Second factory Threshing and chaff- 8 9 .. .. Traction cutting General .. .. 8 9 Dairy factory .. 16 6| .. .. Second Chaff-cutting .. 6 8 .. .. Traction Pile-driving .. 16 Two 7 .. .. Second Kean, Martin .. .. .. .. j Waiwera South Late J. Main. McClelland, Robert .. .. .. j Heriot .. Momona Dairy Factory .. .. .. Momona .. Middleton, Thomas .. .. .. Wangaloa New Zealand Government Public Works Kaitangata Department Reid Bros. .. .. .. .. Toiro Ross and Glendining .. .. .. Roslyn Late F. J. Thurston. Late Otago Central Foundry. Late A. Campbell and Co. Late J. Knewstubb. General .. .. 6 7} .. .. Traction Woollen-mill .. 118 18 and 32 .. First 118 18 and 32 118 18 and 32 Motor-wagon .. 6 Two !_.. .. Traction Hauling .. .. 8 9 Freezing and electric 64 15 and 28,12| and 23, First power 10 and 16J Ditto .. .. 64 Ditto ..118 „ .. .. „ Miniature railway .. 314 Two 2J .. .. Locomotive General .. .. 8 9| .. ..' Traction Late Reid and Gray. Additional. ,, .. .. .. Dunedin .. South Otago Freezing-works .. .. i Finegand Late Dunedin City Council. Late G. Petrie. Size of cylinders amended. Steffens, John" .. .. .. .. St. Clair .. Williams, A. .. .. .. . Ratanui .. Additional. Late H. Russell.

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Black Diamond Coal Company (Limited) . . Nightcaps Brighton, Gavin .. .. .. .. ,, Butler, C. J. .. .. .. .. Awarua Plains Butler, Frederick .. .. .. .. Lochiel .. Butler, J. T. .. .. .. .. W T inton .. Clive, James .. .. .. .. Spar Bush Cowan and Caithness .. .. .. Waituna Craig, W. B. .. .. .. .. Riversdale Crooks, John .. .. .. .. W 7 airio Denniston, John .. .. .. .. Riversdale Dixon, F. and T. .. .. .. .. Mataura .. Donaghy, Patrick.. .. .. .. Dipton .. Ewan, H. Ferrier, Robert .. .. .. .. Waituna .. Graham, J. P. .. .. .. .. Mataura .. Halliday Bros. .. .. .. .. Kamahi .. Holmes, H., and Son (Limited) .. .. Rosedale Invercargill Borough Council .. .. Invercargill McDonald, H. .. .. .. .. j Seaward Downs McKay and Co. .. .. .. .. Tihaka .. McKinnon, A., jun. .. .. .. Gore McKenzie Bros. .. .. .. .. Isla Bank McLean. James .. .. .. .. Blackmount McSkimming and Co. .. .. .. Waikiwi .. Main, W. A. .. .. .. .. Winton .. Mataura Island Dairv Factory .. .. Mataura Island Moffat, T. D. .. .. .. .. Freshford Murihiki Sawmilling Company .. .. Limehills New Zealand Pine Company .. .. Gorge Road New Zealand Sugar-of -Milk and Casein Company Wyndham „ Edendale Ohai Railway Board .. .. .. j Wairio Ray, Alexander .. .. .. .. Mossburn Reynolds Bros. .. .. .. .. Gore Reynolds, W. .. .. .. .. ,, Scammell and Saunders .. .. .. Spar Bush Smith, W., and Co. .. .. .. Nightcaps Sutherland, James .. .. Te Tua .. „ .. .. .. Longbush Thornbury Co-operative Dairy Factory .. Thornbury Traill Bros, and Smythies .. .. .. Longwood Waiau Timber Company .. .. .. Papatotara Hauling General Chaff-cutting General Chaff-cutting Threshing General Chaff-cutting Threshing Chaff-cutting General Flax-mill Sawmill General Woollen-mills Road-roller Pumping Threshing and chaffcutting Sawmill Threshing and chaffcutting General Chaff-cutting Hauling General Dairy-factory Pumping and hauling Sawmill Sugar-of -milk factory Hauling Threshing Chaff-cutting General Hauling Sawmill .. .. Flax-mill.. Dairy factory Sawmill Hauling Sawmill 2 i 8 8 ! 4 | 6i 8 9 7 8 20 20 8 20 48 8 14 8 8 8 8 39 16 14 52 56 50 54 54 144 30 8 6 8 8 18 20 12 25 36 10 55 Two 5 .. 