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No. 2.—Return of Defects — continued.

Digesters found to be defective on Inspection during Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1910.

Defective Fittings found on Inspection of Boilers, for which Notice was given to renew or repair during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1910. 2 Bends of main steam-pipe bad : have been 2 Feed check-valve chests and valvesjjbad : renewed. were renewed. \. g] ' 15 Blow-off cocks bad : have been renewed. 1 Feed check-valve chest defective : was re--3 Blow-off cocks defective : were repaired. newed. 12 Blow-off pipes bad : have been renewed. 2 Feed check-valves defective : have been reI Crank-shaft of engine fractured : has been newed. renewed. 2 Feed-pumps defective : have been repaired.

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Description of Defects. Dangerous. Defective in Lesser Degree. Total. Twenty-one screwed stays in firebox bad Twenty-six tubes bad Twenty tubes bad Two stay-nuts bad Uptakes bad Uptakes wasted ... Vertical stays wasted Wasted at crown of firebox round fusible plug Wasted at front end of boiler (pressure reduced) Wasted internally (pressure reduced) Wasted round bottom of firebox Wasted round bottom of uptake Wasted round furnace-door 2 1 1 1 1 3 7 2 3 1 1 5 1 7 1 1 1 1 5 7 2 3 1 1 5 1 7 Totals 34 854 888

Description of Defects. Dangerous. Defective in Lesser Degree. Total. A number of rivets defective All rivets in bottom end bad All rivets in top end bad ... All rivets in top end and crown-plate bad Crown-plates much wasted Defective seams ... Eighty-nine rivets bad Eighty rivets bad Fifty rivets bad ... Forty rivets bad Four hundred and sixty-seven rivets bad General deterioration (pressure reduced) New steel end fitted to replace cast-iron one... Nineteen rivets bad Ninety-eight rivets bad Ninety rivets bad and seams defective Ninety-six rivets bad One hundred and seven rivets bad ... Bivets in two seams bad ... Seams defective; were recaulked ... Seventy rivets bad and seams defective Seventy-two rivets bad Several rivets bad Sixty-eight rivets bad ... ... Sixty rivets bad ... ... ... .,.-. Sixty-seven rivets bad Thirty-eight rivets and top conical plate bad... Twelve rivets bad Twenty rivets bad Two hundred and sixty rivets bad ... Two hundred rivets bad ... Vertical stays defective 1 3 11 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 i l 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 "l Totals ' ... 11 30 41