WARDEN'S COURTS COROMANDEL.—Monday. [Before Jackson Keddell, Esq., Warden.]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4784, 25 December 1872, Page 3

WARDEN'S COURTS COROMANDEL.— Monday. [Before Jackson Keddell, Esq., Warden.]

New Rakaia Goldmining Company y. MoNeill and Party (Tributers). — This ,waa an action taken by the company to recover the percentage on a quantity of specimens taken out of the mine by, the 'defendants, in accordance with the terms of (agreement existing between the two parties. 'Mr.' F. A. Whitaker for the plaintiffs ; Mr., ;Carn»ll for the respondents. ' From the" , evidence of both." sides, which was of a ilengthy description, it" appears that on the {night of the 9th instant one of the tributers 'named T. Oandan took out a parcel of about il4lb.; jof 5 specimens, put them in a bag, and j plan ted them in the atopes," and upon his return to work iff the morning discovered thai} the stone had , been taken , away The company therefore demanded the per,ce;ntage $o . which they were entitled, in •accordance with the terms 1 of.' agreement, i which responsibility the defendants refused sto.take. The evidence then wenij on to,sta$e 'that the value of the specimens was about *an ; ounce to the pound, and the value of the igolii from £2 17s. '' to £2, .'18s. per oz. —Af ter . 'a very able speech for.iHe plaintiffa'by Mr. iWhitaker, his Worebip., reserved judgment Wtil Tuesday, morning, frheh' the following 'judgment 1 'yr*a given • for .plaintiffs :-fThat the defendants p*y to iHxo' company 25 per 'cent, on."* 121b. 1 ' of speoimenB, < at'th'e >ate of |loz. to the lb., together with a percentage Ion the gold obtained, froin. the late general 'crushing of eight tons,- viz.,-9oz.--10(iwt.-, 'making -in -all-2L4oz.,' with.' costs £7 12s. — [Correspondent.] "'- - s ,, - c