GREY WARDER’S COURT.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 25 March 1901, Page 3

GREY WARDER’S COURT.

Monday, March 25th. [Before Warden Hawkins.] Larso&, three timber reservations -area 60b acres) near Moana.— HjKournccl for survey. Nyberg, three timber reservations cal area 598 acres) near Moana.— Granted. J. Jay, timber reservation of 170 acres, Killian’s Island.—Adjourned for a month. A. Blair, timber reservation area of 200 acres, Block XL, Arnold Survey District,— -Adjourved for a month.

Ed. Stratford, timber reservation for 200 acres, Block VI., Arnold Survey District.—Adjourned for a month. M. Phillips, prospecting license for 100 acres, Kotukn. —Granted. Same, prospecting license for 30 acres near Kotuk u.—Granted.

J. Byrne, prospecting license for Oil acres, Paroa.—Granted. G. Gillon, tail-race, Meehan’s Flat. — Granted. E. Scully, J. Horn and T. Davis, protection for extended claim and waterrace near Barrytown.—Granted. M. Gilbert, residence site, Paroa.— Granted.

J. Kennedy, ordinary claim, Kaimata. —Granted. J. Costigan, timber-cutting warrant for 20 acres, Italian Gully.—Granted. Ed. Wickes, prospecting license for 25 acres near Cobden.—Granted. A. Larsen, special site for sawmill of five acres near Moana.—Granted. Tho Leviathan .Freeholds Company, protection for twelve months, South Beach.—Granted. J. Noonan, 22 sections in town of Dobson.—Adjourned for compliance witli the Land Act. E. Wickes, dam, London Crock, North Beach.—Granted. Same, water-race, North Beach.— Granted. J. Kennedy, two sections on Brunner Coal Reserve’.—Objected to by J. O’Donnell. Adjourned for compliance with the Land Act. J. Taylor, mineral license of 320 acres, Kotukn. —Adjourned for a month. N. Mortensen, mineral license, Kotuku. —Adjourned for a month. J. Isbcstor. Dam, Irishman's Flat. Same. Water-race, Irishman’s Flat. Same. Extended claim, three acres. Granted. .J. Hooves. Surrender of: extended claim, M‘Lean’s Flat. Accepted. E. Moore. Residence site BrnnnerBlackball road. Adjourned. Cockeye Creek Gold Dredging Company. Special dredging claim, Cockeye Creek. Adjourned for survey.

J. Bruce and T. Joyce. Special dredging claim, North Beach. Adjourned. J. Bruce and T. Joyce. Special dredging claim, North Beach. Referred to the Minister. A. Hackell and A. Hudson. Timber cutting warrant, near Dnnganville. T. O’Donnell and J. Tiblcs, objectors. A. Hackell gave evidence that he posted the application on the ground the day after it was put in. He showed the objector the application and asked him to read it. Ho said he could not see it, so 'die dredgemastcr of tho Maori Queen read it to him, Witness did not leave a copy with him.

By Hannan : Knew tho objector held the ground, and stopped when they told him to do so. He was tho contractor for supplying the Maori Queen with (Irewood. There was plenty of wood on tho Maori Queen area, but it was too hard to get. There was plenty further up stream ifit for the purpose.

By Guinness: The objectors had not done any work on their claim. It had only been granted three weeks. The wood on tho Maori Queen area was not good for steaming purposes. The application refused with costs.