WARDEN'S COURT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 266, 15 December 1874, Page 6

WARDEN'S COURT.

6/H ynivfimifj —fci — ':■■■ ;' :r;.y y iDbcbmbkk 11,1874. ; - Warden.j eiill ; tn'■,-■' i»£icvn:'6N& ■" 2>ft«fc , *r- 7 Ytin! Loon i*nd another, Bahnockhurn, objected'to by Se Toy,' "and, adjourned. XMaimX.— Andrew WiHiaHison and three at Nevis r granted.— Anders i Cftson, ! two > acres at Kawarau Gorge: granted.—CKarleß Binge, one acre on Pipeclay terrace - : objected toby Roakruge, and adjourned. Prdkcfon.— Edward Skinner,,.9o days 1 for, <claim at BannockWm: granted.—Peter Mac* DonMcL-JJO days' for claim ia Bailey's, gully: tpifited. Bain and five others, 90. days' for qnarts'claim at Carrick: this claim apparently be|rig' included in the special claim applied for by tbe Deep Level Company, grant kk protection was postponed fer one"week, until tignts of parties are established.—Thomas Baird, 3 months' for licensed water race: granted. jffead Race.— Andrew Williamson and others, ?our sluide heads from Snowy Creek, Nevis: granted. Tail Race.— Williamson and others, from «laim at, Bradley's gully: granted. , PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE. S. T. Crofts 9. James M'Nulty.—This was a «ase in which the plaintiff sued for a settlement of accounts iu connection with a mining claim at Roaring Meg, and also to be recognised as a partnet to. the extent of a fourth in a half share m such claim lately sold by defendant to Mr G. W. Goodger. It was a long and wearisome case, and occupied a: considerable portion.of the time of the Courtj , M"Nulty in evidence stated that the share lie.had sold Qpodger was not the whole lialf-share, but only three-quarters of it, and that he'had'taken care to especially mention this as,the time, as it was his wish to protect Crofts' quarter interest, which.was a sleeping one. ,Mr;Colclough and Mr Goodger gave evitlence'.as to the sale, and .stated tnat'no mention ■whatever was made of Croft's interest. The" Warden decided that from the evidence be must hold it proved that Crofts possessed a sleeping,fourth share in the half .share sold by M'Nulty to Goodger, and that of tbis fourth share'GOoclgV had beard nothing, but had believed that he was purchasing the full half share. No difficulty riced be experienced as regarded the settlement of the accounts due by the partner-; ship. KPNolty had sold hi*,share for £BO, and from that amount, which'be ordered to be paid into Court, ; he would order the accounts to be paid*,:nnd of the balance, Crofts would receive £2O, beuig the value of his sleeping, share, and M'Nultv wbnld.be handed over the remainder. •■mirim ■ •'■■ i ■ -,-■! ■ .•■in-!-. '