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Return showing, the Number of Land Boilers and Machinery inspected during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1917.

Machinery. Class. Number. Hydraulic lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 304 Gas-lifts ... ... ... .. ... ... ... 21 Electric lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 551 Steam-lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 Oil-lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Gas, hydraulic, and electric-motor hoists ... ... ... ... 493 Water-engines, water and electric motors, and water-wheels ... ... j 3,489 Peltons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 204 Turbines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 112 Gas-engines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,418 Oil-engines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,761 Steam machinery ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Total ... ... ... ... ... 12,405 Return showing the Number of Service and Competency Certificates issued to Stationary, Winding, Locomotive and Traction, and Traction Engine Drivers, and to Electric-tram Drivers during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1917. Class. Number. Steam stationaryService—First class .. ... .. .. .. .. 8 Competency — Extra first class engineer .. .. .. .. .. 1 First class .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Second ciass .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 154 Electric winding, competency .. .. . . . . .. .. 2 Locomotive and traction, competency .. .. .. .. ..90 Locomotive, competency ... .. ... .. .. ...... 2 Traction, competency .. .. .. .. .. 49 Electric tram, competency .. ..- .. .. .. 115 462

• 01, oners. ,ers. i I Class. Not exceeding 5 Horse-power. Exceeding 5 but not exceeding 10 Horse-power. Exceeding j ,,, 10 Horse-power. ■stationary ... Portable Totals ... j 2,561 173 2,734 822 1,109 1,931 1,896 5,279 396 I'; 678 2,292 6,957 6,957