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Owners. Dredgemaster. Remarks. Dates of Visits. Name ot Dredge. Cardrona Valley. Lone Star, below Branch Creek La Franohi's Lone Star Gold-dredging Company .. La Franchi's Gold-dredging Company G. Melton A. La Franohi Heaving-lines required; well-hole fencing down ; forward and well-hole gangways not in 14/7/02. position ; main belts not fenced ; boat not in paddook Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order.. .. .. .. .. ,, 20/10/02. Boat-hooks and heaving-lines required; guard screen, driving-gear, and all set-screws ; for- 14/7/02. ward and well-hole gangways required Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order ; heaving-lines required .. .. .. 20/10/02. Nevis River. Nevis. Crewe Gold-dredging Company J. A. Cheshire Crewe Carrick New Nevis Carrick Gold-dredging Company New Nevis Gold-dredging Company ! J. Thompson Fencing required on stern and bows ; main belts and screen driving-gear not guarded ; 31/10/02. regulations not posted Contractors removing dredge to Upper Nevis .. .. .. .. .. .. 31/10/02 Guard winch bevel gear and main and elevator driving-belts; boat-hooks and heaving-lines 31/10/02' required ; new copy of regulations to be posted up Heaving-lines and boat-hooks required ; otherwise life-saving appliances in good order .. 31/10/02. Fence bows ; guard rope-drive and pump-belt; bar required across the coal-door .. .. 31/10/02'. Contractors removing Remarkables dredge to the Nevis Crossing .. .. .. 31/10/02* Ngapara No. 2 Ngapara No. 3 Nevis Crossing Ngapara Gold-dredging Company Ngapara Gold-dredging Company Nevis Crossing Gold-dredging ComA. McLean " Bannockburn. Shepherd's Creek pany Shepherd's Creek Gold-dredging Company Position vacant Dredge standing for some considerable time .. .. .. .. .. .. 14/7/02 Manuherikia River. Golden Link, Alexandra Golden Link Gold-dredging Company W. Poulter Well-hole fencing; to be erected; heaving-lines and boat-hooks required; this dredge 8/2/02. requires to be provided with a second boat Forward gangway not in position; two buoys, 150ft. of heaving-line, and two boat-hcoks 11/2/02. required Boat-hooks and heaving-lines required; new copy of regulations to be posted up .. .. 11/10/02. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. ..' 8/11/02 Elevator driving-gear to be guarded ; forward railing to be erected .. .. .. 11/2/02. Boat not in paddock ; otherwise dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. 19/2/02'. Morning Star, above Alexandra Morning Star Golddredging Company W. Mason J. Timmings Olrig, Springvale Olrig Gold-dredging Company E. A. Johnston Ida Valley. Cairntrodlie Poolburn Cairntrodlie Gold-dredging Company H. Mercer Heaving-lines required ; boat not in paddock .. .. .. .. .. ... 5/12/02 Naseby. Roberts's Naumai, Upper Kyeburn E. Roberts C. McQueen Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order .. .. .. .. ... 12/12/02. Tuapeka. Evans Flat, Evans Flat Evans Flat Gold-dredging Company T. Gillespie Light-lines and boat-hooks required; main belts and fly-wheel to be guarded; regulations 19/6/02. not posted Boat not equipped ; life-buoys to be re-covered; boat-hooks and light-lines to be provided .. 19/6/02. Two boat-hooks and 150ft. of heaving-line required; forward gangway not in position; 19/6/02. bevel gear and fly-wheel to be guarded One boat-hook missing ; boat not equipped ; stern railing down.. .. .. .. 19/6/02. One boat-hook required ; boat not equipped .. .. .. .. .. _ _ 19/6/02! Guard fly-wheel, set-screws on winch-shaft, also main and pump driving-belts ; well-hole 21/8/02! and forward gangways not in use Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order.. .. .. .. .. __ 21/8/02. Lawrence, Tuapeka Flat Reliance, Tuapeka Flat Lawrence Gold-dredging Company .. Reliance Gold-dredging Company Tuapeka Gold-dredging Company Gabriel Golddredging Company Happy Valley Gold-dredging Company S. McStay J. Hughes R. Montgomery J. P. Uren A. N. Wakefield Tuapeka, Tuapeka Gabriel, Tuapeka Flat Happy Valley, Wetherstone's Golden Rise, Wetherstone's .. Adams, Smythe, and party ■ ■ .. J. Buchanan