WARDEN'S COURT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 21

WARDEN'S COURT.

Tuesdvk. April 8. (.Before Mr E. H. Carew, Warden.) The Corpoiation of the City of Bunedin's motion for a watnr ia.ee license under the provisions of '" The Mining Act, 1898," such race to commence at a dam site applied for, 40 chains above Fortification Creek, and terminating in section 'J, block XVI, Maungatua. on the Taieri River, was called o.i for hearing. There wore also three other applications m this connection foi subsidiary ra^L*. The license asked is in lespect to alterations and extension 0 of the course oi the race granted under license Xo. 11, 'W.E.. to the corporation, and the Taieri County Council objected to tho license on the plea that, provision should be iraclo for the mode m which the lace is to be con.sti acted where it was likely to affect public loads, for safeguarding public mteiest, and for ensuring the habilitv of the ccuporation m respect to damage— Counsel foi the applicants (Mr F. R. Clu-pmau) stntcd that the Taieri County Council's solicitor (Mr Hosking) had drawn up some conditions v-hich the corporation deemed advisable to accept m the pnblio inteiest, ajid he would have r.o objection to th 1 " same in regard to the subsidiary applications. The conditions mentioned make provision for the safeguarding of the public interest in respect to roads, etc., by setting forth that tho contractors or woiknien for the corpoiation were not to excavate ground anywhere, which would damage or interfere with any loads or bridges or public way. The provision is also made that the cosr-oratioi? will be held responsible for any damage or injuiv cau-.cd in this inspect by the works In answer to Mv Hosking. Mr Chapman stated that the corpoiation would be responsible to all public bodies interested, if there were other bodies m the district which might m.ike statements in the same direction. The Warden then intimated that he would oiant the application, subject to the provisions mentioned, if the parties to the case drew up «n agreement embodying the conditions men-t-oned. He would order the case to stand down to allow of this being clone, and would grant coats ',£5 os) to the Taieri County Council. The mattei will pio'uably be finally settled before the W.xrdc-n on Monday, April 14.

A new definition of the degree oi friendship oi acquaintanceship existing between man and man was coined on Monday by Mi' Hani on when defending a man charged witii breach of the peace. A witness had said he had known a man by °ight for 20 years and to =rjeak to ca-uallv for four year?, but he could not <-ay he knew him well. ''I suppose you have had h drink or two with him," said eoun=rl "Oh. yes." replied the witness. '-That'- it.' <-aid Mr Hanlon ; "now wc'\c goi to it you are on diinking teim-