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Name of Dredge and Locality. Owners. Dredgemaster. Remarks. Dates of Visits. kawarac river — continued. Above Cromwell —continued. ♦Lady Ranfurly Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 13/2/03 Rail required across open doorway, and also open space aft; light lines required .. .. 3/10/03 Two of the buoys falling to pieces ; dredge undergoing extensive overhaul.. .. .. 13/2/03 Set-screw and screen driving-shaft to be covered . . .. .. .. .. 3/10/03 Dredgejto be shifted to a claim on Clutha River. (Since acquired by New Royal Maori Com- 26/5/03 pany, and shifting to Clutha River) Closed down ; company in liquidation 5/10/03 Dredge idle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5/10/03 Electric Gold-dredging Company .. G. C. Troy ♦Electric No. 2 (magnetic) A. Hedley ♦Voltaic Voltaic Gold-dredging Company .. Caretaker .. I ♦Grand Junction No. 2 Grand Junction Gold-dredging Company Meg and Annie Gold-dredging Company Grand Junction Gold-dredging ComW. Woods A. Young .. j E. A. McDonald .. j ♦Meg and Annie ♦Grand Junction No. 1 A. Young .. j Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 12/2/03 Dredge idle ; company in liquidation .. .. .. .. .. .. I 5/10/03 Gibbston. ♦Golden Molyneux pany Golden Molyneux Gold - dredging Company Kawarau Consolidated Gold-dredging Company United Morven Gold-dredging ComCaretaker Machinery going to west coast of New Zealand ; dredge partially dismantled .. .. 12/2/03 ♦Kawarau Consolidated ! Pontoons moored in safe position .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ 12/2/03 .... .. 5/10/03 Machinery being taken down for removal to Victoria ; pontoons going to Waikaia' .. .. 11/2/03 ♦United Morven I ♦Junction Waikaka (late New Kawarau Bridge) pany Junction Waikaka Gold-dredging Company Caretaker One boat submerged and other in disrepair ; one lifebuoy required and one to be recovered ; 12/2/03 light lines and boathooks required, and guard to screen driving-gear Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order. (Since dismantled and machinery removed to 27/5/03 Waikaka) Pontoons lying unattended ; caretaker appointed this day .. .. .. .. 7/10/03 To fence stern of both pontoons, and guard elevator driving-gear ; fence winch-engines ; reg- 11/2/03 illations not yet posted on the dredge ; well-hole gangway required ; condemned boat not yet replaced by a suitable one The above requirements have not yet been carried out; but the dredgemaster will attend to 27/5/03 them before the dredge resumes work Dredge standing .. .. .. . • ■ • ■ ■ ■. .. 7,10/03 Thomas Hoskins .. ♦Gibbston Gibbston Gold-dredging Company.. Caretaker ♦New Gibbston New Gibbston Gold-dredging ComJ. S. Ritchie shotover river. ♦Prince Arthur pany Prince Arthur Gold-dredging ComJ. F. Kitto Dredge just raised after being submerged for a few months .. .. .. .. 8/12/03 ♦Maori Point pany Maori Point Gold-dredging Company J. Hoskins Dredge idle on account of high river .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8/12/03 CARDRONA VALLEY. Lone Star La Franchi's Sunbeam Lone Star Gold-dredging Company C. Melton A. La Franchi Well-hole gangway required ; also heaving-lines .. .. .. .. .. 28/9/03 Well-hole gangway required ; otherwise dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. 28/9/03 Re-erecting Rolling Stone machinery on Lady Cardrona pontoons ; dredge to be fitted with 28/9/03 O'Brien's patent hydraulic arrangements Sasse and party NEVIS river. Nevis. Nevis Crossing Gold-dredging Company C. Macdonald Nevis Crossing New dredge not yet fully equipped with life-saving appliances, nor machinery aft guarded .. 11/12/03 Crewe Crewe Gold-dredging Company — Martin W. Weir Several matters still require attention .. .. .. .. ■. ■. 13/12/03 Bows and stern to be fenced ; elevator and screen driving-gear to be covered ; all set screws 11/12/03 to be guarded ; well-hole gangway required Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. • ■ 13/12/03