GOLDFIELDS REWARD COMMISSION.—Thursday.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3940, 8 April 1870, Page 4

GOLDFIELDS REWARD COMMISSION.—Thursday.

The Commissioners sat at ten o'clock this morning. Claim of Jekome Oadm^x. — Claimant attended, and made a statement to the Commissioners of his haviug, in company with I three other persons, prospected the Manaia block, at Coromandel, in search for gold, in the latter part of 1853, and obtained gold in the tributaries of the Manaia Creek — principally alluvial gold. Claimant produced samples of alluvial and reef gold found by them. He was the first who had received a permit from Mr. Mackay to pro3peet on the Manaia, which he did with the consent of the natives. He founds his claim on having j first discovered gold on the Manaia goldfield, I which he is perfectly satisfied is a payable [ goldfield. — William Cadtnan, claimant's son, I gave corroborative evidence. — This case was concluded. Claim, of William McGregor. — Mr. i Turton, jun., appeared for claimant. Claimant bases his claim to the reward on bhe fact that he, in company with the ; Messrs. Ring, his mates, was the first discoverer of gold on the banks of the Kapanga River, Coromandel, in 1852, when pros- 1 pecting for alluvial gold. He had been living at Kikowhakarere since 1545, and he had never heard of gold being found in this province until they made thia discovery. — Moll, April 7.