WARDEN'S COURT. HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 7550, 16 November 1889, Page 2

WARDEN'S COURT. H OKITIKA.

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(Before Major Ko 'deli, Ward; a.) APPUOATK X". Felix Re&t&no and Party, double area claim at Brighton Terrace — No appear-, ance, application adjourned. Samuel Sinclair and others, protection fo<- dredging claim, Hokitika river — Granted fur tour months. diaries Ogilvie and others, protection for dredging claim, Hokitika river — Grante i Henry Bennett, drainage area at Piles' Gully .—(-I ran ted. [ James Durward, prospecting dredging I claim at A rahura river. — Granted. : Peter Hausen aud others, extended o'aim at Back Creek. -Mr Worthoroft appeared for applicants, — Granted. John, Kelly, double area claim and water race, Upper Arahnra.-=-Mr North* cro t appeared for applicants. — Granted. Uriah Handle; aud ohers, brunch race, Baok t'rerk.— -Mr JSTorfchoroft appeared for applicants. — Granted. Luk Sh', tail race, Blenheim Creek.— Mr Purki a appeared for applicants. — Granted. M. O'Longhlan and others. Pio h c"'on or 3 months tunnel. Consti.utiun Fl*t.— Granted. SUITB.

Kanieri Lake Water Race and Mining Compaq v. Ah Soy and others, eui< tor cancellation of water race rear Kaoieri Kor»e, ivik* Msa appeared for com plainest 9 . Mr Jt'mki'B for defendant?.

Mr M')s^ having opeoe 1 - the ca-e called

Leonard iNorthcruft,theSecreta y of the Company, ivh» vroducei tbe tviemoraoduoa o> Association onii the Company's miners richt.

Hugh Owens, a director of the Com* patiy, gavo evidence tbat he bad visited tha race two years ago aud also on last Monday. A very little w>tk hid been done, between t<ese periods, of 2 mile* 8 chains. Tbe value ot the woik done wai not m >re thdn £10.

Cr as-examined : In 1886 we applied for tbe race ■nd aso for our licensed holding. On July k 9, 1889 we had cleaned out three miiea ot the old face and about a tni'e of the new race had b->eo cu\

Re*ex4mined: We expect to bring the wa er on our clum in Eas'er next. Seven men are employed cutting th? race. Wiliam G asheen, a miner in the employment ot the company deposed that he had visited tb • ground on Monday and estimated the value of the work done at £10, He had onl> inspected the twomi.es aud cig v 't chains of race. This was the case for the complainants. Mr Fu r kisa for tbe de f e-oe said that the complainants had really done less rehiively than the def. nJanta. Owens hai applied for a lot of riant*, claim, tail race* aud tailing; sites aid bad not d me anything to them. The Chinamen had Opened up the claim, cons'ructe i dams, tail races a:d made a water race. He called

obeli Gum, one of the defendants for whom j'in War Sang acted as inerortter. After a bief txa-imriou th cisc wai adjourned tnl 28th in 4, i.i order to psruiic of d fendants procuring a tegular interpreter. Kyan and Hartnett. v. Ah Soy an 1 ! otbe s injunction order ma-ie th-tt defendants sto.) tbe overflow complined of pending re-htann£f. The Court ibtn closed.