WARDEN'S COURT HOKITIKA

Thursday, April 20th. ■ (Before D. Macfarlane, Esq., Warden) Applications. J. Grimmond and Party, surrender of licensed holding, 16 acres, Ka'nieri forks. Mr Park for applicants.— Granted, as from March 23rd. W. Schonmaker and J. Montague, extended claim of 2 acres, Mahinapua Creek. Mr Northcrof t for applicants.— Granted. Philip Boyd and party, tunnel, Back Creek. Mr Beare for applicants. — ! Granted ■ John Butland and Party, extended claim, Mahinapua Creek. No appearance of applicants. Mr Northcrof t asked fir an adjournment till next sitting, which was granted. | M'Cabe and party, extended claim, 4 acres, Arahura Flat. Mr Beare appeared , for applicants. — Granted, subject to pro- .. duction of amended plan. Uriah Handley and Party, surrender t of water-race certificates, Back Creek. Mi f Beare for applicants. -Granted. John Johnston, protection, *8 months, ; extended claim, Mabinapua Creek. Mr . Beare for applicant. — Granted for one month. Davis & Davidson, extended claim, dam, tunnel and (race, London Terrace, Hau Hau. Mr Beare for applicant. Adjourn- , ment granted to May 4th in order that plans may be appended to the applications. ! I Samutl Knowles, residence site, Rimu. Mr Northcrof t for applicant.— Granted . MINING PROPERTY VALUATION OBJECTIONS. The following objections were dealt , with: — Ah Man and Lee Sam extended claim Blue Spur, £120 — no appearance, valuation sustained. Alfred Dehn and Party extended claim etc. Spddon's Terrace, £2400— reduced to £1200. Consolidated Goldfields ofjN.Z. Ltd, 4 special claimsjof 100 acres each and waterraces, £10,000— reduced to £1 per acre. Ah Mook, extended claim, Blue Spur, £36. nojappearance-- valuation sustained, Yoe Man and Party extended claim Blue Spur, £288. No appearance—valuation sustained. Wong Pay and Party, extended claim, Blue Spur, £144, no appearance valuation sustained. - Kanieri Lake Water Eace Co. £5,136 — valuation to remain as at. present. W. J. Houston and Party, extended claim Seddon's Terrace £360— Reduced to £180. • Substitution of names :-Uriah Handley ' and others, property to be in the names of Rimu Miners W ater Rsce Co Ltd ; Arthur Clifton, Chairman of Directors, value of property £4800. Names to be taken off the roll: T. Connington, P. Crough, S. Crough, A. Gibb, P. Gooley, O. Hansen, J. Henderson, Jens Lauritzen, J. O'Brien, J» Yeskie. Reductions agreed to: — Quong Ken You and 4 others— reduction to £50 a share ; A Boys— reduction to £800 Substitutions and variations :— W. J. Waiters' name inserted as holder of l-7th share in Hager and Parcy, valuation £72, and the name of Louisa Dehn substitute^ for that of Alfred Dehn.— Reduction of £60 per share-agreed to in claim Christian Nielsen, W. Boyd and John Stoop and Alma Christina Neilson substituted for Christian Nielson.— Reduction to £80 per share agreed to in claim Charles Duske David Kelly, and Percy Clements, and Oswald Hansen's name substituted for that of David Kelly.— The striking off of the individual names of Richard Wild Albert Upjohn, William J. Waiters, ooha Duske, John M'Kay and John Stoop and the substitution of Richard Wild and John M'Kay as the holders of half a share each in extended claim of six acres, value £700 ; and the names of John Stoop and John Duske as holders of half a share each in extended claim of 3 acres, valued

at £300. The Court then closed.