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Return of Defects found on the Inspection of Boilers and Fittings in the Otago District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1888.

Return of Notices given to repair Boilers in the Otago District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1888.

Return of Notices given to remove Dangerous Parts of Machinery in the Otago District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1888.

Description. Dangerous Ordinary. Total. Blow-off cocks Bottoms of shells thin Dorrosion, internal Jorrosion, external Fire-box, vertical boiler, thin Furnaces (Lancashire), corroded Furnace (Cornish), corroded Furnaces (Lancashire), injured expansion Gauges, pressure 3-auges, water- and test-cocks ... Laminated plates, furnace Laminated externally over fire ... Manholes strengthened Mud-holes repaired Portable, barrel thin ... Scale, accumulation of screwed stays corroded Safety-valve out of order _ ube-plate cracked rubes down through corrosion ... 3 2 1 3 i l 3 5 1 4 1 2 10 3 3 7 1 1 4 1 2 3 10 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 l 2 1 1 1 2

Date of Notice.! Description of Boiler. Nature of Repairs ordered. 1887. uly 2 uly 2 uly 12 "uly 30 Lug. 1 Longitudinal tubular Longitudinal tubular Cornish tubular Steam-digester Longitudinal tubular Test-cocks to be put on boiler as instructed. Three water-gauges and test-cocks to be fitted on each boiler. Blow-off cock to be removed and plate patched. Bolts to be fitted through the stays and angle-irons at top. Laminated plate over fire ; piece to be cut out and patch rivetted on about 15in. square. Bridge of angle-iron, 3in. x 3in. x fin., properly fitted and rivetted, to support crown of furnace. To be immediately and thoroughly scaled in shells over fire. Lug. 13 Cornish Lug. 15 Lug. 16 Lug. 17 Lug. 20 *ov. 11 Longitudinal tubular (two) Traction road-roller Longitudinal tubular Beturn tubular Steam-digester Five tubes to be taken out for examination and replaced. Full set of water-gauge mountings and test-cocks to be fitted. New crown to be put in furnace. To have tw 7o stays fitted, of 1-J-in. diameter, properly secured by nuts with large w 7ashors ; also safety-valve, of 2in. diameter, loaded to 301b.; also steam-pressure gauge. New pressure-gauge and mudholes repaired at bottom by bolted patches as directed. New pressure-gauge and spring-balance to be fitted on, and gauge test-cocks all done up. Mudholes to be repaired by bolted patches as directed. s Tov. 12 Vertical ... s Tov. 17 1888. ?eb. 23 dar. 12 Semi-portable Vertical ... Portable ... Steam-digester (two) Patch of 4ft. x 2ft. to be fitted on barrel and fixed as directed. Four new stays in each, of 2in. diameter, secured with nuts, with washer outside of 2in. thick and 12in. diameter.

Date of Notice. Description of Machinery. Nature of Machinery to be removed. 1887. .ug. 9 .ug. 10 .ug. 18 >ct. 19 Hydraulic lift Hydraulic lift Hydraulic lift Saw-mill ... Chain to be removed and replaced by a new proof-chain. Chain to be removed and replaced by a new proof-chain. Chain to be removed and replaced by a new proof-chain. Top twin-saw to be removed and replaced by a sound saw.