WARDEN'S COURT. Friday, August 4.

Otago Witness, Issue 2371, 10 August 1899, Page 24

WARDEN'S COURT. Friday, August 4.

(Before Mr E. H. Carew, Warden.) Frederick Harrison, of Hindon, miner, applied for a prospecting license in respect of 70 acres on the Taieri River, beginning about* 300 yards above the influx of Mullocky Creek, and extending down the river one mile. — George Webb, of Taioma, objected to the granting of the application on the following grounds: — That the application was for ground held by the objector under perpetual lease, and that such application would injuriously affect his land. — Mr W. C. MacGregor appeared for the applicant, and Mr Calvert for the objector. — The application was adjourned until next court day. Reuben Trim, of Clyde, applied to surrender special dredging claim, Sutton and Lee Stream district. — Mr Mouat appeared for the applicant. — Surrender noted. James Hewitt applied to surrender special dredging claim in respect of sections 3 and 6, block X, Sutton and Lee Stream district. — Mr Mouat appeared for the applicant. — Surrender noted. James Hewitt applied for a mining privilege in respect to a special claim containing 72 acres in the Sutton and Lee Stream district, being portion of sections 3 and 6, block X, Sutton district, and portion of section 10, block VII, Lee Stream district, starting from about three chains below the ford at Walsh's publichouse, and extending downwards with a varying width along the Deep Stream for a distance of one mile or thereabout. — Mr Mouat appeared for the applicant, the application being withdrawn. Frederick Harrison, of Hindon, miner, applied for a prospecting claim in block V, Hindon district, being one mile of the Taieri River and banks, extending up the river from Styles Creek to Haggerty's crossing. The land contained about 100 acres. — Mr W. C. MacGregor appeared for the applicant, and the case was adjourned till next court day, to produce evidence that no claims for compensation on the part of the occupiers remained unsatisfied. A number of applications in respect of claims held by the Deep Stream Company were considered, and in some instances partly dealt with, further consideration being adjourned till Tuesday.

Notes from Tnancka. (From Our Wethirstoxes Corrssponb-bnt.) August 7. — The dredging boom has now extended to Queensland. Hi CD. Pop* read a, lakU*

resident of Brisbane, asking the name ofj.jthe | to me last week which he had received ffoin a firm in Melbourne who gave him the plans of the suction pump, to follow after buckets, which I mentioned some time ago. Mr M'Keich told me that he has been trying to get a manager to take charge of the Bellareef, Waipori, and probably Mr S. Gare, jun., will accept the appointment. Mr S. Gare is one of the origiual shareholders. He and an- j other man shirked the battery from Waitahuna and erected it on its present site without the aid of any mechanical engineer. He can also do blacksmith work; and he knows the reef thoroughly. The Klondyke dredge had a bad break down on about the 25th ult., and it took them all the week to make the necessary repairs. It appeers that a nut or bolt broke, and put the rest of the machinery out of order. They commenced dredging again last Monday. Mr Adams is going to look after the dredge, and be his own manager. The Golden Rise did not lose a single hour during all the bad weather and keen frost we had. People were sorry for the men that were at the nozzle in the night time, for it must have been cold work. Where there was a leakage from the pipes was a mass of ice. I be- | lieve the men pet 7s 6d a day, being the highest in any of the claims. I have been told of one i claim in whioh the remuneration is only from 25s to 30s a week to some of the men. That's low enough, anyhow.