WARDEN'S COURT.

Lake County Press, Volume VIII, Issue 450, 24 December 1879, Page 3

WARDEN'S COURT.

Before H. A. Stratford, Esq., Warden. Mond at, December 22nd. T. Mathieson's application for lease of ™ near Mount Beetham adjourned to 12th January; applicant in the meantime to sign and deposit non-purchasing clause. J. Mathieson's application for lease of land at Whitechapel Flat was adjourned to the 12th January. E. Fitzgibbon's application to purchase land at Arrow Junction held by him under agricultural lease was recommended. T £ e , T ipperary Q uartz Mining Company applied for a water-race in Scanlan's Gully for machine purposes. Granted. '

Mr Barker appeared as agent in above applications. Applications to lease land under section 66 of •« The Mines Act" by A. H. Douglas, A. Brown, and J. Fox, were granted, subject to surveyor's report. In response to notice by the Warden a number of residence-area holders in the borough extension were present, to consider the best means of arranging about their areas which had been much interfered with by the recent survey. The Warden explained the circumstances which had led to his calling the residence-area holders together. He had heard that the surveyed sections in many instances intersected residence-areas, and. as the land was to be sold on the Bth January, he communicated with Government, who replied that residence-area holders were to select one acre, and that balance was to be sold. He now wished to know what the residenee~area holders wou'd decide on. Mr Graham spoke on behalf of rome of those present, and stated that they had determined to hold their areas as they stand j and would make no alteration in their positions. J. A. Chapman v. Victor Emanuel Co.— Two complaints for abandonment of water races and non-renewal of licenses. Mr Turton for eomplaint. Mr L. H. Preston appeared on behalf of Company. The complaint was admitted (in so far as the races had not been worked) by defendants, but it was urged that a meeting of the Company was to be held in January to decide whether a battery should be erected in Bush Creek. If the rights were declared forfeited the loss to the Company wonld be very severe. Both complaints were adjourned, by consent, to the 12th January. J. A. Chapman v. All Nations Company.—Similar complaint to above. Mr Turton for complainant. Parties to the suit a. ranged matters,, and the case was struck out by consent. J. A. Miller v. L H. Preston (for Victor Emanuel Company).—A friendly suit for non-renewal of waterM-ights. Adjourned to 12th January.