WARDEN'S COURT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 185, 27 May 1873, Page 6

WARDEN'S COURT.

Clyde.—Wednesday, May 21

(Before W. Lawrence Simpson, Esq., Judge and

Warden.) NEGLECTING TO RENEW WVrER-LICENSKS.

The Warden delivered the following judgment in a case heard at Clyde some weeks ago, in which a formal complaint was made by Mr D. MacKellar against the Aurora Quartz Mining Company, Registered, for non-renewal of waterrace licenses :

After hearing parties by counsel, considering the evidence, and perusing affidavits, declare to forfeit the rights that apparently exist in the Aurora Q. M. Co., Registered, to water-race granted under original certificate, No. 1053, 7/5/37, and subsequently extended and altered by license 1009, 29th June 1837, certificate 327, 13/4/70, and license 69, 2/3/71, and order a license to issue to the said Aurora Q. M. Co., Registered, as renewal of original license No 1053, 7/5/37, with the several alterations and extensions under license 1069. 21/6/37. certificate 327. 13/4/70, and license No. 69, 2.6/71 : said license to issue from the Cromwell office, and to be for eleven sluiceheads of water as per original license 1053, and alteration license 1069 : defendants to pay all costs.

Cromwell—Thursday, May 22. (Before W. Lawrence, Simpson, Esq., Judge and Warden.) C DMPLAINT.

Nicholas Yanovitch v. Charles Hudson.—Oomplainaut sought to be recognised as a joint owner with defendant, of a mining-claim at Upper Nevis ; or to be compensated for work done in the claim. Defendant only acknowledged complainant as the owner of a fourth share. His Worship gave judgment for £2B i4s., with 15s. costs of (Jonrt, £4 for expenses of two witnesses, and 21s. solicitor's fee. Mr Allanby was for complainant, and Mr Wilson for defendant.

APPLICATIONS. Extended Claim-*.— Granted : Andrew Wood and two others, three acres west side of Adams's Gully ; Ah Hung and another, two acres at Shepherd's Creek. Pntection. A.. Sutherland, ninety days for alluvial claim at Nevis (owing to frost and want of water) : granted.

Wit.ter Races. —G ranted: Ah Hung and another, two he ids from Smith's Gully ; John Jainieson and two others, three heads from Smothering Gu'lv, an I one sluicmead fro.n each of two different sources on east bank of Cluthi.

Dam \h Hung was granted a site in Shep herd's Creek.

Resilience Area. —W. J. Harrison, Ryder's Gully. Nevis : granted.