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No. 5.—Return of Accidents (not Fatal) in connection with Machinery — continued.

Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. Name and Age oi Person injured. ,e and Nature oi Accident. lause of Accident, am Remarks. Scott Bros. (Limited), Manchester Street, Christchurch Circular saw L. Evans ; l<) years 14th September, 1900: lost one finger of left hand, and three others lacerated Evans's hand slipped while pushing the wood on to tinsaw, and, his fingers coming into contact with the revolving saw, caused the injury to his hand. The machine was thrown into motion while McFarland's hand was under the drivers : his hand was drawn into the machine, and badly crushed. Whilst Signal was filing up a flax-roller in a turning-lathe his sleeve was caught by the flutes of roller. His arm coming into contact with the sharp edges of the flutes caused the injury to the arm. indreason was cleaning the machine with a duster, which got ontangled in one of the pins of the machine. Another employee started the machine, not noticing that it was being cleaned, and Andreason's hand was badly torn through coming into contact with truckle-pins of the machine. McLean was working the dril-ling-machine ; a projecting stud of the vertical spindle caught his hand, drew it round, and crushed it. Johnston was feeling the crankpin of the engine while in motion, and evidently put his hand in the wrong place. Webb carelessly put his hand under the plunger of the brick - pressing m a c h i n e whilst it was in motion, causing the injury to his finger. Whilst Meyer was tightening the bottom set-irons of the planing - machine a log of wood fell on his hand, crushing his fingers. While working the planingmachine Mackley allowed his fingers to come into contact with the knives. Bridge was removing waste wood from the side of saw when his hand came into contact with the saw, causing the injury to his fingers. While Pope was pushing the timber to the saw his hand slipped, and, coming into contact with the saw, caused the injury to his finger. Timlin was engaged at the shaper-machine, when ho allowed his fingers to come into contact with the knives of the machine. While sawing firewood in small blocks Kennedy stumbled. He threw out his arms to try to save himself, when his right hand came into contact with the saw. Whilst working the planingmachine Olsen put his foot throxigh between the guards. His foot came into contact with collar on the countershaft, causing injury to his ankle. Egmont Boot and Shoe Company, New Plymouth Heeling-machine (ieo. MaeFarland; 13 years 14th September, 1906 : left hand badly crushed; three fingers amputated W. Cable and Co., Waterloo Quay, Wellington Lathe W. Signal; 18 years 19th September, 1900 : arm cut above wrist W. Ross and Son, Foxton N. Andreason : 17 years 21st September, 1900 : back of hand torn Hemp - drawing frame A. and T. Burt, Limited, Cumberland Street, Dunedin Drilling- machine Thos. L. M c - Lean; 33 21st September, 1900: hand crushed years Moffatt Bros., Waikawa Portable engine.. (.'. Johnston; 31 years 27th September, 1900 : hand crushed Southland Sand Brick Company, Graesmere Brick-press John Webb; 24 years 2nd October, 1906: finger crushed C. B. Otley, 287 Madras Street, Christchurch Planing- machine J. Meyer; 22 years Kith October, 1900: two fingers crushed John Murdoch and Co., Cumberland Street, Dunedin Wood-planer Richard Mackley; 17 years 20th October, 1900: fingers cut A. J. White (trustees), High Street, Christchurch Circular saw Win. Bridge; 41 years 7th November, 1900: lost two fingers of right hand, part of third, and injured the fourth 7th November, 1906: top of finger cut off J. W. Easson and Co., Kilbirnie Circular saw Wm. Pope; 45 years C. and W. Hayward, George Street, Dunedin Shaper-maohine David Timlin ; 18 years 7th November, 1900: thumb and two fingers cut R. Campbell and Son (Limited), Otekaike Station Saw-bench Patk. Kennedy; 50 years 1 15th November, 1906 : right hand cut clean across 0. and W. Hayward, George Street, Dunedin Planing- machine Frank Olsen: 19 years ! 16th November, 1906 : flesh wound on ankle