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Working Dredges inspected— continued.

Bemuks. Dates of Visits. Nun* of Dredge and Locality. Owners. Dredgemaster. Otago — continued. cltjtha river — continued. Alberiown. *Albertown Albertown Gold-dredging Syndicate H. Raitt Dredge closed down for part of year. KAWARATJ RIVER. 'Junction Electric No. 3 *Junction Electric No. 2 Junction Electric No. 1 ♦Cromwell No. 1 *Lady Ranfurly ♦Electric No. 2 ♦Voltaic ♦Waitiri ♦Grand Junction No. 1 Junction Electric Gold - dredging Company Ditto .. Angus Kennedy, Cromwell and Bannockburn Collieries Company Electric Gold-dredging Company .. Henderson Bros. Waitiri Gold-dredging Company (private) James Horn A. Ross W. Woods J. Richmond Portions of bows and well-hole to be fenced .. .. .. .. ... •• 14/9/05 One lifebuoy out of repair ; fencing tequired on portion of bows and stern .. .. 14/9/05 Fencing on "bows defective ; one lifebuoy out of repair : guard required on screen gear .. 13/9/05 Pontooons moored oafely .. .. .. .. • ■ • ■ ■ • • ■ 18/9/05 Pontoons bought for mine timber .. .. ... ... •• •- •• -5/11/05 Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. . ■ • • • • 18/ J/05 14/9/05 14/9/05 13/9/05 18/9/05 25/11/05 18/9/05 20/9/05 18/9/05 18/9/05 W. Orr .. A. Hedley E. A. McDonald .. ZU/9/U0 Dredge dismantled and pontoons pulled out of river .. ... .. . • • ■ 18/9/05 ! Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. ... ■■ 18/9/05 Dredge idle .. .. .. .. .. ■ • • • ■ • . ■ • 9/3/05 Dredge sold for removal to Victoria .. .. .. •• ■• •• 30/10/05 Pontoons lying idle .. .. .. .. ... .. •• •■• 18/9/0fi 9/3/05 30/10/05 18/9/0fi ♦Kawarau Consolidated Waitiri Gold-dredging Company (private) SHOTOVBR RIVBR. ♦Wakatipu ♦Maori Point Wakatipu Gold-dredging Company Maori Point Gold-dredging Company J. F. Kitto T. Hoskins This dredge was sunk for the greater part of the year ; not visited. Not visited. Cardrona Valley. Sunbeam (wator-power) Lone Star Tuohy's Creek (late New La Franchi) Sasse and party Lone Star Dredging Company Tuohy's Creek Gold-dredging Company William Sasse J. Williamson J. O'Connor Operations suspended .. .. .. •• ... •• •• •■• 2/12/05 Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. • • • • 2/1-/05 ! Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order .. .. .. •• •• 2/12/05 ~ - - . ■ ..■•■•■ NEVIS RIVBR. Nevis Crossing Crewe No. 1 New Era Ngapara No. 2 Ngapara No. 3 Crewe No. 2, Upper Nevis .. | James Horn and party Crewe Gold-dredging Company New Era Gold-dredging Syndicate (private) j Ngapara Gold-dredging Company.. ! Ngapara No. 3 Gold-dredging Company : Crewe Gold-dredging Company A. Ritchie J. J. Bardsley T. Omand Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. .. .. •• 27/11/05 Stern-railing to be strengthened ; screen gear to ba guarded .... .. .. •■ 27/11/05 i Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order .. .. . • • • • ■ j ! 27/11/05 A. Gunion T. Hogg .. ..... "... •• •• 27/11/05 j Boat required .. .. ' .. .. .. . • ■ • • ■ • • i 1 / 05 Dredge undergoing repairs .. .. .. ■• •• ■■ •• -8/11/05 J. McLean ' MANTJHBKIKIA RIVBR Morning Star .. .. I Lady Anne .. .. . .. j Morning Star Dredging Syndicate .. Lady Anne Gold-dredging Syndicate .... D. Bringans R. M. Fink I All fencing-chains round the dredge to be tightly stretched ; one lifebuoy to be re-covered.. i 12/9/05 Fencing required on bows and stern ; one lifebuoy out of repair ; main driving-belt to be j 12/9/05 guarded j; !, "'' , Fencing required on bows ; boat not kept in the paddock .. .. . ■ ■ • 1-/9/0.) I Dredge idle throughout the year .. .. .. •• •• •■ -■ 12/9/05 Olrig Chatto Creek .. .. I j Olrig Gold-dredging Company i B. Davis E. A. Johnston