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Return of Defects found on the Inspection of Boilers and Fittings in the Nelson South District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1885.

Return of Notices given to repair Boilers in the Canterbury District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1885.

Return of Notices given to repair Boilers in the Westland District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1885.

Description of Defect. Dangerous. Ordinary. Total. Jorrosion from leakage of joints .nternal corrosion and pitting 3tays wasted i 1 4 1 4 1 Total

Date of Notice. Description of Boiler. Nature of Repairs ordered. 1884. May 14 June 9 June 9 June 10 June 11 Juno 18 June 18 June 30 July 24 Aug. 4 Sept. 16 Sept. 22 Oct. 4 Vertical ... Tubular ... Cornish Cornish ... Portable ... Portable ... Locomotive-type Vertical ... Tubular ... Tubular ... Portable ... Traction ... Tubular ... Verbal. New uptake in boiler. Verbal. Gusset-stays properly secured. Verbal. Five rivets renewed and re-caulked. Verbal. Be-caulk three ring-seams on bottom. Verbal. Two new screw-stays in fire-box. Written. Twelve new screw-stays in fire-box. Written. New back tube-plate. Verbal. New foundation-ring and bottom plates. Verbal. New plates on bottom over fire. Verbal. New plates on bottom over fire. Verbal. New pressure-gauge. Verbal. New pressure-gauge. Written. Benew all joints on top of boiler, and a proper weight for safety-valve. Verbal. New sludge-hole door, and rebuild flues. Verbal. Be-caulk seams in fire-box. Verbal. New pressure-gauge. Verbal. New pressure-gauge. Verbal. New pressure-gauge. Written. New plate in furnace. Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Dec. 3 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 22 1885. Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 5 Tubular ... Vertical ... Portable ... Portable ... Portable ... Vertical ... Portable ... Portable ... Portable ... Verbal. New pressure-gauge. Verbal. New pressure-gauge. Verbal. New pressure-gauge.

Date of Notice. Description of Boiler. Nature of Repairs ordered. 1885. Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Tubular ... Cornish ... Verbal. New blow-off-cock and pipe. Verbal. Bolted patch on bottom to be removed, and wasted plate and angle-iron renewed before next inspection. Verbal. To be replaced by new boiler before next inspection. Written. New fire-box. Verbal. Four stays in crown of boiler. Written. New uptake. Verbal. New set of tubes. Verbal. New pressure-gauge. Verbal. New pressure-gauge. Feb. 23 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 27 Mar. 4 Mar. 16 Mar. 16 Cornish ... Vertical ... Vertical ... Vertical ... Locomotive Portable ... Vertical ...