9 9 6J 6J 9 7+ 9 9 6J and 11 5J and 9 .. 6i 9 i_ and 6| 8* 9J and 13| Two 10 .. 9 Nil 5J and 8_ Two 12 .. 9 Two 8_ .. 6_ and" 10J 9 8J 9 7 Two 6, two 6f Two 8J- .. HJ 10 10 Two 10 .. Two 10 .. One 12. one 7 Two 12 & 9 7 9 9 5 and 10 .. Two 10 .. 7| and 11J 5J 12 and U_ Two 7 .. Two 9j .. Locomotive Traction .. First Second Traction Second Traction .. First Traction Second Traction Second Locomotive Traction Second .. First Locomotive Second .. I Late S. Mills. Late John Crooks. Late J. A. Keith. Late John Patterson. .. ; Late Keith and Butler. .. ! Late J. E. Watson and Co. (Limited). .. j Additional. Late McRobie Bros. .. | Late E. Coster. .. I Late W. W. Knowles. .. I Late Thomas Crane. Late F. Dixon. .. I Late H. Ewan. Late E. C. Sinclair and Sons. Size of cylinders amended. Late G. Bichan. .. ; Late William Halliday. .. I Late Electric No. 2 Gold-dredging Compan; Size of cylinders amended. Additional. Late G. Cushnie. .. Late D. McKay. Size of cylinders amended. Late John Lindsay. .. j Late J. King. Late Todd and Wilson. Late J. W. Deegan. Additional. Late Craig and Wilks. Late Keith and Butler. Size of cylinders amended. Additional. Late John Denniston. .. Late F. Trapski. Late N. Knowles. Late J. E. Watson and Co. (Limited). Late Thistle Coal Company. Late Traill Bros, and .. | Size of cylinders amended. .. | Late H. O'Kane. .. [ Size of cylinders amended. .. I Late I. W. Raymond and Co.

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Name of Owner. Where Boiler used. HorsePurpose, for which used. Power Diamete of Boiler. Class of Driver required. Additional Boilers ; Names of late Owners of Transferred Boilers: and also showing where Size of Cylinders are now amended TARANAKI DI! STRICT. Adams. John .. .. ... .. Alton Borthwick, T., and Sons .. .. .. Waitara .. Gilbert J. B., and Sons .. .. .. Castlecliff . , Hawera Co-operative Dairy Company (Limited) Hawera .. ,, Whareroa James and Co. .. .. .. .. Stratford.. Kaupokonui Co-operative Dairy Company .. Waiokura McCluggage, J. .. .. .. Pohokura Ngaere Co-operative Dairy Company ... Ngaere New Zealand Casein Company .. .. Aramoho Patea Farmers' Freezing Company ... .. Patea Pembroke Co-operative Dairy Company .. Pembroke Road Riverdale Co-operative Dairy Company .. Inaha Stratford Farmers' Co-operative Dairy Company Toko Tahora Land and Sawmilling Company ... Tahora ... Taranaki Farmers' Meat Company .. .. New Plymouth Taranaki Producers' Freezing Company ... Moturoa .. Hauling .. ... 5 Freezing .. ... 85 „ .. .. 65 Soapworks .. 40 Cheese-factory .. 31 ..27 Tannery .. .. 35 Cheese-factory .. 25 .. Sawmill .. .. 20 Cheese and butter 34 factorySteaming .. 30 Casein-factory .. 25 17 Freezing .. .. 95 Cheese-factory .. 17 Cheese and butter 38 factory Cheese-factory .. 28 Sawmill .. ... 32 Hauling .. .. 25 Freezing .. .. 42 4 and 6i .. ... Traction 18 and 32 ... First .. 18 and 32 ... „ .. 6J and 9J .. Second 64 6i One 10, one 11 8 12J 9 12 13 .. " 13 9 and 16 .. First .. 9i .. .. Second 10 Late A. Hatrick and Co. Size of cylinders amended. Late Moa Petroleum Company. Size of cylinders amended. Late Wanganui Dairy CompanySize of cylinders amended. Additional. Size of cylinders amended. T. L. Joll Co-operative Dairy Company . . Okaiawa .. W T anganui Corporation Gas Company .. Wanganui Warea Co-operative Dairy Company ... Newall Road Butter -factory ... 16 Gasworks ... 