Important Decision re Miners Rights on Native Lands.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 409, 9 October 1889, Page 2

Important Decision re Miners Rights on Native Lands.

In the conrse of the proceedings of the "Warden's Court, at Thames on Ihursday last, Mr Northcroft said that in future when granting Kcensed holdings or special claims which were situated on native lands, a clause would be inserted in all the deeds to the effect that all persons working in +hese holdings must be the holders of £1 mine™' rights. According to the Mining Act Amendment Act, it' was not compulsory for wages men or tributes to be the possessors of a miner's right, but in future, where the minpfl were granted on native lands, it would be necessary for them to see that eveiy wages man ov

tributer employed h the holder of £1 right. The Warden added, however, that tins only referred to those holdings or special claims which may be granted in the future, and did not affect those now in existence. We understand thnt thin is the result rrf the following communication received by Mr Warden Northcroft from the Mines Dppartment :— " R Q f erring to your memo, of the 25th February last and subsequent correspondence, 1 hare now the honour, by direction of the Hon. Muiinter of Mines, to inform you that it hag been decided to if^u? no. more special claims or licensed holdings- on native lands unless every person etnp loyed possesses a miner's right, for which he'haspaid £1.