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Working Dredges visited by Inspector of Mines, Westport.

Name and Situation of Dredge. Owners. Dredge-master. Bemarks. Marlborough. Moana Moana Gold-dredging Company George Mirk Pontoons not fenced; manager promised to have it done at once. Copies ot regulations posted to manager. Buller River. Rocklands Consolidated Mokoia Bailer Junction Waipuna, Totara Plat Rooklands Gold-dredging Company Consolidated Geld dredging Company .. James Morel George Crompton .. Charles Cedarman Dredge fully equipped; ready to start dredging operations. Dredge fully equipped according to regulations. Dredge fully equipped, with the exception of a small life-boat, which was ready at Greymouth. Fully equipped ; ready to start operations. Well-hole and exposed machinery not fenced ; manager promised to have it done at once. Buller Junction Gold-dredging Company Waipuna Gold-dredging Company Sidney Fasohe Boatman's. Reeves's Proprietary Reeves's Proprietary Gold-dredging Company Al Gold-dredging Company R. Scott .. Sleeve required on engine-shaft, and dock manholes not covered. Al R. Liddicoat Nearly ready to start. Nelson Creek. Nelson Creek Nelson Creek Gold dredging Company .. Robert Edmunds .. Sleeve wanted on engine-shaft, and ends of elevator-shafting required to be covered; hajjd-rail wanted on gangway and across end of tables. Sleeve wanted on engine-shaft, and other parts of the machinery require fencing. Pactolus No. 1 Paotolus Gold-dredging Company James Cowan Grey River. Ford's Creek Grey River Dobson No. 2 Ford's Creek Gold-dredging Company .. Grey River Gold-dredging Company Dobson No. 2 Gold-dredging Company .. J. NcNeill A. Cowan R. Newel Sleeve wanted on engine-shaft, and fencing required for other parts of maohinery. Well-hole required fencing, and the engine-shaft required a sleeve. Dredge fully equipped, and fencing according to regulations. Greymouth. Leviathan New River Leviathan Gold-dredging Company New River Gold-dredging Company P. McCormac J. Naylor.. Well-hole and parts of the machinery require fencing. Defeots in the railing and machinery fencing pointed out. Kumara. Greenstone Creek .. Greenstone Creek Gold-dredging Company J. Robertson The electric light is installed on this dredge. Hokitika. G. H. Chevestan .. This dredge is worked on a railway-line, and the material is lifted on to large movable tables for washing. Mahinapua • • Mahinapua Gold-dredging Company Totara River, Ross. Totara Syndicate William Robertson Totara Two exposed arms of the engine to be covered, and a light line to be replaced at the bows.