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GOLD-DREDGING. Working Dredges inspected.

Name of Dredge. Owners. Dredgemaster. Remarks. Dates of Visits. Clutha River. jioness, Rankleburn.. Lioness Gold-dredging Company I. Templeton Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 27/1/02 Two boat-hooks and 100 ft. of heaving-line required; winoh-engine pinions to be guarded, 24/6/02. and rowlocks provided for the boats Dredge standing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29/9/02. Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order.. .. .. .. .. .. 28/1/02. Dredge standing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24/6/02. Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order.. .. .. .. .. .. 29/9/02. 'aul's Beach, below Beaumont Paul's Beach Golddredging Company J. Herbert G. Slater .. J. Anderson Jew Paul's Beach, below Beaumont Jolden Reward, below Beaumont 3-olden Gravel, below Beaumont Jew Golden Gravel, below Beaumont jhampion, Beaumont New Paul's Beach Gold-dredging Company Golden Reward Gold-dredging Co. .. Golden Gravel Golddredging Co. New Golden Gravel Gold-dredging Company Champion Gold-dredging Company .. J. Cummings T. Barnes Elevator driving-gear to be guarded; one buoy missing .. .. .. .. .. 29/1/02. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 29/1/02. .... .. .. .. 23/6/02. .. 29/9/02. Dredge repairing ; second boat lost .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12/3/02. Dredge provided with second boat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1/4/02. Visited dredge in connection with fatal accident to William Bishop, engineer, on 20th June, 22/6/02. 1902. Clothes caught in elevator driving-gear, and arm torn off Heaving-lines required ; otherwise dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. 29/9/02. Getting ready for work; rules not posted, and coal-boat not at the dredge .. .. 29/1/02. Two life-belts required ; otherwise dredge and life-saving appliances in good order.. .. 12/3/02. Fencing down at the bows ; otherwise dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. 25/6/02. Screen and elevator driving-gear to be guarded and stern fenced .. .. .. .. 1/10/02. Visited the dredge in connection with the fatal accident on the 30th October, 1902. Peter 1/11/02. Muller, winchman, was caught by coil of ladder-line, one leg being out off and other fractured. Muller died same night Dredge almost ready for work; rules not posted; coal-boat not on the claim ; three life-belts 29/1/02. required Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 12/3/02. .. 1/10/02. New dredge starting work ; not yet equipped with life-saving appliances; machinery efii- 25/6/02. ciently guarded Dredge repairing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 1/10/02. Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order ; second boat moored in the river, ahead of 30/1/02. the dredge, and used as a ferry-boat. I wrote to the company's secretary on the 7th February, 1902, to provide a second boat for use at the dredge Stern and well-hole fencing down ; to guard screen bevel gear ; new second boat provided .. 26/6/02. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 30/1/02. .. 25/6/02. .. 2/9/02. J. Herbert Jolden Glen, below Island Block Golden Glen Gold-dredging Company Not appointed J. J. Adair A. Gibson J. Wallace 3ritannia, Island Block Britannia Golddredging Company .. Not appointed Jew Britannia, Island Blook .. New Britannia Gold-dredging Company D. R. Jones A. Gibson W. Milne.. Island Block, Island Block Island Blook Gold - dredging Company Jolden Run, Miller's Flat Golden Run Gold-dredging Company H. Coutts Mde of the Clutha No. 1, Miller's Flat 3 ride of Clutha No. 2, Miller's Flat Jolden Gate, Miller's Flat Pringle and party Pringle and party J. Pringle J. Tough .. Golden Gate Gold-dredging Company D. Ballantyne .. 3/2/02. .. 2/10/02. To erect well-hole fencing and guard screen bevel gear .. .. .. .. .. 3/2/02. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 25/6/02. .. 26/6/02. * „ .. 2/10/02. )tago No. 1, Miller's Flat Otago Gold-dredging Company R. Williamson Jolden Treasure, Miller's Flat Golden Treasure Gold-dredging ComT. Cornish pany I