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No. 6.—Return of Accidents which proved Fatal in connection with Machinery during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1903.

No. 7. —Beturn of Steam-winding-engine Drivers to whom Certificates of Service have been granted from Ist April, 1902, to 31st March, 1903. No. and Name of Person. Date of Issue. 45. John Hayes .. .. .. .. .. December 5, 1902. 46. William Stirling McDonald 47. Bernard William Shea .. .. .. .. March 31, 1903.

No. B.—Return of Steam-winding-engine Drivers to whom Certificates of Competency have been granted from Ist April, 1902, to 31st March, 1903. No. and Name of Person. Date of Issue. No. and Name of Person. Date of Issue 1902. 1902. 235. Melbourne Parry .. .. May 24 249. John Rodden .. .. .. Dec. 5 236. Henry Smith .. .. 24 250. Albert Ernest Brown .. .. 5 237. William George Mutton .. .. ~24 251. Joseph Bolitho .. .. .. » 5 238. Alfred George Strong.. .. 24 252. Henry Brennan Kerr .. .. 5 239. Patrick Joseph McCarthy .. .. ~24 253. William Skinner Strongman .. „ 5 240. Patrick Meehan .. .. Aug. 25 254. Frederick James Tattley .. , 5 241. William Brentnall, jun. .. .. ~25 1903. 242. Matthew Jensen .. .. ~25 255. James Harrison.. .. .. Mar. 31 243. Arthur Henry Ellis .. .. „ , 25 256. Daniel Crawford .. .. „ 31 244. James Edward Morilleau .. .. „ ' 25 257. Alfred Henry Trembath .. .. ~31 245. Richard Edmond Verran .. 25 258. Walter Cressy .. .. .. ~ 31 246. William John Atherton .. .. Deo. 5 259. John Findlay .. .. .. ~31 247. John Meehan .. .. .. „ 5 260. Herbert Gebbie .. .. .. ~31 248. Michael Moye .. .. .. „ 5

Name and Address Description of of Owner. Machinery. Name and Age of Person injured. Date and Nature of-Accident. Cause of Accident, and Bemarks. _ A. Wilson and A. Threshing-mill Morris, Mayfield Excelsior Gold- Winoh dredging Company, Dunedio Arthur Prisby ; 2nd April, 1902 aged 22 James Cum 2nd May, 1902 : mings ; ageo winch broke, 27 and fragment of pinion struck deceased on head Conrad Dender 10th June, 1902: aged 5 fractureof skull William Frede- 20th June, 1902 : rick Bishop ; right arm, aged 31 with flesh and muscles of chest, torn off, and scalp wound Peter Muller; 30th October, age 24 1902: right leg cut o ff at knee, and the other broken at ankle Frederick Cook; 18th November, aged 32 1902 : carried round shaft David Curtain ; 7th January, aged 50 1903:arm torn off, and internal injuries Ernest Bis- | 31st January, setto ; aged 1903: drawn 39 round shaft Leaning against wheel just before it was started. Breaking of intermediate pinion on winch. J.C. Dender, Porl Gas-engine Butcher, Pal merston North Champion Gold- Steam-dredge mini ng Company (Limited), Beaumont Caught by clothes on shaft of fly-wheel. Clothes caught by a stud alongside the bevel pinion that drives the screen and pulled in. Golden Glen Gold- Gold-dredge dredging Company, Roxburgh Log breaking under ladder upon which it was resting, deceased caught in coils of ladder which he was coiling. Tiratu Sawmills i Planing-maehine .. Company, Dannevirke Clayton and Co., i Grindstone Gisborne Apron caught on intermediate shaft going up a ladder, where he had no right. Handling belt while in motion; drawn " round shafting. J. A. McLachlan, Intermediate shaft crushing-plant, Greenhills, Otago Riddle Bros., Intermediate shaft Plaxmill, Waimahaka Trying to put belt on while in motion against orders. Henry Smith ; 26th February, aged 57 1903 : whirled round . shaft, striking joists, and then thrown down Shifting belt while in motion loosely clothed.