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Return of Defects found in Boilers and Fittings in the Auckland District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1890.

Return of Notices given to Repair Boilers in the Auckland District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1890.

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Description. Dangerous. Ordinary. Total. Collapsed furnace-flues ... Collapsed vertical flues ... Tops of fire-boxes out of shape Corrosion, internal Corrosion, external Fractured plates Blistered plates... Pitted and grooved plates Tubes defective Joints sprung ... 1 1 1 2 2 5 10 8 1 2 7 5 1 1 3 7 10 3 1 2 7 5 i Total defects found in boilers 5 33 ■10 Defective fittings — Safety-valves... Feed-valves and pipes ... Pressure-gauges Water-gauges and test-cocks Spring-balances Blow-off cocks and pipes Omissions — Boiler without man-hole 3 2 6 9 3 1 3 2 6 9 3 1 1 1 Gross total ... 5 5 60 65 Four of the boilers found in a dangerous state have been thoroughly repaired, and are now in ;ood working-order ; one condemned.

Date of Notice. Description of Boiler. Nature of Repairs ordered. 1889. April 26 April 27 May Ii May 10 June 19 July 8 Aug. 9 Aug. 16 Aug. 22 Sept. 6 Sept. 17 Sept. 17 Oct. 25 Nov. 7 Nov. 7 Nov. 13 Dec. 3 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Dec. 19 Dec. 28 1890. Jan. 17 Jan. 17 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Jan. 28 Feb. 15 Feb. 20 Mar. 6 Mar. 14 Mar. 31 Portable ... ... Nine of the tubes to be renewed. Portable ... ... Fire-box and tubes renewed, and a new safety-valve fitted. Portable ... ... j Five new tubes and a patch to be fitted at blow-off. Vertical tubular ... Bepairs to be effected to vertical flue. Vertical flue ... New vertical flue fitted, shell and furnace repaired. Portable ... ... Mountings and connections to bo overhauled. Vertical tubular ... New safety-valve fitted, and man-hole cut in shell. Cylindrical ... i New plate fitted to the bottom. Cornish ... ... j Patch to be fitted to the shell. Portable ... ... Two patches to be fitted at sludge-holes. Longitudinal tubular Three-fourths of the tubes renewed. Longitudinal tubular ' After tube-plate repaired. Longitudinal tubular Patch on front end to be renewed. Vertical flue ... Part of the vertical flue renewed. Vertical flue ... ; New vertical flue to be fitted. Semi-portable ... Defective place in fire-box to be renewed. Portable ... ... Four additional stays to be fitted to top of fire-box. Longitudinal tubular I Half-plate in after end to be renewed. Portable ... ... Six additional stays to be fitted to top of fire-box. Portable ... ... Patch on fire-box tube-plate to be renewed. Vertical flue ... Upper part of vertical flue renewed. Longitudinal tubular ; To be retubed. Vertical flue ... | Bepairs to be effected to upper part of flue. Vertical flue ... j Defective place in shell to be renewed. Portable ... ... \ Patch on top of fire-box taken off and renewed. Cylindrical ... Three seams in bottom to be pared and caulked. Portable ... ... Safety-valve and connections to be overhauled. Vertical tubular ... Patch to be fitted at sludge-hole, and steam-pipe overhauled. Cornish ... ... Patch to be fitted to crown of shell. Cornish ... ... Strengthening-ring to be fitted to furnace-flue. Portable ... ... I New top to be fitted to fire-box, and one side of ditto repaired. Cornish ... ... Two half-plates in bottom to be renewed. Portable ... ... Four additional stays fitted to top of fire-box.