WARDEN'S COURT, CROMWELL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume 2, Issue 83, 13 June 1871, Page 6

WARDEN'S COURT, CROMWELL.

Wednesday, May 31. (Before Vincent Pyle, Esq., Judge and Warden.) APPLICATIONS. Tail Races. —Samuel Champion and another, (400 yards long), from [extended jlauri on Shepherd's Creek, Bannoclaburn: granted.—George Phillips, (300 yards), pom extended elaim applied for in Bendigo Gully. Pvotection for sixty! days was granted to the undermentioned applicants : Bobt. Brydon and five others, Border Chief quartz claim, Carrick Bange ; John Wrightson and live others, No. 1 West from Heart of Oak ; William Watson and five others, No. 1 North from Heart of Oak! It. Kidd and five others, Star of the East quartz claim ; E. Kidd and two others, No. 1 Southwest from Star of the East claim.

Water Races. —G. Fache, as legal manager of Aurora Q. M. Company, applied for 11 sluiceheads from extension of Aurora water race : granted.—Jos. lteston and another, two sluiceheads from Quartz licef Creek : granted. —Alex. Campbell and another, two sluice-heads from Blackmail's Gully, Quartz Beef Point: granted. —John M'Lean, two.sluice-heads from Terrace Creek, Lindis Peak : granted.—George Bedhead and another, extension of licensed water race, from dam at Kawarau Gorge : granted. —Hugh M'Pherson, one sluice-head (for domestic purposes (from Nine-mile Creek): granted. —(Justave Bendall and three others, eight sluice-heads from Coal Creek, Nevis: granted.—B. Simpson, two sluice-heads from Pipeclay Gully : granted. —Peter Maher, two sluiee-heads from foot of Scrubby Gully : granted —Win, Novello and three others, three sluice heads from junction Four-mile and Flood's Creeks : granted.—Andrew Wood, extension of licensed water race from Westmoreland Co.'s dam : granted. —Wm. Alldread and two others, six sluice-heads from two miles north of their water race.

Dams. —Andrew Wood's application to register a dam, situate upon a terrace one mile west of Cromwell, was granted.—Win. Novello and three others' application to construct a dam at head of Flood's Gully was objected to by John M'Donald and party, but -\\as granted by the Warden, subject to the provision that the grantee shall not deprive the Excelsior Company of any water now legally held by them. —George Bedhead and another, 300 yards east of White Hart Hotel: granted. Residence Areas, —One acre, situate between Smith's and Pipeclay Gullies, was granted to Bruce Simpson ; and quarter of an acre, opposite Cossar's store (foot of Carrick Kange), to Robert Kidd.

Agricultural Lease.. —The application of John M'Lean for a pre-emptive right of G4O acres on Run 238, east side of Lindis River, was objected to by Mr W. W. Wilson, who appeared on behalf of James Crowther and 72 other residents in the neighbourhood,—the chief objection being that tne land applied for is payably auriferous, and therefore ought not to be alienated for other than mining purposes. The Warden adjourned the application until the surveyor's plan aud report were produced.

Wednesday, June 7. Extended Claims.— Lawrence Inkster and two others, three acres adjoining Ealcrow and parly, Bemligo Gully. This application, having been duly advertised, was granted subject to survey. —The application of Jcsso Gccr and party, for four acres adjoining Halcrow's and Alldread's, was similarly dealt with.—Edward Birchall and two others were granted three acres in Birchall's Gully, sixty yards above Conncllan's rave. Tail Race.—K Birchall and three othcls, 100 yards long, from Birchall's Gully : grant St. Protection. —George Jcnour, as legal fojnagcr of the Royal Standard Quartz CrushiifcOo., applied for sixty days' protection for the lioyal Standard prospecting claim : adjourned. Water Races.— The Colclough Q. M. Company applied for and obtained permission to cut a race three miles in length from the head of Bendigo Gully.—Edward O'Brien was granted leave to take three sluice-heads of water from Gravelly Gully. ' Agricultural Lease.—The application of John M'Lean was again adjourned, pending completion of survey.