HOKITIKA WARDEN~S COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1921, Page 1

HOKITIKA WARDEN~S COURT

TIIPIiSDAV, DEC. II _ i (lieforo Warden Meldnun). '. i .Midland Sawiiiilliug Coy. '.Mr Murdoch) for exchange of title, (limited, subject to payment of icnt ouistaiiding. 11. Whiley (Mi Mitnlocli) for sawmill license. Adjourned, to enable llie Commis.-iom rof Crown Land's report j in i.ivor of a timber splitting warrant j being applied fur, to be given efleet to. Westland Cold Prospecting Syndi- | iiile, Ltd. 'Air Murdoch) for protection j of timber area. Air Alurdo-li a-lted the Court to hear Air Speed in evidence, in view ~f the adverse rcpo'l o! the For-.

estry Department. I’ieliard <). Speed gave evidence that lie was repiesenta!ive e Cotnpany. The syndicate bad -pant about n,r: on milling a",:', mining. This imlmhnl L'~, (Mill oil ii um pli ic\ s ill edge. CI.AiKI on Abaiira dre.bye. ! I oinplilexa I-,, eld, lion, am! •' 13 ‘tO'> in repairs ~,il ; \ 1 elisions til' raei l . Vbo'iit !.VI!,')() was spoili in opening up am! equipping llie sluicing claim at Kanieri 1.11,(*. The sluicing and dieilging claims i: ,0 eeasc.l v. in I:. Tie Cnaipany took ii|, io areas !oi lii.ib.■■ working, one a Wild r ad and one at Bruce road. Tie first nan:, (1 hin !'■■!! working mder. A; Brum mad. I'm which proto.dio,; w..'-' being a l:e I. was originally ini ended to lie worked I i-m ' lumphreys ;• illv. V here a mill was erected and ••.limit I'. million fvt of timber was worked, and this saw AM ..as approved by llie Warden for working the'Bruce mad area. Owing to diTnmlties oi working from this mill it was resolved

1., dismantle ilie mill aml erect H :lt :: ai.'ii I’orUs. Ai'lt r Uli, decision was iciilie Ui Ml' Zi 111:111 ilieil. In propaiing lor the erection 11:' the mill CHS '-ad liei-11 spent ill tiinlier, tile holler which cost L'HHIO, was on the road ready In l:o I,,lied in. V hush hauler Unit cost ÜBdtl, was on tlie ground, a small winch cost Pol) was there, and lour huts had been elected and L'lOd had heen spent, 011 preparing tiio site. The main enp2ll(), was on the ground, and winch engine p 100 was on old site, i'aws and other tools £3OO, while £125 was paid towards cost of Hi lice road, (lihor expenses were incurred involving a substantial amount. It was intended to diligently continue the erection of the mill and he expected to have it completed inside of six months. The application for protection was granted for six months.