WARDEN'S COURT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 237, 26 May 1874, Page 6

WARDEN'S COURT.

Friday, May 22, 1874., (Before IV. Lawrence Simpson, Esq., Warden, j • Before the business, in this Court was proceeded with, Mr Macnab would like to make an -explanation. Certain certificates, one to Cameron and two to Olson, had been granted in mistake last Court-day. ■ They should not have come on for hearing until the 29th. Tho Warden proceeded to look over the documents in connection with the matter and the Court-books, and perceiving that there had been a mistake as explained, stated that the applications had been improperly heard, and must thereto re bo struck out. Mr Colclough had a few words to say on the .sub ject. The same-kind of mistake had occurred before in connection with applications by Olson, and the thing looked suspicious. He was afraid .Mr Macnab had purposely misled the Court. Olijon had .urged an objection to an application by Rovm for a dam, on the ground that he possessed the very claim for which a certificate Avas wrongly granted on the loth.

The Warden could not see that'there was any purposed misleading in the' matter. It was partly his own fault, and partly that of the Clerk of the Court. Maidman v. May. Mi- Cowan for plaintiff; defendant did not appear. This was an amicable suit, in which plaintiff applied that defendant should forfeit his right to a certain water race, his certificates not having been renewed. Plaintiff explained that in the Resident Magistrate’s Court the other day he got judgment against May, and to satisfy this judgment ho wished to gain possession of the race. May was quite willing that he should have the race, and would have simply transferred it to him, if the certificates had been in proper legal trim. The Warden ordered that May should forfeit, when Maidman might make application for the race. APDLTCATTOMS. John Howe and another, at Kawarau Gorge : adjourned from last Court-day, in consequence of objection by A. Olson. An understanding wa.s come to and Olson withdrew his objection. Granted. Frotrcfion. —John Saltnun, Royal Standard, 80 days’, to prospect reef: granted.