WARDEN'S COURT

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 4 November 1881, Page 2

WARDEN'S COURT

Thursday, Novembeb 3rd, 1881. (Before Mr Warden Revell.) -Applications : James Stevenson, double area, east of Ross' but, Lankey's Gully, objected to by Ross, on the ground of previous applica» Hon. The application was withdrawn until application of objector is beard. The above applicant also applied for a tail-race and water»race, same locality, which were aojourned until the 15th De« jember. William Barley, water- race 400 yarls, 'ast of right-hand branch of Lankey's ; ail-race 200 yards, left»hand branch of Lankey's ; and dam. 100 x 120, west lide of Lankey's. The whole of the ipplications were granted. A. Seabright, double area, wept of Cankey's Gully, east of Kidel's tail-race ; granted. Bolitho and party, tail* race near old lattery, Lankey : s ; granted. William Lyncb, taiUrace, commencing t hi 9 dam at Boatman's Creek, ter» sinating at his washing sit?, and also rasfoing site on ledge of a rock left-hand ide Boatman's Creek, 700 feet Mow Veleome battery, which were granted. Golden Treasure, machioe&site, 2\ acres ; ranted. Mr Perotti, for a gold mining lease, ixteen and a-hulf acres ; adjourned for urvpy. Golden Fleece 'Extended, for a gold ' lining lease ; adjourned for survey. George Anderson, tail-race at Larkins' rullv, objected to by Morrison and iallsworth, on the alleged grounds thar. i granted, tbe tail-race would interfere rith the right of objectors. Dougald lotheson, who was called by the ap-pli »Tjt, stated that no material injury wculd c done to Morrison and parly, although small portion of the line tailings would c carried down, ba! if witne-s had

raised the same objection to Morrison, he (Morrison) could net work his ground, which is above the claim of witness, and moreover said that if the ] rinciple of (he present objection were upheld, one party could prevent all others from working in localities situated as Linker's. Application granted on condition that no injury be done to Morrison and party. Wealth of Nations, to alter course of registered water*race, commencing about two chains from present dam* and ter* minating near present site, south of Lackey's Creek ; granted. Welcome Company, for a tailings site, one and a-half acres, near Rodger's bridge ; granted. Eureka Compaoy, application for funs nel and other rights at Boatman's. Objected to by the Welcome and Fiery Cross Companies. Mr Lynch, for objectors, asked- for an adjournment as be had only just returned from Nelson, and was not preperly posted up in the matter. Mr Jnnes, for tbe applicants, objected to ' a lengthened adjournment. The Warden adjourned the case until 10 o'clock on Friday morning, November 4. Kidd v. Johnson. A complaint for blocking up a regis* tered tail«race at Lankey's Gully. Damages— £s. James Kidd, miner, said— I produce certificate for a tail-race in the rightband branch of Lankey's Gully. Johnston has been running tailings into my race, and blocked up the tail-ditch, and buried a sluice box a depth of 3 feet. Alexander Ross — I am tbe original party who registered the race in question, and afterwards transferred to Kidd. The taihrace extends beyond Kidd's Island ; I applied for ibis taiNrace about two years ago. Johnson, the defendant, explained that owing to being debarred from working bis ground, had to commence construct* ing a new taiNrace, fur which he had got a certificate, and that bis tail-race did not in any woy interfere aitb Kidd's rights. Case adjourned till next Court day.