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Dunedin (55 — 1 fatal). —Man employed at paper-mills got hand caught in rollers, severe wound being inflicted : tetanus set in and caused death. Man employed at chemical-works fell through ceiling and broke one of his ribs. Youth at joinery-works working a buzzer got his hands caught in machine, resulting in loss of three fingers of left hand and two of right. Youth employed at pastrycook's got two fingers caught in mincing-machine : it was found necessary to amputate one of the fingers. Man employed at brick-yards got finger badly crushed in cog-wheels of machine. Man employed at brick-yards was loading a dray with metal when a quantity of metal.fell, fracturing his left leg and causing a scalp wound. Man employed at tramway-works got his finger-bone crushed between the pulley and rope. Fitter employed at Eailway Workshops had four fingers of right hand cut off at second joint by hydraulic machine used for making carriagewheels. Man employed at Eailway Workshops was shifting a belt of machine and got two of his fingers caught in the gear wheels : both had to be amputated. Man employed at ironworks was struck in the eye with drift: the eye had to be removed. The remaining cases were of a less serious nature. Gore (2). —Man employed at stacking bags of manure got backbone fractured by a fall of one of the stacks. The other case wis of a very slight nature. Greymouth (3 — 1 fatal). —Man working in a sawmill got his leg entangled in rope attached to the saw-shaft with the result that his leg was torn off; he died from injury. Man working on a dredge was tightening a screw of winch when his shirt-sleeve caught a protruding nut on winch-shaft; his clothes were torn off, and his left arm pulled off at the shoulder. The other accident was of a slight nature. Havelock (1). —Man employed at sawmill was caught in the belt and slightly injured. Hawera (4 — 1 fatal). —Man employed at bacon-factory was caught in belting of machine, and was hurled around the shaft, breaking his arm and severely damaging his legs and body ; he succumbed to the injuries. Man employed at sawmill accidentally got his hand in contact with a band saw, and had the thumb of right hand severed. Two other accidents of a slight nature. Hikurangi (3). —Men employed at sawmills : One got his forearm severely cut by circular saw; one had toes of foot crushed by falling log; the third had leg cut to the bone through the slipping of the axe. Invercargill (10). —Man employed in furniture-factory was working a planing-machine and got a finger cut off and thumb badly cut. Man in sawmill was cutting a piece of white-pine timber with a circular saw when wood flew back and struck him in the stomach. Girl employed at milkpreserving factory had part of the flesh of finger cut off through getting it under the die of lidstamping machine. The other seven accidents were of a slight nature. Inglewood (1). —Young man was cleaning a pulley on shaft 12 ft. above ground when his chisel slipped and he fell to the ground, fracturing small bone in his wrist. Kumara (2). —Man working in sawmill lost three fingers in circular saw. Man in sawmill was struck on the head by the fly-wheel of the engine. Levin (2). —Sawmill-worker had hand cut by circular saw whilst adjusting the packing. Saw-mill-hand had a leg broken by a log of timber. Kaponga (1). —Plumber was fitting up an establishment with acetylene gas, when gasometer exploded, severing his nose and blowing out all his teeth. Manaia (1). —Plumber was injured by explosion of a gasometer ; injury not permanent. Mercer (1). —Man employed at sawmill was endeavouring to transfer driving-belt with his foot, which was caught, and his leg severely crushed below the knee. Milton (1). —Man employed at flaxmill had arm drawn into scutching-machine, which resulted in his arm and wrist being badly mangled. Napier (3). —Boy employed at woollen-mill got hand badly crushed in wool-scouring machine, losing the tops of two fingers. Boy employed at saddlery cut his arm badly with piece of glass. Young man employed at rope-works got hand struck with revolving spinner and bruised his fingers. Nelson (1). —Man employed at sawmill fell against the breaking-down saw and cut his leg badly. Otaki (2). —Sawmill-hand got two fingers cut off whilst removing a piece of timber from sawbench. Man employed at sawmill was jacking a log when it rolled right over him, badly bruising him. Outram (1). —Man working at sawmill slipped on one of the rollers of bench and fell on to the circular saw, cutting his head in two places ; fortunately the saw was not in motion. Paeroa (1). —Man employed as engine-driver at sawmill lost an arm and had leg broken and was otherwise injured through attempting to put on belt whilst machinery was in motion. Palmerston North (4). —Man employed at sawmill cut off top of his thumb at a planingmachine. Man employed at sawmill lost top of finger in planing-machine. Man employed at agricultural-implement works got finger badly crushed in cogs of machinery. Man employed at implement-works lost tip of finger through slipping on to the band saw. Botorua (2). —Man working at flaxmill slipped and broke his arm. Boy injured his thumb in cogs of circular saw. Bussell (2). —Man employed at sawmill was struck on the chest by piece of wood which flew back from circular saw. The other accident was of a slight nature. Stratford (1). —Man employed at tannery broke his arm in a hide-splitting machine in motion. Thames (1 — fatal). —Boy employed at sawmill was caught in shafting, and died within five hours through shock and loss of blood. Timaru (2 — 1 fatal). —Labourer fell from scaffolding of building, receiving internal injuries which terminated fatally. The other accident was of a slight nature,