WARDEN’S COURT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 202, 23 September 1873, Page 7

WARDEN’S COURT.

, rfl> Thursday, September, 18. f ßefore IF. Lawrence Simpson, Esq., Warden.) UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE. Goodger, Petersen-, and O’Neill sued A. Short iand R. Dagg for £SO daftiages, for unlawful interference with their claim at Adams’s gully, Bannockburn. F. J. Wilson conducted the case for the plaintiffs ; the defendants appearing for themselves. It appeared from the evidence given, which took up a considerable portion of the time of the 'Court, that the plaintiffs field an acre claim at Adams’s gully, and Were constructing a race known as the Bannockburn Water Race, for the purpose of working it. The defendants, it was Said, had taken up a tunnelling claim in front of the acre held by Goodger and party, and had driven a tunnel penetrating that ground. Although all the witnesses were unanimous in saying that the tunnel headed towards the acre claim held by Goodger and party, none Cotlld Swear positively that it actually encroached upon the ground. Judgment was given for defendants, with costs of Court and 30s. as expenses. C. SeyftioUr and others sued S. Moon for £2O damages, for unlawful interference with their Water rights at Quartz Reef Point; both parties appearing for themselves. This case also took up a large portion of the time of the Court, and, as the Warden remarked, in quite an unnecessary manner. Judgment was given for five shillings, and costs of Court; with an order to both parties to get proper gauge-boxes put in Ut the places from which they took their supply. ?' APPLICATIONS. Extended Claims.— Abraham Chadwick and another applied for two acres in Bailey’s gully : granted.—John O’Keef and another, two acres at Drummond’s creek; granted.—Joseph GartBhore, two acres at Drummond’s creek : refused, applicant having only one miner’s right. Tail Rade.-G-. W. Goodger and others applied for a tail-race 300 hundred feet in length from their claim in Adams's gully. Hearing was adjourned till 3rd October, there being objections lodged by A. Wood and others. Wafer Races. —G. W. Goodger and others applied for leatfe to divert six sluice-heads front their registered water race at Bannockburn. Hearing adjourned till 3rd October, there being objections lodged by Short and others.—John Werner and another applied for one from Park burn. The application was objected to by J. Marsh, agricultural leaseholder l application was refused. John Werner then applied for one sluice-head from Annsfield creek, the intention being to drop it into Parkburn, to satisfy the claims of the agricultural lease-holder, J. Marsh, so that the applicants might then be permitted to take one siliice-head from Parkburn at a greater elevation-. The case was adjourned till 3rd October; the Warden stating an application of this kind should first be sent to the U aste Lands Board, as he could not deal With it as Warden in its present form.—Henry Cameron and another applied for ten sluiceheads from German gully, Nevis : granted. Residence Areas. —G. Hayward was granted One acre at Goatman’s flat.—David Taggart, one acre at Mount Pisa flat.—Robert Scott, one acre in Smith’s gully, about 350 yards below the Elizabeth Co.’s machine.—The Quartz Reef Point applications were again adjourned. Andrew Wood applied to have his license for one sluice-head from Firewood creek renewed : granted.