Thubsday, Dec. 5. (Before C. C. Bowen, Esq., R.M.) OBSTEUCTING A WATERCOURSE. [Concluded.] By Mr Williams : I was told about seven years ago fchafc ifc was Flint's land whero fcho watercourse existed. I did not know it be fore. I did not trace the creek to its outlet, bufc only to Bingsiand. I swear that 21 years ago the banks of the watercourse were well defined on each side frpm Dickenson's through .Flint's to Bingsiand. There was a raupo swamp between Dicken son's and Bingsiand, and the banks of the creek went through ifc. I followed the banks myself all tho way to Bingsiand. This concluded fche case for the com plainants. For the defence, Mr Williams called the following witnesses : — G. R. Barnes : I am draughtsman at tho Land office. I produce the official map of the district through which fche. creek in question runs. C. E. Fooks : I am a civil engineer. I j know section 311 as marked on the map pro duced, and also tho land in the vicinity. Threo or four years ago I was employed by the Avon Boad Board to take Levels there. The swamp on section 311 (Flint's land) is shown on the map as the termination of the creek. I pro duce a plan of .section 311, including Flint's land, showing the course which, in my opinion, ifc would be the best and most economical to Adopt for fche drainage of the district. Tho dram would run in a straight lino to the boundary of Flint's land, and go thence along \ •the boundary of the land to the south corner | into the creek again. The level of part of Flint's land is 3ffc Gin higher than the banks of the creek higher up. From my knowlekge j of the locality, Ido not think when the Go- j vernment plan was mado that any ono. could have traced tho banks of the creek through Flint's to Bingsiand, because I and Mr Luck attempted to trace a connection between Free's creek and this one, but failed, owing to the swampy nature of tho country. The point where the creek disperses, forming a swamp, is as nearly as possible fcho northern boundary of Flint's * land. When I first knew the neighbourhood it was all swampy. This was 15 to 20 year 3 ago. 