Warden's Court.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9084, 6 July 1898, Page 4

Warden's Court.

(Before E.S,Busb, Esq.) The Mowing applications were dealt \rith yesterday morning t - GRANTED. F. Geraty/ Mascotte special claim, Hape creek, 57a0 8r 22b F. Hennah, City of Santa Eosa apeoial olaim, Tapu, 84ac Or 12p ADJOUBNED TO JULY 19m E. 0. Skeet, Oamaru No, 3 special olaim, between Waiomo and Puru MISCELLANEOUS. Joseph Stu'dholme, residence site, Whangamata—Granted 'H. Wood, residence 'site, Karaka creek—Granted '. W. H. and T. Buckley, quartz claim, Tararu—Adjourned to July 19th .__, " . E, and S. Lowrie, Golden Eeef quartz claim, "Waiomo- Granted Albert G.M.Co., work the Winder special claim, Tairua, with 4 instead of 83 men for 4 months—Mr Miller asked that this application should be adjourned for a fortnight. The directors had resigned, and desired to obtain protection for 14 days .to enable them to consider the positionTo stand at the bottom of the list. Tha Queen.of Beauty G.M.Co., permission to werk the .Thames Hauraki Extended special claim with 2 instead of 19 men lor 4 months—Withdrawn E. T. Dufaur and J. Russell, 4 months' protection forWandoliheand Inverness special claims, PuririGranted ■ • The Puru Consolidated G.M.Co., permission to work the Waimea Extended licensed holding, Puru, with 2 instead of 8 men; to work the Park licensed holding 2 instead of 5 men; to work the Thames Extended with 2 instead of 58 men; to work the Waimea special claim with 2 instead 50 men; to work the Russell special olaim with : 2 instead of 46 men;to work the Salisbury special claim with 2 instead ojf 49 men, for 4 monthsMr Tunks .'(of Messrs Jackson and Russell, of Auckland) appeared for the applicant. jSe read an affidavit showing that over £7,000 had been expended on the properties—Granted Occidental Cf.M. Co., permission to work the' Occidental special claim, Thames, with 2 instead of 19 men for 4 months.—Mr Miller read a statement in which fte manager (Mr'S. O. Macky) said the company was not in a good financial position, and only two wm /could'be ■ advantageously env ployed,'—The Warden: Want of funds c w the MUler: Principally j that, and. that the shareholders have * had no return for,the work theyhave t done, ■ .The manager \ had informed t him that shareholders -had in 'some cases forfeited, their shares rather than pay calkv; If; compelled to put on more men the'cbmpany, would have to stop operations,—The Warden: That ] is a case of sudden death ?-~Mr Miller: £ I am not prepared to say that, but the' ' manager states-they, can "only afford to 1 pay two men.—Granted, 1 \ Big Eeef GIM.- C 0.," 6: months pro- c itection for" the Puru Creek special I Jiolaim.—Granted,|: r.. ; : ',,-];•.-. ;; ; :; ; ;- i r V.-AV ; perrmssion to work ] ■the Scandinavian special claim, Tararu, j 5 instead of 18 rrenfor 4 months, i subject to withdrawal of c lien for wages attached to the pro- i ';perty.--::■•■.;.;.-> '■'*,'■"■.:":>'-vi'-'-;.'. •■;' : i R.vWilsoti,6 months protection for < the Waitangi Extended special claim, i Shellback Creek-Granted. j T. C. Bayldon, 6 months protection i for Jubilee special claim, Tararu- 1 Granted.'-\; ; \ ;: ,./: i . ! ;-. :i . ... 1 : Albert G.M/ C 0.—14 days protection I for Missing. Link:; licensed . holding i Tairua ' and Winder special', claim, I v Tairua-^Granted-The,..other appli- I cation inregard to this claim mentioned i a3 having been made at an earlier < , stage of the proceedings was adjourned i '.to next Court tfay.;;: ;:•■,;: .<k t •.■•• - ! A-.Fitter,-' 4 months' protection for ; the Waitangi licensed holding,-Shell- j bick Miller,' for applicant. ; asked for".'.protection, on; the ground i \ thaithe ore trom'the mine could not .be treated by the present battery pro■cess—The Warden intimated that he did hbt;think section 79 of the Mining Act gave him power to grant absolute protection for periods of four months unless during the intervening four the fullnumber of men required under tho •. regulations had been employed,—Mr Miller contended'that so long as the licensee compliedwith the permission of the Court to .work with less men than the,, regulations required, the eection would' apply in the, same manner as the full number 'were employed.—The Warden differed .frpm;:^Mr... i ;.Miller , -'On" this point, and eaid if his contention was right, a man might apply for protection for four months; then obtain per- ' mission to work. with two men for four months, and at the expiration of that period get another four months' protection, which would moan that he could hold;the'ground by working •with two men for four months in each year, He thought iMr Miller's better plan was.to apply to, the Minister for extended; protection, and in order Jo give him"an opportunity to do this, he granted permission to work, wiih one man for two months i, y A- Stretton v F. H. Whalley and A, Templar, plaint for £10 for work done -Mr Miller for plaintiff, Mr Harper for Mr Whalley, and'Mr Cleudon for Mr Templar-Mr Miller said the debt was not;disputed,:but .the qnestion"iwas which of the.defendants had to pay it —Adjourned to 19thInst. :...■,'<■ ■};■■> 0.8. Farmer v J. 0. B. P. Seaverplaint for forfeiture of Volunteer special claim, Tairua, I ' for non working and .non-payment of rent.—Decree of eituretissued,, complainant \de T clared first .applicant—rCosts £3 3s -againstdefendant.;:;;:■ .';'.: : >%' Hauraki Peninsula Exploration 00, jmM/i GrMiJOo.

for forfeiture—Adjourned to July 19th. Inspector of Mines v Joseph Barker and T. Millett j forfeiture of Daphne special olaim, Tararu, for non-payment of £25 rent—Forfeiture decreed, costs 16s. . i Same v Golden Centre G.M. Co., forfeiture of Golden Oontro special claim, Puru, for non-payment of rent —Forfeited, costs 215,.. I Eeceiver of Gold Revenue v B. Anderson, rent £7 15s due on Pukewhau Extended special claim—Judg : ment for amount claimed and costs lis.

Same v J. G.,> Wilson, olaim £37 10s, rent on Cameron special olaim, Tararu—Judgment for amount claimed with lis costs. ' - '

. Inspector of Mines v J.,G. Wilson, forfeiture of Cameron special claim, Tararu, for nonpayment, of rent— Forfeited, costs lis.. ; Same v E. J, Dunn, forfeiture of Collegian special claim, Tairua, for non-payment of rent—Forfeited, costs lis., ' ~ i' ~'-: ■ :■. '■■''■ ■;.:■.:■.'.