48 26 Cheese-factory ... 20 j 8 13J Two 9J .. .. Locomotive 9 and 15, 10 J and First .. Nil .. .. Second 5 and 12 .. 5 and 12 .. 81- i „ Late H. Brown. Late J. Robson. Additional. Size of cylinders amended. TIMARU DI STRICT. Batchelor, Mrs. H. .. .'. .. St. Andrew's Boulton, A. H. Brosnahan. D. .. .. .'.' .'. Cave Clark, W. J. .. .. .. .'. Levels .. Caffey Bros. .. .. .. .. Mayfield .. Cruickshank, A. .. .. .. .'. Gleniti Dick and Allan .. .. .'. .. Fairlie Ellerv Bros. .'.' .. .'.' .. Ealing Fifield, R. J., and F. .. .'.' .. Woodbury Gascoyne, A. .'.' .. .'. .'. Pleasant Point Gibson. S .. .. .. .. Makikihi General .. .-.- 9 8 8 8 „ .. .. 8 8 8 „ .. 7 8 6 8 8 9 .. .. Traction 9 9 6i and 11 9 ..... 61 and 11 9 61 and 10J 6 and 10 .. 9 6 and 10.. 6andl0i 6 and 101 .. Late R. F. Batchelor. Late D. Munro: Late J. F. Wilson. Additional. Late James Greig. .. Late W. Kellahan. Additional. Late L. Frost. Late J. Kellahan. Late Campbell Bros. Late W. Copeland. Late E. Dann. Late Hopkins Bros. Size of cvlinders amended.

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Gillon, J. Gudsell, A. Hamilton, L. Hamlyn, J. Harris Bros. Henderson Bros. Lane, George Lane, Walker, and Rudkin (Limited) MeLachlan, J., jun. MeLachlan, John Martin, C. .. ..' Meredith and Co. ... .; Meyers, J. Orari Co-operative Dairy Company Quinn Bros. Ruddenklau, H. .. Waimate .. General Winchester .. „ Makikihi .. .. ,, Timaru . . .. ,, Orari .. .. ,, Waimate.. .. ,, Ashburton .. Woollen-factory ,, .. General Temuka .. .. ,, Waimate.. .. ,, Studholme Junction ,, Orari .. .. Dairy factory Makikihi.. .. General Waimate .. ,, 8 9 8 6| and 11 8 9 8 91 10 7 and 11J 8 6J and 10J 6 8i 20 Nil 8 9i 9 i 61 and 10 6 8" 8 9 8 9 16 7 and 111 8 8 9i 61 and 10* '.'. 8 6| and 10J 8 9 10 6| and llf 8 9 27 9 Traction .. .. Late Morrison and Malthus. „ .. .. Additional. ,. .. .. Late A. E. Jackson. ,, .. .. Late Mrs. Scannell. „ .. .. Late J. Mclntyre. ,, .. .. Late T. Lyon. „ .. .. Late Lane Bros. Second .. .. Additional. Traction .. .. Late J. Nelson. ,, .. .. Size of cylinders amended. ,, .. .. Late A. Martin. ,. .. .. Late H. Hayman. „ .. .. Late G. Hicks. Second .. .. Additional. Traction .. .. Late W. Quinn. ,, .. .. Size of cylinders amended. Smith, G. W. Soal, J. L. Stokes, H. Temuka Dairy Company Flemington .. Threshing Tinwald .. .. General Waitohi Flat Temuka . . .. Dairy factory „ .. .. Late J. Copeland. ,, .. .. Late A. E. Church. „ .. .. Late J. Preddy. Second .. .. I Additional. WELLINGTO: DISTRICT. Allender Bros. Belmont Quarry Company Burling, F. W." .. Cook and Cook Co-operative Dairy Producers' Freezing Company (Limited) Couchman, C. T. .. Dominion Ferrolith Company Greytown-Wairarapa Dairy Company Karapote Sawmilling Company Kelburn and Karori Tramway Company Petone .. .. Soapworks Belmont .. .. Stone-crushing Rongomai . .. Sawmill Petone .. .. Woodwork Wellington .. Freezing Petone .. .. Laundry Melling .... .. Tile-factory Greytown , .. Cheese-factory Akatarawa .. Sawmill Wellington .. Cable trams 23 8i 25 13 12 : Two 8J .. 26 10& 40 ! 19 and 28 16 6 16 9 20 61 14 Two 8| .. 26 7 and i6 .. 26 7 and 18.. 25 Nil 6 8 .. 50 14 and 19 6 8 27 12 27 12 12 Two 81 .. 