Warden's Court.

Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8614, 19 March 1897, Page 4

Warden's Court.

(Before R. S. Bush, Esq., Warden.) '* After we went to press yesterday the following cases were dealt with :— Granted. J. Irwin, residence site, Kurunui Hill , J. Qoonan. pernoisssion to work Colonial special claim, Hikutaia, with 2 men instead of 33 men for 4 months E. Shaw, permission to work Friendship special claim, Hikutaia, with 2 men instead of 63 men for 4 months

Temple Bar Goldmining Company, permission to work Temple Bar special claim, Tararu, with 2 men instead of 92 men for 4 months E. C, Beale, permission to work Hilton 'special claim, Tararu, with 2 mea instead of 33 men for 4 months J. Stacey. permission to work Cinderella special claim, Whangamata, with 1 rnaa instead of 33 men for 4 months Thomas Millett and E. J. Greville, permission to work Windsor Castle special claim, Puru, with 1 man instead of 33: men for 4 months <x B.'Beere, 6 months'protection f jr. Topaz* special claim, Waiomo A. Kohn, permission to construct dam banks at Hape Oreek George Dunnett, 3 months' protection for Marguerita special claim, Ohinemuri , V James Coe, 6 months' protection for j Yon Terapsky and Black Watch special •iaims, Tairua \ «Bj- Ht-ißishop, permission to work Bryndwr special claim, with 2 men instead of 12 men for 4 months L. Melhose, permission to work Bonanza special claim, Thames, with 2 men, instead of 28 men for. 4 months AV'W. Smith, permission to work Standard special claim, Tairaa, with 3 men instead of 33 men for 4 months : IV Bennett, sen., permission to work Star of Tararu special claim, Tararu, with 2 men instead of 19 men for 4 months . . D. Henderson, resident site, Waiomo Royal Sovereign Goldmining Com pany, 6'ißonths'protection for Royal Sovereign special claim, Tararu 'Magaaine Goldmining Company, 6 months' protection for the Magazine licensed holding, Tararu Occidental Goldmining Company, permission to work Occidental special claim; Thames, with 6 men instead of 19 men for 4 months—Granted for 2 months « . P. Regan, 6 months' protection for Golden Spur special claim,, Tapu Albert Goldminins; Company, permission to work Winder Extended special claim, Tairua. with 4 men instead of 17 men for 4 months Cardigan Goldmining Company, 4 months' protection for Cardigan special claim, Shames # Scandinviaion Goldmimng Company, 6 month's protection for Scandinavian special claim., machine site and water rights, Tararu G. B. Hilton, 6 months' protection for Orizaba; special claim., Tararu D. N. McMillan, residence site, Great Barrier. „,,./. D. C. ClaTk, 6 months protection for Pride of Tairua Extended special claim, Tairua . . Whangamata Proprietary Goldmining Company, permission to work Wharek&wa, Luck at Last, and Luck at Last Extended special claims, Wharek,awa, with 4 men instead of 31 men for 4 months . F. Earl; 6 months' protection for Pride of Tairua special claim, Tairua F W. Abbott, 6 months' protection for Sweet Auburn and Happy Valley special claims, Whangamata F. W. Abbott, permission to work Triangle licensed holding with 1 man instead of 4 men for 4 months C. Shorti" 6 months' protection for Wliaugainata Keefs Extended special claim, Whangamata Peter Norbury, 6 months protection for Guiding Star special claim, Tapu W. E. Cossar, 6 month's protection for Excelsior special claim Great Barrier . . May Queen Hauraki Goldmining Company, permission to work Lone Hand licensed holding, Karaka, with 2 men instead of 9 men for 4 months Jas. Mounce, residence site, Irishtown Jas. Welman, permission to work Athenian special claim, Tairua, with 2 men instead of 33 men for 4 months J. Morrison, permission to work • After special claim, Tairua, with 2 men instead of 33 men for 4 months. H. W, Moore, permission to work Rapid and Cascade special claims, Whangamata, with 2 men instead of 30 men for 4 months

J. Churton, permission to work EUerslie licensed holding, Tararu, with 4 men instead of 9 men for 4 months Waiomo Goldmining Company, permission to work "Waiomo special claim, Puru, with 2 men instead of 33 men for 4 mouths I C. B Thome, 6 months' protection for Sir GeoTge special claim, Tairua Robt. James, special site, Tararu G. B, Beere, six months' protection for Emerald, Polydonis, and New Pactolus special claim, Waiomo. G. Barber and R. Kelly, six months' protection for Micawber special claim, Tairua

W. Forrest, six months' protection for Calabash special claim, Tairua W. Clarke, permission to work Puru special claim, Puru, with 2 men in-1 stead of 14 for four months Mount Argentum Gold and Silver Mining Company, machine site, Great Barrier ■'■'..• M. Fleming^ permission to work Chester, Horeshoe, and JFflly special claims,. Kirikiri, with 2 meb.jnstead.of 23, 2?, and 15 men respectively for 4 months ■..-. E. C. Beale, water race, Maungakirikiri

E. 0. Beale, machine site, Otinui G. Elliott, water race on boundary line between Ryan's freehold and Great Barrier Extended special claim, Great Barrier Jshjpd.—Objected to by John and Thomas : Ryan.—Granted subject to ho infringement on Ryan's boundary and to. the adjoining owner having the usual allowance of water Kaitoke Gold and Silver Mining Company, application for a machine site, Greaftsarjrier^ -r /

