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ACCIDENTS EEPOETBD DUEING THE YBAE 1900-1. Auckland (29). —A man employed in a flour-mill received injury to his right hand. A youth employed at cement-mills had his hand severely crushed. A man employed at a flour-mill lost two fingers through their being caught in cog-wheels. A man employed in an engineering factory received severe injuries through becoming entangled in a belt which he was mending whilst the ' belt was lying on a revolving shaft. A young woman employed at a laundry received severe injury to her arm through its being crushed in a steam-mangle. A man employed at a sawmill received a severe cut on hand with circular-saw. The remaining twenty-two accidents were of a slight nature, consisting of slight cuts and bruises, and necessitating absence from work for a few days. Mongonui (1). —A man employed at a. sawmill had his leg broken through a flitch of timber slipping. Neiv Plymouth (1). —A youth employed at a sash-and-door factory had his hand badly lacerated by contact with a shaping-machine. Hawera (2). —A man employed at a sash-and-door factory received slight injury to his arm through putting on a belt whilst the machinery was in motion. A man employed at a cordialfactory was slightly scalded by an escape of steam. Wanganui (3). —Two men employed at an engineering factory had their fingers slightly crushed in a lathe. A man employed at a freezing-works received slight injury, to his thumb through contact with electric-engine. Napier (1). —A man employed at railway workshops received slight injury from a piece of wood thrown off a circular-saw. Dannevirke (2). —A man lost portion of his hand through contact with saw. In the other case a man received iniury to his leg through contact with a revolving shaft. Palmerston North (2). —A lad employed at a cooperage received severe cut on hand by contact with circular-saw. A man employed at a dairy factory had his foot slightly crushed. Masterton (1). —A man employed at a sash-and-door factory lost two fingers through contact with knives of a planing-machine. Foxton (6). —A man employed at a flax-mill had both legs broken through being caught in gear of wire tramway. A man employed at a flax-mill received a severe cut on leg by circular-saw. A flax-miller, while engaged cleaning the stripper-drum, started the machine, with the result that he lost all the fingers of his right hand. The other three were of a very slight nature, consisting of slight bruises, and necessitating absence from work for a few days. Wellington (41). —A girl employed at a confectionery-factory was slightly injured by being caught in the lift. A man employed as fireman was severely burned by a flash of flame from the furnace, caused by a down draught. A man employed at a furniture-factory lost part of three fingers through contact with the knives of a planing-machine. The remaining thirty-eight cases were of a very slight nature, necessitating absence from work for a few days. Nelson (1). —A man engaged at a sawmill was injured through a belt breaking, the end striking him in the face. Christchurch (35). —A man employed in an engineering factory received serious injury to his left arm through the bursting of an emery-wheel. A young man employed in a furniture-factory had his hand badly injured through being caught by the knives of a planing-machine. A man employed at a boot-factory had his hand injured in a lasting-machine. A man employed at a fellmongery had his hand and arm injured whilst cleaning a fleshing-machine in motion. The remaining thirty-one cases were of a slight nature. Ashburton (1). —A man employed at a freezing-works lost his right arm through being caught in the machinery. Timaru (2).—-A lad employed at a woollen-mill had his hand lacerated in cogs of a twistingmachine. A lad employed at a flour-mill received severe injury to his arm through its being caught in the machinery. Dunedin (35, 1 fatal). —A man employed at a tannery was killed by the explosion of a drum of benzine. A man employed at an engineering factory had his arm fractured by becoming entangled in machinery. A youth employed in a joinery-factory lost two fingers through contact with circularsaw. A man employed in an engineering factory was injured through the collapse of a crane. A youth employed in the same factory was injured through being caught in a driving-belt and carried over the shaft. A youth employed, in an engineering factory had his leg broken through being jammed between a planing-machine and lathe. A youth employed at a printing-office had his arm broken whilst attempting to remove a belt from a shaft in motion. A man employed at an engineering factory lost his eye through a steel chip striking him. A youth employed at an engineering factory lost a finger through being caught in the machinery. A youth employed at a wheelwright factory lost a finger through contact with knife of shaping-machine. A boy employed at a boot-factory received severe injury to both hands through being, caught in rollers. A man employed at an engineering factory lost his thumb through being entangled in crane gear. In the same factory a man received slight injuries in a similar way. The remaining twenty-two cases were of a very slight nature, necessitating absence from work for a few days. Balclutha (2). —A man and a youth employed at a flax-mill received slight injury to their hands through being caught—the former by the stripper, the latter by the scutcher machines. Invercargill (7). —A man employed at a sash-and-door factory received severe injuries through becoming entangled in the machinery. A man employed in the same factory lost three fingers and part of his hand through contact with knives of a -shaping-machine. A man employed at a sawmill received severe injury through being struck by a piece of timber thrown off a saw. A man employed at a sawmill lost a finger through contact with a circular-saw. A girl employed at a knitting-factory, had her finger punctured with a machine-needle. A man employed at a sawmill had his left arm almost severed through contact with circular-saw. A girl employed at milkpreserving factory lost part of a finger in a stamping-machine. Biverton (1). —A man employed at a sawmill received severe injuries through being struck by a piece of timber thrown back off the saw. 2—H. 11.