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Return of Defects found on Inspection of Boilers during the Financial Year ending 31st March, 1893 — continued.

No. 4.—Return of Notices given to Repair Boilers during the Financial Year ending the 31st March, 1893.

Description of Defects. Defective Dangerous. in Leaser Degree, Total. Digesters Defective. Landings wasted Longitudinal stays wasted Eivets wasted and loose ... 2 12 2 18 12 4 18 32 31 Defective Fittings found on Inspection of Boilers for whio, Notice was given to Benew. 5 blow-off cooks. 2 feed-pumps. 6 feed-valves. 12 fusible plugs. 16 pressure-gauges. 20 safety-valves. 12 spring-balances. 13 sludge-hole doors. 22 water-gauge cocks.

No. Type. Description of Eepairs. 2 2 2 1 3 4 2 1 4 2 2 4 7 2 1 1 4 5 5 2 7 6 6 2 6 4 5 2 16 14 18 25 4 8 2 3 1 Cornish . . a a Fire-engines Lancashire Locomotive n Marino Multitubular Eenew angle-iron on neck of flue-tube. Strengthening pieces fitted to angle-iron on neck of flue-tube. Longitudinal stays fitted in steam space. Furnace crown-plate, back end plate, and one plate in shell renewed. Patches on shell under blow-off cock. Compensating-ring round man-hole. Eenew joints of boiler where bolted together. Eenew rivets in four gusset-stays. Eenew broken rivets in fire-box. Boilers all renewed, except fire-boxes (which were copper). Palm-stays renewed. Longitudinal stays renewed. Stripped, tubes drawn, repaired, retubed, and tested. Mouth-piece in furnace renewed. Shell-plate renewed. Bottom of combustion-chamber renewed. New plates in shell over fire. Pieces of plate cut out over fire, and riveted patches fitted. Patches under blow-off cock. New tube-plates. New half tube-plates. Compensating-rings round man-hole. Longitudinal stays renewed. Additional stays and stay-tubes fitted. Eotubed. Fire-boxes renewed. Crown of fire-boxes renewed. Tube-plates renewed. Patches on fire-boxes. Eetubed. Eepairs to shell. Fire-box stays renewed. Additional girders and stays on furnace crown. Longitudinal stays renewed. Furnaces renewed. Eetubed. Eepairs to shell. // Portable ... a Sernitubular