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Return of New Boilers inspected for the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

Return of the Number of Certificates issued to Land Engine-drivers and Electrictram Drivers during the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

Return of Land Engineers', Engine-drivers', and Electric-tram Drivers' Examinations held throughout New Zealand during the Year ended 31st March, 1938, showing the Number of Successful and Unsuccessful Candidates.

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Made in Dominion. Imported. Total. Glass. Number. Ilorse-power. Number. Horse-power. Number. Horse-power. Stationary, portable, and traction 77 2,091 43 2,345 120 4,436 Digesters, jacketed pans, sterilizers, 142 .. 242 .. 384 vulcanizers, and other steamreceivers Air-receivers .. .. .. 85 .. 58 .. 143 Total .. .. 304 2,091 343 2,345 647 4,436

Class. Number. Class. Number. Service— Competency—continued. First-class engine-driver .. .. 4 Locomotive and traction engine driver .. 47 Electric-tram driver .. .. .. 4 Locomotive-engine driver .. .. 10 Competency— Traction-engine driver .. .. 21 Extra first-class stationary engineer .. 1 j Electric-tram driver .. .. .. 78 First-class engine-driver .. .. 29 Electric-tram driver (one-man car) .. 5 Second-class engine-driver .. .. 272 Steam-winding-engine driver .. .. 5 Total .. .. .. 477 Electric-winding-engine driver .. .. 1 !

, " $ : ' ~ r. i 33 S Winding. , . H St S llf motive. —. 3£T loUl- | Place. a • § £ Steam. Electric. Driver. o i 13 , « P. F. P. F. P. F. P. F. P. I F. P. F. p. J\ p. jr. p. J. p. F. 2 I | I ®_ Auckland 9 3 31 8 4 1 2 .. .. 17 2 63 14 77 Christchurch 2 2 17 9 3 1 .. 6 15 .. 44 11 55 Dunedin 1 .. 13 3 1 .. 1 .. 1 5 .. 22 3 25 Gisborne 1 2 1 1 3 2 5 Greymoutli 8 7 17 9 5 4 5 1 36 20 56 Hamilton 1 6 26 6 1 1 .. 1 30 12 42 Invercargill 2 2 33 18 3 5 1 43 21 64 Mangonui 1 1 .. 1 Napier 4 1 .. 1 4- 2 6 Nelson 8 4 .. .. 1 9 4 13 New Plymouth .... 2 5 37 26 1 .. .. 1 2 1 .. 43 32 75 Palmerston N. .... 2 3 19 4 1 22 7 29 Rawene 1 1 .. 1 Timaru 4 1 1 1 6 1 7 Wanganui 1 9 2 2 1 5 .. 16 4 20 Wellington .. 1 .. 2 5 23 5 1 1 40 2 68 12 80 Westport 1 1 l Whangarei 4 5 2 1 1 7 6 13 1 29 39 250 100 25 10 1_ _18 1 2 83 4 418 152 570