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Name of Dredge. Owners. Dredgemaster. Remarks. Datea of Visits. Kawaeau River — continued. Above Kawarau Bridge —contd. Arrow Junction Kia Ora, below Frankton Arrow Junction Gold-dredging Co. Kia Ora Gold-dredging Company J. Highet.. G. S. Morris Well-gangway required ; also some light-lines Getting ready to start; life-saving appliances ordered, but not on board 2/8/01. 21/11/01. Dart Riveb. Dart River, 25 miles above Glenorchy Dart River Prospecting Company J. Hay .. Port side rail required forward; hand-rail to be fixed for ladder-way to the boxes ; life-belts not on board ; three boat-hooks required 6/8/01. Cabdrona Valley. White Star, below Branch Creek Cardrona No. 1 White Star Gold-dredging Company.. Cardrona No. 1 Gold-dredging Company Tacon's Cardrona Gold-dredging ComM. Murray P. C. McClure Dredge and appliances in good order Face, 23 ft.; fly-wheel of engine requires fencing ; appliances and dredge in good order 27/4/01. 27/4/01. Taoon's Cardrona James Lowe Fly-wheel of engine requires to be fenced; otherwise dredge in good order 27/4/01. Nevis River. Nevis. pany Success Gold-dredging Company D. Mclntosh No life-buoys, light-lines, or boat-hooks on board Standing No life-buoys on board; fencing good; dredge in good order No life-buoys, light-lines, or boat-hooks on board In good order; fencing excellent Repairing ; dredge recently raised after being sunk Only one buoy on board ; otherwise dredge in good order Only one buoy on board ; light-lines and boat-hooks required Boat being built; dredge in good order Boat not in paddock ; boat-hooks required No boat; gangway required forward ; port stern to be fenced ; regulations to be posted ; belting to be fenced 1/5/01. 27/11/01. 1/5/01. 27/11/01. 30/4/01. 27/11/01. 30/4/01. 27/11/01. 30/4/01. 27/11/01. 27/11/01. Success Carrick Carrick Gold-dredging Company J. Thomson Nevis Nevis Gold-dredging Company J. Mitchell Ngapara No. 2 Ngapara Gold-dredging Company J. McLean Ngapara No. 3 Ngapara Gold-dredgirg Company E. McDonald J. McLean C. Robertson Remarkables Remarkables Gold-dredging Company Bannockburn. Shepherd's Creek, Shepherd's Creek Bannockburn Creek, Bannockburn Creek Shepherd's Creek Gold-dredging Company Bannockburn Creek Gold-dredging Company P. Woodbouse G. S. Morris Repairing Guard required round winch engine ; no boat in paddock Dredge just started; no life-saving appliances on board; elevator-gangway requires handrails on outside Dredge and appliances in fair order 25/7/01. 30/11/01. 1/5/01. Manuherikia Rivee. Golden Link, Alexandra W. Poulter 25/7/11. Golden Link Gold-dredging Company Railing required forward; otherwise dredge and applianoes in good order Dredge and appliances in good order Being raised after sinking Fencing to be kept in repair ; life-buoy to be renewed ; devoid of life-lines and boat-hooks. Regulations posted, but defaced ; new copy required Boat not in paddock ; otherwise dredge and appliances in good order 3/6/01. 22/7/01. 6/6/01. 6/6/01. 29/7/01. Manorburn, above Alexandra .. Morning Star, above Alexandra Manorburn Gold-dredging Company.. Morning Star Gold-dredging Company H. Leicester W. Mason Olrig, Springvale Olrig Gold-dredging Company E. A. Johnston 7/6/01. Lindis Rivee. Pioneer-Eureka Pioneer-Eureka Gold-dredging Company James Watson J. Everitt 29/4/01. 3/10/01. Prospecting-dredge on Lindis River ; new dredge to be put on if ground proves payable Life-buoys, light-lines, and boat-hooks required; well-hole to be fenced; bevel gearing on elevator to be guarded; fencing required round unprotected parts of pontoons. Secretary was notified on 15th October, 1901, to attend to above