WARDEN’S COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1924, Page 4

WARDEN’S COURT.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2-ltli.

(Before Warden Meld rum)

AFTERNOON SITTING

John C. Wells (Air Mur udclt) lor a residence site, Woodstock. Objection bj Forestry Department (Air Kitcliingliam}.

Air Kitchingliam stated he understood, in Alarcli 1922, that steps were (list taken for a nursery, Whether the land covered in the application covered that lor which compensation was paid or not, the. Forestry Department wutild still object to the grant. The area bail been proclaim a Government road by Gazette notice on the LOtl) of the present month. A new mad to give access had not yet been gazetted. He said this appeared to be

delibciate attack on the part o persons in tbit locality against tin Forestry Del ailment.

Mr Murdoch stated that since the present application had been made two other miners had marked out tout areas, in this locality, for which they had no need to come to the Court. Alt Kitchingliam said this was a piece of Cron ii lands. The Warden—Set apart for mining purposes. Alexander 1). AFcGavock, deposed lie

was Consoivalor of Invests at Hokitika. Flans were put in of the two miscellaneous licenses formerly hold by Wells Bros. Tho application before the Court was on an accretion to soe-

ver i fVIJ. one of those cancelled. They had already ploughed five acres and planted it. The whole area was required by the Forestry Department. When fully developed they hoped to supply file whole of the South Island witl trees for planting. The area applied for was in tho planting area. For the applicant. Afr Murdoch called : Edward Thomas Stoop, who deposed he resided at Woodstock. The area applied for Mas pegged out. Mr AfeGavoek had informed them that ho was not interested ill anything that was outside the leases taken over by the Crown.

llis Worship said in view of the application being over an area that Mould interfere with public policy, l.e did not see that he could grant the application. The application would 1 e refused. Counsels fee L 3 3s Mere allowed the objecting counsel.