WARDEN'S COURT.

Inangahua Times, Issue II, 7 October 1881, Page 2

WARDEN'S COURT.

Thursday, October 6th, 1881. (Before Mr Warden ReveU.) Applications : Thomas Low, for an abandoned head* ufjjMUr Murray Onek r aiaiUuJi Hu ilao applied for a 1 ail -race at Antonio's Flat ; granted subject to permission from Coun* cil as to that part of race which crosses a road. William Willcock, protection for liut at Black's Point ; granted subject to ordinary conditions. William Bevell, 'protection for but; granted. Thomas Vaughan, protection for claim for three months at Merrijig ; granted. Henry Shepherd and party, for headrace, Melville Terrace ; graDted. Eureka Company, for bead water-race left-hand branch Fiery Cross Creek, objected to by the Fiery Cross Company on the grounds that the application, if gran* ted, would materially interfere with previous rights held by the Fiery Cross Company. Mr Jones for applicants. Mr Lynch for the objectors, called Henry Currie, the mine manager of the Fiery Cross Company, who produced certificates of rights held by that company for water from the creek in question, and stated the water supply ordinarily is less than one Government bead. In wet weather more water is certainly running, but cannot be depended on. The water generally is insufficient for the require* ments of the Fiery Cross Company— at the present only about half a Got eminent head is available' Even if the water were returned to the- creek above the company's race, the whole water could not possibly be received back, as some would naturally be lost. Cross* examined by Mr Jones : The projected race would have to be cut for about 12 chains through very loose slate rock where water would be lost,, but if care» fully fiumed the leakage would not be very great. When our dam is full it leaks a little. This might go to make up for leakage in the contemplated race ; I am aware of another application for water by the Eureka Company, which if put in at the head of our race would rather be an advantage to us. This wooU only occur in wet weather. In dry weather one would get a drink from it, and if collected might help a little even in draught. Mr Jones, for appli* cants, maintained that be came to Court with a very sound and just case, and that instead of any damage to the ob» jectors he thought that they would on the contrary be benefited. Granted sub* ject to a guage box being placed by the Eureka Company at the point where the water is lifted, and where it is returned again, and that privileges of prior rights be not interfered with. Eureka Company, for a return race to the Fiery Cross dam ; granted, subject to be fiumed over Fiery Cross Company's water-wheel. Eureka Company, for water-race five chains from near No 5 Welcome tunnel in Alexandra Creek, and terminating at machine site; granted subject to prior rights of the Fiery Cross Company being main rained. Eureka Company, special site five acres for machine and tailings. Objected to by the Fiery Cross Company on the grounds that the application is for ground already held by that company by lease from the Crown, and also by the Hopeful Company, as the application, if granted, would interfere with the working, and would block up the tip head of their tramway, and also objected to by the Welcome on similar grounds. Mr Lynch. for ihe objectors, referring to the Mines Act, submitted that no provision existed for granting special sites on lands held by lease. Mr Jones referred to a section of the same Act, but did not insist on the point raised. Application refused. Eureka Company, applied for tunnel. Objected to by the Fiery Cross Company, as the mullock and debris would obstruct the operations of the Fiery Cross Company, and that the contamplated tunnel would be on that com* pany's lease. Refused. Patrick Brennan, for protection of the Hopeful Company, for a period of twelve months. Application recommended sub* jcet to additional particulars being in* serted in the detail statement, which had been handed m with the application.