H. —16a

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RETURNS.

No. 1. (a.) Return showing the Number of Land Boilers and Machinery for which Certificates were issued during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1910. Boilers.

Machinery. Class. . . Number. Hydraulic lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 272 Gas-lifts .... ... ... .. ... ... ... 43 Electric lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... 233 Steam-lifts ... ... ... ... 44 Oil-lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... "." 3 Gas, hydraulic, and electric-motor hoists ... ... ... .... 336 Water-engines, water and electric motors, and water-wheeis ... ... 1,341 Peltons ... ... ... ... ... ... . 211 Turbines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 Gas-engines ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 1,450 Oil-engines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,552 Steam machinery ... ... ... ... ... ... 182 Total ... ... ... ... ... 5,767 Summary. Boilers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,208 Machinery ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,767 Total .. ... ... ... ... 11,975 (b.) Return showing the Fees payable for the Inspection op Boilers and Machinery, and for the Issue of Engine-drivers' Certificates during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1910. Fees payable—On boilers, £7,160; on machinery, £2,071; for engine-drivers' certificates issued, £387 10s. : total, £9,618 10s. The cash actually received for boilers and machinery inspected, and paid into the Public Account, amounted to £9,406 15s. The difference is represented by unpaid fees and fines paid. The cash actually received and paid into the Public Account for engine-drivers' application fees amounted to £650 10s. This amount includes fees for certificates not yet issued.

(c.) Return showing the Number of Service and Competency Certificates issued to Winding, Locomotive, and Traction, and to Steam Stationary Engine Drivers during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1910.

Glass. Not exceeding j Bxo J; but 5-horse Power. ! "°' exceeding 10-horse Power. Exceeding 10-horse Power. Total. i Stationary ... Portable 1,698 988 ... | 198 1,255 1,679 390 4,365 1,843 Total ... | 1,896 2,243 1,896 2,243 2,069 6,208

Glass of Certificate. 1 Number of Certificates issued. Pees received. T< Number of Certificates issued. ital. Pees received. Bydraulic winding— Competency Steam winding— Competency Competency Locomotive and traction — Competency Competency Steam stationary — Service —First class Competency— Extra first class First class ... Second class... Second class... £ s. d. 10 0 £ s. d. 1 11 14 5 10 0 14 0 0 "26 2o"lO 0 47 109 23 10 0 109 0 0 156 132 10 0 8 2 0 0 7 83 35 125 7 0 0 83 0 0 17 10 0 125 0 0 258 234' 10 0 440 £387 10 0