A GOLDMINING CASE.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2492, 1 April 1882, Page 4

A GOLDMINING CASE.

i'pEESB ASSOCIATION TELBGBAM.] AUCKLAND, March 31.

A matter of very considerable importance as affecting the privileges and rights of mining companies upon proclaimed goldfields was brought before Justice Gillies in Chambers. Mr Hesketb, as counsel for R. Ring, moved for an injunction to restrain the Success Qoldmining Company from carrying on certain mining operations, which they have been profitably engaged upon for some time past, at Kapanga, No. 1 Block, Coromandel. A portion of the mine is situated on this block, which was the property of Rinau Tairua, a Native chief, who died several years ago, and the Government in November last issued a Crown grant in respect of it to Peter Tairns, the son of Wiremu, and another. The Issue of the Crown grant was only made a fortnight ago, and no time was lost in assorting a claim to the absolute ownership of the land. Mr Hesketb briefly

iefc forth tho particular*, and his argument in support of tho motion, which Jfttflcs Subscll who appeared for the Success Compaq y, opposed. He maintained that no Crown gr*ni could extinguish the right o! a public mine on a proclaimed goldfield* His Honor, after hearing both gentlemen said tho motion opened up very large questions. So far as he < could see, Macbay had sworn that the land under notice was within the |Kapanga bloc!?, i.e within the boundaries of the goldfield, and the signature of Tauroa was actually appended to the petition for bringing it within the goldfield. He would cot be prepared, under the circumstances, to grant an injunction unless it was made very clear him the property was not to incluudoa. His Honor accordingly refuted the injunction, but in doing to suggested; as the qusetion involved was one of great public importance, it should bo brought before him again on demurrer, and then argued Stilly. This course will in all probability he adopted.