WARDEN'S COURT, LAWRENCE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 390, 12 September 1874, Page 3

WARDEN'S COURT, LAWRENCE.

(Before E. H. Carew, Esq., Warden.) • Wednesday, 9th September. Armstrong v. Brown. — No appearance ; ease struck out. H. Galbraitb applied for an agricultural lease of section 14, block VI., Tuapeka East. Thomas Scott, for whom Mr, Squires appeared, objected on the ground that an agricultural lease of this section had been refused to him, being scrub land. His Worship eaid«that Galbraith had applied before Scott for the ground, and might then have obtained as much of it as was not scrub land, but did not then think it worth while to take that portion. Scott, when he applied, might also have had had so much as was not scrub land. Adjourned for survey ; all scrub land to be excluded. Archibald Hogg applied for an agricultural lease of section 11, block X., Waitahuna West : and Robert Humphrey for section 12 of the same block. His Worship had some doubt whether these were on the mining reserve or not, and adjourned the application for enquiry, intimating that they would be refused if on the reserve. * James Cook, for whom Mr. Squires appeared, applied for an agricultural lease of section 13. block VIII., Hillend. Certificate to issue on the payment of the first half-year's rent. Michael Monaghan applied through Mr. Holmes for a residence area, near an application of Mr. King's. Adjourned for three weeks. Duncan Hiilop applied through Mr. Holmes for an agricultural lease of section 15, block VI., Waitahuna East. Certificate to issue on the payment of the first half-year's rent. The Otago Gold Mining Company (Re>>Atered) applied for a head race in connection with their machine site. Mr. M'Coy appeared for the Perseverance Co. and Morrison and Co., who objected — or, at least, wished conditions to be imposed. Adjourned for Mr. Campbell, the manager of the Company, to give more exact information of the position which the pipes would occupy. The same for a tail race; objected to by the same parties. Adjourned to view the ground. — . O'Brien's application for an agricultural lease of sections 2 and 3, block 1., Tuapeka East, again came on. His Worship said .there were others interested in the land. If Mr. O'Brien could agree with them, he would grant the application, otherwise he certainly would not. Mr. M'Coy asted for and obtained an adjournment for 14 days, to see if the parties could agree. Henry Detert's application for an agricultural lease of section 15, block V., Tuapeka East, was called on. His Worship said before dealing with it, he would view .the ground j German Gully must be excluded. Mr. M'Coy for the applicant.