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Return of Machineby inspected in the Westland District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1886.

Return of Machinery inspected in the Nelson South District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1886.

As I was engaged inspecting in this part of my district at the close of the financial year, and had only got a small part of it completed, the above return does not show all the machinery, but only such as I found in use at Brunnerton Coal-mines, and plant of contractor in use at Cobden, in connection with Greymouth Harbour Works on north side of the river. I have since completed the district.

Return of Defects found on the Inspection of Boilees and Fittings in the Canterbury Disteict during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1886.

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Description of Machinery. Steam. Steam and Water. Water. Steam and Wind. Breweries Cranes and winches ... Wood-working Coffee works... Saw-mill Fire-engine ... Foundry and iron-works Coal-mining ... Winding and sawing ... Printing Locomotives (contractors') Sluicing, &c Air-compressing at bridge 5 9 2 1 7 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 1

Description of Machinery, Steam. Steam and Water. Water. Steam and Wind. Saw-mill Cranes and winches Locomotive Coal-mining ... ■ • * 1 8 1 2

Description of Defects. Dangerous. Ordinary. Total. Blow-off pipes or cocks bad Boilers dirty inside Corrosion from leakage at mud-holes Corrosion in bottom from damp Cracks in furnace or fire-box Cracks in shell over fire Cracks in neck of uptake ... Cracks in neck of end angle-iron Collapse of furnace Crown of fire-box down Leakage in fire-box Leakage at pipe-joints on boiler Patches in fire-boxes (portable) Pressure-gauges bad Safety-valves set fast Screwed stays in fire-box gone Tubes wasted Top of boiler thin from corrosion Vat requiring stays renewed Vats requiring new angle-iron Vats requiring safety-valves 1 2 2 2 7 1 8 2 2 8 3 8 1 1 1 2 5 3 1 9 7 1 2 4 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 5 3 1 9 7 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 i 2 Totals ... 17 50 c>7