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No. 18.—Return of Sailing-vessels surveyed during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1905, with Particulars of Tonnage, &c.

No. 19. —Return of Vessels surveyed for Seaworthiness, &c., from the 1st April, 1904, to the 31st March, 1905.

Tons Measurement. Name of Vessel. Gross. Kegister. Description. Times surveyed. Defiance Elverland .. Ganymede .. Kathleen Hilda La Bella Northern Chief Onyx Pendle Hill .. St. Kilda .. Zelateur 208 398 572 199 361 568 520 376 263 396 222 189 524 Brigantine .. Barquentine Barque 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 i 382 287 427 234 200 557 Barquentine Schooner Barque

Date of Survey. Name of Vessel. Where surveyed. Nature of Casualty, &c. 1904. April 14 S.s. Bimutaka Wellington Defective portion of main steam-pipe for main engines repaired and tested. Part of cargo consisted of unslaked lime, which caught fire spontaneously, scorching paint work, but doing no other damage. A crack developed in main boiler round flanging of front end-plate over furnaces. This was repaired by riveting angle-pieces over cracks. Plating in bottom of vessel damaged and a large number of rivets loosened by grounding while entering Patea Harbour. Sheathing plates fitted and new rivets put in where necessary. Vessel grounded at entrance to Nelson Harbour. Vessel was plaoed on Patent Slip, Wellington, where damage was found to consist of several slight dents in bottom only which did not affect her seaworthiness. Furnace-crowns of boiler collapsed slightly. This was caused by the presence of oil in the boiler. The pressure was reduced until strengthening rings could be fitted around defeotive part of furnace. A large number of rivets were loosened and bottom slightly dented by going ashore while entering Patea Harbour. The vessel was placed on Patent Slip, Wellington, for examination. All the loose rivets were renewed. Survey of the whole of the deck equipments and appliances. The tank showed signs of weakness on voyage from West Coast to Wellington. The tank was strengthened by fitting an extra intercoastal plate the full length of tank on each side of the vessel, and the fitting of extra angles on the margin plates. After the completion of the work the tank was tested by hydraulic pressure, and everything found in good order. Rudder carried away by coming in contact with some objeot in Wairau River. Temporary repairs were made to bring vessel on to Wellington, where a new rudder was fitted. Vessel's side was slightly dented whilst lying at anchor in Wellington Harbour, during a fog, tiirough the s.s. "Admiral" having collided with her when crossing the harbour from Seatoun to Wellington. On examination the damage was found to be of a slight nature, and did not affect vessel's seaworthiness. Stem of vessel was damaged in line with maindeck, as well as decks and covering boards started, forward bulwarks stove in, through vessel colliding with the wharf in Wellington Harbour, during a fog, on a trip from Seatoun to Wellington. The damage was made good by renewal of the broken part of stem and the replaoing of the damaged deck-planking and the repairing of bulwarks. April 18 Faeroa Auckland April 26 Dingadee Wellington April 28 Aotea Wellington May 2 Penguin .. Wellington May 4 Orewa Auckland May 16 Kapiti .. Wellington May 25 Southern Cross Auckland May 26 Kotuku .. Wellington Nambucca Wellington rune 18 ruly 6 Talune .. Wellington Loyalty .. Wellington uly 6