WARDENS' COURT, LAWRENCE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 1814, 22 July 1891, Page 3

WARDENS' COURT, LAWRENCE.

Friday, 17th July, 1891. (Before W. H. Bevell, Esq., "Warden.) CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATES. E. Varcoe and Parti/ v. R. Ledlieand Others. — Compl&iut. to have ttortirio.u.c for extended claim, No. 1333, in Mimros Gully ctncel led, and complainants to have the first right to take up said claim. Mr Gooday for complainants. Defendants did not appear. — Judgment accordingly. Edgar Eaton, v. G. Scott and Olivers. — Complaiut to have water-race crr.ific.ite, No. 4161, Waipori, cancelled, and complainant put in possession.— After hearing evidence, his Worship jjj.ve judgment for plaintiff ; defend mfcs to pay costs (18s (id.) Police v. J. Donoghue. — Complaint for neglecting to obey an order of the Warden ordering him to desist fencing in the mining reserve in block XX., Tuipeka East district. After hearing evidence, his Worship held th-it it was the duty of tho Commissioner of Crown Lands to lodge the complaint and not the Police. — Case dismissed. Francis ß->ss v. W. O. Dawson. -Complaint to have residence area certificate. No. 1337, Munros Gully, cancelled. Mr Gooday for complainant. Mr Fiulayson for defendant. The hearing of this case occupied neirly the whole of the day. Eventually hb Worship give judgment for plaintiff ; the defou luifc to pay £1 in lien of forfeiture and costs (15i.) W. Campbell v. E. Ellit. — Oompl-iint to have water-race certificate, No. 4137, trora the Beaumont River cancelled and complainant put in possession was adjourned by consent of both parties till 11 o'clock tho following morning. [Neither of the parties appeared iv Court next morning. — Case 3truck out.] FRIENDLY SUIT. vCh w Tie v Fin Hong and Others. — A. friendly suit for neglecting to renew certificate for extended claim at Tuapeki 2?ltt. Mr Crookd for uoinpl-iinant. — Fined 14> in lieu of forfeiture and costs (8s ) EXTENDED OLABI. Eaton and Party (Mr Finlayson): Extended claim of two acres at Mitchell's Flat, Waipori.— Granted. RBSIDEVOE AREAS. Henry Rose (Mr Crooke) : Application for resideuce area at Waipori. — Granted. The Jutland Flat Gold Dredging Co. (Mr Crooke) : Application for residence area at Waipori. —Granted. Francis A. Ross (Mr Gooday) : Application for residence area at MWlillan's Flat, Tuapeka River. Objected to by W. O. D iwsou (Mr Finlayson.) — Refused. PROTECTION. E. Ellis and Others: Application for protection of extended claim and tail race in Gabriels Gully. — Granted for four months. LICENSED HOLDINGS. M. S. Duffy: Application for licensed holding at Waipori. No appearance of applicant. — Adjourned till next Court-day. The Blue Spur Consolidated Gold Co : Application for a special claim to consolidate a number of leases at Blue Spur. On tho application of the Company's solicitor (Mr Crooke), the application was adjourned till next Court-day. OCCUPATION LICENSES. Hans Peter Friis : Application for occup ition lioense of 27 acres in block V., Tuapeka East. Objected to by Daniel Stevenson. There was also a petition against the granting of the application signed by a number of miners of Waitahuna and Waitahuna Gully. Mr Finlayson for applicant, and Mr Crooke for Mr Stevenson. Tho latter's evidence was to the effect that the land applied for formed the frontage to his land, and that he depended upon tho water collected thereon for watering his cittle" during the snnvnpr month*. It was proved that Stevenson had applied for an agricultural lease of thesime land in 1573, and that Warden Carevv had endorsed on the application a memo, that Stevenson wms putitled to a lease of the l«tnd as beiug the frontage to his land ; but that if; appeared the land was auriferous und on that account a lease of it ought not to be granted. There was evidenoo that the ground was auriferous, and that some Chinamen had been mining thoro for two or three weeks six or s.'ven months ago. Applicant stated that there had been no mining on the land for, at least, six years, and that the granting of the application could not harm Mr Stevenson. — Application granted. S. M'Combe : Occupation license of four acres in block XVIII., Tuapoka East. — Granted.

According to Mr J. W. Thomson, there is a very large amount of immoral literature circulated in the colony. Tlie Premier said that if the Indecent Advertisements Bill docs not sufficiently provide for the matter, it can be so amended as to do so. Mr Thomson moved in this matter afc the instance of the Clutha Presbytery.