WARDEN'S COURT.—This Day.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4247, 11 August 1882, Page 2

WARDEN'S COURT.—This Day.

{Before H. Kenrick, Esq, Warden.) MINING INSPECTOR V. THOS. MILLET AND

PATK. DILLON.

This was an application to forfeit the Early Dawn Claim, near the Hematite Paint Works, for non-working.

Mr Wilson, underviewer, deposed it had not been worked for two or three,, months.' It had since, been pegged out by Nqrthey and party, and two or three other parties. Millet had intimated that he had abandoned the ground. Mr Brassey said he appeared for some of the parties connected with the pegging. He has reason to believe that Millet did not know the effect of what he was signing, and if he had he would not have done so. Mr Wilson had po right to notify for Millet more than that the ground had been abandoned, whereas be put a date, namely April. Mr Kenrick said he had no doubt that the ground had been abandoned for two months at least.

Mr Miller intimated that he likewise represented a party of peggersout. The Warden said that it was a rule in the office to hare the date marked on the notice of abandonment, as it was frequently of the utmost importance to know when the ground was abandoned, and there could be no better evidence than that of the men themselves. In fixing the date it would be as well not to go too far back. The first notice of fresh pegging was in July, and if it were dated in April some halt-dozen persons might claim to have pegged in the meantime. He would rule that there was no claim to forfeit as the ground had been abandoned, and had been liable to be taken up for some time. The date of abandon* ment would be set down as July Ist.