MINING DISPUTES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 280, 5 December 1901, Page 2

MINING DISPUTES.

A REMARKABLE PARTNER. By Telegraph—Pres3 Association, Invercargill, last night. At the Supremo Court to-day, Mr Justice Denniston granted an injunction, with. 40s damages, to 8. Fletcher against tho Lady Charlton Gold Dredging Company, for pollution of a stream. The principal argument for the defence was. that twodredges were at work nearer to plaintiff’s land than the Lady Charlton, and that the injunction would not give plaintiff clean water. The judge held that that did not matter, as individual digging could be restrained from polluting water. In this case, the other mining companies had entered into an agreement whh Fletcher.

Another mining case,-E. G. Pilcher v. E. Smith (Palmerston), was for an order for the taking of accounts and payment of balance due plaintiff on the sale of a mining property at Waikaka, which was a joint speculation of the parties. Smith had stated that their rights were sold for £3O, which was all needed to pay expenses, but Pilcher discovered that Smith had got £205, besides the right to graze over and crop the land till required for mining. His Honor said it was plain that the parties were partners, and defendant must! account to plaintiff.