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3.—Return of Notices given to Repair Boilers in the Otago District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1892.

5.—Nature of Accidents to Boilers and Machinery reported as having occurred in the Otago District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1892.

6.—Return of Notices to remove Dangerous Parts of Machinery in the Otago District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1892.

7. —Return of Accidents to Life and Limb which have occurred in connection with Land Boilers and Machinery in the Otago District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1892.

>ate of Notice. Description o: !oi: ler. ture o: iepairs on lerei 1891. 3 Lpril 20 Lpril 24 30 tfay 23 tfay 24 vlay 25 )ct. 24 )ct. 28 1892. "an. 8 "an. 19 "an. 26 Tubular ... Tubular ... Tubular ... Portable ,.. Traction ... Cornish tubular Cornish ... Tubular ... Tubular ... New plate to be put in bottom of shell. Four new stays in tube-plate. Two patches on shell. Eing round man-hole. Two pieces to be cut out of fire-box, and patched. Eing to be put round furnace tube. Man-hole to be enlarged for inspection. Several seams to be reriveted. Two pieces to be cut out, and patched in bottom of shell. Portable ... Portable ... Portable ... Bar-stay to be put in steam shoe. Bar-stay to be put in steam shoe. Two patches in fire-box.

Date of Accident. "ame and Address of Owners. Nature and Cause of Accident. 1891. .ug. 7 ... Miller's Creek Golddredging Company Miller's Creek Golddredging Company Plate over fire come down If in., and showing signs of fracture through oil getting into boiler. This same boiler, after having the new plate put in bottom of shell, has been reported as having come down again for about fin. I can only attribute this to the use of mineral oil setting into the boiler. )ec: 16 ...

Date of Notice. Name and Address of Owner. Nature of Machinery and Cause of Eemoval. ;ii ... Nil ... Nil.

fame ana Address of Owner. tescription oi Machinery. fame of Person injured. Nature of Accident. 'atal or not. cause of Accident and Eemarks. 'homas Bustor, Makarewa Brick -and - tile-mak-ing chineryAlfred Bustor, aged 16 years Left arm taken off, 16th April, 1891 Not This accident happened at the bevil wheels, which are there for transmitting the power from the engine to the pugmill. These wheels and shafts were all properly boxed in, by my orders, years ago; but it seems they had taken the boxing off for some purpose, and in the meantime the young lad got his left hand caught in the bevil-gearing, necessitating the amputation of his left arm. This accident, of course, could not have occurred had the boxing been allowed to remain on the machinery.