THE WARDEN'S COTJST, NASEBY. Tuesday, Apbii 10. Bbeore Jonjs- S. Hicksou, Esq., Warden. MINTNG APPLICATIONS. Several applications for rights were heard and decided by the Warden. Want of space precludes us from givhjg in extenso reports of all the cases heard, and we have to content ourselves with dealing with the most important. GABIBALDI J Green v Spedderi.—This was a friendly application to have two water-rights, held by Spedderi, and numbered 5259 and 5260, cancelled Mr Rowlatfc for Mr Green ; Mr M'Carthy for Mr Spedderi. It transpired that tbe certificates had not, through the mistake of a third party, been ren3\vcd siuce 1877 Licenses cancelled J Green v Geoffrey and Spedderi—This was a friendly suit—The defendants were called upon tD show cause why water-license No 6943, 3-6 81, should not be cancelled Mr Ilowlafcfc for Mr Green; and Mr M'Carthy for Meesi-3 Geoffrey and Spedderi The Warden fined defendants 2s 6d in lieu of forfeiture, the license to be renewed from date A NEW RTTIpE. Ah On and party applied for a tail-race in Enterprise GulJy.—Ah Lune and party objected to the granting of the application. Mr Rowlatt appeared for applicants ; Mr M'Carthy for objectors. Mr Rowlatt raised the poiut that notice of objections had not been lodged within 14 days from date of application. Mr M'Carthy, iu reply, said that there was no warrant for such a contention in eitner the Act or the Eules. The only possible ground for the contention was tbe foot-note to the application form a, which was not borne out by the rule as to the lodging of objections. The previous practice had been to receive objections at any time before the application was granted. Mr Rowlatt thought there was a specific rule as to the time lor lodging objections. The Warden concurred with Mr Eowlatt; and, after considerable argument, ruled that notice of objection muafc be given within 14 days from date of application, and mentioned that if it should happen that a right was granted which he had no power to grant, the party injured would have his remedy. The objection was disallowed, and the tail-race granted, subject to conditions to be approved by the Warden. A KYEBURN SUIT. John Swan applied for an acre of land, at Kyeburn, for a residence area. 