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machine. A striker employed at Addington Railway Workshops sustained loss of thumb of left hand through its being crushed by steam-hammer. With few exceptions, the accidents were slight. Dunedin (20). —A boy employed at a foundry slightly burned his foot with molten metal. A boy employed at rope-factory had his fingers slightly jammed in rollers. A youth employed at a foundry had his left arm broken through being entangled in a driving-belt he was adjusting. A boy employed at a confectionery-factory received a slight injury to his hand through attempting to clean a machine whilst in motion. A youth employed at a furniture-factory lost the thumb of left hand through its coming into contact with a circular saw. A man employed at a foundry received slight injuries to his hand through incautiously throwing a machine he was cleaning into gear. A youth employed at railway workshops received slight injury to his left hand through its coming into contact with the gear-wheels of a lathe. A youth employed at a foundry received slight injury to his hand through the " rest "on the lathe he was using shifting. A man employed at a furniturefactory received a severe cut on two fingers through coming in contact with the knife of a planingmachine. A sawyer employed at sawmill received slight cut on hand through coming into contact with a circular saw. A man employed in a biscuit-factory received slight injury to his hand through coming into contact with knives in a mixing-machine. A youth employed at a foundry received severe bruise on his hand through getting it between the rollers of a flume-making machine. A man employed at a boot-factory received slight injury to his right hand through its being caught in cogs of a press. A man employed at a foundry received a severe bruise on his arm through being struck with a winch-handle. A youth employed at a foundry received a slight burn with molten metal. A boy employed at a biscuit-factory received slight injury to his hand through its being caught in a biscuit-brake. A man employed at railway workshops received a severe cut on right hand through contact with a circular saw. A man employed at a foundry received a slight injury to his hand with a riveting-machine. A lad employed in a boot-factory received a slight cut on his hand through trying to stop a gas-engine by clutching the fly-wheel. A boy employed at a clothing-factory had his arm fractured whilst travelling on a lift (contrary to instructions). With few exceptions, the accidents were not of a serious nature. Dargaville (2). —Employes at sawmill: One severe, loss of two fingers of left hand through contact with a recutter saw ; the other lost his thumb and forefinger through their contact with a circular saw. Accidental in each case. Greymouth (4). —A sawyer employed at a sawmill was severely hurt by a piece of wood thrown off the saw striking him and breaking his collar-bone. The other three are employes at the railway workshops —one had the top of a finger taken off through being jammed; another had three fingers slightly crushed in a lathe ; the third severely sprained his wrist whilst working at a drillingmachine. Accidental in each case. Invercargill (1). —A sawyer employed at a sawmill lost three fingers of left hand through putting his hand on a circular saw in motion; he was talking at the time and did not notice what he was doing. Marlborough (1). —A man employed at a flax-mill had his hand hurt through getting caught between a driving-belt and a pulley. Purely an accident. Mataura (1). —A boy employed at a paper-mill received a. slight injury to his foot through being caught in the rollers. Napier (1). —A man employed at a foundry received a slight injury to his hand through its being caught in a drilling-machine. Palmerston North (3). —A boy employed at a fellmongery received a severe fracture of his thigh through his clothes catching on a stud-bolt in a driving-shaft whilst engaged oiling a bearing. A boy employed in a bakehouse lost his thumb and two fingers through being caught in the cogwheels of a machine he was using. A lad employed in an upholstering factory had his right hand severely crushed in the rollers of a press worked by hand. Queenstown (1). —A man employed at a joinery-factory had all the fingers of right hand cut off through contact with knife of a planing-machine he was using. Wellington (40). —A lad, sixteen years of age, employed in a printing-office, lost thumb and forefinger of right hand through being caught in a Wharfdale machine whilst engaged in printing meat-bags. A lad, fifteen years of age, employed in a printing-office, lost top of forefinger of right hand through being entangled in a piece of cord that was tied around a driving-shaft. A lad, fifteen years of age, employed at railway workshops, received injury to his arm through the sleeve of his coat catching in a machine he was using. A man employed as striker at railway workshops received a cut on the leg by a chip of steel striking him. A lad, sixteen years of age, employed at a furniture-factory, received a severe puncture in thumb with a mortising-machine he was using. A yard-man employed at a sawmill received severe injury through a quantity of timber falling on him. A moulder employed at railway workshops received slight injury to his arm through his shirt-sleeve catching in a drilling-machine he was using. A sawyer employed at a sawmill received a slight injury to his hand through being jammed. A lad, sixteen years of age, employed at woollen-factory, received slight injury through being caught in hydraulic press. A lad, seventeen years of age, employed at a boot-factory, lost part of top of thumb through contact with knife of cutting-machine. A man employed at a sawmill received a slight cut on his hand through coming into contact with an emery wheel. A man employed at a soap-factory received a slight injury to his hand through a jam in unloading a cart. A boy, fourteen years of age, employed at a plumbing-factory, had his leg broken through a case of galvanised iron falling on him ; he was assisting a man to move the case when it slipped and jammed his leg against the wall. Two youths employed in a plumbing-factory were slightly injured through the bursting of a pipe blowing sand into their eyes with considerable force. A girl, seventeen years of age, employed at a boot-factory, received a severe puncture in her thumb with a punching-machine she was using. A storeman employed at a printing-office received slight injury through falling down a lift-shaft;

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