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Machinery— Hydraulic lifts, 171; Gas-lifts, 13 ; electric lifts, 4 ; steam-lift, 1; steam-and-water lift, 1; gas-and-water lifts, 2 : total, 192. Water-engines, 64 ; water-wheels, 73; peltons, turbines, rams, &c, 63 : total, 200. Grand total, 4,041. (b.) Betubn showing Fees payable for the Inspection of Boilees and Machinery, and for the issue of Engine-dbivebs' Ceetificates, during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1900. Fees payable on boilers, £3,936 ; fees payable on machinery, £71 55.; fees payable on enginedrivers' certificates, £78 12s. 6d.: total, £4,085 17s. 6d. Government boilers and lifts inspected, but not charged for in the above amount, represent £35 10s. (c.) Eetden showing the Numbeb of Service and Competency Certificates issued to Traction-, and Locomotive-engine Drivers during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1900, and the Fees payable therefor. Steam-winding: Service certificates issued, 3; fees, 7s. 6d. Competency certificates issued, 21 ; fees, £10 10s. Total fees, £10 17s. 6d. Traction and Locomotive : Service certificates issued, 10; fees, £1 ss. Competency certificates issued, 133 ; fees, £66 10s. Total fees, £67 15s. Service certificates issued, 13; fees, £1 12s. 6d. Competency certificates issued, 154; fees, £77. Total fees, £78 12s. 6d. Totals of steam-winding certificates, 24; fees, £10 17s. 6d. Traction and locomotive certificates, 143 ; fees, £67 15s. Total fees, £78 12s. 6d.

No. 2.— Return of Boilers and Machinery inspected during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1900, showing the Number of Factories, Workshops, &c., in which they are used, and the Power used.

Description of Works. a s Driven by ° 9 e3 to £ b it 6 «*} 3 3 Description of Works. £ O co Drive: i'S-S s 9 <a en is by u <5* .battoirs Lgricultural implements Lir-compressing.* iinmonia- works L mmunition-factory .. Lssaying iacon-faotories Sakeries iarrel-stave making iark-mills iasket-making iicycle-works iiseuit- works iisouit- and jam-faotory Siscuit and confectionery ilacking-works Jlacksmiths and wheelwrights ilock- and pump-works Soat-building toiler-making 3oiling-down (excluding refrigerating and soap-works plant) Jone-mills .. 5oot-factories Sox- and oase-making Srass-foundries 5reweries 5rick- and tile-works and brickand pipe-works Srush-works Guilders' tools Sutter-factories.f 'able tramways Jabinetmaking (including woodworking, joinery, and turnery) 3 16 1 1 1 1 10 6 1 3 1 5 10 1 7 1 11 1 3 5 61 i 1 Candle-works.{ Cement-mixing Cement- and lime-making Cheese-factories, f Chaff cutting Chaff-cutting and other work combined Chemical laboratory Chemical-works and acid-mills Chicory-mill Cider-factory Coal-mining (including pumping and winding thereat) Coffee- and spice-works Confectioners Cooking, heating, steaming, and warming Cooking and laundry-work Cooperages Coppersmiths Cordial - factories (inoluding aerated - water works and mineral spring) Creameries Cutlery-work Dairy factories Dairy-work Dentist Diamond drill Docks and slips Dredging (harbour-works) Drug-making Dye-works Electric-light works Engineers' tools and engineworks Pan-driving .. 3 12 179 25 1 8 1 1 16 8 7 32 4 12 6 46 6 1 1 "i 17 3 3 3 63 39 193 1 245 3 6 1 16 1 8 17 2 3 11 51 i 2 2 '3 2 44 14 5 * Included in collieries and gold-minini :• t Inol ided ii dairy factories. J Inoluded in oil-, soap-, ind eandle-wi >rks.