H, -15.

Return of the Number of Land Boilers and Machinery inspected during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1927. Boilers.

Machinery.

Return of New Boilers inspected for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

Return of the Number of Certificates issued to Land Engine-drivers and Electric-tram Drivers during the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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Class Not exceeding SS lOHorse- Exceeding | Wass - | 5 Horse-power. j 10 Horse-power. I r ° tal " Stationary .. .. .. 2,380 1,455 j 2,520 6,355 Portable ...... 205 971 455 1,631 Totals .. .. .. 2,585 2,426 2,975 7,986

Class. | Number. I Class. Number. Hydraulic lifts .. .. .. .. 112 j Oil-engines .. .. .. .. 14,724 Electric ,, .. .. .. ..1,116 Gas-engines .. .. .. .. 693 Gas „ .. .. .. .. 1 Electric-motors .. .. .. .. 20,826 Oil „ .. .. .. .. 8 | Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10 Steam „ .. .. . . .. 18 Gas, hydraulic, and electric-motor hoists .. 1,297 Total .. .. .. .. 39,223 Water-engines, peltons, turbines, and water-wheels j 388

Made in Dominion. Imported. Total. District. — — Number. Horse-power. Number. Horse-power. Number. Horse-power. Auckland .. 48 87 30 26b 78 353 Auckland North Auckland South .... 5 .. 3 9 8 9 Canterbury North .. .. 65 359 17 70 82 429 Canterbury South .... 1 .. 1 2 2 2 Gisborne .. .. .... .. 6 74 6 74 Hawke's Bay .... 9 20 8 6 17 26 Nelson .. .. .... .. 7 5 7 5 Otago ...... 6 49 28 56 34 105 Southland ...... 4 38 4 42 8 80 Taranaki ...... 2 31 3 3 5 34 Taranaki North Wellington .. .. .. 29 278 39 192 68 470 Wellington North .. .. .. .. 2 4 2 4 Westland .. .. .. 5 75 5 147 10 222 Totals .. .. 174 937 153 876 327 1,813

Class. Number. Service-First-class engine-driver .. .. 3 Second-class engine-driver .. .. 1 Competency— Fir3t-class engine-driver .. 30 Second-class engine-driver .. .. 172 Steam-winding-engine driver .. .. 2

Class. Number. Competency—continued. Electric winding engine-driver .. .. 2 Locomotive- and traction-engine driver .. 79 Locomotive-engine driver .. .. 6 Traction-engine driver .. .. 35 Eleetric-tram driver .. .. .. 87 Total .. .. .. .. 417