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Return of Defects found on the Inspection of Boilers and Fittings during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1884.

* These districts were not comploted on 31st March. N.B.—This return includes those eases mentioned in return of notices given to repair.

Return showing the Number of Land Boilers Inspected during the Financial Year ending the 31st March, 1884.

As I was engaged on.Westland and Nelson South Districts at the close of the financial year the above number of inspections does not show the full number of boilers in those districts.

Return of Fees payable for the Inspection of Boilers and Machinery during the Financial Year ending the 31st March, 1884.

Return of Notices given to Repair Boilers in the Nelson South District during the Financial Year ending the 31st March, 1884.

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* Westland. * Nolson South. Canterbury, Description. Dangerous. Ordinary. Total. Dangerous. Ordinary. Total. Dangerous. Ordinary. Total. Oorrosion from leakage Wasted internally Internal grooving at seams Firebox pitted thin on sides External oorrosion 3racks in furnaces Stays giving way Bottoms burnt through dirt Water gauges bad Pressure gauges bad 3rown of firebox down Screwed patches in firebox Cubes leaking Uptakes wasted at waterline 31ow-off cocks broken jverheating through shortness of water Foints leaking .. 3riek seating insecure 1 a i i i 2 1 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 i 3 2 2 4 1 4 4 9 10 2 3 4 4 6 2 4 9 10 2 4 1 1 1 2 i 2 2 1 3 1 6 18 2 12 40 52

Number of PortabL Boilers No. of itationary Boilers. Namo of District. Total. Under 5 h.p. 5 to 10 li.p. Over 10 h.p. Under 5 h.p. 5 to 10 h.p. Over 10 h.p. Canterbury Westland ... Nelson South 15 0 0 154 1 2 8 3 0 82 14 1 30 4 0 51 6 9 340 28 12 15 157 I i 11 97 34 66 380

Name of District. Pees payable in respect of Boilers. Fees payable in respect of Machinery. Total. ianterbury Vestland [elson South £ 604 44 26 s. d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 £ s. d. i"o o £ 604 45 26 s. d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 £670 0 0

Date of Notice. Description of Boiler. Nature of Bepairs ordered. 1884. March 18 Portable engine All screwed stays in firebox to be renewed. Saw old stayi removed. New firebox within ten weeks from date; reduced pressuri meantime. 20 Portable engine