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Return showing the Orders in Council issued, etc. — continued.

Return showing the Number of Land Boilers and Machinery Inspected during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1915. Boilers.

Machinery. Class. Number. Hydraulic lifts ... ... ;.. ... ... ... ... 264 Gas-lifts ... ... ... .. ... ... ... 37 Electric lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 424 Steam-lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 95 Oil-lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Gas, hydraulic, and electric-motor hoists ... ... ... • ... 371 Water-engines, water and electric motors, and water-wheels ... ... 2,940 Peltons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 248 Turbines ... ... ... ... ... ... 128 Gas-engines ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 1,650 Oil-engines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,870 Steam machinery ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Total ... ... ... ... ... 117053 Return showing the Number op Service and Competency Certificates issued to Winding, Locomotive and Traction, and Stationary Engine Drivers, and to Electric-tram Drivers during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1915. Class. Number. Steam stationary— Service—First class .. .. .. .. .. 13 Competency— Extra first class .. .. .. . . . . .. 1 First class .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Second class .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 Steam winding, competency .. .. .. .. .. 18 Electric winding, competency .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Locomotive and traction, competency .. .. .. .. 144 Electric tram., competency . . . , . . . . . . 81 525

Date of Order. Purpose of Order. 1915. larch 12 Approves plan M.D. 4394 of storage tank which the Patea Borough Council proposes to construct in connection with proposed sewage system. Approves plan M.D. 4393 of M. A. Harding's Wharf, Gumstore Creek Kaipara. Licenses M. A Harding to occupy necessary foreshore at Gumstore Creek, Kaipara, as a site for a wharf. . Revokes licen- anted to G. J. Smith to occupy foreshore at Oruawharu River, Kaipara, as a site foi wharf. 25 25 25 25 25 Approves plan of market house for Native inhabitants of district of Rawene. Licenses Heremia Te Wake, Kahi Tipene, Moki Mitikakau, and Hohepa Heperi, as trustees for Native inhabitants of district to occupy foreshore at Rawene as site for market homo. Licenses Hokianga Meat Supply Company (Limited) to occupy foreshore at Rawene as site for store. Approves plan M.D. 4402 of a store for the Hokianga Meat Supply Company, at Rawene. Approvos plan M.D. 4044 of Otago Harbour reclamation, and authorizes Otago Harbour Board to reclaim the land. Approves plan of launch-moorings which Auckland Harbour Board proposes to erect alongside launchlandings in Quay Street. Approves plan M.D. 4398 of stone wall which Auckland Harbour Broad propoi es to con; tract in St. George's Bay, Auckland Harbour. Approvos plan of landing-stage which Leyland-O'Brien Timber Company (Limited) propoi-es to erect on foreshore at Custom Street West, Auckland Harbour. Approves plan of dolphins and training-pier which Auckland Harbour Board propoi es to erect at its 600-ton slipway, Freeman's Bay. Amends regulations for the election of members of Harbour Boards. 25 25 29 29 29 29 29 29

Class. Not exceeding 5 Horse-power. Excoeding 5 but not exceeding j 10 Horse-power. Exceeding 10 Horse-powor. Total. stationary ... 'ortable 2,467 180 939 1,287 2,085 440 5,491 1,907 Totals 2,647 2,226 2,525 7,398