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Return of Steamers to which Certificates of Survey were issued in New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st March, 1896.

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Name of Vessel. Jj-I mi HI Nature of Engines. Nature of Propeller. Class of Certificate. Remarks. Ahuriri Akaroa * Albany •Alert 'Alexandra Alice Aorere Argyle _ Australia Awarua •Beatrice •Bella Ben Lomond .. Birkenhead Blanche •Britannia Brunner •Canterbury Charles Edward Chelmsford Clansman •Clara ♦Clematis Corinna Coromandel Cygnet •Despatch (Auckland) Dingadee ♦Douglas Duoo Durham Eagle ♦Echo •Effort Eliza Elizabeth ♦Elsie ♦Enterprise ♦Erin ♦Ethel J. Fairy Falcon Fanny •Fingal Flora Flower of Kent ♦Freetrader Gairloch (rlenelg Grafton Hauroto ♦Help Herald Hesketh Horeke 31 43 8 73 3 49 126 260 100 8 12 33 55 18 108 333 123 70 336 5 820 67 3 393 55 26 53 138 17 28 8 5 30 4 16 45 77 80 10 12 15 16 9 40 95 24 60 24 99 4 141 25 3 6 80 20 60 30 70 3 12 Compound Non-condensing .. Compound Condensing Non-condensing .. Compound Non-condensing .. Triple expansion .. Non-condensing .. Compound Non-condensing .. Compound Non-condensing .. Compound Condensing Triple expansion .. Compound Screw Paddle '.'. Screw Twin-screw .. Paddle Screw Paddle Screw Paddle Screw Twin-screw .. Screw " ' '• Sternwheel .. Screw Twin-screw.. Screw Extended river. River Home trade. Foreign trade. Home trade Extended river. River. Home trade. Extended river. Home trade. Extended river.. River. Foreign trade. Extended river. River Home trade. Launch. Tug. New vessel. Launch. Extended river.. Tug. 13 Non-condensing .. Compound Non-condensing .. Paddle Screw Paddle Screw River Extended river. River Extended river.. Launch. Fishing launch. is 61 20 32 8 30 4 16 15 5J 30 11 180 Compound Non-condensing .. Paddle '.'. Screw River. Extended river. River Home trade. Extended river. Foreign trade. Ri\er Launch. First survey. 67 22 838 Compound Condensing Compound 95 211 156 322 1,276 30 85 75 123 250 li 85 80 4 Non-condensing .. Compound Sternwheel .. Twin-screw .. Screw Twin-screw .. Screw Launch. Home trade. Non-condensing .. Compound Foreign trade. River Home trade. Launch. 370 393 Twin-screw.. Screw Launch (formerly " Miranda"). Non-condensing .. River Huia (Wellington) ♦Huia (Auckland) •Ida Invercargill ♦Invincible Iona Irene Ivy Jane Douglas .. •Janet Nicoll J. D. 0. John Anderson Kahu Kanieri •Kate .. •Katikati Katipo Kawatiri •Kawau Kennedy ♦Kina .. •Kiripaka •Kopuru ♦Koputai ♦Kotuku Lady Barkly .. 90 25 8 10 50 25 65 2i 8 22 90 28 25 40 20 5 8 1* 70 10 43 15 20 20 120 40 20 Compound Non-condensing .. Home trade. River. 12 123 50 159 Compound Home trade. Extended river. Home trade. River Launch. Non-condensing .. r 75 496 87 36 99 115 Compound Extended river. Home trade. Extended river. ■ Tug. 27 285 37 125 52 72 28 5 41 39 Non-condensing .. Condensing Compound Twin-screw .. Screw Foreign trade. Home trade. River Extended river. River Home trade. Extended river. Home trade. River. Home trade. River. Home trade River. Extended river. Launch. Non-condensing .. Compound Non-condensing .. Compound Paddle Three screws Screw Tug. * Surveyed twice, and in some cases three times,