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Return of the Number of Land Boilers and Machinery inspected during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1925.

Return of New Boilers inspected for the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

Return of the Number of Certificates issued to Land Engineers, Engine-drivers, and Electric-tram Drivers during the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

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Boilers. Class Not exceeding «£Su£g WHorae- ! Exceeding Total _ Uass - 5 Horse-power. exce p| we " j 10 Horse-power. Stationary .. .. .. 2,996 737 2,388 6,121 Portable .. .. .. 207 1,102 514 1,823 Totals .. .. i 3,203 . 1,839 1 2,902 7,944 Machinery. Class. i Number. Class. | Number. Hydraulic lifts .. .. .. .. 264 Oil-engines .. .. .. .. 12,521 Electric „ .. . . .. .. 877 Gas-engines .. .. .. .. 1,156 Gas „ .. .. • • ■ • 5 Electric-motors . . . . .. .. 11,457 Oil „ .. ■ • • • 2 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 21 Steam „ . . .. .. • ■ 15 Gas, hydraulic, and electric-motor hoists .. 1,090 Total .. .. .. 27,853 Water-engines, peltons, turbines, and water-wheels 445 i j

Made in Dominion. Imported. Total. District. — i Number. Horse-power. Number. Horse-power. Number. Horse-power. Auckland .. .. 44 1,098 56 1,409 100 2,507 Auckland North .. .. 2 713 1 4 3 717 Auckland South .... 14 88 1 5 15 93 Canterbury North .. .. 23 178 48 285 71 463 Canterbury South .... 3 16 2 10 5 26 Gisborne ...... 2 103 6 30 8 130 Hawke's Bay .... 6 33 5 62 11 95 Nelson .. .. .. 5 20 .. .. 5 20 Otago .. .. .. 19 134 15 204 34 338 Southland ...... 5 26 1 11 6 37 Taranaki .. .. .. 3 82 2 37 5 119 Taranaki North .... 4 87 2 10 6 97 Wellington .. .. ..27 728 40 810 67 1,538 Wellington North .... 9 43 .. .. 9 43 Westland .. .. .. 10 217 8 151 18 368 Totals .. .. 176 3,563 187 3,028 363 6,591

Class. Number. Class. Number. j Service — Competency—•continued. First-class engine-driver .. .. 11 Steam-winding-engine driver .. .. 9 Second-class engine-driver .. .. 2 Electric-winding-engine driver.. .. 2 Locomotive- and traction-engine driver .. 1 Locomotive- and traction-engine driver .. 85 Locomotive-engine driver .. .. 6 Competency— Traction-engine driver .. .. 59 Extra first-class engineer .. . . 2 Electric-tram driver .. .. .. 83 First-class engine-driver .. .. 25 Second-class engine-driver .. .. 278 Total .. .. .. 563