WARDEN'S COURT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 29, 1 June 1870, Page 5

WARDEN'S COURT.

— o — Wednesday, May 25. {Before Vincent Pyke, Esq., Warden.) Charles Williams was charged by Sergeant Cassels with trading without a business license. Fined 10s and costs. Gorman v. Treembath.—This was a dispute between two miners at Kawarau Gorge, in consequence of the refusal of defendant to transfer a share. The case was adjourned till Bth June, for the attendance of defendant. APPLICATIONS FOR PiIOTBCTtOK. D. Broadfoot and 00. applied for 60 days' protection for a prospecting claim 200 yards from Richmond's reef. This application had been adjourned from last sitting for the surveyor's report. Protection for prospecting claim refused, the ground not being sufficiently distant from the adjacent reef ; but granted for a claim of 600 feet for the length of time applied for. Jas. Hogg and 5 others, for 30 days for No. 6 east, Bendigo reef. Refused. W. Phillippi, 90 days, alluvial claim, 9-mile Creek, Clutha. Granted. James Marshall and 5 others, 60 days, No. 2 east, Royal Standard reef. Granted. H. Howson and 5 others, 90 days, No. 1 west, Royal Standard. Granted. R. E. Dagg, 90 days, prospecting claim, Royal Standard. Granted. [ln the last three applications protection was asked for in consequence of the inclemency of the weather.] WAT.ER RACKS. H. C. Bate, for the Victoria Lease Company, applied for leave to construct a water-race from where Logan and Co. intend to erect their machinery to the Company's ground. The application was adjourned for surveyor's report. Wm. Tett applied for leave to construct a race from near Perriam's paddock for domestic purposes. Granted.

C. Colclough, for self and 24 shareholders, asked for leave to construct a watef-race, 100 yards long. Refused. John flindi applied for leave to construct $ race from a spring on the Hawea river. Granted. TAIL HACKS. John Elliott and another made application for a tail-race from their extended claim at Shepherd's Creek, Bannockburn. Granted. John Hayes was granted permission to cut a tail-race from his claim on the west hank of the Kawarau river. EXTENDED CLAIMS. R. Elliott and another ma lo an application for a claim of two acres at Shepherd's Creek, which was granted.

ALEXANDRA TOWN OOUNOIL, The adjourned mcoling of this Council was held on Monday evening, the 23rd ult., at the usual hour. . Presont: The Mayor, and Councillors Boresford, Theyers, and Calder. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. ■> .

A letter was read from the Qnoenstown Town Council, asking the co-operation of the Alexandra Council in their endeavors to socure for the next threo years the present subsidy oh town rates. —The Town Clerk was instructed to reply, and state that Mr Fraser, M.P.C., would bo communicated with, and requested to give his support to the petition in the Provincial Council,, A letter from the Deputy-Commissioner of Stamps, Dunedin, was read, stating that he had forwarded the application from the Town Council to Wellington, and that he had no doubt the wants of the town would be attendgd to. Accounts to the amount of £2O 16s 6d were passed for payment. The Town Clerk was instructed to oall for tenders for the erection of stone stages for the water tanks. ~]

On the motion of Cr. Berosford, seconded by Cr. Calder, Mr Constable Morkane was appointed Inspector of Nuisances, and the Town Clerk was instructed to write aud obtain the official sanction to the appointment. On the motion of Cr. Theyers, it was resolved to make the camping-ground for waggons on the piece of land set aside for recreation purposes, jußt opposite the school fence, in Manuherikia Ward. The Town Clerk was instructed to have the notice-board taken down" from its present position, and put up on the ground selected. The Clerk was also instructed to have the notice board in the rubbish dep6t taken down at the same time, and placed near Sandison's old residence,- and to give the Inspector notice to enforce the depositing of rubbish near the board, under pain of prosecution.

The Mayor stated that, in reply to a letter he had had from Mr Fraser, M.P.C., he had written to him requesting him to do his utmost to get. a sum placed on the estimates to keep in repair and make good the bad places in the road on the west bank of the river, also to endeavor, if possible, to do something anent our commonage question. This concluded the business, and the Council adjourned.