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Return of Accidents to Boilers and Machinery reported as having occurred in the Canterbury District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1892.

Return of Notices given to Repair Boilers in the Canterbury District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1892.

Annual Eeport on Woek done. Sic, — Office of Inspector of Machinery, Dunedin, sth May, 1892. I have the honour to forward you the annual report of inspection of boilers and machinery in the Otago District for the financial year ended the 31st March, 1892, contained in the accompanying tables. In forwarding this report I am very sorry to state that trade in all branches in this province has been very bad. I think that the iron trade seems to have suffered most of all: and, as you

Date of Accident. Owner's Name and Address. Nature and Cause of Accident. 1891. 5ept 23 William Cuddon, Fendaltown H. Harrison, Eakaia Cornish boiler. Crown of furnace leaking. Caused by water too low in boiler. Traction-engine. Leaking in fire-box. Caused by waterspaces having been full of mud. Tubular boiler. Bottom of boiler leaking; plate cracked. Cause not discovered. Within a few days was reported leaking again. Found new plate cracked same as previous one. Had plate renewed, and lowered furnacebars 4in. Eesults so far satisfactory. Hydraulic press worked by hand. Top plate broken. Cause, overpressure. Boiler of tram-engine. Copper fire-box thin in places. Caused by the gas-coke used for fuel. Boiler of tram-engine. Copper fire-box thin. Caused by the gas-coke used for fuel. Dec. 1 1892. an. 18 Thomas York, Woolston ,lar. 25 Bowron Brothers, Woolston lor. 26 Tramway Company far. 81 Tramway Company

;e. 'oscripi ;ion o: ioi] :er. ;ice. 'ari iicu: ars oi ■epairs. 1891. April 10 ... Vertical... Verbal To shift up foundation-ring, and cut away bad part of plate in fire-box. To renew spring-balance of safety-valve. To tap plug in at end of rivet-cracks in order to prevent crack extending. To renew spring-balance of safety-valve. To renew crown-plate, also strengthening ring at man-hole. To stay sides of fire-box (is now out of use). To shift up foundation-ring, and cut away bad part of plates in fire-box. To renew patch in fire-box, and twelve stays. To tap plugs in at end of rivet-cracks to prevent cracks extending, also renew pressure-gauge. To renew tube-plate (is now out of use). To renew ten screwed stays. To repair corners of fire-box, and renew tubes. To renew fire-box. To renew uptake. To renew injured plates over fire. To renew bottom plates of shell. To renew longitudinal stay broken. To cut out cracked plate and fit new plate. April 28 ... May 6 ... Portable Portable Verbal Verbal May 16 ... May 16 ... Portable Vertical... Verbal Verbal May 23 ... May 23 ... Vertical... Portable Verbal Verbal July 15 ... July 15 ... Tram-engine Portable Verbal Verbal July 18 ... July 18 ... July 30 ... Aug. 7 ... Sept. 11 ... Sept. 23 . . Nov. 17 ... Nov. 18 ... Dec. 1 ... 1892. Jan. 18 ... Jan. 25 ... Feb. 12 ... Feb. 12 ... Feb. 24 ... Mar. 16 ... Tram-engine Tram-engine Portable Tram-engine Vertical... Cornish ... Vertical Portable Traction Verbal Verbal Verbal Verbal Written Verbal Written Verbal Verbal Vertical Portable Portable Portable Portable Portable Written Written Written Written Written Verbal To renew skirt of boiler-shell. To renew fire-box and tubes. To cut out cracked plate, and fit new plate. To renew fire-box. To renew fire-box, tubes, and pressure-gauge. To cut out cracked plate and fit new plate.