WARDEN'S COURT.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8615, 19 December 1896, Page 4

WARDEN'S COURT.

,* (Before E Eyre Kenny, Esq., Warden,) A special sitting of tlio' Court wis held yesterday, in order to deal with all applications for,which the necessary plans {'''had already been received prior to the Office, closing for the Christmas / < Holidays. SPECIAL CLAIMS, RECOMMENDED. : William Shaw, Lysander special claim, Puru , . . Peter Norbury, Day Dream special claim, , Whangamata - , John Miu'r,'.Golden Eagle special claim, Whangainata' G. B. Beero, Paotolus special claim, Puru —Recommended in the name, of tho New Pactolus special claim .'•■ >„ . i Jame3 Kcrnick,' Ulysses Extended special claim, Puru W. B. Jackson, Treasury special claim, • Whangamata—Rccomme tided in the name of The Trump specialclaim The Boss Q,M, Co.,' The Boss special claim, Tapu G. J. Lawlor, Lee Motford special claim, Puru C. D.,Wright, Tidal Wave foreshore aim, Thames ■> y .' '' . ADJOURNED TO JANUARY 21, 1897. George Loram, Botomahana United No, % Tairua ' . ' R, Kerry, Way's freehold and Taylor's freehold, Lower Tararu J. J.' Cahill, Lavo'nia special claim, Tararu J. Stevenson, Rimutaka special claim ' tJ, Stevenson, Haurangi and Mungaroa special claims, Puriri J. H. Fleming, Molyncux special claim, Tairua C. Manuel, Alameda special claim, Puni J. Croom, Lady Wilmer special claim, Tararu * Patrick Claffy, Torrid, Frigid, and Ternperate special claims, Whangamata J. B. Blaikie, May Flower special claim, Puru 'i ' F. T. Ward, Kimihia. Extended speoial clainyTiirua ' ' J,.Ste\enson,Ruapehu special claim,Puriri George Crocker, El Dorado special claim, Waiomo, •', , f ;,. , : > J, W. Ryan. Now Deep Levels Consoli- , dated, special claim, Parawai \' J. Varney, Huia special claim, Whauga. \ mata t , .WITHDRAWN, , W. J." Ralph, Kimiliia,- Tairua ■* John Murphy, tVaingohia Est nded, Puru ' : ' '•> ' , LICENSED HOLDINGS. GRANTED. , John Morrison, Tho Lion, Puriri J, H Fleming, Tairua' ■_> H. J. Greenslade, Manning's; Reserve, Shortland F. ,C. Dean, Old Cardigan Extended, Thames

