C.—B.

Working Dredges Inspected.

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Name and Situation of Dredge. Owners. Dredgemaster. Remarks. Marlborough. Golden Point .. Aorere River and Tributaries. Golden Bay Kaituna River Aorere River Buller River and Tributaries. Waimangaroa Old Diggings Rocklands Premier Welcome Buller Junction Mokoia Feddersen's Fern Flat Amikitia Kohikohi Al dredge Grey River and Tributaries. Blackwater Lagoon Watterson's Ahaura .. Erickson's Reward Daylight Victory Trafalgar Nelson Creek Pactolus Nos. 1 and 2 Aldinga Garibaldi Moonlight Callaghan's Creek Red Jack's No Town North Beach Mosquito Westland Rivers and Tributaries. Maori King Cornwall Leviathan Freehold .. Leviathan Stony and Mosquito Greenstone Junction.. Greenstone-Three-mile Reeves's Proprietary Greenstone Creek New Greenstone Stafiord-Waimea Woodstock Commissioners' Flat Day Dawn Prince of Wales Kohinoor Wanganui-Wataroa Shellback .. Golden Point Dredging Co. (Ltd.) Golden Bay Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Kaituna River Gold-dredging Go. (Ltd.) Aorere River Gold-dredging Go. (Ltd.) Waimangaroa River Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Old Diggings Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Rocklands Beach Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Premier Buller Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Welcome Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Buller Junction Golddredging Co. (Ltd.) Mokoia Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Feddersen Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Fern Flat Proprietary (Ltd.) Amikitia Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Kohikohi Golddredging Co. (Ltd.) Al Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Blackwater Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Greymouth Lagoons Gold-dredging Co. (No Liability) Watterson's-Ahaura Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Eriokson's Reward Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Daylight Golddredging Co. (Ltd.) Victory Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Trafalgar Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Nelson Creek Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) .. Pactolus Gold-dredging Oo. (Ltd.) Aldinga Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Garibaldi Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Moonlight Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Callaghan's Creek Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Red Jack's Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) No Town Creek Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) North Beach Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Mosquito Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) W. D. Turnbull W. H. Kitto .. George Lee Not yet appointed W. McKenzie.. A. G. Skilton .. W. J. Inwood .. Alfred Smith .. C. G. Morel .. Smith Smeaton W. L. Crookston Peter MoVicar R. Liddicoat .. T. Warne A. Thomson .. M. C. Crifi .. A. Crumpton .. Louis Morel .. W. Clayton .. G. Cunningham Andrew Dalziel A. R. Edmonds James Cowan .. N. K. Sligo .. Strict compliance with the rules is observed on this dredge. A boat is wanted owing to the other being crushed a few days prior to inspection. Dredge fairly well equipped. Machinery and other works nearing completion when visited. Fencing of driving-belts required. Not visited, owing to dredge standing greater part of the year. Regulations are strictly carried out on this dredge. Not visited. Handrail on gangway over well-hole and bow fenoing required. This dredge is fully equipped. Regulation requirements are strictly attended to. Machinery and other equipments nearing completion when visited. Rules posted 9/9/02. Rules posted 9/9/02. Dredge not then completed. This dredge is undergoing a thorough overhaul. Gangway over well-hole, also light line and boat-hook in boat, required. Shafting of elevators require covering, and fencing at bows. Regulations fully complied with, exoept some minor details. Watterson's : Machinery still lying on bank. Ahaura : Regulations fairly well complied with. Gangway across well, railing around hatchway and sleeve on engine-shaft wanted. Pontoons afloat ready for machinery. Fenoing machinery and movable gangway to bank required. Requirements fairly complied with. The requirements of the Act are striotly carried out on this dredge. Not visited, owing to flooded state of river. Regulations well complied with, except fencing at well-hole. Boat and safety appliances not yet on the ground. Pontoons not yet completed. Well-hole and gangway over same require fencing. Boat hooks and light lines required. Life-buoy, light line, and boat-hook required near bow, and gangway over well-hole. Life-buoys require renewing, and small life-boat wanted. Gangway over well-hole and life-saving appliances wanted. David Clark .. J. 0. Nicholson A. Cowan James Gilroy .. A. E. Morel .. Maori King Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Cornwall Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) .. .. | Leviathan Freehold Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Leviathan Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Stony and Mosquito Leads Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Greenstone Junction Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Greenstone-Three-mile Gold dredging Co. (Ltd.) .. Reeves's Proprietary Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Greenstone Greek Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) New Greenstone Gold-dredging Go. (Ltd.) Stafiord-Waimea Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Woodstock Gold-dredgmg Co. (Ltd.) Commissioners' Flat Goid dredging Co. (Ltd.) Ross-Day Dawn Gold-dredging Oo. (Ltd.) Prince of Wales Gold dredging Go. (Ltd.) Kohmror Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) Fergus McLeod Shellback Gold-dredging Co. (Ltd.) „ A. Cowie George Wilson H. C. Greene .. D. Sutherland G. G. McAlpine James Bennet J. G. Donaldson Robert Scott .. J. F. Cornish .. A. Harris F. D. Sutherland J. W. Oox W. G. Mouat .. A light boat is required previous to commencing work. Sleeve on engine-shaft and railing on gangway wanted. Was being thoroughly overhauled when visited. Was undergoing extensive repairs when visited. Light boat required, also other safety appliances. Conditions satisfactory, except handrail on elevator. Boat-hooks and light lines required. Boat-hooks and light line required, and movable gangway. This dredge was in a very dilapidated condition. Regulations fairly well complied with, except boat, which is promised. Dredge undergoing extensive repairs. Fencing the man-hole leading to pump required; standing at time of a later visit. Standing when last visited. Pontoons floated, and machinery arriving from Greymouth. Everything in good working condition. Boat-hooks and rail on gangway required. 29/11/02. Portion of timber and machinery on ground for erection of dredge. Regulations fairly well attended to. J. Sunderland D. C. McMath B. Naylor