AdjoWjuSted to' April Bth. W. H. Luc»s,r;jperjuissioi!*to work No Surrender licensed holdigg,. Tararu, irith 2 men-,instead of 1Q nipii for 4 months.. \':-^ l \l''z! /'%\ -*. ■)/.'- .\'s '■' '<■'-'" Thomas Scaniqnj" permission* to work Energetic special cjairc,, Burjjr.^twith 2 men instead of 33 jpen fdr^iiaa&ths lr Mahara-Bp^li-Goldmining^ CrPinpany, traittway^site,tapu ,; ateo> permission to drive a^tunnel through a portion of the Square and Compy ss licensed holding, Tapu James Coe, permission to work Day Dawn Extended special claim, Puriri, with 2 men instead of 21 men for 4 months

T. Millet aud E. C. Beale, permission to work Mt. Taylor special claim, Tararu, with 2 men instead of 26 men for 4 months Adjourned to April 23rd. Renata Ngata, prospecting liceuee, Tairua •

Refused. The following applications were refused :— R! J, Kelly, permission to work Royal Extended special claim, Tapu, with 2 men instead of 32 men for 4 i months

j. C. C'llbeck, permission to work Wakatu licensed holding, Ohui, with 1 man instead of 5 men for 4 months R. D. Sweetapple, permission to work Leap Year special claim, Whangamata, with 1 man instead of 24 men for 4 mouths

J. V. Ward and A. Ward, permission to work the following licensed holdiugs with 2 men for 4 months :— Egmont, Ohui, full number of men 7 ; Manaia, Ohui, 5 men ; Mont d Or, Ohui, 10 men; Nil Desperandum, Ohui, 10 nien ; Eagle Hawk, Ohui, 10 men; Esmeralda, Ohui, 10 men ; Maoriland, Ohui, 5 men ; My Daisy, Ohui, 3 men ; Nil Desperandum No. 2, Ohui, 10 men ; Golden Hill Extended, Tairua, 10 men; Golden Hill No. 2, Tairua, 10 men , the Contarf special claim, Ohui, 17 men; and Ngatipo special claim, Ohui, 25 men. —Some of the applications were applied for in conjunction with Jas. Smith and Jas. McGregor James Whiting, permission to work Wak&inarino special claim, Ohui, with two men instead of 31 men for four months.

Withdrawn. Charles Manuel, permission to work Star of England licensed holding, Tararu, with one man instead of five men for four months. <* j Struck Out. G. H. Mood, Rose claim, two men's ground at Puru t Adjourned Till To-day.

Thos, Fogarty, applications for permission to drive a tunnel at the Hape Creek, objected to by A. T. Bate on the ground that it would interfere with the mining operation on the Fortuna spesial claim ; and for permission to drive a tunnel and for a special site, objected to by A. T. Bate

A Contested Case. Geo. Elliots special site on Kaitoke special claim, Great Barrier. —This was objected to by the Kaitoke Gold and Silver Mining Company (no liability) on the following grounds :—(1) That the said proposed machine site is j situated upon the Kaitoke special claim, the property of the objector. (2) That the only suitable and prac- 1 lically available position or site upon j I the said Kaitoke special claim for the erection of a battery and crushing plant and machinery is the site and | area marked and applied for as aforesaid by the said Geo. Elliott. (3) That the said Kaitoke G. and S.M. Go. has ever since it purchased or acquired the said special claim, and the owners before it of such special claim have intended and proposed that such. site should be the position or place on which the said company shall erect its own battery, and such site is required inter alia by the said company for the said purpose. (4) The granting of such site to the said Geo. Elliot will materially prejudice, damage, and interfere with the mining operations of the said Kaitoke Gold and Silver Mining Company (no liability"). Mr Mahonoy appeared for the applicant and Mr Parr for the defendant Company. After three witnesses had been called by the applicant's solicitor and the latter had intimated that was all the evidence he intended to call to establish his case, His "Worship said he should then have to refuse the application as undoubtedly the applicants holding the license had a preferential right to the site. Mr Mahoney sought to show that the Company was acting in a " dog in the manger way," but Mr Parr repudiated this, saying they were willing to give any other available site for machinery. The application was thereupon refused with j costs £2 2s.

Pkospecting License, A. McLeod applied for a prospecting license at Hikutaia, but it was objected to by GK M. J. Gannon, as he had previously applied for a portion of the said area as the Hercules, i.e., No. 2, No. 3 special claims, and Hercules No. 4 licensed holding; also objected to by Geo. Alley on the ground that he had with the consent of the owner pegged and applied for the area under the names of Alley's Freehold and Alley's Freehold Nos. 2, j 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 special claims, and applied fcr same in Paeroa Warden's j Court; also by Henry Alley on the j grounds: (1) That the Warden has no power or jurisdiction under section 2 j of the Mining Act 1891, Amendment Act 1896 to grant the said prospecting license. (2) That the said land is being, and has been for some time past, prospected for gold and silver with reasonable diligence, and that an average sum of not less than £1 per per acre is being expended in so doing. ! Arguments were made use of by [ Messrs Clendon on the one side and Jackson Palmer on the other, and eventually the case was adjourned to Paeroa.