THAMES WARDEN'S COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13491, 18 May 1907, Page 6

THAMES WARDEN'S COURT.

[BY telegraph.—-own correspondent.] '"■' Thames, Friday. I Ax ' the ': fortnightly sitting of"; the Thames I Warden's Court, held to-day, the' following I applications were dealt with : —E. B.Dufaur, .■ tor the ,v Free . Chare special : quartz i claim of 89 acres -at . Kirikiri, gran led, with I the consent "■ of the Minister; H. H. Adams, ' for the Huia No. f 2 special ' quart* claim at Great Barrier Island. - This application had been recommended by tho Warden on la3t Court day and had been returned from Wellington with the Minister's ■; consent attached. ' Mr. Miller, wlio appeared on behalf of tho applicant, asked His' Worship for an adjournment before finally granting tho license, as his client had discovered. in the : meantime that a : mistake had been made; by; the surveyor with regard •to the area pegged off and originally applied for, and that only about half the area had been, included in the . plan lodged at the office. The * adjournment, which ';■ was required to allow of a frosh plan being prepared; including, the whole of ' the area applied 'for, was granted, for one month. C. E. Stone, for the' Montana special claim of 94-.acres ! at Waiomo, recommended; ■ B." Owen, for i tho No. 1 North Mount. Zeohan ;' special j claim ,of . 100 acres at Waiomo. adjourned until next Court- day for production of plans; B. Ryan, for . the Phoenix-'special I claim of 56 acres at Ohui, recommended; ,-- Omahu Mine 3, Ltd., -for- six months' proi tcction for. tho Sheet Anchor, Capstan; and j We, Three special claims'and water-race" at . Omahu, granted .with the consent of "the : Minister, subject to the necessary amount ; being paid for miners' rights- W> G. PlumI mer, for the 1 Rise and Shine Extended' claim jof three acres' at Tapu, granted; "Bonanza 1 bold Mining Company,: for permission to j work the Rangatira special claim with four men; for six months, granted ; Magnet Gold Mining Company, for permission to work the Oomstock special claim with two men for six months, granted; W. J. Odium, for six months' protection for the Omahu- Candlelight special claim at Omahu, granted.' A plaint laid by-the mining registrar against B. Deeble for a certificate of abandonmeafc of the ; Enterprise No. ;i 2 ■ special claim, Tararu Creek, was decided in favour of the registrar on the ground of non-payment of rent, and forfeiture was decreed.