THE COURTS.

Lake County Press, Volume V, Issue 278, 26 January 1888, Page 3

THE COURTS.

Asrow. RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT Wednesday, January IS. (Before, J. S. Hick-ion, B.f/, //. M. ) P. Tobin v. J. T. M. Hornsby. Claim of £7, wages due. An urgent telegram from defendant’s solicitor applying for an adjournment was put in. His Worship decided to grant the adjournment to next Court day. WARDEN’S COURT. Wednesday, January IS. (Before J. S. Hickson, 7-.V/., Warden.) Philips and Others v. The Mountain Maid G.M. Co., application for cancellation of lease. His Worship said that by section P2 of the Mining Act, 1887, the lease was already cancel'ed. There was therefore no necessity to call any evidence. The following applications were granted John Knowles, residence area, Cardrona ; J. G. Aitken, extended claim, Cardronn ; W. Jenkins, tunnel tail race at Arrow Falls ; G. Watson, Cumberland Terrace, Arrow River, water race; George Morrah, extended claim, water race (from Stony Greek), and tail race, Potter’s Gully, Cardrona; David Scurr, water race, German Woman’s Gully, Cardrona ; W. Jenkins, alteration of head and extension of race, Boundary Creek ; Beresford Ritchie and W. J. Farrell, protection for each of their licensed holdings at Macetown, his Worship fixing the protection at four months, having no power to grant longer ; Charles Martin, protection, Macetown ; W. Garrick, extended claim, German Gully, Arrow River ; J. M atk'ns, similar application, same locality; J. Wilson, tunnel, 8-Mile, subject to existing rights; G. Hallighan, water race, Butler’s Gully, Cardrona, conditionally that it did not interfere with M'Dougall and Sou’s privileges. W. Jenkins’s application fora water race from the Wye Creek was adjourned to next Court day

The application of T. G- Pearce and Others to amalgamate claims was refused, his Worship remarking 1 that, as the separate claims had not been fully worked in terms of the requirements of the Act, he could not grant it, without going against the distinct wording of the Act, and contrary to its spirit. “ I hat, he said, “ is a try-on I can’t stand ” A. Preston’s application for extended claim was adjourned to next Court. Jopp, Henderson, and Brown withdrew their application for a claim on Cardrona Saddle, the ground being too heavy to work without timber, which would be too expensive landed there.

M‘Dougall and -Son’s application for (’'.tension of water race, Butler's Creek, Cn-drona, was objected to by M. i’ircb. After lenofthv argument it was granted.

John Watkins’s application for residence area, Eight-Mile. Arrow River, was objected to by G. aHon, and refused by his Worship unless Walton agreed to come to an arrangement with applicant. The Court then adjourned.

Quesnstown. RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Monday, Jantarv 16. (Befoie J. S. Hickson, /A/., B.M). D. M‘Bride v. Sophia Johnson. Claim for rent (£1 10s). Conrt and professional fees (Bis 0d). Mr Tnrton for plai >t : ff. Jndetnent for £1 13s paid into Court, professional fee heHjt disallowed. WARDEN’S COURT. Monday, Jantaiiy 16 (Before J. S. Hickson, E<q. , Warden.) Emma Painter applied for occupation liceuof, Lower Shciover. Ohjeeuoa was

lodg'd by Sir John Chegwidd p n. Tie license was granted. J Bord tan’s application for water race Pleasant Creek. Skippers, was adjourned Otto Thenne’s adjoun ed application f. r water race, Fews Creek, Lake Wakatipu, was granted. M. O’Meara (for Iv C. Oallechin't withdrew several applications for water races at Maori Point. F. Evans's application for water race, BaPar it Creek. Lefr-h,.nd Branch. Shotover, was held over for further particulars. Pharma Extended Quartz Mining Company’s application for licensed holding, Skippers, was granted. E. Sainshury sa po ication fir resideiu e area. Upper Shot.iv-r. was refused, th ; gto ltd being auriferous. Evans and Edgir’s a 'plication fnr e - tended claim, Skippers Creek, was granted. . Contts and pi ty's applications tor water r..cc and extern on c aim. Few s Creek, L ike Wakuppj. were adjourn- d till next Court tor in ce i i formation. Fdwatd Br- o'te’s anpli.r ilior, for exteidid claim. Brown’s Terrace, Upper Si.otover, was objected to by Alfred and George Smi li, and adjourned to next Court by t.le Warden for evidence of applicant and objectors. R. Ryan and W. Bone’s application for two-acre extended claim, Casper’s E at, Upper Shwtover, was granted. E. Callocbin’s app'ie.itiou for water race, ire Rope Gully, Maori Point, was go anted. .1. W'enkbeim and Par f v withdrew their application for protection of claim. Sawyers Creek, Skippers. Hugh M ‘Kenzie and Allan M Tntosh’s a ppli cut tons for i esidencc areas, Kin gston, were adjourned to nex't Court so as to abow the V\ aste Land Board to he notified of the application. All Moon and Party’s applications for extended claim and tail race, MckeCreek, were granted. A. Bar tie, nan, applica ion for lieens- d holding in the Sclieelite Mineral Lease, Glenorchy, was adjourned for snrvt v.

\\ . Sh-ihao applied f>r protection of claim, Maori Point, for dO day'*, being unable to work owing to his unavoidable absence. —Granted. Daniel Grant applied for water race, -4-Mile Creek, which was "ranted, as well as an application for a dam and reservoir at do- Mile Cm k. M . A. Dickson’s application for protection of claim for four mouths, Skippers, was granted. W . P.ii'ss ami John Grav applied lor surrender of part of their licensed holding, section 5, Block 11, Tucker Beach. —Cancelled, A Birss and John Gray's application for extended claim. Tucker Beach, was grunted. J. Wenkheim and Party applied for exchange a cl amalgama ion of licens'd holdings. Sawyers Creek, Upper Shotovc*. —Granted. Tens pay, January 17. T. G. Pearce's (as attorney for G. Bashings and Cameron) application for exchange of gold mining certificate. Skippers Reefs, was granted, subject to the production or certificates. F. Means’s adjourned application f>r water race was further adjourned to next Court, owing to the defective description and absence of applicant.