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' MATAKI DREDGE A return for the last week of 27 oz Bdwt for 114 hour’s work, including a portion of the time spent in dredging tailings, is reported by Mataki Gold Dredging, Limited, Murchison. The /jompany also states that during the week the dredge had to be turned .around to dredge out tailings to give .sufficient clearance under the ship to Jcwer the water another four feet. A small dam was made at the cost of £35, and with the assistance of this water the dredge has been lowered to the level of tho old river hod, This operation necessitated a considerable amount of material being shifted three times.
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1933, Page 4
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110MINING Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1933, Page 4
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