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No. 17.—Return of Vessels surveyed for Seaworthiness— continued.

No. 18. —Eetuen showing the Revenue from the Inspection of Machinery Department (including the Examination of Marine Engineers and Land-engine Drivers, and the Amount earned by the Survey of Steamers and Sailing-ships), also the Oedinaby Expenditure of the Inspection of Machinery Department (including the Examination of Marine Engineers and Land-engine Drivers and Survey of Steamers and Sailing-ships), during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1908. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Inspection of boilers and machinery (less Salaries .. .. .. .. 6,743 12 9 refunds) .. .. .. .. 6,926 15 6 ; Advertising .. .. .. .. 412 0 Certificates of land-engine drivers (less re- Alterations and repairs to offices .. 4 19 6 funds) .. .. . .. 611 10 6 Furniture and additions to offices .. 42 6 9 Survey of steamers (including auxiliary- ; Gas .. .. .. .. .. 10 3 6 powered vessels) .. .. .. Jr,978 15 0 i Postage and telegrams .. .. .. 266 10 11 Survey of sailing-ships .. .. .. 87 0 0 Rent, cleaning offices, and fuel .. .. 268 4 11 Survey of vessels for seaworthiness .. 219 0 0 | Telephone rents .. .. .. 47 5 5 Examination of marine engineers (less re- I Travelling allowances and expenses .. 2,782 1 1 funds) .. .. .. '.. 247 10 0 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 168 8 0 £10,065 11 0 I £10,338 4 10

Date . of Survey. Name of Vessel. Where surveyed. Nature of Casualty, &c. 1908. [ar. 12, 26 S.s. Dorset „ Waitangi.. Dunedin Auckland Dunedin It was reported that this vessel, which was lying at Dunedin wharf loaded and ready for sea, was leaking badly. On examination it was found that the vessel's own pumps were able to overtake the pumping-out of all the water she was making. It was, however, considered essential to dock the vessel, when it was found that all the seams in the hull were in a bad state. These were all recaulked. A channel-iron shoeing-piece was fitted on the keel at the bottom of the aperture where the keel had been fractured. A bad leak was noticed in the front seam of the starboard furnace, which was slack in the front plate. A thin liner was made and fitted to the defective seam, and the whole reriveted. Whilst this vessel was lying alongside the wharf, on the Hokianga River, a fire—supposed to have been caused by a spark from a lamp— started in the waste-locker in the engineroom, between the back of the main boiler and the engine-room, and burnt the waste, locker, vice bench, and wood flooring, and damaged all the lead and copper pipes. The damaged pipes were renewed. The main steam-pipe was disconnected, and, along with the auxiliary steam-pipes, was tested by hydraulic pressure. All the other parts which were damaged by the fire were renewed. [ar. 23, 26 i