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Return of Defects found on the Inspection of Boilers and Fittings in the Westland District during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1886.

Return of Defects found on the INSPECTION of Boilers in the Nelson South District during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1886.

Return of Notices given to repair Boilers in the Canterbury District during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1886.

lesonpi ;ion o: :eo ,5. 'angerous. Unary. Corrosion from leakage of joints Corrosion on bottom of boiler Corrosion from leakage at doors Stays in fire-box broken Studs of sludge-doors stripped Tubes wasted i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 a i i Totals ... 7

Description of Defects. I Dangerous. I Ordinary. Total. Cracks in bottom over fire ... Pressure-gauge bad Tubes wasted and leaking in contractor's locomotive 1 1 1 1 1 1 Totals ...

Date of Notice. Description of Boiler. Nature of Kepairs ordered. 1885. May 18 June 9 June 11 June 15 July 9 July 9 Tubular ... Cornish ... Vat Portable ... Cornish ... Portable ... Verbal. New blow-off pipe and cock. Verbal. New joint on blow-off cock. Verbal. New top and angle-iron ring. Verbal. Eenew joints of all sludge-doors. Verbal. New angle-iron ring on back end of tube. Verbal. Close up all sludge-doors and put in screwed plugs. Reduced pressure, and told owners will not pass again. Verbal. Renew patch in furnace. Verbal. Renew patch in furnace. Written. Ten new tubes. Verbal. Bore a few holes and screw pins in crack in fire-box. Verbal. Expand ends of tubes where leaking in fire-box. Verbal. New pressure-gauge and spring-balance. Verbal. Expand ends of tubes leaking in fire-box. Written. New front end-plate. Verbal. New uptake. Verbal. Renew a few of screwed stays in fire-box. Verbal. New set of tubes. Written. Renew all pipe-joints on boiler. Written. New angle-iron, and refasten all stays on top. Verbal. New crown-plate in boiler. Verbal. New pressure-gauge. Verbal. New pressure-gauge. July 17 July 21 Sept. 11 Sept. 16 Sept. 16 Sept. 25 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 29 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 4 Nov. 12 Dec. 15 Dec. 16 1886. Feb. 18 Tram-engine Tram-engine Portable ... Portable ... Portable ... Portable ... Portable ... Cornish Vertical ... Portable ... Portable ... Vertical ... Vat Vertical ... Portable ... Portable ... Portable ... Verbal. New pressure-gauge.