WARDEN’S COURT

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 October 1928, Page 6

WARDEN’S COURT

GHBYMOUTH SITTING.

Sitting as Warden at Greymouth today, Mr W. Meldrum dealt with the following applications: — Brunner Collieries, Ltd., coal lease, 179 acres 3 roods 7 perches, Block 9, Mawheranui S.D.—Recommended. Taranaki Oilfields, Ltd., mineral prospecting warrant, 10,000 acres, parts Blocks 10, 11, 13, and Block 14, Mawheranui S.D. —Granted. Taranaki Oilfields,‘’Ltd., mineral prospecting warrant, 3000 acres, Block 2, Brunner S.D. —Granted. J. O’Neill and R. J. Newman, renewal of tramway license No. 51/22, for 'five years. —Granted. George Braidwood, surrender of residence site No. 5013. —Accepted. James Haisty, application to restore residence site No. 3038 to register. The 'Warden pointed out that the license had been struck off in 1922. On consulting the Act, he ascertained that no time limit was fixed for restoration in such a case. Mr J. AV. Hannan, for the applicant, stated that the latter wad* willing to pay arrears of rent. He had not known until recently that the license had been struck off. The Clerk of the Court stated that 17 years’ back rent had been collected. The application for restoration was granted. A DEFAULTING PARTNER. Left in the lurch by his partner, John Ellis Woodhouse sought redress at the hands of the Warden. The partnership concerned a mining claim near Hochstetter, and the defaulting partner was Patrick McCabe, whose address was given as Methven. Mr. W. J. Joyce appeared for Woodhouse. Now a resident of Greymouth, but formerly of Ahaura, Woodhouse stated that he bought the property, in partnership with McCabe. Witness found the money for the property and the transfers; McCabe worked on the claim for about four months in 1926, and then went to Christchurch to see the race for the New Zealand Cup, but never returned. Witness kept on working' the claim, but now had the property let at a nominal rental. •'McCabe paid nothing towards his food or expenses, with the exception of £6. Witness estimated that McCabe owned him. £l5l, and he wanted the partnership dissolved, the property sold, a statement of accounts taken, and judgment, for the amount due to him. Ho was the holder of miner’s right No. 19,896, dated July 16, 1928. The Warden made orders as follow: — fl) That, the partnership be dissolved; (2) that accounts be taken by the Mining Registrar, within one month; (3) that defendant shall pay the amount found to be due to plaintiff, and the costs of taking accounts; (4) that defendant shall pay the costs of the proceedings; (5) that the question of the sale of the property be held over until the accounts are taken.