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Digesters found to be defective on Inspection during Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1907.

Defective Fittings found on Inspection of Boilers for which Notice was given to renew or repair during Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1907.

1 Bend of main steam-pipe bad: has been renewed. 16 Blow-off cocks bad : have been renewed. 10 Blow-off cocks defective : have been repaired. 1 Blow-off cock fitted with new bolts. 5 Blow-off cocks rejointed, and new studs fitted in boiler. 5 Blow-off pipes bad : have been renewed. 1 Bracket-bolts, brake-nut, and steering-gear worm of traction-engine renewed. 1 Cog-wheel of brick-machine loose : was made secure. 1 Crank-pin of engine defective : was renewed. 1 Crank-shaft saddle on boiler rejointed. 2 Crank-shafts fractured : have been renewed. 1 Cylinder cracked : was repaired. 1 Cylinder drain-cocks broken: new ones fitted. 1 Digester door bad : new one fitted. 2 Feed check-valve chests and valves bad : j were renewed. 1 Feed check-valve chest rejointed and new f studs fitted. 1 Feed-pump defective : has been repaired. 1 Feed check-valve chest bad : was renewed. 8 Feed-pipes defective : have been renewed. 60 Ferrules fitted under spring-balance levers. 1 Flange of blow-off cock defective: was renewed. 1 Fly-wheel defective : was repaired. 1 Fly-wheel of engine cracked : new one fitted. 1 Fly-wheel bracket on boiler loose : was made secure. 1 Friction-wheel defective : has been renewed. 20 Fusible plugs defective : have been renewed. 1 Girder for hanging boiler fitted. 1 Governor out of order : made workable. 1 Injector out of order : made workable. 2 Internal feed-pipes defective : have been repaired. 2 Main steam-pipes bad : have been renewed. ] 1 Main steam-pipe defective : was repaired. 4 Main steam - pipes requiring supports : i hangers fitted. ] 10 Manhole-doors bad : have been renewed. 1 Manhole-door dog bad : has been renewed. 2 Manhole-door studs bad : were renewed. 30 Mudhole-doors bad : have been renewed. i 34 Mudhole-door studs bad : have been renewed. 1 New bolts fitted to blow-off cocks. c Total ...

2—H. 15a.

1 New bolts fitted to steam-pipe joint. 1 New feather fitted in stearing-gear worm for traction-engine. 3 New handles fitted to water-gauge cocks. 1 New jaw for safety-valve lever fitted. 1 New nipple fitted to check-valve chest. 1 New nut and screw fitted to brake for trac-tion-engine. 1 New seat fitted in stop-valve chest. 1 New stud fitted to end of blow-off cock. 3 Pipes for blow-off cocks bad : have been renewed. 8 Safety-valves bad : have been renewed. 2 Safety-valves defective : were repaired. 9 Safety-valves rejointed and adjusted. 1 Safety-valve seat defective : was renewed. 5 Safety-valve chests, joints leaking : were rejointed. 10 Spring-balances bad : have been renewed. 1 Spring-balance defective : was repaired. 61 Steam-pressure gauges bad: have been renewed. 2 Steam-pressure gauge-pipes bad: were renewed. 3 Steam and water gauge fittings defective: were repaired. 3 Steering-gear for traction-engines defective : was put in working-order. 1 Spoke of fly-wheel cracked, clamp fitted to it. 5 Springs for safety-valve wasted : have been renewed. 1 Stop-valve defective : has been repaired. 1 Stop-valve refaced. 1 Stop-valve joint defective : has been remade. 1 Stop-valve bad : has been renewed. 1 Stop-valve gland fitted with new bolts. 1 Stud in blow-off cock joint bad : was renewed. 2 Syphons for pressure-gauges, renewed. 13 Tapered mud-plugs defective: have been renewed. 24 Test-cocks defective : have been repaired. 19 Test-cocks bad : have been renewed. 1 Throttle-valve defective : was repaired. 1 Washer and stud bottom of blow-off cock renewed. 53 Water - gauge mountings defective : have been repaired. 35 Water-gauge mountings bad : were renewed. ... 513

Description of Defeots. Dangerous. Defective n Lesser Degree. Total. A number of rivets bad All rivets in circumferential and longitudinal seams, top end bad Bolts in doors defective ... Bolts in mouthpiece wasted Circumferential seams wasted Door defective ... Eighty-seven bad rivets ... Fifty defective rivets Forty defective rivets Frame of bottom door, joint defective General deterioration (pressure reduced) Landings wasted Ninety rivets defective One hundred rivets defective One hundred and fifty rivets bad Pins in longitudinal stays wasted ... ... Several rivets bad Top door defective Twenty defective rivets Vertical stays wasted 4 8 8 4 1 5 2 8 1 1 1 1 6 4 I 1 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 '_ 1 3 1 1 2 Totals 41 48