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No. 15. Return of Cases in the Wardens' Courts, and Costs awarded, for the Year ending 31st March, 1899.

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Mining District. Number of Mining Disputes adjudicated on. Aggregate Amount of Value. Claimed. Recovered. Amount of Costs awarded. ri « Si fl m 3 aj O O^rg* LUCKLAND — North Hauraki South Hauraki Te Aroha Puhipuhi Ohinemuri 426 10 28 £ s. d. 984 19 0 1,304 7 5 205 13 6 £ s. d. 408 1 8 947 6 6 60 2 0 £ s. d. 358 14 6 189 4 0 17 10 0 258 9,159 7 5 2,017 14 1 324 7 3 ilABLBOBOUGH 139 97 17 6 68 8 3 12 18 6 Kelson— Collingwood Inangahua Lyell .. Westport Charleston Ahaura Motueka Takaka .. .. .. ' 12 52 4 32 5 44 15 0 410 0 6 212* 0 0 103 0 0 24 10 0 398 10 6 30 0 12 17 8 7 16 6 21 5 0 2112 6 4 10 3 1 1 8* 10 6 8* 10 6 0 5 0 3* 2 0 1 11 0 Westland— Kumara Greymouth Hokitika and Kanieri Stafford Boss Ahaura Goldsborough 7 26 6 6 2 20 193 17 2 397 14 6 43 7 6 62 18 4 9 19 4 304 14 6 5 0 0 12 10 0 9 19 0 23 12 3 4 18 0 17 10 0 3 12 6 13 3 0 773* 2 6 359* 5 0 i )tago— Tapanui Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell Boxburgh .. Black's Clyde and Alexandra Waikaia Orepuki, Longwood, and Preservation Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Mount Ida Maerewhenua Wyndham 4 28 30 29 17 45 6 4 41 268 6 9 539 1 10 2,868 8 6 650 14 4 856 0 0 489 4 10 200 0 0 1,164 11 2 140 10 0 95 6 3 106 1 10 1,823 3 6 144 17 0 611 0 0 351 3 2 2 9 0 95 12 0 15 2 0 55 16 0 146 9 8 34 1 6 5 0 0 3 12 0 66 3 3 1 1 65*15 0 Totals 239 21,178 8 3 7,838 1 9 1,459 2 5