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List of Prospecting Licenses granted by the Warden at Reefton from the 1st April, 1900, to the 31st December, 1900.

List of Special Claims granted at Reefton from the 1st April, 1900, to the 31st December, 1900.

District of Westport Court. Addison's. The Golden Sand Company have been working intermittently during the past twelve months. A good deal of time has been devoted to further prospecting. Additions have been made to the plant and other works constructed which are likely to render future mining operations more successful. . , Neil and party have been employed for some time past m driving a new tunnel to give them more fall. It will be 1,600 ft. long when completed and boxed throughout, and at the present time ia about half finished A new water-balance will also be erected upon this claim,

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Date of Grant. To whom granted. it Locality. Date ol Grant. To whom granted. 13 eg a> a>« '- S3 Locality. 1900. April 11 . 11 . 27 „ 27 „ 27 „ 27 . 27 . 27 „ 27 « 27 May 11 . 11 . 11 , 11 „ 11 „ 11 . 11 „ 11 „ 11 , 11 . 11 . 11 „ 11 . 11 . 11 „ 11 „ 11 ., 11 . 11 . 11 . 11 , 11 , 11 . 11 . 22 J. H. Morris and another J. Magnus R. Cairns J. Pattinson.. G. McLennan and another G. Bannan .. T. Hubert Lee J. McMahon.. A. W. Tilley J.Gill T. Vaughan J. Williams .. Acr. 20 100 25 84 12 60 8d 100 100 100 70 100 100 100 24 70 99 80 100 100 100 100 100 16 16 80 24 24 24 30 60 63 42 100 100 Lankey's Creek. Slab Hut Creek. Devil's Creek (lefthand branch). Little Grey River. Snowy Creek. Big River. Slab Hut Creek. Inangahua River. Snowy Creek. 1900. June 15 ,. 15 „ 15 „ 15 . 15 „ 15 . 15 , 15 . 15 . 29 . 29 ,, 29 . 29 . 29 . 29 . 29 . 29 . 29 . 29 , 29 July 13 , 13 Lewis Cohen.. N. Thomaa .. W. Irving C. Ketterer A. b! Clayden J. H. McClymont J. O'R. gan .. J. Brazil C. Wolf M. Sheedy C. Tilburn .. Acr. 100 50 12 34 34 40 40 100 100 100 100 100 100 75 75 75 75 75 100 100 50 100 Waitahu Biver. Soldier's Flat. Little Grey River. Coal Creek. Inangahua River. Inangahua River. Painkiller Plat. McMurray'a Creek. J. s'wilson!! .'. M. Murray D. Flynn R. Cairns A. Collings .. J. H. Howell J. Scarlett H. Wicken T.Eddy W. Grady .. C. Ketterer .. Big River. Big Landing Creek. Little Landing Creek. Inangahua River. Stoney Creek. Snowy Creek. Devil's Creek. Maruia River. Fletcher's Creek. Big Landing Creek. Inangahua River. W. Irving J. W. Basson and another Ditto T. Hampson Golden Lead Company M. Wynn H. Betts J. Gill Frying pan Creek. Burke's Creek. G. J."willis '.'. '.'. M. Lonbere .. Coal Creek. Landing Creek. Big River. . 13 Sept. 28 . 28 Oct. 12 . 12 . 26 . 26 . 26 . 26 100 32 35 30 100 32 80 80 100 Devil's Creek. Merrijigs (quartz). Maruia River. Big River. T. W. Tymons E. C. Craighead J. MoMahon .. T. Hampson .. R. Cairns J. Duncan and another G. McLennan and another P. J. MoLean H. McCloskoy T. W. Tymons and another Ditto G. Batira J. H. Morris and another Grey River. Boatman's Creek. Devil's Creek. . 26 Nov. 6 G.'j. Willis .. W. Kirwan .. Golden Lead Company P. N. Kingswell 20 100 Bourke's Creek. Victoria Range (quartz). Merrijigs (quartz). Victoria Range (quartz). Boatman's Creek. Waipuna Creek. Blackwater Creek. 6 Reeves' Proprietary Company Ditto 20 . 22 June 15 „ 15 100 100 j 50 Inangahua River. Casolis Creek. 6 6 , 23 . 23 T. Hubert Lee J. Steele 20 12 60 30 H Maruia River. Victoria Range (quartz). Slab Hut Creek. Boatman's Creek. Victoria Range (quartz). . 15 „ 15 . 15 50 65 100 Little Grey River. Waitahu River. . 23 . 23 Deo. 7 T. Pattinson.. R.E.Bellamy H. Cooper 60 30 74

Date of Grant. To whom granted. Area. Locality. 1900. May 1 June 1 1 July 1 // 1 C. Moncrieff G. B. Shepherd R. Dunphy 0. Clifford W. Cochrane .. A. E. P. 99 0 23 50 0 0 62 3 15 99 3 26 100 0 0 100 0 0 Waitahu Survey Distriot. Reefton Survey Distriot. Waitahu Survey Distriot. Reefton Survey Distriot. «■ • • 1900. June 1 July 1 Aug. 1 „ 1 Sept. 1 Oot. 1 Unsurveyed. 20 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 8 0 0 20 0 0 Little Redman's Creek. M. Twomey J. Mannix J. Morris and others J. Moore J. Rees Milner and Sinolair Merijigs. Frying-pan Terraoe. Blackwater. Bourke's Creek.