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No. 15. Return of Cases in the Wardens' Courts, and Costs awarded, for the Year ending 31st December, 1901.

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Mining District. Number of Mining Disputes adjudicated on. Aggregate Amount of Value. Claimed. Recovered. Amount of Costs awarded. Iff sis-g Auckland— North Hauraki South Hauraki .. Te Aroha Ohincmuri 47 19 52 £ s. a. 3,905 13 10 115 17 0 1,017 17 6 £ s. d. 3,420 16 4 86 7 0 328 4 8 £ s. d. 44 9 6 46 6 6 11 11 0 76 3 6 1 Maulbobouqk 10 78 10 0 38 10 0 6 11 0 Nelson — Collingwood Inangabua Tjycll and Murchison Westport Charleston Motueka Takaka .. 3 31 11 11 70 5 0 2,510 7 3 61 17 10 20 5 0 524 13 3 61 17 10 2 3 0 73 6 3 10 0 0 24 2 4 3 15 Westlahd — Kumara Greymouth Hokifcika and Kanieri Stafford Ross A}'aura .. 12 22 6 4 278 3 9 445 0 0 s"o 0 237 15 0 445 0 6 12 0 6 15 0 5 8 0 19 0 15 18 278 4 2 171 11 0 29 9 6 Gantkkbuey— Ashburton 1 50 0 0 50 0 0 0 9 0 1 Otago— Tapanui Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell Roxburgh .. .. ] Black's .. .. .. I Clyde and Alexandra .. J Waikaia Orepuki, Longwood, and Riverfon .. Arrow (Wakatipu Goldfield) Queenstown Mount Ida Gore '3 43 30 340 16 6 1,327 12 5 687 8 3 133' 4 0 805 0 7 140 14 0 41 16 6 73 2 6 57 10 0 23 8 30 30 19 10 321 0 0 288 2 11 1,654 16 7 271 0 8 25 0 0 114 3 0 150 0 0 151 17 8 543 2 10 173 10 8 10 5 0 22 1 6 108 6 8 31 14 0 2 0 0 10 2 0 G 49 3 0 Totals 425 13,S46 17 2 7,531 13 4 696 3 9 64