WARDEN'S COURT.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1904, 2 September 1887, Page 2

WARDEN'S COURT.

_. : — «. (Before Mr Warden Bird). Thursday, September Ist, 1887. APPLICATIONS. Morrow and party, head and tail rao- ; granted Mr Piost for applicant. Daniel Ferris, residence site, Boatman's ; granted. E. W. Pairhairn. business sit*>, Reefto» ; Mr Lynch appeared to object on behalf of the County Conucil,- on the ground that the section encroached upon a public street; adjourned till next court day. ' : Timothy Moor, section ; granted. Liuklater and pai\y, no appearance, double area, Larry's Cretk; granted. Ah Bug and party, head rac *, tail | racp and dam ; granted. R J, Scoltock, two surveyed business sites ; granted. G. Metcalf, business site, 895 ; grantod. P. Salmon, four business sites. 32, 83, 34, 35, Reefton ; grunted. B. Way lan. two business sections, Bnl.ler road, objection by Mr Lynch on behalf of J. Sweeney. John Sweeney : I atu a laborer and contractor ; I object to the application of Waylan ; two or three years ago I started to clear, these sections ; it was all bush and stones ; I made the surface on it ; I took up ten sections ; I made nearly the whole of the surface and fenced it in ; I occupied the ground, but was not in a position to take out the business licenses; I spoke to Mr Hnslop about the license fees several times ; I have taken out nine licenses since the proceedings. By Mr North: Did not take out any business licenses before Way len pegged ; have b«v»n iv occupation for three years j Waylen has applied for two sections, and others have applied for three sections; may haw? fenced in a portion of two streets, but it is only small ; have fenced to within or 20ft of the. cemetery ; did not know at the time there was a street by the cemetery ; took out my licenses three days aftw applicant pe<jgpd» By the Court : I hold nine Sections in one block ; I was never iv a position to take out any business licenses ; have never paid any rates to the county in respect of the sections. | The Warden said he would visit the j section btifoif deciding.

Samuel Turner, four nionXhs protection of taii-rcce ou accouut of empty purse; granted. John Larkin, two business sites, 876, 876 ; granted. Thos. Eddy, two business sections ; granted, ..-,., i Ed. Willis, business site ; granted. John M'Gillicuddy, sections 728, 730, 782; granted. M. Hally, business site, Boatman's ; granted. A. Stringer, section 1064 ; granted. J. Arnott, business section j adjourned. Louis Lfibeau, business section 89 ; granted. Lawrence and party, no appearance ; adjourned. W. H. Stringer, section 740 ; granted. T. Penniall, business site ; 741 ; granted. Pandora, mining lease ; granted. South Wealth of Nations, raining lease; granted. The Court then adjourned.