WARDEN'S COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1925, Page 3

WARDEN'S COURT.

THURSDAY. AUG. 20th. (Before Warden Meldrum.) HOKITIKA APPLICATION'S. Stuart ami Clinoumn (Air Murdoch) four renewals of timber reservations. Granted. Kokutahi Sawmill Coy. (Mr Aluiiloch) for exihange of sawmill license. —O ranted. Receiver of Goldfields’ Revenue v. ('has Tee. claim for rent. £4._ Judgment. for plaintiff with costs. Ins. Same v. W. .1. Spence, claim in IC* with costs 19s and forfeiture decreed. Same v. Thomas Sneme. execute! in estate of D. Spence, chum £1 os■ -Im Puit'iit- for plaintiff with costs 19s and forfeiture decreed. . Same v. Thomas Spence. claim (-■> 10s. Judgment for plaintiff with costs 19s. ROSS A IMPLICATION. Allan and Party (Air Murdoch) tor exchange of titles.—Granted. K UAI ARA APPI.ICA 1 lONfc>. Ivor Steel (Air FI cock) tor license for sawmill-—Granted ; stihjeet to special conditions. Rimu Gold Dredging Coy. (Air Muidocl.l for 16 prospecting hcomos a-mut ICO acres each.— Granted, subject to existing rights. \ \ Moore (Mr Murdoch) v. Borough of R.OSS (Mr Joyce) a suit for £l9O for damage eiuisetl to the plaintiff's residence area, house and orchard at Ross caused it is alleged bv-tne breaking away of the Borough dam. The hearing of evidence had lieen partly heard at Ross, and the hearing of further evidence took place to-dav. At. the morning sitting the evidence of James Jones was taken and at the afternoon sitting further evidence was I given by William F. Jones. T. V Bruce, and S. P. Evans. This concluded the evidence for the defence. Mr Joyce made application for counsel to supply written addresses on the law prints and after an objection by Mr Murdoch, who was prepared to submit his argument at once, the Warden agreed to the course submitted by Air Joyce, and judgment was reserved to next sitting at Hokitika.