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Return of Steamers to which Certificates of Survey were issued in New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st March, 1897.

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Name of Vessel. 96 O'S) EH t *-< * '1 o I 'St Nature of Engines. Nature of Propeller. Class of Certificate. Remarks. Ahuriri 'Albany •Alexandra Amateur Aorere Argyle Antrim Awarua 'Beatrice •Bella Ben Lomond .. •Birkenhead Blanche Britannia Brunner •Canterbury Charles Edward Chelmsford Clansman Clara •Clematis Comet Corinna Coromandel Delta •Despatch- (Auckland) Dingadee •Douglas Duco •Eagle Effort •Eliza Elsie •Enterprise Erin Erskine •Ethel J. •Fairy Fanny Fingal Flora Flower of Kent Freetrader Gairloch Glenelg Goldfinch 31 8 73 17 8 30 4 16 45 30 80 10 12 15 16 9 40 95 24 60 24 99 24 4 2i 141 25 24 6 80 20 60 70 12 3 8 30 4 35 16 15 30 11 180 81 30 85 75 12 Compound Non-condensing .. Screw Extended river. River .. Launch. Paddle Screw » 49 126 36 100 8 12 33 55 18 108 333 Compound Home trade. Non-condensing .. Condensing Non-condensing .. Paddle River. Home trade Extended river. Tug. Screw Compound Non-condensing .. River. Paddle Screw Paddle Screw Twin-screw .. 123 70 336 Triple expansion .. Non-condensing .. Compound Home trade. Extended river.. Home trade. Launch. Screw 5 Non-condensing .. Sternwheel .. Screw River. 820 67 Compound Foreign trade. Extended river. River. Non-condensing .. Sternwheel .. Screw Twin-screw .. Screw 393 55 26 138 13 Compound Condensing Triple expansion .. Compound Home trade. Paddle Extended river .. Tug. 15 61 Non-condensing .. Screw River .. Extended river. River. Launch. Paddle Screw Dredge. 98 20 32 67 22 838 Compound River. Extended river. Home trade. Extended river. Foreign trade. River Non-condensing .. Compound Condensing Compound Launch. 95 211 156 Non-condensing .. Compound Sternwheel . . Twin-screw .. Screw Home trade. Non-condensing .. River Formerly " Macandrew." Grafton •Heathcote •Help Herald Hesketh Hirere Horeke 322 94 123 35 11 85 80 16 4 Compound Twin-screw .. Screw Home trade. River Hopper-barge. Launch. 370 393 Non-condensing .. Compound Home trade. Twin-screvv .. River. Condensing Non-condensing .. Screw Launch (formerly " Miranda"). Huia (Wellington) *Huia (Auckland) •Ida .. Invercargill Invincible •Iona .. Irene Jane Douglas .. Janet Nicoll John Anderson Kahu Kanieri Kate •Katikati Kawatiri •Kawau Kennedy •Kina Kiripaka Kopuru Koputai •Kotuku Lena Lily .. Little George .. Lyttelton Mahinapua 90 25 8 10 50 25 65 21 22 90 25 40 20 5 8 70 10 43 15 20 20 120 40 5 12 4 80 80 Compound Non-condensing .. Home trade. River. 12 123 50 159 Compound Home trade. Extended river. Home trade. River Extended river. Home trade. Extended river. Foreign trade. Home trade. River Extended river. Home trade. Extended river. Home trade. River Home trade. River. Home trade River. Extended river.. Launch. 75 496 36 99 115 Non-condensing .. Compound 27 285 37 125 52 72 28 5 41 Non- condensing .. Condensing Compound Twin-screw .. Screw Tug. Non-condensing .. Compound Non-oondensing .. Paddle . .. Three screws Screw Twin-screw .. Screw Paddle Twin-screw .. 20 4 39 205 Comp'd oondensing Non-condensing .. Compound Fishing vessel. River Home trade Launch. Tug. * Surve; 'ed twice, and in some cas es three times.