WARDEN’S COURT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 15, 23 February 1870, Page 5

WARDEN’S COURT.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1870. (Before Vincent Fyke, Esq. , Warden.) Charles Colclough and party, made application for a prospecting claim on the line of reef known as Colclough’s. This was an adjourned case. Mr Brough appeared in support of an objection to the granting of the claim, lodged by Kenneth M'Lennan and party ; and Mr Badger, as agent fur Neil Baton and party, also appeared to object. The principal objection taken to the granting of the application appeared to be that on the same line of reef on which Mr Colclough had taken up his claim, a shaft had been previously sunk, and stone taken from it, and that consequently the claim which Mr Colclough had pegged out was not the required distance from previous gold workings to entitle him to a prospecting claim. Mr Brough spoke at some length on behalf of his clients, and Mr Badger also contended that in consequence of this line of reef having been previously prospected, the plaintiffs could not claim anything more than an ordinary claim, as provided in the ordinance. The Warden, after hearing Mr Colclough in support of the application, over-ruled the objections urged, and granted the prospecting claim. Barry v. Pape.—This was also an adjourned case from the last Court-day. The facts in connection with the case have appeared before in our columns, and repetition is here unnecessary. A number of witnesses were again examined, and at the conclusion of the case tho Warden annulled the decision given by him in November, which was as follows Pape to have a halfshare with Barry in tho Smith’s Gully reef, conditionally on plaintiff (Pape) paying to defendant his half sharo o? costs and expenses and transferring to defendant halt share in reef at Pipeclay Gully, as originally agreed upon between the parties to tho suit. Welton and another v. Ah Yon.—Plaintiffs charged defendant with unlawfully interfering with their (plaintiffs’) water-race. The plaintiffs stated that the case had been settled out of Court. Sumo v. Ah Cong. —This was a similar charge, and at plaintiffs’ request it was adjourned till next Court-day. Same v. E. Chong. —Similarly dealt with. Aitcheson v. Perry.—Plaintiff made application for the claim and tail-race of defendant, which had been abandoned by the latter. The Warden said that this ease did not come within the jurisdiction of the Court. APPLICATIONS FOR PROTECTION. Thomas Hueston, for extended alluvial claim of one acre at Doctor’s Flat. Granted.— E. Elliott and five others, renewal of protection for 30 days for No. 11 east, Bendigo Reef. Granted. —Peter Knudseu and eight others, for No. 2 west, Alto Reef, 30 days. Granted. id. R. /. Burns and five others, for No. 1 west. Welcome Reef, 30 days. Granted, on required information being supplied by prospectors.—Daniel Moore, for No. 4 west, Bendigo Reef, 90 days. 60 days’ protection granted.—Samuel Williams and seven others, for prospectors’ claim on Alto Reef, 60 days. 30 days’ protection granted.— Andrew Dalziel, for No. 9 oast, Bendigo Reef, for 30 days. Grants!. —James Ritchie, for No. 1 east, Alto Reef, 30 days. Granted.—'William Alldred and five others, for No. I west, Bendigo Reef, 20 days. Granted.—Edward Burehell, for alluvial claim at the Lowburn, 90 days. Granted. —Robert Randall and five others, for prospecting claim at Adams’s Gully, Bannockburn. Adjourned for further information. WATER RACES. Henry Wilson and party applied for leave to bring in a water race below Logan and party’s claim at Bendigo. This application had been adjourned from last Court-day for the surveyor’s report. Adjourned till the 7th March for consideration on the ground.—Brian Helxlen applied for leave to extend his water race at Bendigo. Granted.—Wilson Nlxson applied for leave to bring in a water race at Quartz-reef Point. Granted.—Application had been made by Do Souza and party for the suspension of Section 2 of Regulation XII. of tho Gold-fields Rules and Regulations for four months, in so far as their water race was concerned, but there was no appearance of the applicants when the case was called. EXTENDED CLAIMS. An application by Do Souza and party for an extended claim at Barclay’s Gully was granted. Cairns applied for a claim of one acre at Raupo Gully. Granted.—The applications of Reid and another for a claim of two acres at Hut Gully, and W. K ixon for a claim of one aero at Quartz-reef Point Were granted.