WARDEN'S COURT, REEFTON

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 May 1914, Page 3

WARDEN'S COURT, REEFTON

Thursday, .May 20, 1914. (Before Mr. Warden Wilson). 0. A. Svensen (Mr. Lawry.)— Coal lease. Adjourned to June 11th. J. Coghlan (Mr. Phillips). H. Linklatev, George Bowen, and W. A. Rumbold.— Four applications. Objected to by the Farmers' Union (Mr. Patterson). Adjourned to June 11th. J. Coghlan (Mr. Phillips). Water race —Adjourned to June 11th. G. Gilmour (Mr. Lawry)—Protection. Granted. A. W. Mills (Mr. Patterson). Protection.—Adjoumc', Progress Min„; of New Zealand. Ltd., (Mr. Lawry).—Special ouartz claim. Recommended to Minister. A. Duncan (Mr. Lawry).—Protection for claim at Capleston.—Adjourned to lime 11th. •T. H. Lee (Mr. Phillips). Special mining site, Big River North.—Granted for one year. George Pettigrew (Mr. Lawry). Ordinary prospecting license. —Granted. George Pettigrew (Mr. Lawry). Ordinarv prospecting license. —Granted, C. W. White (Mr. Lawry). Prospecting license ,Waiuta. —Granted. Murray Creek G. M. Company, Ltd.. (Mr. Patterson). Prospecting license.— Granted. Stephen Loughnan (Mr. >Lawry.) Extended alluvial claim,—Granted for ten years. Stephen Loughnan (Mr. Lawry). Water race. —Granted for' ten years.. Stephen Loughnan (Mr. Lawry). Main tail race.—Granted for ten years. W. H. Smith (Mr. Lawry). Residence site at Waluta.—Stand o\ it. J. McMahon (Mr. Phillips). Timber reservatior. —Granted. John Smith (Mr. Lawry). Residence site at Waiuta.—Granted. L. Murcott (Mr. Lawry). Handsawing and splitting warrant.—Granted. FAILING TO USE WATER JET. "Daniel O'Leary pleaded sruilty to not using a water jet at the Progress Mine on the 26th hist. Mr. Otto Bishop, Inspector of Mines, deposed that he came on the accused boring a dry hole. Mr. Bishop stated that it was a'difficu't offence to sheet home. Defendant stated that it was a vcy flat hole. Did not use the jet to choko the bore. Fined 20s.