WARDEN'S COURT, LAWRENCE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XV, Issue 832, 5 April 1882, Page 5

WARDEN'S COURT, LAWRENCE.

(Before J. N. Wood, Esq., Warden.) Fbiday, 31st Maboh, 1882. M'o'jnel O'Donnell made application for a residence area. -Adjourned till 20th April. Patrick Cu-tis, through hit solicitor (Mr Coplind), made application for an extended c'a m. Mr Huntor (on behalf of Mr MCrossan) objected to the granting of the lease, on Ibe ground that the area applied for was alrraiy granted to his client, and was now in his occupation. This rase (which had been adjourn-d at a previous sitting of the Court) occupied over .in hour in hearing, and proved of *uch a complicated nature that it was with, difficulty understood. Mr Copland spoke at very considerable length on the subject, detailing the facts of the cas». He sail that a plan (produced), which wis taken by the surveyor of the land in dispute, was incorrect, and did not show in any degree iha true" positions of the rurious claim". The Siiv. vejor unfortunately wa3 absent, and could not consequently give evi.lenre as to the plan, but he believed the reason he hud been misled was that he had taken a wire fence erected by Mr M'Crossan ou this land a% his gni le, and i his had nothing to do with the boundaries. When Curtis applied for this laid, lie pegged it off, and when the surveyor went down to the ground, he took no notice of what Curtis said with regard to the origiual peg«. After some further remarks, Mr Copland called Patrick Curtis, who gave lengthy evidence, which did not apparently throw much light on the case. He endeavored to describe the shape and size of the claim, but this did not. appear to give much satisfaction to His Worship, as it was in some respects contradictory. Andrew Roscwall cave immaterial evidence. Mr Hunter then rai ed the point that an extended claim could only be applie 1 for when there was to be an. extraordinary outlay of capital or labor. He hardly thought the applicant was possessed of this, as he had nol paid the guinea costs allowed to them in the last c-ise. Further argument was entered into at considerable length by the respective counsel, but as the plan was disputed and the surveyor waa not present to give eviJence, His Worship decided to adjourn the application for a month, in order that he might be enabled in tho interval to see the surveyor.

Christopher and Isaac Watson applied for an cxl ended claim. — Granted.

Edward M'Ewen made application for an agricultural lease of section 13, block ir., Tuapeka West.— Adjourned till 20th April. Ah Wah and others applied for a tail-race. —Granted.

A similar application ty tbe Messrs Watson was granted.