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Return showing the Orders in Council issued, etc. — continued.

Return showing the Number of Land Boilers and Machinery inspected during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1919.

Class. Machinery. Number. Hydraulic lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 304 Gas-lifts ... ... ... .. ... :.. ... 7 Oil-lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 Electric lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 638 Steam-lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 . Gas, hvdraulic, and electric-motor hoists ... ... ... ... 683 Water-engines, water and electric motors, and water-wheels ... ... 4,697 Peltons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 248 Turbines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 125 Gas-engines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,398 Oil-engines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7,423 Steam machinery ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 Total ... ... ... ... ... 15,609 Return showing the Number of Service and Competency Certificates issued to Stationary, Winding, Locomotive and Traction, and Traction-engine Drivers, and to Electric-tram Drivers during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1919. Class. Number. Steam stationary- — Service —First class .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Competency^ — Extra first-class engineer .. .. .. .. .. 3 First class .. .. ~ .. .. .. 45 Second class . . .. • . . .. . . .. .. 182 Steam winding, competency .. . . . . .. 8 Locomotive and traction', competency .. .. , .. ..11l Locomotive, competency .. . . ' . . . . I Trac ion, competency .. .. . . .60 Electric tram, competency .. .. .. 117 Total .. .. .. .. .. ..565

Order*' Purpose of Order. 1919. Mar, 4 Licenses D. Finlayson and S. S. Campbell to use and occujiy a part of the foreshore and land below low-water mark at Piritaha, Kaipara, as a site for a wharf, ,, 11 Licenses Percy N. Kingswell to occupy land below low-water mark in the Hauraki Gulf, and to erect hoppers thereon for the purpose of taking shingle and sand. ,, 11 'Licenses the Auckland Shingle Dredging Company (Limited) to use and occupy land below low-water mark in the Hauraki Gulf, and to erect hoppers thereon fur the purpose of taking shingle and sand. ., 11 Fixes the date up to which salmon and trout can be taken in all rivers. 11 Amends regulations for the shipment of petroleum, and declares that such amending regulations are in substitution for amending regulations made by Order in Council of the 4th February, 1919. ,, 11 Approves plans marked M.D. 4988 of a coal and oil wharf which the Auckland Harbour Board proposes to erect on the eastern side of the tide deflector, Freeman's Bay. „ 25 Appoints Henry Daymond to be a trustee for the management of the wharf at Waitangi, Chatham Islands. ,, 25 Revokes Order in Council licensing Alexander McKellar to occupy foreshore at Half Moon Bay, Stewart Island, as a site for a shed. ,, ,25 Revokes Order in Council of Sth August, 1907, vesting management of boat-slip at Moeraki in trustees. ,, 25 Vests management of boat-slip at Port Moeraki in trustees for a period of fourteen years. ,, 25 Approves plans M.D. 5025 and 5026 of a jetty and boat-shed which Crank Bythell proposes to construct in Queen Charlotte Sound. • ,, 25 Licenses Frank Bythell to use and occupy a part of the foreshore and land below low-water mark in Queen Charlotte Sound as a site for a jetty and boat-shed. , 29 Approves plan of proposed road improvements in Akaroa Harbour, and authorizes Akaroa Borough Council to carry out the improvements. J ■ , i____ __ . ,

Boil ers. Ca- S . Not exceeding 5 Horse-power. Exceeding 5 but not exceeding 10 Horse power. Exceeding 10 Horse-power. Total. Stationary ... 'ortable 2,050 157 1,299 1,026 2,023 450 5,372 1,633 Totals 2,207 2,207 2,325 2,473 7,005