WARDEN’S COURT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 215, 23 December 1873, Page 7

WARDEN’S COURT.

Friday, December 19. (Before W. Lawrence Simpson, Esq., Warden.) APPLICATIONS. Extended Claims —Ah Lin and another, two acres on west bank of Nevis: granted.—John' Munro and two others, three acres on Munro’s terrace, Nevis: granted.—Ah Leong and five others, five acres a quarter of a mile below Nevis township: granted.—Theodore Landsberg. one acre on Brown’s fiat. Objected to by Kennedy, because it included the ground taken up by his dam. It was shown that Kennedy had abandoned the dam for some time, though he stated that he re-occupied it before the present application of Landberg. His Worship, said that even if the dam had been occupied all the time Landberg could take it up as a claim upon paying'compensation for the actual value of the dam.° The case was adjourned till the 9th, to give an op; portunity of producing the right to the ground by Kennedy. Landberg said he was going to sluice the ground before Christmas, but bis Wor-! ship said he must not do it unless he deposited, the value claimed by Kennedy, to provide against the latter’s claim being established. Water Races.—. John Werner, one sluice-head from the Farkburn. Objected to by F. J. Wilson, on behalf of J. Marsh. Mr Colclough stated that Werner had' made this renewed 'application for the Farkburn water in consequence of the remark made by his Worship some time ago that the water did not run through Mr Marsh’s ground at all. _ He said Werner wanted to use the water for sluicing purposes, and would return the water to the creek again. .He could also supply water to the Farkburn from another source, which should be sufficient for Marsh’s purposes. Mr Wilson said as a matter of fact the water was actually diverted already, and not a drop was running in the creek. It would no do to allow the water to be legally granted, as A erner might then turn round at any time and ignore Marsh’s or any other person's rights The Warden said he would grant no right out of the creek, and refuse.! the application. Marsh then complained of being brought to the Court so often over this application, and expressed his opinion that Mr Colclough was getting up some of these applications for a purpose. The Warden said he knew nothing of that. He did not possess the gift of reading Mr Onlclough’s mind ; if he did, and that of others who came into the Court, he had no doubt he would see a great many strange sights.—William Anderson°and another, one sluice-head from Rappoo gully, ; F. Wellings objected, and application was refused. —Andrew Wood and another, two sluice-heads A fr °ra Adams’ gully. Objections were made by an( f Co., Herbert and Co., and others. M r Colclough appeared for Wood and Co. From the statements made in Court, it appeared that Herbert and Co.. Anderson, Dagg and Co., and Wood and Co., all occupy claims on the terrace in Adams gully, and that, taking the course of the gully as a guide, the claims are occupied in the same order as the names are given. Wood’s application was to have the water granted to mm as it left Herbert and Co. ; and it appeared lu faot. the matter had been so arranged till L agg and Co. took up the claim between Herbert and Co. and Wood and Co. Herbert explained, in the course of the affair, that Wood had been working with his (Herbert’s) race only on sufferance, and that now he wished a grant of it to be made to him ; therefore his objection. He had no objection to Dagg and Co. working with it, but he had to Wood and Co. Wood said they were all on sufferance together, and

tut no one of them had any particular right to the water. A very animated discussion then arose between the various parties interested in the case, —Dagg, Anderson, Herbert, Wood, &c., -each having something to say on the matter. Mr Lolclough (applicant’s agent) argued that Judge Gray had established a precedent by granting a similar application in a similar case • but this line of argument was suddenly cut short by the Warden remarking that, if such were the case, tae application had better be made in Jud'-e Tray s Court. The Warden finally declined to grant the application. [lt may be added that the water in dispute varies in quantity from onequarter to one whole sluice-head.]

.Alteration of Races. —Timothy Gorman and others, were granted permission to alter their licensed water-race.-J. Barker and another were granted permission to alter their rac* at ■Hartley's gully. ,! - nre - hj • Sin an(l annMiw, 300 yards irom claim in Jxevis river: granted. nn „ * ™ BnnW to Urs Peterson and another between Smith’s and Pipeclay gully ; 1 nomas Shaw, in Duffer’s gully ; and to William Anderson, between Smith’s and Rappoo gully. to wlif™* ~ A rcsi,lence aroa was granted to William Anderson at Doctor’s flat. '

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