MAEREWHENUA.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 100, 13 January 1871, Page 3

MAEREWHENUA.

Warden's Court.—Jan. 10. (Before IT. W. Robinson, Esq., Warden.) O'Donnell and others v. Groig and of hern. —This was a complaint for encroachment upon the lin« marked out by plaint iffs for their watrr race, held under license No 2999, from Stonov Creek. The complainants alleged that the defendants had so surveyod their race as to occupy about three miles of the line already srlected by plaintiffs. After the witness.'* f r the complaint had been heard, Mr. (-3reig, wlio conducted the «ise for the ilHVnci', submitted tc the Court that no cane hud been made on", as it was not shown that the plaintiffs Ima ever properly marked out their rare on the line in question. He added that, though not wiring to submit to an adverse verdiut when they belioved themselves to be in the right, his party were willing to construct their race at a higher level, SO' a& not to interfere with the complainants' line; It was ultimately arranged, by consent of both parties, to record a verdict " That the defendant? give up to plaintiffs the right to construot their race on the line in dispute, between Stoney Creek and the Saddle, and construct their own race at a higher level —say about thirty feet higher—which thoy are hereby, authorised to do." Plaintiffs to pay costs.

The following grants were made : —E. Whitfield, water race ; H. and J. Howe, extended claim ; O'Donnell and others, dam ; Craig and others, protection ; G-reig and others, water mce ; M. Osterberg, resiclenco area. The following.applications were withdrawn: —J. Fulton*, water race ; Evans and others, water race.

Before closing the Court, the Warden stated that he had been instructed by the Government to report upon the advisability of laying off a block of lfcnd for agricultural settlement at Doctor's Creek, near the homestead of Mr. H. Campbell. He mentioned this because he was anxious to rpceive suggestions, and to learn whether any persons were wanting to take up land for agriculture in that neighborhood. Some discussion ensued, and the general opinion seems to be that, even if tho land was suitable in itself for cultivation, the distance (nbout twenty miles) would be too great for it to be of any particular.-use for the mining population.