TO-DAY'S SITTING.

Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8566, 22 January 1897, Page 2

TO-DAY'S SITTING.

The following applications were dealt with at to-day's sitting of the Court:— GRANTED. John McGuire, Maggie special claim, Whangainata F. W. Abhott, water race, Wharekawa river.—Granted to Ptolemy G.M. Co. subject to Leyland and O'Brien's water rights F. W. Abbot*, machine site and water race, Whangamata.—Granted to Ptolemy G.M. Co. subjeot to Leyland and O'Brien's ■water rights J. Stevenson, water race and machine site, Pungateringa Greek Patrick Quinlan, water race, Tairua E. Bennett, residence site, Mata Greek. .

RECOMMENDED. J. Mcßae, Inverness special claim, Puriri. Objected to by A. McLoughlin.—Objection withdrawn F. Marshall Ayrshire Lass special claim, Tapu F. T. Ward, Kimihia Extended special claim, Tairua A. G. Allen, Danal No. 2 special claim, Waiomo C. E. Cormick, Mandolin special claim, Puriri Albert Cuff, Prince of Wales No, 2 special claim, W<iiomo H. A. Bishop, Fear Not special claim, Whangamata H. A. Bishop, Try Again special claim, Whangamata.

ADJOURNED TO FEBBUABY 4TH. Wm. Frebble, Ahurui special claim, "Whangamata S. T. George, Governor special claim, Tapu Albert Rhodes, Prince of Wales special claim, Hikutaia F. Creighton, Capitol special claim, Tapu H. A. Bishop, Swan, Whangamata H. Gentles, Peninsula special claim, Tairua ADJOURNED TO FEBRUARY 18TH.

Jas. Welman, Runic special claim, Tairua John Stevenson, Ruapehu special claim, Upper Puru F. T. "Ward, New Kimihia speoial claim, Tairua Jas. R. Sawyer, Earl of Carlisle special claim, Puru Jas. R. Sawyer, Earl of Warwick special claim, Puru W. J. Neville, Zanzibar special claim, Tairua. Jaa. Welman, Gothic special claim, Mercury Bay E, J. Smith, Monarch of Tairua special claim, Tairua James Welman, Tuscan, Persian, Grecian, Nubian, and Corinthian speoial claims, all at Tairua—Objected to by Kauri Timber Company /, W. Brown, Sylvester special claim,Tairua James Welman, Asiatic, Oceanic, Gaelic, Celtic, and Picnic special claims, all at Table Mountain —Objected to by Kauri Timber | Company .. ,

THE CARDIGAN APPEAL, Jj'or sometime past two applications have been standing on the books, their fate being dependent on the decision of the Supreme Court in the Cardigan appeal case—Dean v. McCormick. These applications are.- Geo. Crocker, El Dorado special claim, Waiomo; J. W. Ryan, New Deep Lsvels Consolidated special claim, Thames. The effect of the Supreme Court judgment is that both are refused; the objector receiving £2 2s costs against Crocker, while three objectors against Ryan's application were awarded £1 Is each.