79

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Working Dredges inspected, 1905.

[Note. —The owners of all dredges having an asterisk (*) in front of their names have been served with notices that the rivers on which the dredges are working are deep and swift-flowing withii the meaning of the Act, and that clause 2 of Regulation 83 of " The Mining Act, 1898," applies thereto.] Name of Dredge and Locality, Owners. Dredgemaster. Remarks Dates of Visits. Otago. clutha river. *New Paul's Beach, below Beaumont *New Golden Gravel, Beaumont William Adams L. Johnston .. Unable to get aboard owing to high state of river Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order Dredge idle Dismantled for removal to Waikaka .. .. .. .. .. A. L. Westcombe Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order (George Bennet, supervising dredgemaster) P. McVicar .. Removing dredge to claim at Island Block. Dredge idle .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. G. Monson .. Suitable well-hole gangway not in use Dredge idle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. T. R. Jones .. Railing required at bows and stern .. .. .. .. .. . .* • D. Ballantyne .. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order E. Reiderer (George : Bow-fencing to be renewed ; set-screw on screen-drive to be covered Bennet, supervising: Dredge and life-saving appliances in. good order dredgemaster) Dredge idle and securely moored inshore J. T. Cornish .. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order A. Maitland .. „ „ A.Johnston .. Main fly-wheel to be guarded ; rail required on tables.. .. T. Thompson .. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order E. T. Kitto .. „ „ .. .. .. ...... J. McLean .. ; Second rail required round bows and stern ; portion of well-hole to be fenced G. Magnus .. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order E. Butler 31/5/05 30/8/05 6/2/05 31/5/05 31/8/05 *Otago No. 2, Island Block William Adams, Rosedale Dredging Syndicate, Waikaka Otago Gold-dredging Company "■"Johns and party (late New Golden River), Island Block Island Block, Island Block E. Johns and party Golden Run, Miller's Plat *Pride of Clutha No. 1, Miller's Flat *Pride of Clutha No. 2, Miller's Flat ' ♦Golden Gate, Miller's Flat .. Island Block Hydraulic-sluicing and Gold-dredging Company Golden Run Gold-dredging Company J. Pringle and party 1/6/05 1/9/05 1/6/05 1/6/05 1/6/05 Golden Gate Gold-dredging Com30/9/05 *Otago No. 1, Miller's Flat pany Otago Gold-dredging Company 1/9/05 ;30/9/05 30/9/05 31/8/05 *01d Otago No. 1, Miller's Flat * Golden Treasure, Miller's Flat Golden Treasure Gold-dredging Company Golden Bed Gold-dredging Company Majestic Gold-dredging Company .. Ettrick Steam Dredging Company.. Grogan and party McLean and party Magnus and party Roxburgh Jubilee Gold-dredging Company Joseph Sparrow Golden Bed, Ettrick .. *Majestic, Ettrick * Ettrick, Ettrick *Grogan and party, Ettrick *Gold King, Dumbarton Rock.. * Endeavour, Dumbarton Rock ♦Roxburgh' Jubilee, Roxburgh 1/6/05 2/6/05 1/6/05 30/9/05 1/9/05 1/9/05 ' 2/9/05 *New Teviot Dredge, Roxburgh D. Mitchell. .. Bows unfenced : handrails required on well-hole gangway ; boathook and light line required on stern Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. A. P. Bremner .. ,, ,, .. ........ D.Hepburn .. Buoys out of repair ; railing required around iwel)-hole and gangway I 2/6/05 *Lady Roxburgh, Roxburgh .. Lady Roxburgh Gold-dredging Company Molyneux KohinOOr Gold-dredging Company : 2/9/05 2/6/05 ♦Molynenx Kohinoor, Coal Creek Flat 2/9/05