WARDEN'S COURT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 144, 13 August 1872, Page 6

WARDEN'S COURT.

4> Thursday, August 8. (Before E. 11. Carew, Aw/., Jiuhje and Warden.) APPLICATIONS. Protection. —R, Kidd and others, sixty days' for the Colleen Bawu quartz claim, (to test the reef): granted on the usual condition.—William Phillipi. ninety days' for alluvial claim on east bank of CJulha, Dimstan Gorge : granted.—May and Kenny, ninety days' for alluvial claim at Luggate Creek, (applied for in consequence of May's illness): granted. Dam. —Bell and Thomson applied for permission to coustruct a dam at Long Gully Fiat, west side of Kawarau Paver : granted. Water Race. —Ah Shee and four others Mere granted permission to divert for mining purposes four heads of water from Luggate Creek, near its head. Tail Race. —John Jones and another applied for leave to coustruct a tail-race, 300 yards long, from their claim at Kawarau Gorge. Butler, M'Minu, and party opposed the application, on the ground that the proposed tail-race would run through their extended claim, (situate between applicants' claim and the river), and interfere with their tunnelling operations, which sooner or later would extend rfjht underneath the proposed tail-race, and wouhl be impeded if not altogether stopped by the water percolating from the tail-race, —the ground being ot a very porous nature. The Warden granted the application, and infoimed the objectors that in the event of their rights being injured they could sue Jone.i and party for compensation.