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Return of Land Boilers and Machinery inspected during the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Return of New Boilers inspected for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Return of the Number of Certificates issued to Land Engineers, Engine-drivers, and Electric-tram Drivers during the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Return of Land Engineers', Engine-drivers', and Electric-tram Drivers' Examinations held throughout New Zealand during the Year ended 31st March, 1929, showing the Number of Successful and Unsuccessful Candidates.

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Horsepower. | j 10er . j Boilers — Stationary, portable, and traction 1,143 1,446 j 2,630 5,219 Digesters, jacketed pans, steri!- . . .. .. 2,457 izers, vulcanizers, and other steam-receivers Air-receivers .... . . .. .. 45 Total boilers .. .. .. .. .. 7,721 Machinery— Electric motors .. .. 15,521 3,280 3,979 22,780 Internal-combustion engines .. 10,769 865 1,069 12,703 Water-power engines . . 234 84 187 505 Lifts .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,230 Cranes .. .. .. ,. .. 245 Hoists .. .. .. .. .. 1,209 Total machinery .. .. .. .. 39,672 Grand total .. ..I .. .. ... 47,393

Made in Dominion. Imported. Total. District. : — 1 1 Number. Horse-power. Number. Horse-power. Number. Horse-power. Auckland .. .. ..38 172 63 90 101 262 Auckland North .. .. .. .. 1 704 1 704 Auckland South ...... . . 6 57 6 57 Canterbury North .. . . 62 348 21 113 83 461 Canterbury South .. .... . . 1 .. 1 Hawke's Bay .... 13 22 20 6 33 28 Nelson .. .. .. 1 .. 5 .. 6 Otago .. . . 16 88 24 30 40 118 Southland .. . . 3 51 17 .. 20 51 Taranaki .. .. .. 2 142 .. .. 2 142 Taranaki North . . . . 1 . . 16 .. 17 Wellington . . . . . . 31 152 48 88 79 240 Wellington North .... 1 2 6 1 7 3 Westland 1 12 1 31 2 43 Totals „ ! 169 989 229 .1,120 398 2,109

Class. Number, j Class. Number. Service — \ Competency—continued. First-class engine-driver .. .. 2 Electric-winding-engine driver .. 4 I Locomotive and traction-engine driver .. 32 Competency— Locomotive-engine driver .. .. 7 Extra-first-class stationary engineer .. 1 Traction-engine driver .. .. 28 First-class engine-driver .. .. 17 Electric-tram driver .. .. .. 42 Second-class engine-driver .. . . 169 — Steam-winding-engine driver .. . . 1 Total .. .. . . 303

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