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No. 15. Return of Cases in the Wardens' Courts, and Costs awarded, for the Year ending 31st March, 1897.

* Cancellation, &c.

Aggregate Amount of Value. h& S a Mining District. Number of Mining Disputes adjudicated on. Claimed. Recovered. Amount of Costs Awarded. „ a <d o Auckland— North Hauraki South Hauraki Tβ Aroha Puhipuhi Ohinemuri 178 54 6 7 250 £ s. a. 95 3 0 655 11 0 75 10 0 £ s. a. 95 3 0 124 12 0 75 10 0 £ s. a. 82 17 0 125 6 0 12 0 19 1,272* 4 6 267*11 11 83' 2 0 15 Hablbobouqh 7 4 0 0 4 Nelson— Collingwood Inangahua Lyell .. Westport Charleston Aliaura Mureliison 10 30 5 37 8 13 1 169 15 4 46 10 0 150 11 6 57 10 0 175 0 0 85 5 4 39 1 6 10 0 4 10 0 17 8 0 16 11 0 28 7 0 5 12 0 0 8 0 13* 10 Wkstland — Kumara Greymouth Hokitika ana Kanieri Stafford.. .Ross Okarito .. Goldsborough 17 16 3 11 150 0 0 30 15 llf 5 0 0 28 0 0 30 15 11| 40 8 6 15 7 0 4 8 0 1 12 0 1 1 9 10 0 0 6 17 0 Otaoo — Tapanui Hindon .. Tuapeka Cromwell Roxburgh Black's Clyde and Alexandra Waikaia Orepuki and Longwood Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Mount Ida Maeiewhenua Wyndham 1 16 42 15 5 22 0 22 8 15 31 6 120 0 0 1,126 13 5 4 10 0 566 6 0 19 15 0 125 4 3 15 5 0 104 1 2 4 10 0 40 4 0 9 15 0 2 19 3J 3 15 0 36 3 6 30 16 2 30 18 0 2 16 0 46 6 6 14 1 0 58 19 6 2 17 0 20 6 0 37 19 0 18 7 0 1 1 1 170 16 6 5 0 0 10 1 0 Totals 852 5,031 16 5| 938 5 2 742 10 2 65