THE TOKATEA LEASE. (FROM SATURDAY'S "AROCS.")

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3930, 28 March 1870, Page 4

THE TOKATEA LEASE. (FROM SATURDAY'S "AROCS.")

A meeting of the Excelsior and adjoining claims was held on Wednesday afternoon, to consider a notice in the Gazette pioposmg to grant a lease to the Tokatea Goldmining Company. — The Chairman said he had only just returned from Shortland, whei c he had heard something of the intention to grant this lease. There was a case now pending in the Supreme Court, before Sii Geoi gc Arney, and for the Superintendent to step in and interfere with the Court of Justice was one of the jno-st aibitrary exercises of power which had c* cr taken place in the w orld. If, when a l.r.v case pending, the Supeiintendent could overnde the law, of what use M*eto their miners,' rights.'' — Mr. I\os& said ho behexed the action taken by the •Superintendent to be utterly illegal, and ho believed time had been a great miscairiage of j" ticc in the long time ih'i mattei had liecniu litigation m the Supremo (Joint He then gave a skytoh q( tho oirounibtances involved in the cv if. He would now move, "That thiM mooting of shareholders in the Excqlhlqi 1 and othet claims have heard with ftl&rra that his Honor the Superintendent has signified Ins intention, in tin GMPfiunrnt Gcnttr at the 19th instant, to grant a lease to thfe Tokatu Ouldmining Company, in opposition to thu judgment delivered by Mr. tVavdeu Davy, and Xvhile an appeal against that doctai >n is pending in tho Mi;ncmo t om t And fin tVv fill's mooting to-] - bound to cxpixs'H \\i i>piui<in tluc su*jli oldo l'd a\so itj «tt«il v \ Miittsii* t'» 'mi jje.^ou? mtvioitoi, and mi ali it* il xh>> powum entnwtod to iiim \>? vii'tuo uf *" It «=st hi^lt oiiicc Hs Supoiintemlwat of ilna pi-ovince. "' Mr. G. .Steven's aeoouiled the wofcion, which was eame'l unaiumoudly, l\h\ Eankin propoaod, "That the iwie of such lease to tho Tokatea Goldmining Company will ua tuiuous to the shareholders in tlieioUuvi hiL£ chum* '.- -ExooMor, All Nations, Golden Ciomi, Lucky Hit, Day Dwv, Harp and Shamrock, Little Angel, and Ne^er Hollow. It is derivable that legal steps should immediately be taken to counteract such an unprecedented mteifeicnee ■with the functions of tlie Supreme (_\mi t, as also in violation of the goldfield regulations, and that a subscription be at once made to defray all necessary expenses." The resolution was put, and carried unanimously. — Mr. Ross then moved, " That a deputation, consisting of Messrs. Rankin. Moss, Colonel Hamilton, and one from the All Nations, be appointed to wait upon his Honor the Superintendent for the purpose of protesting against the issue of the lease while the case is pending in the Supreme Conrt." — Mr. Biley seconded, and it w.is carried unanimously.