WARDEN'S COURT.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 26 May 1880, Page 2

WARDEN'S COURT.

«. . Baxobdat, Max 22, 1880. .11The Nil Deepernndum Company applied for a wa.ter-race from a point above the Wealth of Nations, and terminating in Golden Ledge Gu'lv — 400 yards. Estimated value, £40. Granted. Edward I yneh applied for a dam and wafer-rare in Connor's Gully neaj Maori Gully. Granted. P. Manning applied for a tail-race, 300 T-ards south-west of Adam Smiths' old okirn, find terminating 90 feet above Morrison's hut, Boss' Gaily. The applU cation was opposed by D. Morrison on the ground that it would interfere with his claim. He said the whole of their water and tailing* would flow through, his tail-rare. Manning said if Morrison were allowed the exclusive right to the creek for a tail-race, it would be impossible for anybody else to work the terraces. He wouy'|!b§^nSte ! ,wiJling to|tak^ his taiUraee in befow Morrison's first two boxes. Morrison assented to this, and an order was made accordingly. James Oiehrane applied for water-race commencing about 250 yard? above Coal Creek and Lankey's G ully, and terminating in Boßs' claim, „ . 9t . WiMi'im Johnston f 'an'*d* plrtjr applied for an extended claim of three acres at Italian Gully, The applip^tigq was op-

posed by Sa!mqj£"pnd party. J. Howell said that on ihJ/21-.t April be marked three acre? wit|j.four pegs and three trenches. J&ckajm showed. Salmon jws Nvitffejf H.eiWee| «t tJiejHnfe Sf'pnrcßase atHjWt tiafejthere wasß^'encroacl'^nt. Cr^|exat|||M defeaajmt s ar|,l, belfe|e, /rH^.'j lH 'ttfedi^re dr¥r eight irfohes in'dirfmeter; an'ti over threeject above the grouridjT X ' believe Johnston did bid for the clafm. RL Salmon stfit^d that he bought Jackson *.*wi partv'B ?^W|t|t f'lfifnfVft 0 *? 1^ [n| get \H tfjMerqrmU I'ljOthl i& then went 1 to Italian Gully to take posenough™groan3. Be. Mold "Rowell and gjarty thflt he^did |Uot t\»n\ |J l^A^ I C^i •slfei4f groanf, but Via!" Wr Butler "tliey "aoul3"SaVean"lhe gyonnd outside. He produced a plan stu^win^ that Johnston arid party w.pre encroaching on his ®)e ff af <f n^a|F|h/f co^l^ti ;%rJnt th/a^plil-afimi "afttil 'su'cß tinte os*a ■ Government Survey has heeti made. He could, however say that Salmon conlJ t not claim any ground not included within the pegs of Jackson and party at the ) time of purchase. All ground outside the . pega was, therefore, open for occupation, rand the qbjection p£ Salmon and party, •Welft^ou#faifto the eround. The application would be adjourned until the ground had been surveyed. Miller and Johnston applied for a waterrace 100 chains in length, terminating in the vicinity of the Golden Arch machine Granted, John Trennery appKel for the Gold-en Fleefce"~El? ( ended Company, a tramway 7& chains in length for coal. An objec »tion bad been lodged by Walsh «nd Monahan, on the ground that the line would emus their claim at the head of Murray Creek. Mr Trennery said the objectors were actually wcrking on the iJolden Fleece^pompany^i^pe, and he pra^^ierpfoy^jsurprij^d^^ hear that such an o' jection had* been lodged, as it •wis only out of feelings of charity that '• be allowed Walsh to work on the lease. Grand. William Griffith applied for a water- [ race^mjnjsncjne near liosa^' j bu|~,jlja«lfey. > s 1-iSUI aj|4 ter|pinsltin|?|ni!il R®s' llaial Lankey's Creek. Granted. C. B. Neilson applied for a drainage area east of Adam Smiths machine site, L^nkey's Gully. The ground had not I yet been, proved to be auriferous. Granted cancelled without cmnpenpation if tbe ground should be proved to be auriferous. Lees and Notman applied for a head* rape'CQmmejnci^g.jjnjjSpWiV's Gully half "aimile from *tße Grey road, and terminating near Breeu's coal tramway, Soldier's trick. Granted. Thomas Davies appHed> (or a head«race I commencing at BurkVs Creek, three|gnfrtej§|of tjplnil^Hkbo^p the %A^ion^ lajJx GrJek.-wEefnwd m-oughlnft pbofr ing nofices as required by the regulations The Keep»it«Dark Company applied : for a branch race from mouth of European Creek to the Ifeep-H-Daik 'Gully. amended appljcation *o be made*. * The Low Level Oomnany applied for S»e acres of land at Black's Point for stacking dirt. nnJ also applied for leave to construct a tunnel about two miles in ibnsikdftSmi Black's Point »o the Lefthand Branch which were granted. The Court thpn adjourned.