WARDEN'S COURT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 266, 3 November 1874, Page 6

WARDEN'S COURT.

Friday, , October 30, 1874.

(Before W. Lawrence Simpson, Esq., Warden, j

APPLICATIONS. Extended Claims.— William Adie and three others* four aores at Stonewall gully, Nevis: granted.—Thomas Muir, one acre at. Pipeclay gully: granted.—James Orombie and another, five acres on Doctor's flat: granted.—Wm. Meanock and another, two acres at Brown's flat: objected to by Joblin, and granted on condition that Meanock build dam for objectors.—George Manson, one acre on terrace of Bailey's gully : granted.—Owen O'Neill and another, two acres in Pipeclay gully: granted.—William Buchan, three acres in Pipeclay: objected to by Crombie and .others, and adjourned.—John Pryde, one acre in Bailey's gully : granted. Protection.— Thomas Bainl, one month for licensed water-race: granted. Tail Race..— John Pryde, in Bailey's gully: granted. Water Bace.— Arch. Sutherland, two sluiceheads from a creek half a mile south of Deep creek, Nevis: granted. Residence Area.— William Brice, one acre in Wood's gully : granted. Gold Mining Lease.— Josiah Mitchinson, sixteen acres at Bendigo : granted. OPPOSED APPLICATIONS. Thomas M'Morran applied for a gold-mining lease of 16 acres at Bendigo, and his application was opposed by the Lucknow Company. The Lucknow Company made two applica tions, one for 10 acres and one for 4, also at Bendigo ; and these applications were opposed by M'Morran. The two applications of the Lucknow Company were heard, and the decision in these affected M'Morran in such a way that no hearing was gone into in the case of his application. Mr Wilson appeared for M'Morran, and Mr Johnston for the Lucknow Company. Evidence was goue into at great length, of which we have ample notes, but find we have not space enough to give any particulars of it. The 6rst application, known throughout the case as "application No. 1," was granted,—not to the extent of ten acres, but in accordance with the surveyor's plan as produced in Court. The second application was refused, the ground, which included part of the old Aurora lease, having been pegged out after the publication in the Gazette of the notice of the cancellation ot that lease by the Superintendent, but Before its publication in the local paper ; and this was held by the Warden to be fatal to the granting of the application. M'Morran's application was granted,—in so far as it was not interfered with by the Luc - now Company's first application, in which part of M'Morran's was included, to the extent of about four acres.

The different applications were very much confused, as to the ground applied for and granted; but we may.explain that the Lucknow Company, owing to a mistake made by the surveyor, are granted not only the whole of the ground applied for in their first application, (which never really comprised much over four acres.) but a considerable part of their second, lying between the two original leases of the Lucknow and Aurora Companies.