WARDEN'S COURT. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8.

Otago Witness, Issue 2237, 14 January 1897, Page 18

WARDEN'S COURT. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8.

(Before Mr Warden Carew.) j The Barewood Quartz Mining Company i (Limited) applied for a urotection certificate for

six months in respect to section 9, block XI, and section 2, block VII, Nenthorn district. Protection was asked for to enable a company to raise the necessary capital ; to work tho property by low level adit from the i Taieri Kiver.— The Hon. J. StacGregor appeared iv support of the application, which was granted. Similar applications by the company were granted in re»pect of section 4, block VI t, Nenj thorn, and licensed holding No. 48, same district • The company were »lso granted protection for . four months in respact of section 3, block VII, • aud section 10, Mock XI, Nenthorn. Jam-a Garrctt and p*rty applied for a licensed holdtng for 21 year* in rus-pact of part of sectioa 21, block IV, Slouut' Hyde, containing 20 acres. It was proposed to invest jSIfrOO iv working the claim.— The application wa* granted. William Montagu Adam applied for a licensed holding for 21 years in ve-spsct of part of s-ection 4, block X, Sutton district, containing about 12 , acre?. It was proposed to invest £(iio in the ' I'laim, which is to be worked by hydraulic sluiciDg. — The application was granted. Robert Lee applied for permission to construct a water race from the Taieri Kiver, abjut 30 chains übove the Keef Creek oonflueuca, anil terminating at the juEclioti of the Taieri River aud Keef Creek. — The Hon. J. MucGredor appeared in support of the application, which was granted. David Cameron Simson (fur whom Mr Calvert | appeared) applied for a license i hoi iug for 21 : ye train rospect of wction t>, block XI, S'enthorn ; district 1 , containing 30 acres. It was proposed to I invest JSiOOO in working the him' by means of ! tunneiliusr.— .Apolioatian was gfur.tod, aobjoet \o machine Bite and (it in. A s'iniUr application by Pavid Cameron Simson was granted iv respect of section 7, block XI, Nentborn. Oeorge Smith and party (for whom Mr Calvert appeared) applied for a licensed holding for 21 1 y- nr* iv respect of section r<, block V, Muiiut Hyde, coutaiuin<r 16 acres 2 roods. It was proposed to i:ive<t, £2000 in the working of v quartz ■ lode. — The application wus granted. George Smith applied for permission to construct a water race about ouo mile in length from 1 the left-hand branch of Fraccr's (.Jully, Hindcn, to section 6, block V, Mount-. Hyde district. — Sir J, Mouat appeared iv support wf the application, which was granted for 15 y -arj. An application by OJeorge Smith for permission , to construct a dam on section 6, block V, Mount Hyde, was also sfrante 1. ; David Cameron ;>imsou and Henry Piper 1 applied for a special claim for 'bo Golden Bar Quartz Mining Company, on blocks X( and XII, ; NttEthorn district, containing_ 100 acre.". It was I proposed to invest £10,000 in the claim. — Air Calvert appearod in suoport of the application, which was adjourned ;it a previous sittiug of the < - ourt in order to allow of a survey boiug made. ! The survey not having been completed the time ! for 't-t completion wan now extended for a further period of three months. David Cameron Siimou, for whom Mr Calvert iipppiired, applied for permisuon to drivo a 2000 f t tunnel a' the battery Mite, about half a mile below the Birewood railway station, at a cost of about j£2500.— The application was granted.