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c\ y aLro7tt rg Lr s k h n a f g t oapitaL The PrOteCti ° nS Me SUbJeCt t0 tributeS bein § let beyond a few consZtd T a tS Ult T'r T maDy POiDtS haV6 t0 b6 C ° nSl dered - As the Boarf is "™ n eonsti uted, I think, entirely of persons connected with the various mines within its area the difficulty is much greater than it would probably be if the assessment were left o some Person m no way connected with either of the mines. As far as I have bee Table to udge from he appeals from time to time brought before me in the Warden's Court there is a desL the part of the Board to assist struggling companies as much as possible, bat such 1 system of assess ment cannot be satisfactory to companies which are fortunate enough to pay theTwly Ithink the time has come to remodel the regulations under which the Board exerc ses iurisd,VHo. h« others ,r e e,th er worked by Iributer. or with .8 »m,H . number ol ? me"Yp" ibi Tbe" e « 8 " I have, &c, E. S. Bush, Warden.

Mr. Warden Roberts to the Undbe-Secebtabt for Mines. Tu Q + ~, . Warden's Office, Tauranga, 31st January 1902 spected—viz., the Te Puke Gold Eeefs Company and the Sisters Special Claim /£ the year an option (which has not yet expired) was taken over the Te Puke Gold Eeefs Company's property by a Mr. Thompson, of Auckland It is understood the? The Undersecretary for Mines, Wellington. EoBBETS> Warden _

Mr. Warden Heaps to the Undeb-Seceetaby for Mines Wellington Deedging.

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