THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9580, 3 August 1894, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

fBY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Thursday. MayQ.oEEN.Sherlock and party, tributors, have finished the crushing of 101b picked stone for the yield of 2oz 17dwb gold, and Wilson and party treated three loads quartz for 7oz lldwt gold. • ■ Warden's Court.—At the Warden's Court to-day, before Mr. H. Eyre Kenny, Warden, the following applications were dealt with:— Smith, Maori Dream licensed holding of 15 acres, ab Ohui, granted; E. M. Corbett, Just-in-Time holding, 15. acres, at Ohui, granted ; E. M. Corbett, Eastern Star holding, 15 acres, at Ohui, granted; Alex. McGregor, Morning Light holding, 15 acres, at Ohui. Mr. Clendon applied •to have the license transferred from Alex. McGregor to James McGregor; granted to the appointee, Jas. McGregor. Akuhata Ngatoto, Maoriland holding of 15 acres, at Ohui. granted; Peter Wood, Mount Morgan holding of 30 acre.", at Waiomo, granted subject the regulations having been complied with; Andrew Thorburn, residence site f-acre'ab Tararu; James Charles Judd, occupation license 100 acres, at Otanui, adjourned Augusb 16 Rosie Bennett, residence site $acre at Tararu, granted; Chas. Prescott, Kerneck's quarry claim, one man's ground, granted; Thomas Scanlon, one man's ground, Moanat3iari Creek, granted; George S. Clark, Moanataiari No. 2 claim, granted; James MeGregor, Whakawai holding, of 30 acres at Ohui, granted Thos. Henry Russell, residence site at Waitekauri, objected to by E. M. Corbett, adjourned to Augusb 14th; Edward M. Corbett, residence site at Waitekauri, adjourned to August 14th; John Guesb Ralph, residence site ab Waitekauri, adjourned to August 14th ; William Baker, residence site ab Waihi, adjourned to August 14th ; Arthur Harley, occupation license at Waihi, adjourned to Augusb 14 ; Agnes Barley, occupation license ab Waihi, adjourned to Augusb 14th ; Thomas Hy. Russell, residence site ab Waitekauri, adjourned to Augusb 14th ; Michael Page, residence site at Waitekauri, adjourned bo Augusb 14th; Joseph Williams, residence site ab Waihi, granted ; Mary Jane Parker, residence site ab Waihi, . adjourned to Augusb 14th ; John Townsend, permission to work Taranaki holding at Waitekauri with two men for four months, granted for four months from application or three months from present date ; William Jennings, residence site, Waitekauri, adjourned to August 14th; Edward Ryan, permission to work Prioress holding with two men for four months, adjourned to August 14th ; Henry Hughes, permission to work Vendor holding with two men for four months, adjourned to 14th instant; John O'Toole, quartz claim, one man's ground, at Waitekauri, granted, subject to regulations having been complied with; Samuel Adams, residence site, at Waihi, adjourned. to 14th instant; Daniel Redwood, quartz claim, four men's ground, at Waitekauri, granted ; C. A. Comes, Sylvia Mary holding, adjourned to 14th instant; Edward Thomas, Al No. 2 holding, adjourned to 14th instant; John Phillips, Jan., Queen's Birthday holding, adjourned to 14th instant; C. A. Cornos /Henry Baker, forfeiture of Perseverance holding for non-working, adjourned to 14th instant; Andrew Rattray v. Henry Hughes, forfeiture of Vendor holding for non-working, adjourned to 14th instant. This concluded the business. y PROGRESS LICENSED HOLDING. A meeting of shareholders in the Progress Licensed Holding was held yesterday ab the office of Mr. P. A. White. Mr. Seymour Thome George presided, and there were represented 21,000 shares oub of 50,000. Mr. Power said he understood two men had been working continuously in the mine, and would expect their wages. One, he had heard, had pub a lien on the mine. Mr. J. Jackson moved bhab the shareholders form themselves into a company under the no liability section of the Mining Company's Act, 1886. Mr. Phillips moved that tho formation be postponed for one month until the results of the Grace Darling crushing were ascertained, , and that the present shareholders in the syndicate be responsible for the necessary expenses to this period. Mr. Jas. Reid seconded. This last-named moticn was agreed to. To Messrs. Corbett and White was delegated the power to appoint two men to wous bhe i ground. - . I