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RIMU DREDGE.
Clean-up period ending 29th April, 1940, 93 hours 47 minutes total time digging. 30,469 cubic yards oxecavated. 140.8 crude ounces gold recovered. NEW RIVER. The New River return for the week ended April 26th. is 34 ounces of gold from 10.000 yards in 115 hours. WHITE’S ELECTRIC. The White’s Electric return for the week ended April 26th. is 42 ounces from 6900 yards in 107 hours. GLUT HA RIVER. « For the week ended April 26th. the Clutha river dredge at Alexandra worked 117 hours for 350 z. of gold. OKARITO The Okarito return is 18oz. 2dwt. for 125 hours' dredging. BLACKBALL CREEK. The Blackball Creek dredge last week secured a return of 62ozs. of gold in 113 hours’ dredging time.
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1940, Page 4
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