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No. 15. Return of Cases in the Wardens' Courts, and Costs awarded, for the Year ending 31st March, 1898.

Mining District. Number of Mining Disputes adjudicated on. Aggregate Amount of Value. Claimed. Becoverea. Amount of Costs awarded. •S§Sd if IJ Auckland— North Hauraki South Hauraki .. Te Aroha Puhipuhi Ohinemuri 475 234 13 £ s. d. 3,119 2 11 3,385 7 0 70 0 0 £ s. d. 2,235 16 0 2,368 5 9 70 0 0 £ s. a. 236 17 0 280 13 10 8 15 0 3 269 8,233" 9 6 4,09811 1 245 15 0 ii Haelborough 171 7 11 0 2 STeLSON —■ Collingwood Inangahua Lyell .. Westport Charleston Ahaura Murchison 16 59 6 41 6 12 129 3 11 3,838 17 0 40 0 0 599 8 0 43 0 0 67 11 6 56 15 2 808 17 0 8 8 0 2 8 0 56 9 8 21 13 6 35 14 4 10 1 0 55 7 6 13 10 0 9 12 11 5 '3 2 Westland — Kumara Greymouth Hokitika and Kanieri Stafford Boss Okarito .. Goldsborough 17 41 7 18 4 1 9 150 0 0 48 6 7 50 0 0 267 10 0 20 0 0 28 0 0 38 16 7 0 10 17 10 0 40 8 6 39 15 0 12 12 0 4 4 0 7 15 0 24 7 0 Dtaqo— Tapanui Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell Roxburgh .. Black's Clyde and Alexandra Waikaia Orepuki and Longwood Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Mount Ida Maerewhenua Wyndham 1 20 47 13 9 20 15 39 8 9 31 6 64 0 0 28 0 0 70 0 0 67 18 6 816 0 0 50 0 0 531 0 0 10 0 50 1 0 60 7 0 31 11 0 2 2 0 72 14 9 28 10 6 8 10 0 3 0 0 63 17 6 16 10 0 110 8 0 6 5 0 72 2 0 30 0 0 18 7 0 493'12 0 258 5 9 213 0 0 5 0 0 258 5 9 159 6 9 Totals 1,617 22,165 0 8 10,844 1 9 1,486 19 26