WARDEN'S COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 294, 11 December 1896, Page 3

WARDEN'S COURT.

ELEeR APH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

i. Thames, this day, '"'Wib *Var<j9n'B Court yesterday the Aij o | D L^ fPPlications were granted :— tttnuin' i ' W'eaUo.i for use of tunnel C'««k« Ehthe Victory cluim. Hape Wi ir ed> on conditio» that if Andrew °D«-»hlrH B« B?ee °f the Vicfcory claim) pays ta nanc ' of ropairg and one-third of main- - SH, ~ can nee the tunnel ; John Cl'i>ian a °*tion for «cc of tunnel in the r i no uncl ForlUllo mines, 'bjjotioi. a 6i ' K^ted, there being no '•9 6f t»L , .ph Kohn. application for

Creek (Prescott), objected subjacfc to certain conditions) granted without conditions, there being no appearance of objector. PLAINTS. Wm. Gibson v. James Macky (junior).— Forfeitureof Venus licensed holding,Tairua, for alleged breach of labour clausoa of tbo mining law. Tho defence was that the tibie had to be so endangered in connection with a dispute with tho Kauri Timber Company that the applicant could not be expected to risk a»y money in development. Fined Is without costs. Wm. Onion v. James Macky (Junior).— Piaitib for forfeiture of the Pakirarahi special claim, Tairua. This was in the same position as the last ca?,e. Fined la I with costs. J. McKenzib v. J. Bishop.—For forfeiture of Junction VVhaHgamata special claim, Whangataata. Adjourned to January 18th. Applications by Herberb Gordon for tho General Gordon and Khartoum special claims at Tairua were objected to by YV. 11. Taipari and other native owners, on the ground that the claims were situated on native land nob open for mining, and they were adjourned to January 21st. A large number of applications for claims, etc., were adjourned.