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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16946, 30 January 1926, Page 10

That the gulden age of the West Coast is not past is proved by the returns from the electrically driven diedge at Rimuj Flat, near Hokitika, winch is owned by an American euinpan.y Since the dredge commenced operations in Sep tember, 1921, the amount of gold won to date has reached 43,760 ounces, the total value of which is, in round figures, £190,000. This is roughly £45,000 a. year, or nearly £9OO a week of the direct earnings. The company holds a dredging area on Rimu Flat of some 1200 acres. Since operations commenced the total area- worked has been 80 acres, _ or am average of. 20 acres per year. During the past year some 23 acres of ground were dredged to an average depth of 43ft. About a million- and a half cubic yards of material were handled in that time, and the gold won was 8714 ounces.

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