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Working Dredges inspected— continued.

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Name of Dredge and Locality. Owners. Dredgemaster. Remarks. Dates of Visits. clutha river — continued. Clyde to Cromwell Gorge —contd. "Junction Electric No. 2 Junction Electric Gold - dredging Company A. Ross New copy of regulations required; conferred with the dredgemaster re freeboard which is deficient 14/2/03 Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 25/5/03 .. 14/12/03 Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order ; this dredge has since been acquired by Re- 13/2/03 vival Gold-dredging Company, Lowburn Now shifting and re-erecting the Upper Magnetic dredge on claim .. .. .. 25/9/03 Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 13/2/03 Inspected the pontoons and found them in thorough good order ; parts of the red-pine gantry 14/2/03 and tumbler-framing showing signs of decay Dredge standing ; pontoons fairly dry .. .. .. .. .. .. 25/9/03 Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 14/2/03 .. 25/9/03 Pontoons building .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 14/2/03 Erecting machinery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25/9/03 Dredge approaching completion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14/12/03 Erecting pontoons .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14/2/03 Dredge nearly ready for starting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14/8/03 New dredge not yet equipped with life-saving appliances, nor machinery efficiently guarded .. 25/9/03 Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order .. .. .. .. .. 2/10/03 Shifting late New Royal Maori dredge a few miles up the Clutha River ; life-saving appliances 25/9/03 in good order Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 14/12/03 Shifting Central Electric dredge up to work freehold land on Clutha River ; life-saving appli- 25/9/03 ances in good order Bows to be fenced ; forward gangway required; set-screws on screen driving-gear to be guarded 14/12/03 Dismantling this dredge for removal .. .. .. .. .. .. 1/10/03 Above Cromwell. "New Royal Maori New Royal Maori Gold - dredging Company R. A. Denniston .. "Point d'Or Point d'or Gold-dredging Company M. Murray Lowburn. "Rise and Shine Rise and Shine Gold-dredging Company Ditto J. C. Ray "Rise and Shine No. 2 Thomas Keen "Rising Sun Rising Sun Gold-dredging Company W. Kane.. "Revival Revival Gold-dredging Company .. F. M. Kitto "Sunshine Sunshine Gold-dredging Company.. D. Murray Luggate. "Golden Chain Golden Chain Gold-dredging ComBelow Albert Town. "Upper Clutha pany Knewstubb Bros. Lying idle at Luggate Ferry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21/5/03 1/10/03 Albert Town. "Prince Albert Prince Albert Gold - dredging Company G. Coup Dredge undergoing repairs ; life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. 1/10/03 KAWARAU RIVER. Above Cromwell. "Junction Electric No. 1 Junction Electric Gold - dredging Company G. S. Morris Pontoons launched .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13/2/03 Hand-rails required on well-hole gangway ; three boathooks required ; also winch-engines and 18/5/03 all set-screws to be guarded Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 26/5/03 To guard more efficiently the screen gear and rollers ; and to make suitable approach to stone - 2/10/03 chute Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order ; new set of regulations required .. .. 13/2/03 Set-screw on pump to be guarded ; also set-screws and screen bevel gear to be guarded .. 2/10/03 Three buoys falling to pieces ; heaving-lines required ; new copy of regulations required .. 13/2/03 Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 18/5/03 13/2/03 18/5/03 "Cromwell No. 1 N. P. Kloogh 26/5/03 2/10/0; Cromwell Gold-dredging Company.. 13/2/03 2/10/05 13/2/03 18/5/03 2/10/0S "Cromwell No. 2 F. Woodhouse .. 2/10/03