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Dredgemaster. Remarks. Dates of Visits. Name of Dredge. Owners. Shag Biver. Ineholme, Inch Valley Inch Valley, Inch Valley Inoholme Gold-dredging Company .. Inch Valley Gold-dredging Company.. J. Guyton A. Louden J. Black .. P. Brennan Dredge and appliances in fair order Begulations not posted ; dredge and appliances in fair order Two boa r .-hooks missing Set-screws on winch-shaft to be out off; guard-rail to be erected behind winch ; main and pump driving-belts to be fenced off; gangway required forward ; bevel gear on vertical driving-shaft to be boxed in No life-saving appliances; gangway required forward ; set-screws on collar on winch-shaft | to be cut off Bar required across coal-door and after-well .. .. .. .. • • 20/6/01. 20/6/01. 2/11/01. 2/11/01. Inohdale, Inch Valley Inohdale Gold-dredging Company .. Dunback, Dunback- .. Dunbaok Gold-dredging Company .. J. McNeil 20/6/01. 2/11/01. POHAHAKA BlVEB. Greenvale, Pomahaka Ardmore, Kelso Greenvale Gold-dredging Company .. Private syndicate Not appointed G. Beid .. Almost ready to start Appliances in fair order. Company notified on 13th September, 1901, that there was not "sufficient freeboard on this dredge, to which the manager replied that the matter was receiving attention Fencing required fore and aft and around well-hole ; well-gangway to be provided with hand-rails ; three life-belts and one buoy which were perished to be replaced by suitable ones ; regulations not posted on the dredge; three boat-hooks missing ; second boat unfit for river-work; double pulley runners to be provided for boat-lines. Company ; notified on 22nd November, 1901, to have these deficiencies attended to Dredge standing ; appliances in fair order 28/8/01. 28/8/01. Matauba Bivee. Mataura Consolidated, Mataura Island Mataura Consolidated Gold-dredging Company P. Bushbridge 23/10/01. Central Mataura No. 1, Gore .. Central Mataura Gold-dredging ComW. Shore.. 13/8/01. Central Mataura No. 2, Gore .. pany Central Mataura Gold-dredging Company Dredge and appliances in very good order 13/8/01. Waikaka Bivee. Sheddon's Freehold, Waikaka Valley Lilliesleaf, Waikaka Valley .. Sheddon's Freehold Gold-dredging Company Lilliesleaf Gold-dredging Company (private) Waikaka Gold-dredgitig Company .. Gleniti Gold-dredging Company Patterson's Freehold Gold-dredging Company Celtic Gold-dredging Company 3. E. Perry W. H. Patterson .. Dredge and appliances in fair order 3/9/01. R. F. White 30/8/01. Waikaka, Waikaka Gleniti, Waikaka Patterson's Freehold, Waikaka J. Walker A. Bennie ,. J. Patterson Getting ready for work Bepairing .. Dredge and appliances in good order 2/9/01. 31/8/01. 31/8/01. Celtic, Waikaka Perry's Pioneer, Waikaka H. May .. H. Parsons Light-lines and boat-hooks required ; main and pump belts require fencing Dredge and appliances in good order .. .. .. .. • • • • s • 31/8/01. 30/8/01. Little Waikaka Bivee. Premier Waikaka, Waikaka .. Premier Waikaka Gold-dredging ComT. Lukin .. Bepairing 2/9/01. Little Waikaka, Waikaka pany Little Waikaka Gold-dredging Company (private company) Ibbotson and party Globe Gold-dredging Company Waikaka United Gold-dredging Company Waikaka Queen Gold-dredging Company Waikaka Forks Gold-dredging Company (privatecompany) J. Brownlie Dredge and appliances in good order 2/9/01. Ibbotson's, Waikaka Globe, Waikaka Waikaka United, Waikaka T. Maslin G. Lee W.Wilson.. Gangway required forward; otherwise in good order Bepairing .. Dredge and appliances in good order .. 2/9/01. 2/9/01. 2/9/01. Waikaka Queen, Waikaka J. Wallace Belt and rope drives awkwardly placed ; otherwise dredge in good order 2/9/01. Wftikaka Forks, Waikaka H. S. Molineaux .. Bepairing 2/9/01.