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June, 1931, and twenty-one provisional licenses have been issued during the same period. Of the 149 electrical wiremen granted full registration 138 qualified by examination. The number 6f candidates for the examinations held during the year has shown a decline from the previous year, being 543 for the written part and 447 for the practical part, compared with 597 and 542 respectively for the previous year. The results'of the examinations are still very disappointing, only 21 per cent, passing in the written part and 25 per cent, in the practical part. The highest marks gained by any candidate also show a falling-ofl, being seventy-eight in the written part and eighty-two in the practical part, compared with eighty-nine and ninety-six respectively for all examinations. For the year ended the 30th June, 1931, there have been eighty-eight reports of defective work, and these have been dealt with as follow : The certificates of sixteen wiremen were endorsed for defective work, seventeen wiremen were censured, and fifteen wiremen were cautioned. Thirteen reports are still under consideration. One Inspector was reported for unsatisfactory inspections, and was cautioned. The very large increase in reports during the year ended the 31st March, 1931 —namely, from forty to ninety-nine —indicates that the electrical-supply authorities are taking more advantage of the facilities for disciplinary action provided by the Act. For the year ended the 30th June, 1931, there have been eighty-two reports of breaches of the Act. Forty-three prosecutions were taken by the Registration Board during the above period, and others are pending. Fines and costs amounting to £220 were imposed during the year ended the 31st March, 1931.

Electrical Wiremen's Examination Results.

F. T. M. Kissel, B.Sc, M.1.E.E., A.M.I.C.E. Chief Electrical Engineer.

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September, 1928. March, 1929. September, 1929. March, 1930. September, 1930. March, 1931. &D bO bo Dβ bfi bfl fl Cβ S s-3 Cβ 3 S3''c3 5 d Cβ 53 rt Cβ cj Pi Cβ o> H Pu Pu H Ph Ph H Oh Ph W P-. Ph H Ph Ph H Ph Fh Written Part. Alexandra .. [ 3 Nil Auckland .. .. 65 22 34 62 18 29 | 69 12 17 59 16 27 56 10 18 | 41 8 20 Chrietchurch .. .. 31 10 32 23 2 9 42 12 29 25 7 28 36 13 36 j 25 8 32 Dunedin .. ..23 5 22 | 22 4 18 25 4 16 22 6 27 28 5 18 I 23 1 4 Gisborne .. .. 5 1 20 j 7 4 57 | 4 Nil .. 5 2 40 10 2 i 20 j 10 1 10 Greymouth .. .. 9 Nil .. 10 2 20 5 Nil .. 10 1 10 7 1 14 8 1 13 Hamilton .. ..16 6 j 37 17 2 12 | 13 2 15 | 16 3 19 24 4 17 15 6 40 Hawera .. 5 Nil .. | 7 Nil .. 4 3 75 Invercargill .. .. 4 I 2 50 8 2 25 9 Nil .. I 9 5 56 | 12 3 25 3 1 33 Masterton .. .. 8 2 25 8 2 25 6 Nil .. 2 2 100 3 Nil .. 5 Nil .. Napier .. .. 7 1 14 I 10 3 30 12 Nil .. I 8 1 13 13 2 15 12 Nil .. Nelson .. .. 3 Nil .. 4 1 25 4 1 25 1 Nil .. 7 2 29 3 1 33 New Plymouth .. 8 1 12 9 3 33 | 8 2 25 11 3 27 5 Nil .. 6 1 17 Oamaru .. | 3 1 33 ( i Opotiki .. J 2 Nil .. Paeroa .. 4 Nil .. | 7 Nil .. 6 Nil .. 3 1 33 Palmerston North .. 11 19 13 2 15 i 17 Nil .. I 17 6 35 13 5 38 9 Nil .. Petone .. \ 5 1 20 3 2 67 Tauranga .. .. 2 1 50 4 1 25 8 1 13 I 8 2 25 7 Nil .. 3 1 33 Timaru .. .. 4 2 50 2 Nil .. 1 Nil .. 3 Nil .. 8 2 25 6 1 17 Wanganui .. .. 13 1 7 12 1 8 ! 9 Nil . , 9 2 22 9 4 44 9 111 Wellington .. .. 63 22 35 59 7 12 I 72 15 21 61 13 21 55 10 18 j 42 15 36 Westport .. .. 4 Nil .. I 4 2 50 2 Nil ... 2 Nil .. 2 Nil .. Whangarei .. ' 4 3 75 1 Nil .. 3 Nil .. Total .. .. 276 77 ! 28 283 59 21 318 50 16 279 72 26 310 64 21 233 49 21 Highest marks obtained.. 79 84 87 83 77 ' 78 Practical Part. Alexandra .. ..I I il 2 1 50 .. I .. .. Auckland .. .. 68 29 43 I 58 20 34 j 62 7 11 66 36 55 I 51 7 .14 38 8 21 Christchurch .. .. | 30 11 37 i 25 3 12 39 2 5 37 13 35 38 15 40 28 10 36 Dunedin .. .. ! 24 15 62 14 5 36 19 Nil .. 18 10 56 21 3 14 20 7 35 Gisborne .. .. 6 3 50 5 Nil .. 4 1 25 4 2 50 11 4 36 7 3 43 Greymouth .. .. 5 1 20 7 Nil .. 5 Nil .. 7 2 29 6 Nil .. 5 Nil .. Hamilton .. .. 19 8 42 17 1 6 | 19 Nil .. 22 10 46 20 7 35 10 2 20 Hawera .. 2 Nil .. I 4 Nil .. 3 3 100 1 Invercargill .. .. 4 4 100 6 3 50 8 II .. 7 1 14 14 1 7 7 1 14 Masterton .. .. 6 3 50 4 Nil .. 7 Nil .. 4 3 75 2 2 100 5 2 40 Napier .. .. 6 3 50 9 4 44 9 Nil .. 8 5 63 I 10 6 60 6 2 33 Nelson .. .. 2 Nil .. ] 2 1 50 2 Nil .. 1 1 100 6 2 33 4 1 25 New Plymouth .. 6 1 17 3 1 33 6 1 17 9 4 44 4 Nil .. 6 1 17 Oamaru .. 4 Nil .. 3 2 67 J .. Opotiki .. j 3 2 67 Paeroa .. 5 Nil .. 7 3 43 I 4 Nil .. 2 1 50 Palmerston North ..11 7 66 7 2 28 13 Nil .. 13 9 69 8 3 38 5 2 40 Petone .. 3 1 33 2 1 50 Tauranga .. .. 2 1 50 4 Nil .. 12 2 17 | 9 4 44 6 2 33 2 Nil .. Timaru" .. .. 3 2 67 I 4 Nil .. I 1 1 100 1 1 100 5 Nil .. 7 3 43 Wanganui .. .. 6 4 67 3 2 66 5 Nil .. 3 2 67 I 5 3 60 5 ! 3 60 Wellington .. .. 68 36 53 51 20 39 54 25 46 31 12 39 35 15 43 25 | 10 40 Westport .. .. 4 3 75 2 Nil 2 2 100 I 1 Nil .. 1 j 1 100 Whangarei .. 5 Nil .. 4 Nil .. | 5 2 40 ] 3 Nil .. 4 j 2 50 Total.. .. 270 131 49 228 62 27 282 39 14 260 127 49 255 72 28 192 62 32 Highest marks obtained.. 93 ' 86 85 84 82 79