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No. 6.—Return of Accidents which proved Fatal in connection with Machinery during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1895.

No. 7. —Return of Accidents (not Fatal) in connection with Machinery during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1895.

Name and Address of Owners. Description ot Machinery. Name of Person injured. Nature of Accident. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. tratford and Blair, Greymouth Saw-mill William Shand, 24 years of age Cut in two by cir-cular-saw William Shand was employed as assistantbenchman, his brother being in charge. It appears on the 2nd April he, along with his brother, was moving some heavy logs, getting them ready for cutting up. He was standing on the saw-bench, with crow-bar in hand, assisting, when he evidently forgot for the moment where he was, and moved back on to the saw. It caught his heel, and he jjumped up, his head coming in contact with the beam which supports the top saw. He then fell between the saws, and was dissected. This painful event was purely accidental any further protection would have prevented the saw from working efficiently. At the inquest a verdict of " Accidental death" was returned, no blame being attached to any one. James S. Young was employed as fireman on the locomotive used for hauling timber on trucks to the saw-mill. Travelling round a curve the engine capsized, and fell on Young, pinning him to the ground, where he was crushed, and, by the escaping steam, scalded to death, the driver, with all the assistance available, being unable to remove the engine before death ensued. At the inquest a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned by the jury, no blame being attributable to any one. HcCullum and Co., Invercargill Locomotive James S.Young, age 14 years and 11 months Crushed and scalded

Name and Address of Owners. Description of Machinery. NaI tajure P d erS<m Nature of Aocident - Cause of Accident, and Remarks. Wilson and Co., Dunedin Spice grinding mill Thomas Mason, 62 years of age Ankle broken Mason's duty was to attend to the feeding of this mill, and he had to carry bags up some six steps, while doing so he slipped, and, falling, his leg came in contact with a revolving pulley, and was broken at the ankle. The pulley was guarded as far as practicable. This accident appears to have been caused through the man's infirmity. He is old and feeble, and scarcely recovered from the effects of a paralytic stroke. Forrest's duty was to attend to the feeding of roller flour-mill plant. It appears a chip of wood dropped into the hopper, and in attempting to pick it out with his fingers they were caught by the rollers and crushed. The hand was afterwards amputated. This accident was caused through want of care on the part of Forrest. Haast was employed as engineer on dredge, and while oiling footstep of vertical shaft his left hand was caught between the bevel gearing and severely lacerated. This was caused by Haast not obeying instructions, and attempting to oil this particular part of machinery while in motion. It appears Laurie allowed a piece of wood to get jammed in between the saws of a lath-cutting machine. He lifted up the iron guard, and then tried to remove the piece of wood (without stopping the saw), which drew down his hand and severely lacerated it. This machine is well protected. The accident was caused by the lad not stopping the machine to remove the piece of wood that was jammed. lather and Forrest, Mosgiel Plour-mill roller plant Daniel Forrest, 55 years of age Left hand crushed luff Harbour Board, Bluff Harbour dredge Otto Haast, 23 years of age Left hand crushed auri Timber Company, Te Kopuru Saw-mill P Laurie, 18 years of age Eight hand severely lacerated