NELSON’S CLAIM AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.

Kumara Times, Issue 698, 23 December 1878, Page 2

NELSON’S CLAIM AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.

V ft . 4. *•, Hli TiJ.,;,; !;_ IKfyj ; : Sift-yin ,yqur. issue of, TueSiiay.night appeared -a letter sighed ‘fEf.‘NeKom” Ojniag to iny abaehces id not bCeh dole to ’ reply ioonkt: 1 ■ TjfP’ffie first place 1 1 question ; the 'genuinenoiis of the signature}- knowing. ■ Neladh. meiirer , isignsi'SEr.,” l. that he would ; .siyear. opq itbpig , wi;itq ; to, jwgr tig fajsejy. ‘ the tenor of the' lettef'whoever wrote same it .would leadueqple to oppose that a diaholicm been made td extort money from the Government; A lettef T fdceiv&d l f£oii P(lxesHlhhwl ; t£®q light on the matter; and what I iSve since learned on inquiry proves , that the insinuatiofis’made by the wmyjest|ftne are correct, and I’ have no hesitation in ’ saying that ,tVdse Cohnected With»tfe ‘Grp-' ; ’ verhment hf e'mixed dp actipn in some : ways >‘ It 'oMy ; iffiofe CBfi- • clusiVely ? proves' -thb t when silfch MeanhhbtefMges-aife v ’raorted to to 1 thro - # the miners of the scent; and only addsinsult to injury.. If, ' instead- of descending to ; such f ajfitolrdtoA, the parties interested wdtdd ; pu{ ; thfer wits to work and assist in Revising spme'meafis . by which the gnevaucesi bright ha remedied .satisfactorily, .to both. partiesr fpon- ‘ cOrned* it wbuld bd “more 1 to thdir"dfe®,t. Appended extract, n&de from the Goldsbordugh iWafdenh hOoks df plaint* andibUldf-particularain cakeO’Grady and Nebon Vi-Gavenunent/. WiHiiprdvq conclusive What Is stated was • correct, and give to tip, jaffieriions .contained in the letter sighted 7 Fiy-Npjgnrp ,f ..I/./ {> s&ghp Eumaraj 20th Dedi, 1 1878^'- ; y.';!?:■/:!j[Cdpyofißlaintl}) ?>f*T .iJ.C’Cfffcdy andiNelsOnv; Jdhhi Glow;« : That, defendantft caused claim and sluidd ,tq, be, ; flqojded ,by, nfaj^dngf; a dam : in • ,thd Waimea T^ater r race and opening, weir £fi2 5s claimed ate damages. " ? 1 Mr O’Connor on behalf of the Government' of the Golohy consented 'that**jbhn Gow,' Manager of the Waimea water-racd should be the defendant. 1 - yr [Particulars Of Claim for Daulages.T 1 ' ; ' ? ; ’ '£>B. d; t 1. To loss of .gold employed, ...... ~i in working for same from 12th.' , day of October, 1875, to 23rd. November. Thirty-five days work, two' men at per day,, 12s : 42 O’ -.0 2. To six boxes .at per, ; box* n 12s .... • • ..V , .;. 312 10 3- Bottom blocks ' V ’2 \5 ‘ 0 4. Construct tail-race and put • • ! claim in working order, 'agamj -two men .twelve days, at peno hv.-.* 1 laday, 12a 14,1,8^ i: ;i Total :r‘ 1