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Return of the Number of Land Boilers and Machinery inspected during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1924.

Return of New Boilers inspected for the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

Return of the Number of Certificates issued to Land Engineers, Engine-drivers, and Electric-tram Drivers during the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

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<o-i,i wrs. Class. Not exceeding 5 Horse-power. Exceeding 5 but not exceeding 10 Horsepower. Exceeding 10 Horse-power. Total. Stationary Portable Totals 2,970 189 3,159 752 1,104 2,272 493 5,994 1,786 3,159 1,856 2 2,765 2,765 7,78 7,780 50 Machinery. Class. Number. Hydraulic lifts .. .. .. .. 219 Electric lifts .. .. .. :.. ..774 Gas-lifts .. .. .. .. .. 6 Oil-lifts .. . .. .. ..4 Steam-lifts .. .. .. .. .. II Gas, hydraulic, and oloctric-niotor hoists.. .. 959 Water-engines, peltons, turbines, and water-wheels 487 Class. Oil-engines Gas-engines Electric motors Miscellaneous Number. 12,008 1,275 9,306 32 Total.. 25,111

Made in Dominion. Imported. Total. District. Number. Horse-power. Number. Horse-power. Number. Horse-power. Auckland Auckland North Auckland South Canterbury North Gisborne Hawke's Bay Nelson Otago Southland Taranaki Taranaki North Wellington .. Wellington North Westland 40 5 44 4 2 17 2 2 545 30 445 20 27 182 21 10 :9 l 3 5 1 8 5 6 1 42 6 I 1,647 5 107 22 247 153 20 60 5 644 120 34 79 1 8 49 4 2 1 25 7 8 1 77 6 7 2, 192 5 137 467 20 27 247 335 41 70 5 1,258 120 111 35 614 0 77 Totals 157 1,971 118 275 3,064 5,035

Class. Number. Class. Number. lervice— First-class ongine-driver Locomotive- and traction-engine driver .. 2 1 Competency— continued. Electric-winding-engine driver Locomotive- and traction-engine driver .. Locomotive-engine driver Traotion-engine driver Electric-tram driver 1 88 10 68 88 lompeteney— Extra first-class engineer First-class engine-driver Second-class engine-driver Steam-winding-engine driver 2 41 252 5 Total 558 Acci: lENTS. During the year 4 fatal and 88 non-fatal ; ported to the Department. ocidents in connection with machinery were re