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Name of Dredge and Locality. Owners. Dredgemaster. Remarks. I Dates of Visits. clutha river — continued. Alexandra —continued. "Chicago *Sandy Point (Glasgow dredges) "Perseverance No. 1 .. Chicago Gold-dredging Company .. Sandy Point Gold-dredging Company Perseverance Gold-dredging Company Ditto William Poppelwell A. Steel S. Cameron Guard-rails required across tables, and on forward well-hole Dredge repairing ; life-saving appliances in fair order Large boat not thoroughly equipped ; hand-rail required for well-hole gangway Well-hole gangway and hand-rails required ; three boathooks missing Dredge undergoing repairs Repairing Dredge and life-saving appliances in first-class order "Perseverance No. 2 .. 17/9/03 15/8/03 17/2/03 15/8/03 17/2/03 15/8/03 17/2/03 15/8/03 "Dunstan Lead Dunstan Lead Gold-dredging Company D. Bringans Below Clyde. "Matau Matau Gold-dredging Company H. P. Sanders Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order "Unity Unity Gold-dredging Company T. Barry .. Cover required for screen driving-gear ; otherwise dredge and life-saving appliances in good order Visited dredge in connection with fatal accident to William H. Hughes, engineer, on the 27th February, particulars of which appear on list appended Set-screw on screen roller-shaft to be guarded ; otherwise dredge and life-saving appliances in good order Dredge undergoing extensive overhaul Dredge idle 17/2/03 15/8/03 17/2/03 At Clyde. "New Vincent 5/3/03 New Vincent Gold-dredging ComW. Kane (caretaker) 23/9/03 Clyde to Cromwell Gorge. "New Dunstan pany 5/3/03 23/9/03 "Davis Bend No. 2 .. (late New Dunstan) "Leaning Rock "Monte Christo New Dunstan Gold-dredging Company Davis Bend Gold-dredging Company 18/2/03 New' Bendigo Gold-dredging Company Monte Christo Gold-dredging ComJ. R. Baker Thomas Hogg L. Anderson T. Keen J. Hewitt Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order Lately Leaning Rock dredge ; being removed to new Bendigo claim, below Alexandra Dredge and fife-saving appliances in good order Fly-wheel guard not in position ; platform required about top gear ; second boat not equipped ; buoy on bows too small Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order 17/5/03 1 23/9/03 16/2/03 16/2/03 23/9/03 "New Halfway House pany "Kelly and Casey New Halfway House Gold-dredging Company Kelly and Casey Gold-dredging Company Caretaker J. Sawle .. T. Hogg .. Dredge shifting up-stream ; recommended that extra precautions be taken before attempting to pull through the rip ; two buoys falling to pieces. This dredge has since been sold to Alexandra Eureka Company, and is now known as Alexandra Eureka No. 2 dredge Machinery removed to Waikaia ; pontoons high and dry ; these pontoons have since been pulled to pieces Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order 16/2/03 24/9/03 16/2/03 "Great Central Lately Great Central Gold-dredging Company Alpine Consols Gold-dredging Company Riley's Beach Gold-dredging Company Alpine No. 2 Gold-dredging Company Hartley and Riley Gold-dredging Company Central Electric Gold-dredging ComCaretaker 16/2/03 "Alpine Consols R. B. Denniston .. 24/9/03 "Riley's Beach J. Watt M. Murray — Johnston Set-screw on tension-pulley not guarded ; stern railing down ; three lifebelts required Dredge idle ; awaiting favourable fall of river 16/2/03 24/9/03 24/9/03 "Alpine No. 2 "Hartley and Riley G. McLay Dredge and life-saving appliances in first-class order 50 ft. of heaving-line required for stern Dredge idle ; this dredge has been acquired by the Sunshine Gold-dredging Company, Lowburn 25/5/03 24/9/03 25/5/03 "Central Electric K. M. Woods pany