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Name of Dredge. Owners. Dredgemaster. Remarks. Dates of Visits. Clutha River— continued. Clyde-Cromwell Gorge— oontd. Kelly and Casey H. Brioe .. Caretaker G. Goodger T.Hogg .. J. Watt .. A. Johnston G. McLay R. Ross .. Dredge undergoing alterations to improve the freeboard of the pontoons Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order .. j Dredge standing; recommended that the head-lines should be raised from the rooks on which they have been lying a considerable time .. I Well-bole fencing and gangway out of place ; coal-boat not equipped ; screen driving-gear, main belts, and fly-wheel to be guarded; heaving-lines required Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order; winch-engine to be guarded .. Dredge and life-saving applianoes in good order .. Guard screen bevel gear and set-screws on tension-pulley ; rail required on sand-chute ; flywheel and rope-drive to be guarded Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. Fence stern and guard main belts; otherwise dredge and appliances in good order Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order; examined the pontoons and found them sound, but with an insufficient amount of freeboard 10/3/02. 5/4/02. 10/7/02>. 24/10/02. Kelly and Casey Gold-dredging Company Great Central Great Central Gold-dredging Company Alpine Consols Alpine Consols Gold-dredging Company 10/7/02. Riley's Beach Riley's Beach Gold-dredging Company 15/10/02. 4/4/02. 7/11/02. 10/7/02. Alpine No. 2 Alpine No. 2 Gold-dredging Company Hartley and Riley Hartley and Riley Gold-dredging Company Junetion-Electrio Gold-dredging Company 7/11/02. 11/7/02. 24/10/02. 24/10/02. Junction-Eleotrio No. 2 Above Cromwell. Royal Maori New Royal Maori Point d'Or Royal Maori Gold-dredging Company New Royal Maori Gold-dredging Co. Point d'Or Gold-dredging Company .. F. Kitto .. D. Murray M. Murray D. MoGormack J. Ray .. G. Pettigrew .. j Rail required on sand-chute ; main belts to be fenced .. .. Heaving-lines required; dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order .. .. Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order; one life-buoy, 14in. inside measurement, is too small Fencing on bows, stern, and sand-chute down ; heaving-lines too light; boats to be efficiently equipped Dredge and life-saving applianoes in good order .. Elevator driving-gear to be guarded, and approaches made to the elevator; bar required across coal-door; and three life-beits required .. Door to be made in housing for convenient access behind the fly-wheel .. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. New dredge not yet equipped with life-saving apparatus, nor machinery efficiently guarded 11/7/02. 16/10/02. 15/2/02. 11/7/02. Rise and Shine Rise and Shine Gold-dredging Company 16/10/02. 15/2/02. Luggate. Golden Chain Below Albertown. Upper Clutha Golden Chain Gold-dredging Company 11/7/02. 16/10/02. 18/10/02. Upper Clutha Gold-dredging Company Adam Gibson J. Percy .. .. Three life-belts required, also a bar across the coal-door; the well-hole gangway is too light; guard main belts and fly-wheel; coal-boat requires an overhaul .. Light-lines and boat-hooks required ; screen driving-gear not guarded 17/2/02. 22/10/02. Kawarau River. Above Cromwell. Central Electric Central Eleotric Gold-dredging Company J. Saunders .. | Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order 15/2/02. 5/4/02. 11/7/02. 5/4/02. 5/4/02. 14/7/02. 21/2/02. 14/7/02. 6/11/02. 21/2/02. Electrio Extended Junetion-Electrio No. 1. Cromwell Lady Ranfurly Electrio Extended Gold-dredging Co. Junction-Electric Gold-dredging Co... Cromwell Gold-dredging Company Electric Gold-dredging Company J. Scoles .. A. Hedley N. P. Kloogh A. Steel .. J.Troy .. W. Kitto.. Guard screen driving-gear; well hole gangway too weak .. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. Dredge-ladders silted up ; life-saving applianoes in good order .. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. Well-hole fencing down ; guard screen driving-gear Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order Magnetic Magnetic Gold-dredging Company ..