H.—ls.

Return of the Number of Land Boilers and Machinery inspected during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1926. Boilers.

Machinery.

Return of New Boilers inspected for the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

Return of the Number of Certificates issued to Land Engine-drivers and Electric-tram Drivers during the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

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Class Not exceeding St"! 10 Horse- ! ! Total Uass - 5 Horse-power. iu norse 1Q Horge .power. | A0WW ' power. Stationary .. .. .. 3,222 689 2,293 6,204 Portable .. .. .. 216 1,025 450 1,691 Totals .. .. 3,438 1,714 2,743 7,895 J !

Class. J Number. Class. Number. Hydraulic lifts .. .. .. .. 119 Oil-engines .. .. .. .. 15,162 Electric „ .. .. .. .. j 1,042 j Gas-engines .. .. .. .. 849 Gas „ .. .. .. .. 1 6 j Electric-motors .. .. .. .. 15,739 Oil „ .. .. .. .. 1 j Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. j 21 Steam „ .. .. .. .. 25 Gas, hydraulic, and electric-motor hoists .. 1,219 Total .. .. .. 34,634 Water-engines, peltons, turbines, and water-wheels | 451

Made in Dominion. \ Imported. Total. District. 1 j — — Number. I Horse-power, j Number. Horse-power. Number. Horse-power. . Auckland .. .. 43 604 63 498 106 1,102 Auckland North .... 1 12 .. .. 1 12 Auckland South .... 4 28 12 77 16 105 Canterbury North .. .. 68 396 14 115 82 511 Canterbury South .... 1 5 5 38 6 43 Gisborne .. .. .... .. 7 76 7 76 Hawke's Bay .... 10 77 7 47 17 124 Nelson .. .. .... .. 4 19 4 19 Otago .. .. .. 16 128 11 74 27 202 Southland ...... 2 129 12 61 14 190 Taranaki .. .. .... .. 2 8 2 8 Taranaki North .... 2 10 6 29 8 39 Wellington .. .. ..15 218 19 217 34 435 Wellington North Westland .. .. .. 7 106 11 454 18 560 Totals .. .. 169 1,713 173 1,713 £42 ! 3,426

Class. Number. Service— First-class engine-driver .. .. 3 Second-class engine-driver .. .. 1 Locomotive and traction-engine driver .. 1 Competency— First-class engine-driver .. .. 27 Second-class engine-driver .. .. 215 I

Glass. Number. Competency—continued. Steam-winding-engine driver .. .. 4 Locomotive- and traction-engine driver .. 68 Locomotive-engine driver .. .. 9 Traction-engine driver .. .. 55 Electric-tram driver .. .. .. 87 Total .. .. .. 470