18 10f 20 Nil 22 6 5 7 23 13 19 7 57 One 10, one 16, one 26 47 12 and 20 Second .. .. | Additional. ,, .. .. Late C. and A. Odlin. ,, .. .. Late Parker and Co. ,, .. .. Size of cylinders amended. First .. .. .. Late Wellington Meat Export Compan; Second ... .. I Late Crabtree and Sons. ,, .. .. Size of cylinders amended. „ .. .. Late Reid and Sommerville. First .. .. .. Size of cylinders amended. Kuku Dairy Company Laing. A. Lever Bros. Levin Co-operative Dairy Company McGregor, D. Municipal Milk Depot Martinborough Sawmilling Company Murphy Bros. Newton, J. .. .. Parkvale Co-operative Dairy Company Price, C. Quinlan Bros. Rathbone, Thomas Te Mukanui Flax-milling Compan}' .. Ohau .. .. Dairy factory Levin .. .. General Petone .. .. Soapworks Levin .. .. Butter-factory Gladstone .. Cutting firewood .. Wellington .. Cold storage ,, .. Sterilizing Martinborough .. Sawmill Wellington .. Brickmaking Kaiwarawara .. Steaming Carterton .. Dairy factory Masterton .. Threshing Ihuraua .. .. Saw r mill Carterton .. Woodworking Tokomaru .. Flax-mill Second .. .. Additional. Traction .. .. Size of cylinders amended. First Second .. .. ,, Locomotive and traction Late McGregor Bros. Second .. .. Late Fresh Food and lee Company. „ .. .. Additional. „ .. .. Late Trevor Bros. „ .. .. Additional. Locomotive and traction Late J. A. Scorrar. Second .. .. Late J. Anderson. ,. .. .. Size of cylinders amended. First .. .. .. Late Opui Fibre Company. Tokomaru Flax-milling Company .. .. I ,, • • .1 „ .. .. .. ' Late G. Seifert.

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Return showing the Names of Owners of Additional Boilers and Transfers which require to be in Charge of Certificated Engine-drivers— continued.

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Name of Owner. Where Boiler used. HorsePurnoses for which used power Dia meter of Cylinders of purposes lor wmon used. Qf Engine in Inches. Boiler. ■ I Class of Driver required. j Additional Boilers; Names of late Owners of Transferred Boilers; and also showing where Size of Cylinders are now amended. WELLINGTON DISTRICT— continued. Union Steamship Company (Limited) Uren, Park, and Mackay Vaughan and Wilkinson Wellington City Council Wellington Farmers' Meat Company Wellington Harbour Board Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Wellington Meat Export Company Windsor Manufacturing Company Winter, W. T. .. Wellington Akatarawa Solway .. Wellington Waingawa Wellington Hoisting .. .. 34 ; Four 6, four 7 .. Second .. .. Size of cylinders amended. Sawmill .. .. 16 lOf .. .. „ .. .. Late Riverhead Sawmilling Company. Threshing .. 5 5 and 8J .. .. I Traction .. .. Late E. Jones, Tramway power- 65 One 17, one 24J, one First .. .. .. Size of cylinders amended. house 371 Freezing.. .. 74 191 and 34 .. .. Additional. Fire-engine .. 16 Two 8 .. .. Second .. .. Size of cylinders amended. Laundry .. .. 70 : Nil .. .. „ .. .. Additional. Freezing .. .. 40 j 19 and 28 .. First .. .. .. Size of cylinders amended. Steaming .. 36 Nil .. .. Second .. .. Additional. General .. .. 6 ! 9 .. .. - Locomotive and traction ,, Otaki' .. Andrews and Gray Andrews, Oscar, and Co. Awahuri Co-operative Dairy Company Boness, Thomas A. Byers. H. Carter, F. J. Dixon, R. Feilding Sash and Door Company Sanson .. Pokako .. Kauwhata Feilding .. Shannon Horopito Pokako .. Ohakune WELLINGTON NORTH DISTRICT. Hardie, Thomas A. Holt, R., and Sons Jack, George Jeffries, Thomas Kendrick, Arthur Makotuku Timber Company Nathan, J., and Co. Ashhurst Horopito Pokako .. Stanway .. Marton .. Raetihi .. Bunnythorpe General .. .. 