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

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

Return of Machinery Inspected in the Westland District during the Financial Year ending the 31st March, 1884.

Date of Notice. Description of Boiler. Nature of Eepaira ordered. 1884. March 12 Tubular New bottom plates in boiler. Saw all bad plates cut out and repairs in hand. Angle iron on front end of flue tube to be renewed. Saw this repair completed. All screwed stays in firebox to be renewed. Saw this repaii completed. Bottom plates to be renewed. When turned out for repairs : found the whole of the boiler in a very bad state from external corrosion, caused by leakage from roof; considered it past repairing. Condemned. 17 Cornish boiler 22 Portable engine 24 Shell boiler

Date of Notice. Description of Boiler. Nature of Kepairs ordered. 1883. April 10 Locomotive type— tramway engine Copper firebox thin from fireside of plates. Ordered the thin parts to be cut out and new plates screwed on, and all stays renewed. Beduced pressure. Ordered new uptake, and all the bottom of firebox to be renewed. Cut out thin parts of copper firebox, screw on new plates, and renew all stay,s. Cut out thin parts of copper firebox, screw on new plates, and renew all stays. Cut out thin parts of copper firebox, screw on new plates, and renew all stays. New firebox. Expand tubes in furnace ends. Firebox past repairing, also shell bad. Refused certificate; considered past repairs. Juno 6 Vertical boiler 26 Tramway engine July 2 Tramway engine 31 Tramway engine ... September 26 26 November 23 Portable Portable ... Portable ... 1884. February 12 13 21 Portable ... Portable ... Portable ... New water and steam gauges. New firebox, and water and steam gauges. Cut out cracked plates in firebox, and, as a temporary repair, screwed patches put on, and properly secured with staya.

Description. Steam. Steam and Water. Water. Steam and Wind. Other Kinds. Winches ... Breweries... Wood-working Doffee works 3aw-mills ... Fire engine foundry ... Doal-mining Winding and sawing Printing ... 5 5 2 J 7 1 1 1 1 1