8 May 1998

Mr Paul Stigley

Manager, Permitting

Crown Minerals

Ministry of Commerce

PO Box 1473

WELLINGTON

Dear Mr Stigley

I refer: My Letter and Attachments of 5 May 1998 and your Letter of 5 May 1998 received 7 May 1998.

From evidence before me I cannot accept the views raised in your letter other than your confirmation of the Ministry's position on matters and have to presume you are qualified to state their position including that of the Minister of Energy.

I hereby give notice that I cannot accept the Ministry's decision on this application pursuant to the evidence provided to your office dated 5 May.

Accordingly I allege that the process leading to the decision on Prospecting Licence Application 31 2583 has been unlawfully interfered with including the reasons given for the decline.

As the Ministry are responsible for administering the mining Act's they must in the first instance prove that all matters brought to their attention to date are not as I allege or disprove of any illegal impropriety on their part before I can accept the decision as being legitimate.

Please note that all evidence is provided by official or statutory sources.

An official complaint was lodged with your office regarding an alleged infringement of the Mining Act 1971 as it pertained to my application.

Before this matter is forwarded to the Police and Serious Fraud Office, I wish to be advised as complainant, of the action you propose to take on the matter.

If no response is received soon I will have to take the view that you will do nothing and will have to act accordingly.

I note that you have not raised the matter in your letter of 5 May 1998, other than to comment on it's effects regarding an appeal.

I advise that further infringement complaints regarding legal matters will be forwarded to the Ministry in due coarse.

If you have any complaints as expressed in your letter pursuant to the Official Information Act then I suggest you follow the provisions of that Act accordingly.

I'm sure the Police and Courts will note you consider my correspondence pointless.

Yours sincerely

Kenneth James Landaus