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Feiday, 3bd Decembeb, 1875. The Commission opened at half-past nine o'clock, Mr. Commissioner Weston and Mr. Commissioner Beetham being present. Mr. Thomas Mackay appeared to represent the Crown. Mr. J. B. Fisher and Mr. W. R. Haselden appeared on behalf of several claimants. The following claims to allotted sections were heard:—Section 44, E. J. O'Conor, no appearance; section 47, A. D. Bayfeild, adjourned case ; section 47, J. Corr, adjourned case ; section 48, E. Keating; sections 50, 51, William Evans ; sections 155, 156, T. G. McCarthy; section 56, Graves and Fleming; sections 54, 55, J. Draghicavich; sections 57, 58, Sclanders and Co.; section 60, Frederick White; sections 59, 189, Catherine O'Grady; section 61, F. Sontgen; section 62, Hugh Neil; section 64, F. F. Jungnikel; section 70, Robert Whyte; section 69, John Coffey; sections 74, 75, 108, 109, J. Powell and Co. Evidence in support of these claims was taken, and the Commission adjourned at six o'clock p.m. T. S. Weston, Chairman. Richmond Beetham.

Satueday, 4th Decembee, 1875. The Commission opened at half-past nine, Mr. Commissioner Weston and Mr. Commissioner Beetham being present. Mr. T. Mackay appeared to represent the Crown. Mr. J. B. Fisher and Mr. W. R. Haselden appeared on behalf of several claimants. Mr. Commissioner Weston, addressing the Crown representative and counsel engaged, stated that, in order to enable the Secretary to. bring up arrears of evidence and to give Mr. Commissioner Beetham and himself an opportunity to study the cases already heard, it would, he thought, be better to adjourn until Monday, the 6th December. Mr. Mackay concurred with his Honor, stating that the adjournment would be very opportune, as it would enable him to prepare for cases yet to be heard. Mr. J. B. Fisher and Mr. W. R. Haselden agreed with his Honor that an adjournment till Monday would be very desirable. The cases so far had been proceeded with so rapidly that they had had little time to prepare them or to attend to any other business. T. S. Weston, Chairman. Richmond Beetham.

Monday, 6th Decembee, 1875. The Commission opened at half-past nine o'clock, Mr. District Judge Weston and Mr. Warden Beetham, Commissioners, being present. Mr. T. Mackay appeared to represent the Crown; Mr. J. B. Fisher and Mr. W. R. Haselden on behalf of several claimants. The following claims to allotted sections were heard: —Sections 42, 43, E. Roche; section 65, Organ and Scanlon (joint claim) ; section 68, Hay and Dupuis (joint claim) ; sections 71, 72, Thomas Field ; sections 76, 163, 185, 197, 199, 202, George Jervis ; sections 80, 139, 175, 176, Reid and Co.; section 81, John Curtayne; section 82, Emma Peterson; sections 86, 126, Rebecca Smith ; section 77, Blacklock and Carpenter (joint claim) ; section 83, W. J. Paterson; section 84, Hercules Brinkley; section 89, John Derungs; section 90, F. McFarland ; section 91, Ellen Connell; section 92, James Weston; section 93, McElwee and Gilbertson (joint claim); section 94, E. J. O'Conor; section 95, William Lloyd; sections 96, 97, Reuben Came; sections 99, 100, 145, William Struthers. Evidence in reference to these claims was taken, and the Commission adjourned at 4.20 p.m. T. S. Weston, Chairman. Richmond Beetham.

Tuesday, 7th Decembee, 1875. The Commission opened at half-past nine o'clock, Mr. District Judge Weston and Mr. Warden Beetham, Commissioners, being present. Mr. T. Mackay, and Messrs. Fisher and Haselden, solicitors, were also present. The following claims to allotted sections were heard: —Sections 101, 102, 103, J. R. Fraser; sections 104,109, S. A. Leech; section 106, T. Jephcoate; section 110, Robert Stewart; section 111, Joseph Shelley ; section 114,158, William Stephenson ; section 121, Alice Adrian ; section 122, J. B. McConnell; section 127, Wm. Patterson; section 131, George Lowe; sections 124, 125, A. McLeod; section 137, Julius Kelpe; section 140, A. Ambrose; section 142, Peter Harder; section 143, Sarah E. Balston ; section 146, Charles Wright; section 151, Stitt Brothers ; section 162, Frederick White ; sections 154, 166, E. J. O'Conor ; section 167, J. A. G. Vinall; section 183,R.;C. Parker; section 128, A. Scott; section 190, John Finlayson; sections 191, 192, S. Riley; section 195, J. McGavin; section 198, Isaac L. Wheylan ; sections 133, 134, 135, W. Bull; section 130, Jules Simon ; section 120, Mason and White (joint claim). The following claims to sections held on account of old business licenses were heard :—Section 48, E. A. Labatt; section 49, William Lloyd. Evidence relating to these claims was heard, and the Commission adjourned at four o'clock p.m. T. S. Weston, Chairman. Richmond Beetham.