OHINEMURI.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1730, 13 April 1895, Page 2

OHINEMURI.

(By our own Correspondent.)

Paeroa, Thursday. At the Warden’s Court on Tuesday last there were some 80 applications heard and dealt with. Most of them routine business.

The only two of importance were application for forfeitur-e. Ono was Robt Walkor v. Progress GkM. Co., for forfeiture on account of nohworkiug of the ground. This was adjourned for 1 month. The other was J. W. Shaw v. T. H. Russell, for forfeiture of the Herald L.H late Sheba. The evidence showed that Mr T. H.' Russell had acquired this holding on October 2nd, 1894, had doue no work on it, and had not applied for auy protection for it until that plaint was laid. He ad mitted that he had acquired it because it was an important factor in the sale of some other properties, including it, which he had just effected to a London Syndicate for £35000 cash and 15,000 shares reserved for working purposes He said he had been too busy with other matters aud so had neglected to ask for protection, >,■ Mr Oiendon, who appeared for the complainant, contended that this was a clear breach of the regulations of the Mining Act, and that the ground should be forfeited.

The Warden, however, decided that to forfeit the ground simply for an omission to apply for protection which would have been given him, would ho an extremely harsh step, -and imposed a fine on Mr Russell of £2 and cists £2 18s.

On Wednesday, before Messrs F. C. Mitchell and Jas. Me Andrew, George Douglas was charged with having- committed a criminal assult on a g-irl over 12 and under 15 years of ag-e. The case occupied all day, Douglas was committed for trial at the nest sitting of the Supreme Court, and bail was allowed, himself on his own recognisance for £IOO and two securities of £SO each. Messrs Quinlivan and Earl became his bondsmen. The next sit-ting-of the Supreme "Court' is on the 3rd June. ■'

At the meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council on Thursday last, the following tenders were received for clearing out drain on Paeroa-Wait a road : ~»D. Martin, £4O 13s 4d ; J. Dynes, £SO; C. Ohlsen, £55 ; A. McCann, £55 ss; J. Shine, £6l ; Ngawike Potae, £6O; Valentine and McPherson at 14s 5d per chain. Mr Martain’s tender was accepted. A notice of motion was made by Or Nash moving that the bye-law re the wheel-tires be rescinded.