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Return of Steamers to which Certificates of Survey were issued in New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st March, 1898.

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Name of Vessel. S , on .H 03 h a asgw otd K a Nature of Engines. Nature of Propeller. Glass of Certificate. Remarks. Admiral Ahuriri *Akaroa •Albany •Alexandra Alice Anglian •Aorere Aotea Argyle Antrim Awarua •Beatrice Beautiful Star •Bella Ben Lomond .. Beryl •Birkenhead •Blanche •Britannia Brunner Canterbury Charles Edward Chelmsford Clansman Clara •Clematis Comet Oorinna Coromandel Coy Delta •Despatch (Auckland) Despatch (Blufi) Dingadee •Douglas *Duco Durham •Eagle Echo •Effort Eliza Elsie Endon 82 31 43 8 73 3 1354 49 89 126 36 100 8 146 12 33 50 17 28 8 30 4 280 16 15 45 30 80 10 30 12 15 6 16 9 40 95 24 60 24 99 24 4 2* 141 25 2 24 6 20 80 20 60 30 70 3 12 3 8 5 Compound Screw Extended river let N.Z. Survey. Non-condensing .. Paddle ! '. Screw Eiver Launch. Compound Foreign trade .. Home trade. 1st N.Z. Survey. Oil engines Compound Non-condensing .. Condensing Non-condensing .. Compound Non-condensing .. Compound Oil engines Non-condensing .. 1st Survey. Paddle Screw Eiver. Home trade Extended river. Home trade. Extended river. River. Tug. 55 18 108 333 Paddle Screw Paddle Screw Twin-screw.. New Launoh. 123 70 336 Triple expansion .. Non-condensing .. Compound Screw Home trade. Extended river.. Home trade. Launoh. 5 Non-condensing .. Sternwheel .. Screw River. 820 67 Compound Oil engines Non-condensing .. Foreign trade. Extended river. River New Launoh. Sternwheel .. Screw 24 393 55 26 53 138 Compound Condensing Triple expansion .. Compound Twin-screw.. Screw Home trade. Extended river.. Tug. 13 Non-condensing .. Compound Non-condensing .. Paddle Screw Paddle Screw River Launoh. 15 Extended river. Pishing vessel (formerly "Toroa"). Condensing •Enterprise •Erin Ethel J. •Fairy Falcon Fanny •Fingal Flora Flower of Kent Gairlooh Glenelg Goldfinch •Hauroto Hawea Heathcote Help Herald Hercules Hirere Horeke Huia (Wellington) •Huia (Auckland) •Ida Invercargill •Invincible •Iona .. Irene Jane Douglas .. Janet Nicoll .. J.D.O. John Anderson Kahu Kaituna Kanieri Kate .. "Katikati Kawatiri 61 20 32 67 22 838 2ii 156 1276 1114 94 370 51 30 4 16 15 54 30 11 180 34 85 75 12 250 104 35 14 85 36 16 4 25 8 10 50 25 65 24 22 90 28 25 40 4 20 5 8 70 Non-condensing .. Compound Non-condensing .. Compound Condensing Compound Non-condensing .. Compound Triple expansion .. Compound Non-condensing .. Compound Oil engines Condensing Non-condensing .. Compound Non-condensing .. Paddle Screw Twin-screw.. Screw Twin-screw .. Screw River. Extended river. River Home trade. Extended river. Foreign trade. River Home trade. River. Foreign trade. River Home trade. River. Launoh. 1st Survey. Hopper-barge. Launoh. 1st Survey. 90 i> .. .. Home trade. River. Launoh. 12 123 50 159 Compound Home trade. Extended river. Home trade. River Extended river. Home trade. Extended river Non-condensing .. Compound w • * 75 496 87 36 99 Tug. 115 Non-condensing .. Condensing Compound Foreign trade. River Home trade. River Extended river. Home trade. Launoh. 27 285 * Surve; r ed twice, and in some cases three times.