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No. 15. Return of Cases in the Wardens' Courts, and Costs awarded, for the Year ending 31st December, 1906.

Number of Mining Disputes adjudicated on. Aggregate Amount of Value. Claimed. Recovered. Amount of Costs awarded. ilaf District. Auckland — Coromandel Thames Tβ Aroha Paeroa .. Waihi .. 20 22 1 10 10 £ s. d. 55 0 0 732 17 2 7 10 0 77 18 7 54 13 0 £ s. d. 55 0 0 54 2 6 7 10 0 63 18 0 28 8 0 £ s. d. 14 0 28 18 8 2 18 0 9 17 0 26 5 0 2 Marlborough— Blenheim 1 Nelson — Inangahua Collingwood Lyell and Murohisou Westport Charleston Takaka Wangapeka 16 3 24 14 6 1 1,525 16 1 2 12 6 636 11 10 324 10 0 2 15 0 194 10 5 2 12 6 359 6 4 129 10 0 95 11 0 2 11 0 58 19 6 42 15 4 3 18 0 3 3 0 6* 1 Wbstland — Kumara Greymouth Hokitika and Kanieri Stafford Boss Ahaura Okarito 5 14 3 7 4 29 26 1 3 48 2 4 12 1 3 26 0 7 4 17 0 32 13 0 6 11 0 8 10 2 7 0 33 1 0 It 109 6 0 22' 6 6 69 J 548 15 0 209' 1 0 Otaqo and Southland — Tapanui Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell Roxburgh .. .. | Black's .. .. . • [ Clyde and Alexandra .. J Waikaia Orepuki, Longwood, and Riverton .. Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Gore Mount Ida io 4 22 128 0 0 368 14 11 2,124 6 10 3 0 0 18 15 0 54 4 4 i"s 0 9 16 0 30 0 8 *2 9 5 7 2 9 2 10 450 0 0 185 16 3 51 2 3 44 3 9 100 0 0 90 16 8 26 13 0 275 0 0 24 16 3 19 16 4 11 12 6 8 8 6 89 11 0 27 19 0 1 1 6 Totals 261 7,504 12 9 1,757 12 4 565 2 6 98 • 4, forfeit of mining privilege; 1, dissolm + Title ordered to be given up 1 ;ion ol partnei 'or cancellation rship ; 1, defendant I Mining applit ordered not to tri jation received. ispass on plaintiff's small area. S Indefinite amount.