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Dredgemaster. Remarks. Dates of Visits. Name of Dredge and Locality. Owners. Otago — conti nued. clutha BIVBB — continued. Coal Creek to Alexandra Gorge. *New Fourteen-mile Beach G. Poulter Second rails required on bows .. .. .. 5/6/05 *New Golden River .. New Fourteen - mile Beach Golddredging Company New Golden River Gold-dredging Company R. N. Woods Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order Visited in connection with drowning fatality 14/7/05. For particulars, see list of Accidents appended Dredge sunk and being dismantled Dredge idle Dredge exchanged with Sailor's Bend Company, and latter'dredgejdismantled for removal to Victoria Dredge idle .. 5/6/05 16/7/05 Molyneux Falls *Davis Bend No. 2 .. — Scott Davis Bend Gold-dredging Company 5/6/05 5/6/05 27/9/05 .. *New Bendigo New Bendigo Gold-dredging ComT. Hogg .. 5/6/05 *First Chance *Sailor's Bend *8ailor's Bend (late Davis Bend) *Manuherikia *Moa pany New First Chance Gold-dredging Company Sailor's Bend Gold-dredging Company Ditto Manuherikia Gold-dredging 'Company Clyde Dredging Company S. Hoy J. Dewar Louis Anderson William C. Nicholson Recovering buckets from the river ; life-saving appliances in good order Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order 5/6/05 5/6/05 27/9/05 27/9/05 16/4/05 Alexandra. ♦Surprise Coulson and party J. Sanders Dredge provided with one boat only, notwithstanding warning previously given to dredgemaster that two boats under Reg. 83 of the Mining Act were compulsory. Proceedings being instituted, the dredgemaster was fined £2 and costs for breach of regulations Fly-wheel guard not in position ; main belts to be guarded The old Chicago dredge has been repaired to work a claim on the Manuherikia River Awaiting favourable rise in river to reach the claim on Mannherikia River Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order Dredge being fitted with elevator Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order 7/6/05 7/6/05 4/9/05 17/3/05 27/9/05 23/11/05 26/9/05 *Alexandra Lead Alexandra Lead Gold-dredging Company C. Simonsen Molyneux Hydraulic Molyneux Hydraulic Gold-dredging Company Lane Bros. S. Cameron .. j New Golden Beach J. McDonald Dredge idle on account of shortage of water Being fitted with water-power Dredge idle on account of low river 7/6/05 23/11/05 7/6/05 * Alexandra Eureka No. 1 Alexandra Eureka Gold-dredging Company Ditto Enterprise Gold-dredging Company C. Bradley .. | ♦Alexandra Eureka No. 2 *Enterprise No. 1 J. Sawle .. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order 7/6/05 7/6/05 4/9/05 4/9/05 *Ngapara Extended .. Ngapara Extended Gold-dredging Company Ngapara Gold-dredging Company.. Enterprise Gold-dredging Company Chicago Gold-dredging Company .. Charles Allen Dredge ceased operations Railing at stern requires to be strengthened *Ngapara No. 1 *Enterprise No. 2 ♦Chicago (late New River, Molyneux) Earnscleugh No. 1 Earnscleugh No. 2 .. M. Scott P. Me Vicar F. Williams .. | Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order Railing at stern requires to be renewed Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order 4/9/OE 4/9/OE 4/9/05 Earnscleugh Gold-dredging Company J. Fouhy 7/6/05 7/6/05