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Working Dredges inspected —continued.

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Name of Dredge. Owners. Dredgemaster. Iieniarks. Dates of Visits. Clotha River— continued. Gold-deposit, Coal Creek Flat.. Gold-deposit Gold-dredging Company J. Guy ton S. Coard .. Ready to start; only one boat provided Platform required around tailings-cbute; light-lines and boat-hooks required; also runner on the boat-line and a gangway across the well. Company was notified on 15th October, 1901, that the second boat was unfit for river-work. Dredge on the point of closing down owing to high river One buoy required ; main and pump driving-belts to be fenced off Belts not fenced ; elevator is being replaced by stone-chute 21/8/01. 11/10/01. Long Valley, Coal Creek Flat .. Long Valley Gold-dredging Company W. Woodhouse 19/7/01. 11/10/01. Goal Creek-Alexandra Gorge (Glutha River). Sixteen-mile Beaoh Sixteen - mile Beach Gold - dredging Company R. F. Kitto Shifting to the claim ; regulations not posted ; otherwise in good order. This dredge has since been wrecked, and almost entirely lost, on 29th October, 1901, only the engines being recovered Boat-hook in boat too short; otherwise dredge and appliances in good order 1/6/01. Fourteen-mile Beach Fourteen-mile Beaoh Gold - dredging Company Golden River Gold-dredging Company G. P. Blue 3/6/01. Golden River G. Taylor Getting ready to start Hatchway to be cut aft for access to pump; screen driving-belt to be guarded, also the main and pump driving-belts ; boats to be provided with life-saving apparatus Screen driving-belt not yet fenced Shifting down river to claim. Company notified second boat unsuitable for river-work Ready to dropdown the river six miles to the claim. Found dredge not well equipped with life-saving apparatus, and had her properly equipped before starting; hatchway to be cut for access behind the pump Dredge and appliances in good order .. Dropping down river to claim ; dredge well equipped Pump-belt and main rope-drive require fencing Dredge and life-savirg appliances in good order. A. McLean, dredgemaster, fell overboard on 3rd October, 1901, and was drowned Shifting to claim ; boats equipped and dredge furniehed with life-saving apparatus Forward railing weak; ruuner required to replace shackle on coal - boat line ; fence-bar required across side opening Sleeve required on projecting end of engine-ehaft ! Dredge and appliances in first-class order, and regulations observed Main driving-belt requires to be fenced Dredge and appliances in excellent order, and regulations observed Repairing on this date Dredge and appliances in fair order; second boat laid up for repairs 29/7/01. 20/8/01. Golden Falls JFliver Molyneux Golden Falls Gold-dredging Company River Molyneux Gold-dredging Company S. Hoy .. C. Weaver 10/10/01. 3/6/01. 22/7/01. Mrst Chance First Chance Gold-dredging Company A. McLean 19/8/01. 3/6/01. 22/7/01. 5/10/01. Bendigo Bendigo Gold-dredging Company T. McMath 20/8/01. 7/10/01. Sailor's Bend Sailor's Bend Gold-dredging Company J. Dewar .. 3/6/01. 7/10/01. 3/6/01. 8/10/01. 3/6/01. 8/10/01. Manuherikia Manuherikia Gold-dredging Company L. Anderson Moa Clyde Dredging Company W. Nicholson Alexandra. Molyneux Hydraulic Molyneux Hydiaulio Gold - dredging Company Alexandra Eureka Gold-dredging Company Golden Beach Gold-dredging Company C. Simonsen Regulations not posted ; light-lines and boat-hooks not in place Dredge and appliances in good order .. 6/6/01. 9/10/01. 4/6/01. 8/10/01. 4/6/01. 8/10/01. 6/6/01. 9/10/01. 6/6/01. 9/10/01. 22/7/01. 9/10/01. Alexandra Eureka N. Bradley Dredge repairing, but appliances in good order Sleeve required on engine-shaft; elevator driving-belt requires fencing .. .. Light-lines under required length Dredge and appliances in fair order Repairing, but all in good order Regulations not posted ; life-saving apparatus requires renewal One life-belt useless ; otherwise in good order Sleeve required on engine-shaft; life-saving apparatus not in good condition Undergoing repairs Golden Beach J. Percy .. Ngapara No. 1 Ngapara Gold-dredging Company A. Schumann Enterprise No. 1 Enterprise Gold-dredging Company .. J. T. Ryan Enterprise No. 2 Enterprise Gold-dredging Company .. G. MacGregor