/A. S. Thorburn, Streak/of Luck, Puriri— : V. Adjourned ,to 21st January ; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS. , ' J. three applications'for water , . racies, (Hikiitaia-Granted, subject tp cpn- ■ ditions as to;floatage, rights ;' ;■/,■ Qeorgrjl'Loram, water race, Tairua— •'., ~(■• Granted, subject to tho Kauri Timber Co.'s . floatage rights '•'■/ ■-, . ( _ '.'*. J.'Stevenseh, water 1 race, Puru—Ad- ■■■;:'. journed to January 21st ' / J. D'Arcy O'loole, water race, Pura—, -•;• ;>VAdjouiried to' January>2lst .- .~. IIV F. Cahill, water race, Waiomo— ;>' Granted John Stevenson, water race and machine .; Bite 7 Puru—Adjourned to January 21st Joseph Thornes, water race, Owena '■'.•'.' ■' creek, Great Barrier—Adjourned to Janu- j ,■.■■■' ary2lst.;,: J. I G. ,Ralph, 6 months protection for Mary Kate special claim, Tairua.—Granted : \ '•■,: AdolphKohn,' useof shaft in Prescott's ';.;■'; olaimJHape Creek—Withdrawn . E. W. Andrews, 6 months protection for '.;■;; ,-tiie KuvoraExtended special claim, Puru— .-•' TlGrarited\ ; •■.:.•.- ■:'.■ ' "'"Crown Royal G.M. Co., permission to ; work the Square and Compass special claim, .'i- Ta'pu, with 2 men instead of 4 men forJ4 months—Adjourned to January 21st to j ' ascertain if t wages have been paid to men ' i.l' ;.;■'■; Charles Manuel, Permission to work the . Eagle Hawk special claim,' 2 : men instead of 32 for 4 months—Granted Henry Becker, permission to work the \ ? : ..,,Carnatipn..speoial claim, Ohui, with 1 man ;'' instead of 2 men for 4 months-Granted field,, permission to work the ■-..,. 'Marigold/licensed holding, Ohui, with 1 i;'mant/ihstead: of 2 men for '4 months— ■. ' : ' • . , !' J - f King of WhangamataG.M.Co, permission to work the King of Whangamata special >;■: claim, Whangamata, with 5 men instead of .•..-■■■;■ 22 men for 4 months—Granted ■ A. -Bruce, : 6 montHs protection for the Royal Mail special claim, Puru—Granted Charles Manuel; permission to work Star v>«-of.;< England "licensed holding, 1 Tararu, with 1 man instead of 5 men for 4 months—Adjourned until January 21st ' Cambria G,M. Co,, 4 months protection ' for tramway at "Waiotahi Creek—Granted. 'Cambria G.M. Co., 4 months protection '•'.'.'■.' for mullock tip site, Waiotahi—Granted \ Cambria G.M. Co., 4 months protection for .Cambria licensed holding, Waiotahi— 1 Granted ■•'•;■■ Charles Kingswell,application for 14days summary protection for the Ruahineand Sybil Extended special claims, Whangnmata : —Granted . ,

CHRISTMAS GEEEHNGS.

At the 'Conclusion of the ; business, Mr Miller, addressing the Court, said that the • 'yeiir just closing had; been remarkable for ■' the'inmense amount of business transacted '•"■at ( tho' Warden's Court, and tho members ef {;/V'tnrj'3ar. ; riopQd that tho Warden ? v « benefit by his. ensuing holiday. and rccreabehalf of the Bar, ho wished the "Warden a " Merry Christmas and Happy New Year." Ho also desired to tender the i.,' thanks of the Bar to tho Warden and officers of tho Court for the valuable assistance'rendered by them at all times. ?Mi ;jMr * Kenny.i said 'the samo kind wishes '" ! had been expressed a few days ago at CoroHe did not expect anything of tho kind, but he thanked tho members of -the. Bar for their kind expressions of • solicitude. They had all had a very heavy •v ( - year,andincreasedprcsperityinthisdistrict, ;! '/which had an undoubtedly bright futuro 'I' : befpre it. This was a mattor of satisfaction .',' ' to him, and, no doubt, tho membors of tho , Bar had still rapre solid sources of satisfac-.''•-''tioh;''"ln' spite of tho heavy,ameunt of ; V ... .wprk, the businoss ef, tho Court had been '■ -hi ..conducted ih'a very pleasant manner, and, ; [>;Mt|iougli'somo very knotty points had been i-i '.brought beforo him, and had been hard a ,' fought .at times, still, they had nover had ?'■; any; disagreeable scones in Court at all. , All tho, membors of tho Bar, both here, lit Coromandol, and in Auckland, had '-' presented, legal, business coftiing bQt/sj.iore'hiin! in such a way as to enablo . nun to get through tho business satisfactorily. Ho alse desired to thank tho ; ..'.'.officers' of tho Court, and especially Mr ' /J /Jordan, for tho valuable assistance rendered v ,to him. ;Mr Jordan had provod.an oxcol/'t -Idnt 1 and had kept tho eyo of a lynx :• on all matters in connection with tho busi- .',;. ness of tho. Court, Ho heartily reciprocated '. gpod wishes, of tho members of tho ■ : '' , ABar, and -hpped. tliey would enjoy tho fow ■ ■ : y: days' leisure which they had so very well ;-S^pwd,' V.: -