File No. NWB2CON

October 6, 1998

Ashton Mining ( NWT ) Ltd.

Unit 123, 930 West 1st Street

North Vancouver, B.C.

V7P 3N4

Re: Cheque # 01706 for $30.00

I am returning the cheque # 01706 for $30.00 which should have been made payable

to: Receiver General for Canada.

Please make a cheque payable for $30.00 to: Receiver General for Canada and send it to myself

for processing.

Yours truly,

David Porter

Licence Administrator

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