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GOLD-DREDGING. Working Dredges inspected.

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[Note. —The owners of all dredges having an asterisk (*) in front of their names have been served with notices that the rivers on which the dredges were working were deep and swift-flowing within the meaning [of the Act, and that clause 2 of Regulation 83, " The Mining Act, 1898," applied thereto.] Name of Dredge and Locality. Owners. Dredgemaster. Remarks. Dates of Visits. Otago. clutha river. *New Paul's Beach, below Beaumont New Paul's Beach Gold-dredging Company (A. McLean, Lawrence, secretary) New Golden Gravel Gold-dredging Company (R. A. Mathewson, Dunedin, secretary) Champion Gold-dredging Company (R. Pilling, jun., Lawrence, secretary) Otago Gold-dredging Company (A. G. Fenwick, Dunedin, secretary) Island Block Gold-dredging Company, (James Brown, Dunedin, secretary) New Britannia Gold-dredging Company (J. A. Hopcraft, Dunedin, secretary) Golden Run Gold dredging Company (J. Burton, Roxburgh, secretary) Pringle and party W. Nesbit John Donaldson .. Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order .. .. .. .. ,. Fly-wheel guard broken down ; four lifebelts require renewal 5/5/03 7/9/03 *New Golden Gravel, Beaumont T. Barnes Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order Dredge idle ; ladder silted up 28/2/03 8/9/03 ""Champion, Beaumont J. Herbert L. Johnston Bar required across coal-door ; life-saving appliances in good order Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order Dredge idle ; company in liquidation Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order 28/2/03 6/5/03 8/9/03 27/2/03 8/9/03 27/2/03 *Otago No. 2, below Island Block G. Bennet Island Block, Island Block A. C. Perkins Fencing required at stern and around gold-saving tables ; coupling on elevator shafting should be guarded Forward gangway in disrepair ; fly-wheel to be guarded ; dredge undergoing repairs Dredge standing Dismantled ; pontoons standing ; machinery removed to Victoria *New Britannia, Island Block .. A. Gibson 8/9/03 6/5/03 8/9/03 ♦Golden Run, Miller's Flat H. Coutts.. New set of regulations required ; dredge and life-saving appliances in good order Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order 26/2/03 9/9/03 *Pride of Clutha, No. 2, Miller's Flat J. Tough Dredge and life-saving appliances in first-class order Dredge undergoing repairs Andrew Taylor, winchman, drowned on 3rd November, 1903 —outcome of boating accident: For particulars see list of dredging accidents appended. Dredge standing 27/2/03 8/9/03 *Pride of Clutha No. 1, Miller's Flat ♦Golden Gate, Miller's Flat .. Pringle and party John Pringle 27/2/03 8/9/03 6/5/03 9/9/03 *Otago No. 1, Miller's Flat ♦Golden Treasure, Miller's Flat Golden Gate Gold - dredging Company (J. Burton, Roxburgh, Secretary) Otago Gold-dredging Company (A. G. Fenwick, Dunedin, secretary) Golden Treasure Gold-dredging Company (J. Burton, Roxburgh, secretary) Majestic Gold - dredging Company (R. Pilling, jun., Lawrence, secretary) D. Ballantyne R. Williamson C. Monson J. T. Cornish Dredge and life-saving appliances in fair order ; elevator- pinion to be guarded Platform required aft to attend to stone-chute ; dredgemaster informed me that the machinery was oiled while in motion. Wrote Mr Ballantyne under date*29th September, 1903, to discontinue the practice ...... Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order ; guard-rail to be erected round the tables .. Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order New copy of regulations required; dredge and life-saving appliances in good order; regulations posted Regulations posted ; dredge and life-saving appliances in good order Guard-rail required on main engine, as passage is narrow ; otherwise dredge and life-saving appliances in good order All the new elevator driving-gear to be guarded Guards still required about screen and elevator driving-gear ; fight lines and boathooks required Dredge and life-saving appliances in good order 6/5/03 9/9/03 26/2/03 ♦Majestic, Ettrick W. Williamson J. Herbert 9/9/03 26/2/03 *Golden Bed, Ettrick.. Golden Bed Gold-dredging Company (E. Trythall, Dunedin, secretary) Ettrick Gold Steam Dredging Company (J. Burton, Roxburgh, secretary) A. E. Maitland 7/5/03 9/9/03 26/2/03 10/9/03 25/2/03 10/9/03 "Ettrick, Ettrick T. Thompson Dredge undergoing repairs ; life-saving appliances in good order Guard-coupling required on screen driving-shaft; otherwise dredge and life-saving appliances in good order