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Return of Notices given to repair Boilers in the Canterbury District during the Financial Year ending the 31st March, 1888.

Return of Defects found on the Inspection of Boilers and Fittings in the Canterbury District during the Financial Year ending the 31st March, 1888.

Return of Accidents to Boilers and Machinery reported as having occurred in the Canterbury District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1888.

late o! otice. ascription o] loil ler. ace. .epairs ore lerei 1887. May 6 May 6 June 9 lune 9 June 17 rune 23 lune 25 lune 25 Fune 28 Ldy 12 ruly 22 3ept. 22 3ept. 28 Dct. 18 Dct. 21 Portable Vat Vat Vat Vertical Cornish Vertical Tubular Vertical Tram-engine Tram-engine Vertical Portable Portable Portable Verbal Written Verbal Verbal Verbal Verbal Verbal Verbal Verbal Verbal Verbal Written Written Verbal Verbal New pressure-gauge. Three extra stays in ends. Stays to be renewed. New crown-plate (now out of use). New crown-plate and tubes. One rivet renewed in gusset-stay. New set of tubes. New water-gauge mountings. New crown-plate and tubes. New half fire-box. Benew twelve stays iu fire-box. Bottom of shell and fire-box to be renewed. New set of tubes and new pressure-gauge. Eenew three tubes. Cut out and renew plate in fire-box (cracked) anc tubes. Bing on manhole. Two vats, each to have four more stays with plates. New set of tubes. Benew longitudial stay (broken). Stays and top angle-iron to be renewed. New crown-plate and new stays. Dct. 22 Nov. 16 Nov. 21 Nov. 30 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 1888. ran. 24 Feb. 16 Feb. 25 Cornish Vat Portable Portable Vat Vat Verbal Written Verbal Verbal Verbal Verbal Portable Portable Traction Written Verbal Verbal New set of tubes, after present threshing. New spring-balance. New pressure-gauge.

Description of Defects. Dangerous. Ordinary. Total. Collapse of furnaces )rown of boiler cracked between tubes out of shape iussett-stays badly fitted and secured -longitudinal stays broken or wasted danhole without ring )ld and dilapidated generally 'ressure-gauges bad Spring-balance on safety-valve bad ... ?ubes thin in smoke-box end ?ubes leaking and cracks in fire-box... ]hin plates from corrosion ... ?ram-engine boilers, fire-box thin . . ?ram-eugine boilers, twelve stays wasted Jptake thin in vertical boiler fats not sufficiently stayed fat-stays and crown-plates wasted ... Vater-gauge mountings bad 2 3 1 1 1 "i 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 a 2 2 2 1 4 2 1 6 4 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 "4 4 i 1 Total ... 21 22 43

Date of Accident. Owner's Name and Address. Nature and Cause of Accident. .pril 30,1887 Freezing-works, Belfast Eeported partial collapse of one furnace in Lancashire boiler. Upon examination found both furnaces out ol shape, caused by an oily deposit all over furnaces or inside of boiler. By the use of screws and other appli ances the shape was restored and are standing well.