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Return of the Number of Land Boilers and Machinery inspected during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1928.

Return of New Boilers inspected for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

Return of the Number of Certificates issued to Land Engine-drivers and Electric-tram Drivers during the ended 31st March, 1928.

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Boilers. Class ! Not exceeding | lOHorTe- I Exceeding Uas3 - I 5 Horse-power. ; exceed1 "® "„ Horse ! 10 Horse-power. ToU1 - pUWcI • Stationary .. .. .. 1,161 1,600 2,307 5,068 Portable .. .. .. 221 856 402 1,479 1,382 | 2,456 2,709 6,547 Digesters and other steam-pressure .. .. .. 1,134 vessels Total .. .. .. .. .. 7,681 Machinery. Class. Number, j Class. Number. Hydraulic lifts .. .. .. .. 223 Oil-engines .. .. .. .. 14,204 Electric lifts .. .. .. .. 942 Gas-engines .. .. .. .. 743 Gas lifts .. .. .. .. .. 1 Electric motors .. .. .. .. 22,960 Oil lifts .. .. .. .. .. 6 j Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 48 Steam lifts.. .. .. .. .. 13 Gas, hydraulic, and electric hoists .. .. 1,350 J Total .. .. .. .. 40,957 Water-engines, peltons, turbines, and water-wheels 467 j

Made in Dominion. Imported. Total. District. ; —| Number. Horse-power. Number. Horse-power. Number. Horse-power. Auckland .. .. 37 305 32 230 69 535 Auckland North .... 1 .. 1 28 2 28 Auckland South .. ..11 14 8 11 19 25 Canterbury North .... 29 78 7 13 36 91 Canterbury South .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 Gisborne ...... 1 .. 1 10 2 10 Hawke's Bay .... 3 3 11 43 14 46 Nelson .. .. . . 1 .. .. .. 1 Otago ...... 11 73 13 1 24 74 Southland ......5 9 2 .. 7 9 Taranaki ...... 12 21 4 63 16 84 Taranaki North .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 Wellington .. .. 46 251 18 149 64 400 Wellington North .. .... .. 1 .. 1 Westland ...... 1 18 1 48 2 66 Totals .. .. 162 772 99 596 261 1,368

Glass. Number. Service — First-class engine-driver .. .. 3 Competency— First-class engine-driver .. .. 30 Second-class engine-driver .. .. 190 Steam winding-engine driver .. .. 1

Class. Number. Competency—continued. Locomotive- and traction-engine driver .. 51 Locomotive-engine driver .. .. 7 Traction-engine driver .. .. .. 32 Electric-tram driver .. .. .. 65 Total .. .. .. 379