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GOLD-DREDGING. Working Dredges inspected.

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Name of Dredge. Owners. Dredgemaster. Bemarks. Date of Visit. Clutha River. Lioness, Rankleburn.. Lioness Gold-dredging Company J. Templeton Erecting machinery .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. 15/7/01. Light-lines and two boat-hooks required; main and pump driving-belts require fencing ; 18/9/01. regulations not posted Company notified on 30th July, 1901, to replace second boat, which had been lost; 200 ft. of 16/7/01. light-line required, and three boat-hooks missing Life-saving appliances out of place .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ; 23/8/01. Two boat-hooks missing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18/10/01. One lifebuoy and three boat-hooks required .. .. .. .. .. ■ .. 23/8/01. Shifting dredge to lower claim ; appliances in fair order .. .. .. .. 19/10/01. Erecting machinery .. .. ' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 28/5/01. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. I 17/7/01. Dredge and appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19/10/01. Life-saving appliances not in proper order on dredge .. .. .. .. .. i 29/5/01. Hand-rail and foot-plank required as approach to elevator; otherwise in good order .. 18/10/01. Dredge and appliances in fair order .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29/5/01. Stopped by flood ; appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. .. 18/10/01. 100ft. light-line required for the boats; otherwise in good order .. .. .. . .■ 29/5/01. Shifting to bottom of claim ; dredge and appliances in good order .. .. .. 18/10/01. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 30/5/01. .. 17/10/01. Light-lines and boat-hooks required ; life-buoys need repairing .. .. .. .. 30/5/01. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. . .■ .. .. .. ! 17/10/01. Boat-hooks and light-lines require renewal .. .. .. .. .. .. 30/5/01. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 17/10/01. Boat-hooks and light-lines required on the dredge; also a buoy and boat-hook in the boat .. ; 30/5/01. Life-saving apparatus out of order. The company was notified to provide a suitable boat in ; 22/8/01. place of the second boat, which was too small Erecting machinery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18/7/01. Four life-buoys, with 15 in. inside measurement, were too small. I pointed this out to the 14/12/01. dredgemaster, and the buoys were returned, and replaced with proper ones Erecting machinery.. .. .. .. * .. .. .. .. .. 18/7/01. Screen and elevator driving-gear requires to be guarded ; bar across coal-door needed ; other- 12/10/01. wise appliances in good order Ready to start .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30/5/01. Dredge and appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18/7/01. Longer handles required for the boat-hooks. Company notified on 28th June, 1901, that 30/5/01. the second boat was too small for river-work New boat provided ; dredge olosed down .. .. .. .. .. .. 22/8/01. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 18/7/01. Ready to start. Some of the after driving-gear requires to be guarded ; also main and pump 16/10/01. driving-belts to be fenced ; hatchway to be cut aft for access behind the pump Main and pump belting requires to be fenced off .. .. .. .. .. 22/8/01. Bar required across the coal-door .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17/10/01. Regulations not posted ; only one boat; no life-saving apparatus ; new dredge just starting 31/5/01. Life-saving appliances now in good order .. .. .. .. .. .. 21/8/01. Visited dredge in connection with fatal accident on 23rd September, 1901, and found dredge 25/9/01. and life-saving appliances in good order. A. McCormack, fireman, was killed on 23rd September, 1901, caught by elevator driving-shaft while oiling, machinery being in motion Paul's Beach, below Beamont.. Paul's Beach Gold-dredging Company William McLelland J. Herbert Golden Reward, below Beaumont Golden Reward Gold-dredging ComJ. Cummings Golden Gravel, Beaumont pany Golden Gravel Gold-dredging Company T. Barnes Golden Run, Miller's Flat Golden Run Gold-dredging Company P. Brandt Pringle's, Miller's Flat Pringle and party J. Pringle Golden Gate, Miller's Flat Golden Gate Gold-dredging Company D. Ballantyne Ofcago, Miller's Flat .. Otago Gold-dredging Company R. Williamson Golden Treasure, Miller's Flat Golden Treasure Gold-dredging Company Majestic Gold-dredging Company T. Cornish W. Williamson Majestic, above Miller's Flat .. Golden Bed, Ettrick .. Golden Bed Gold-dredging Company A. Maitland Ettrick, Ettrick Ettrick Gold-dredging Company T. Thompson Excelsior, Ettrick Excelsior Gold-dredging Company .. J. Wallace Gibbs's Beach, Moa Flat Gibbs's Beach Gold-dredging Company Moa Flat Gold-dredging Company .. T. Kitto .. Moa Flat, Moa Flat T. Thompson Gold Queen, Dumbarton Rock Gold King, Dumbarton Rook .. Gold Queen Gold-dredging Company Gold King Gold-dredging Company .. C. Olsen G. Magnus Endeavour, Dumbarton Rock .. Endeavour Gold-dredging Company .. A. Rennie Teviot, Roxburgh Teviot Gold-dredging Company J. Roy P. Me Vicar