WARDEN'S COURT, HOKITIKA

West Coast Times, Issue 7653, 21 March 1890, Page 2

WARDEN'S COURT, HO KITIKA

Thursday, M.vech 20. (Before D. Macfarlane, Esq., Warden.) APPLICATIONS. Thomas and others, water race, dfitn and extended claim, near Woodstock — Granted. His Worship eaid that he had received the foLowing communicati >v from a number oi miners, 34 iv number, in the Back'Creeiiv district: — Sir,— The great I amount of interest that is being taks_n in Back Creek as a goldfield, we respectfully wißh to draw your attention to the recent applications for dams and hrge areas for : drainage subject to mining, as in would be p very detrimental to tue Back Creek Water l^ace l/'orapany, an'l the miners in general ' and wo the undersigned pi ay that your j Worship will not grant any more dams and dr^suoge areas subject to mining, — He 3 would point oat thai under subsection 3 . of section 142 of the Mining Act, such 3 difficulties would be obviateJ, tho Act giving full power to order the construction 3 of rjc.es through dr linage laces. Willets and Pany, protection extended claim, Back Creek — Grauted. M. Uonlon, residence area, Eoss road — Grsnted. 3 Mctt'-ick and Gilbeitssins, extended claim, Back Oreek — Mr Korthcroft ap5 peared for applicants — Grant'jJ. ) A. Bo* s, application to surrender title [ of residence area, aad bring uuderthenew Act — Granted. } ikitcb. and Party, extenJed claim, Back ( reek — Granted. D-andt and Party, extended claim Bask Oreek —Mr T^'irthcrott appeared for ap« l I'iicr^ts -Granted. I Boyd r.nd t'ary, exieiided claim, Blue 6pur roud — Granted. 1 Uriah Handiey und other-, dam and 5 dr-ii tinge area, E 1 cock ra'igo — Mr Northcroft appeared for applicants— Granted, The 'Jourfc then c!os:d.