MAEREWHENUA.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 203, 17 January 1873, Page 3

MAEREWHENUA.

(From our own correspondent.) January 14th. At the Maerewhenua, last Friday, a severe hailstorm destroyed the gardens—completely stripping the' potato sliaws, and splitting open cabbages: Hailstones fell as heavy marbles. The drought has been very severe, and long continued this season; no rain having fallen to benefit the miner. Great anxiety is manifested in reference to the objection raised by the millowners, fellmongers, and others, having works which use water from the Kakanui, against the granting of the additional water rights applied for by the Kakanui Company, and Cooper's party. : The objectors were represented by Mr. d ulius, ! a lawyer from Oamaru, who was accompanied j by Mr. Mowat (of Anderson and Mowat), and ; several others. i

arden's Cotjkt. (Before H. W. Robinson, Esq., "Warden). The Kakanui Company and Cooper's party had applied for additional rights for water from the upper branch of the Kakanui river —each party;asking for 20 heads.: Objections .had been lodged on behalf of millowners and fdlmongers using water near llie mouth of the river, and Mr. Julius, from Oamaru, appeared to show cause why the rights should be granted. The arguments were somewhat lengthy, and the Warden finally decided to refuse the applications. [Full'particulars in our next issue.] Grants. —Carl Lewels, residence area ; A Wolf, residence area ; W. Williamson (manager, Kakanui Company), two dams, south Awamoko Creek ; Peter Anderson, tail-race, Pringle's G-ully ; Smiley and others, proteci tion H.Howe, residence area ; James Howe, residence ai'ea ; Samuel Bull en, residence i area ; Peter Anderson, extended claim (objected to by Bandeen on the ground that the pegging was illegal; the Court, however held the claim good) ; M'Cann and others, 2 dams ; Nicholson, and Taylor, 21 bye washes on Mosquito race (Mr. G-. K,. Taylor appeared and stated that this .grant would not interfere with any previously existing rights.) Withdrawn—iNimo and others, dam at Back Creek. F. Mason, 2 water-race applications, John Ryan, 1 water-race application. - [Refused.—John Bandeen, extended claim, A. Wolf waterrrace.