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Name of Dredge and Locality. Owners. Dredgemaster. Remarks. Dates of Visits. nevis river — continued. Nevis —continued. New Era Ngapara No. 2 Ngapara No. 3 New Era Gold-dredging Company.. Ngapara Gold-dredging Company .. Ngapara No. 3 Gold-dredging Company T. Omond J. McLean Forward gangway and boat required .. .. .. .. '.. .. 11/12/03 One buoy missing ; boat required ; gangway required on bows, and bows to be fenced .. 11/12/03 Boat not equipped ; two boathooks missing ; dredge-bows to be fenced ; forward gangway ; 11/12/03 also light lines required Dredge and life-saving appliances not yet in efficient state .. .. .. .. 12/12/03 Dredge idle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12/12/03 Upper Nevis Upper Nevis Gold-dredging Company MANUHERIKIA RIVER. Chatto Creek Chatto Creek Gold-dredging Syndicate Morning Star Gold-dredging Syndicate Olrig Gold-dredging Company B. Davis Stern railing down ; forward and well-hole gangways required .. .. .. .. 18/2/03 Dredge standing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19/9/03 Dredge undergoing repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14/5/03 Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 19/9/03 Forward gangway required ; otherwise dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. 18/2/03 Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order ; new copy of regulations to be posted .. ; 19/9/03 Dredge ready to start work ; fixing machinery-guards .. .. .. .. .. 23/2/03 Dredge idle ; company in liquidation .. .. .. .. .. .. I 15/8/03 Morning Star Olrig J. Timmings T. Sanders E. A. Johnston Coronation Coronation Gold-dredging Company ERASER RIVER. Loch Lomond Loch Lomond Gold-dredging ComT. Sanders New dredge not yet equipped with life-saving appliances .. .. .. .. 15/12/03 IDA VALLEY. Cairntrodlie, Poolburn pany Cairntrodfie Gold-dredging Company H. Mercer Not visited. NASEBY. Roberts' Naumai, Upper Kyeburn Roberts' Naumai Gold-dredging Com- ! Dredge idle greater part of year. pany I TUAPEKA. Taniwha Lawrence, Tuapeka Flat Reliance, Tuapeka Flat Tuapeka, Tuapeka Gabriel, Tuapeka Flat HappygValley, Wetherstone's .. Taniwha Gold-dredging Company .. Lawrence Gold-dredging Company.. Reliance Gold-dredging Company .. Tuapeka Gold-dredging Company .. Gabriel Gold-dredging Company .. Happy Valley Gold-dredging Company Havelock Gold-dredging Company.. Gordon Gold-dredging Company .. Manuka Gold-dredging Company . . A. N. Wakefield .. S. McStay J. Hughes G. Montgomery P. J. Uren W. J. Noble Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 16/6/03 Gangway required on bows ; otherwise dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. 16/6/03 Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 16/6/03 „ .. .. .. .. .. 17/6/03 . . 16/6/03 Stern railing down ; otherwise dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. 18/6/03 Havelock, Waitahuna Gordon, Waitahuna .. Manuka, Waitahuna W. Rowe.. T. Thompson — Fowell Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 18/6/03 .. 18/6/03 Hand-rails not erected on bows and stern ; two lifebuoys require to be re-covered ; friction 18/6/03 not guarded ; regulations defaced Life-lines and boathooks required ; fly-wheel on main engine to be guarded ; set-screws on 18/6/03 winch-shaft to be cut off ; boat not equipped Waitahuna Gully, Waitahuna .. Waitahuna Gully Gold - dredging Company W. Cummings GLENORE. Gold Bank, Glenore Stirling, Glenore Gold Bank Gold-dredging Company Stirling Gold-dredging Company .. A. Thomas J. Nelson Fence bows and well-hole ; well-hole gangway required .. .. .. .. 27/8/03 Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order .. .. .. .. .. 27/8/03 WAIPORI. Quilter and party Quilter and party W. Carr Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. .. 29/4/03 „ „ „ .. 17/11/03