ST. BATHANS.-Dec. 3.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 302, 11 December 1874, Page 3

ST. BATHANS.-Dec. 3.

Resident Magistbate's Cottbt. (Before H. W. Eobinson, Esq., R.M.) Police v. P. Kenny.—Breach "of the Licensing Ordinance, in keeping his house open after eleven p.m., he not being the holder of a general night license. Defendant admitted the fact, but pleaded in extenuation that there was a meeting going on in his house. The Bench accepted the explanations, and imposed the small alfry of 55., and costs ss. 6d. George Purton v. John Halpin—Debt of £ll 4s. This was an action to recover an amount due for school fees—plaintiff being treasurer of the Catholic School Committee. The account extended over three years. No appearance of defendant. Judgment for £ll 45., and costs 19s. Wabden's Coubt. ; (Before H. W. Robinson, Esq., Warden.) Mining Lease.—The application of M. Fahey, for the St. Bathans Gold Sluicing Compan, for a lease of 10 acres, was further considered—Mr. Bailey appearing for the applicant. Mr. Bailey said that the survey was still not made, and submitted that the application might be dealt with subject to survey. Mr. Purton appeared to support an objection by which it was prayed that the lease should not be granted without a proviso saving certain interests of the Scandinavian Company. The Warden decided that a certificate should issue subject to survey, and undertook to instruct the surveyor to lay off a line of channel in the nature of a byewash to carry storm water from the Scandinavian race to the Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock channel. Special Claim. Halley and Towers. This application for a special claim of 15 acres had been before the Warden for a length of time. It had been partly heard before Mr. Warden Stratford, but, by request of the applicants the decision had been left for Mr. Warden Eobinson, before whom the application .had originally been made. Mr. Halley being present the Warden now stated that he nad considered the application, and the documents in connection with it left in his hands by Mr. Warden Stratford. The applicants based their claim for special consideration upon the large expense of bringing in the Otago Water Bace; but it appeared that these applicants were merely shareholders in the company by which the Otago Water Race had been constructed. He would be quite willing to recommend the special claim to be granted to the company as a whole, or he would recommend, if desired that a mining lease of the area in question be granted to these applicants. Mr. Halley said that the other members of the company were not joining in the application with him and Mr. Towers. The Warden said that he regretted [then that he would feel it his duty to recommend the refusal of the application ; but, by request of Mr. Halley, who said that he and Mr. Towers were prepared to take up the ground, or most of it, in extended claims, he consented to retain the application until the 19th December, when he would forward it to his Honor the Superintendent with the recommendation that it be refused. -

Gi-ants.—M. Fahey and-others, alteration of tail race ; Tiernap and another, extended claim; Rowe and Towers, xn-otec-tion.