The Courts.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 357, 12 March 1903, Page 5

The Courts.

(WARDEN'S COURT/ALEXANDRA. Monday, March 9th, 1903. . f (Before F J Burgess, Esq, Warden) 1 The following is a list of the business dealt with at the Warden's Court, Alexandra, on Monday 9th inst.:— ADJOURNED FROM PREVIOUS COURTS. Alexandra Coal Mining Co, Ltd: Coal lease, 61 acres, near Alexandra.— Adjourned to April 6th for report of Mining Inspector. Mr L Ryan appeared for applicant. Coronation Gold Dredging Co, Ltd : Special dredging ciaim, 99a Or 26p, being sections 75, block 8, and 46 block 9, Leaning Rock.—.Granted for 42 years. Mr L Ryan for applicant. James Brown: Water race from Stockyard Gully.—Granted for 42 years. Mr L Ryan for applicant. James Brown, residence site, Graveyard Gully, Galloway, 1 acre.—Granted for 42 years, Mr L Ryan for appli cant.

Jeremiah Drummey, 6 months' protection, special dredging claim 455 a.— Granted for six months. Mr Symes for applicant. James Norton, residence site 1 acre. Manuherikia Valley, 1 mile above Alexandra.—Adjourned for notice to be given to T Proud and G Dick. Mr Ryan for applicant. Henry Scott, water race from Manuherikia River.—Struck out at request of applicant. r A Williamson, special dredging claim, 100 acres Manuherikia River and beaches. —Adjourned for com pletion of survey. Mr Symes for applicant. Geo M Hunt, residence Bite, \ acre town of Alexandra.—Granted for 42 years, Mr Symes for applicant. NEW APPLICATIONS. W Noble and another, water race at Poverty Beach.—Granted for 42 years, on condition that permission be given by County Council before constructing race over road. Mr Ryan for applicant. Clyde Dredging Co, Ltd, special dredging claim, 55 acres, being part of section 47, block 1, Fraser.—Preliminary hearing disposed of; final hnaring fixed for April 6th. Mr Hutton.for applicant. Wm C Nicholson, extended alluvial claim, 5 acres, on Alexandra Borough Boundary.—Struck out at request of applicant. Mr Hutton for applicant, R Campbell, jun, exchange of title for water race No 505a.—Adjourned. Mr Hutton for applicant. E Appleton, special alluvial claim, 75 acres at Galloway.—Adjourned to April 6th. Mr Ryan for applicant. E Appleton, special site, 5 acres on Galloway,—Adjourned to April 6th. Mr Ryan for applicant. Golden Link Co, surrender absolutely of special dredging claim 232 a render accepted. L Ryan, surrender absolutely of special dredging claim 595r.—Surrender accepted. Wm Holihan, surrender absolutely of extended alluvial claim 439a.—Surrender accepted. Last Chance Co, amalgamation of special alluvial claims, No's 609 a, 231 A and 144a.—Granted for 42 years. Mr Macdonald for applicant. John Gordon, surrender absolutely of special dredging claim 494a.—Surrender accepted. Mr Ryan for applicant.

James Norton, surrender absolutely of extended alluvial claim 483 a.— Surrender accepted. Mr Ryan for applicant. Wm 0 Nicholson, extended alluvial claim, 5 acres, between Borough of Alexandra and Manuherikia River.— Granted for 42 years; seven days allowed in which to commence operations. Mr Huttpn for applicant. James Geddes and another, surrender absolutely, extended alluvial claim No 469a.—Surrender accepted. Mr Ryan for applicant. James Hesson, duplicate of residence area certificate.—-Duplicate granted.

* a 'WARDENS' COURT* OPHIR^ (Before J M'Ennis, Esq , Warden.) The following business, in addition to that reported-in last issue, was transacted at the Warden's Court, Ophir, on February 26th : William Robert Neville.— A pplic >•- tion for half-head of water from Station Creek, Ida Valley. Obj c'ed to by Wm Brady and others (Mr Kirk). \fter argument by counsel, and evidence of several witnessis,, it was agreed that applicant should be allowed to take half a head ouly so long,as the water, in the creek over.and above the natural supplv of the creek for the time being was sufficient to supply the right. The creek is supplied to a great extent by the leakage from the Bona* za race. —Mr Macdonald and Mr L. Ryan appea red for a ppl ica nt. James Neville (Mr Hutton) applied for one heaH of water from same creek. This application. was opposed by the same parties, represented by Mr Kirk, and it was agreed between the parties, that applicant should obtain a ! icense for half a head on the same condition as that to which W R Neville's grant was subject ; James Neville's grant to be subject also to W R Neville's.