7 81 .. .. Traction .. .. Late W. J. Phillips. Sawmill .. .. 28 11 .. .. Second .. .. Additional. Dairy factory .. 41 7 and 12 .. .. ,, .. .. Size of cylinders amended. General .. .. 6 6 and 10 .. .. Traction .. .. Late 0. Mcllroy. Flax-mill.. .. 17 12 .. .. Second .. .. Late W. Berquist. Sawmill .. .. 32 12f .. .. „ .. .. Late Makotuku Timber Company. ,, .. .. 20 12 .. .. ,, .. .. Late Gamman and Co. ,, .. .. 20 13 .. .. ., .. .. Size of cvlinders amended. 55 16 .. .. First Dairy T and bacon 25 9 .. .. Second .. .. Additional. factory Hauling .. .. 18 Two 9 .. .. Locomotive .. .. ,. „ .. 10 Two 111 .. • • First • • • • Late R. Dixon. General .. .. 6 6 and 10 .. Locomotive and traction I Late T. P. James. Brickworks .. 17 9J .. .. Second .. .. ! Late J. C. Meyer. Sawmill .. .. 16 Two 9 .. .. ,, .. .. Late Orautaha Sawmilling Company. 30 14 .. .. „ .. .. Late G. P. Smith. Dried-milk factory 95 14 and 24 .. First .. .. I Size of cvlinders amended. 45 14 and 24 83 I 14 and 24 .. „ .. .. Additional. Sawmill .. .. 20 Two 10 .. .. Second ,, 50 One 14, two 6 .. ,, .. .. I Size of cylinders amended. General .. .. 6 5 and 8 .. .. Traction .. .. I Late R. H. Simpson. Hauling .. .. 8 Two 7 .. .. Locomotive .. ... Late Pukuweka Sawmilling Company. Sawmill .. .. 39 12 .. .. Second .. .. Late Tiratu Sawmilling Company. ., .. .. 23 12J .. .. ' ,, .. .. Size of cvlinders amended. „ .. 40 131 .. .. „ .. .. „ 67 16 .. .. First .. .. Late Quinn Bros. Hauling .. .. 16 Two 9 .. .. Locomotive .. .. ,, Refrigerating .. 107 19J and 26J .. First .. .. Additional. 107 191 and 26J •• 107 19| an d 26| .. „ .. 107 ' 19| and 261 Paraeroa Sawmilling Company Rangataua Sawmilling Company Simpson, W. J. Smith, P. G. Smith, R. Sollitt Bros. Syme, George (Limited) Wanganui Sash and Door Company Mangaeturoa Raetihi .. Marton .. Raetihi .. Hihitahi Wellington Meat Export Company (Limited) .. Kakariki j, • * 33 - -

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Lixoxrvii-jJ.. Baxter Bros. Blackwater North Gold-mining Company Brownlee, J. B., and Co. Greymouth Harbour Board Hahn, G.. and Sons Hansen, P. K.K. Sawmilling Company.. Lake Brunner Sawmilling Company Malfroy and Co. Ogilvie and Co. (Limited) Overland Dairy Factory Company .. Reefton Sawmills (Limited) Stuart and Chapman .. Westland Gold Prospecting Company Westland Sawmilling Company Humphreys W 7 aiuta Bell Hill .. Greymouth Ahaura Harihari Kumara Junction .. Bell Hill Loop Line Marsden Greymouth Waitahu Where required Locomotive Mining .. Hauler .. Sawmill .. Hauling .. Sawmill .. General .. Hauling .. Hauler .. Sawmill .. 9 20 15 40 9 14 6 12 25 20 20 7 13 48 50 Two 7 .. Two 14 .. Two8J .. Two 16 .. Two 16 .. Two 7 .. Two 10J • • 4 and 7J .. Two 71 .. 10 7 and 11J Two 10 .. 9 5 and 81 .. Two 8f .. 9 and 15 .. 9 and 14 .. Locomotive First Second First Locomotive First Traction Locomotive Second Traction Second First Late K.K. Sawmilling Company. Late Prohibition Gold-mining Company. Additional. Late K.K. Sawmilling Company. Late Midland Sawmilling Company. Late Five-mile Beach Gold-dredging Company. Additional. .. ! Late Frying Pan Gold-dredging Company. Late K.K. Sawmilling Company. .. j Late Marsden Sawmilling Company. Late Topliss Bros. Late D. McLean and Sons. .. Late E. T. Malcock and Co. Late Ahaura Gold-dredging Company. Late Midland Sawmilling Company. Butter-factory Tractor .. Sawmill .. Dredging Sawmill .. Cameron's