The Law Relating to Waters, Sea, Tidal, and Inland: Including Rights and Duties of Riparian Owners, Canals, Fishery, Navigation, Land Drainage, Ferries, Bridges, and Tolls and Rates Thereon

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Sweet and Maxwell, 1924 - 766 pages

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Contents

Greenock Corporation v Caledonian Railway 148
39
Potter 570
45
Hunt 337
50
Holmes 592 594
57
Davies r Williams 667
58
Fortune 59
59
Robins 221
60
Ports and Harbours
61
CHAPTER II
70
Birmingham Drainage Board
71
House Chapman 326
74
Tidal Navigable Rivers
77
and Bromley v Copeland
84
Nontidal Rivers and Streams
91
Storr 184 667 678
92
General Estates Co v Beaver 510 523 527
95
Belfast Rope Works v Boyd 96 120
96
Abbot of Strata Marcella Case of 384
97
Lakes and Pools
100
Ellis
102
North Staffordshire Railway v Hanley Corporation
111
The Right to Water in its natural Quantity and Injuries
119
Griffiths Longdon Drainage Board 650 653
123
Gertrude The 53
135
Lewisham 163 172 180 185 263 684
136
Hall 673
139
Belgic The 354
141
Bird 376
156
Greenhill 532 556
165
The Right to Water in its natural Quality and Injuries
166
Octavia Stella
172
Schweder
173
Hunt
178
Clerkenwell
181
Croydon 184 185 686 688
184
De Rutzen Lloyd 512
185
Constable
187
EAST Barnet Council v Stallard
188
Grocers Co v Donne 650
195
Denaby and Cadeby Co v Anson 63 437 454 455 457 459 474
198
Surface and Percolating Water
201
270
202
Grand Junction Canal
203
Bensted
206
Great Northern Railway 73 479
219
Easements of Water how acquired
220
Baltimore Wharf Case 62 69
223
Thwaite 435
226
Crozier 651
230
Chilcote
231
540 546
247
Grand Canal Co 110 248
248
Chamber Colliery Co v Hopwood 250 253 264 271
250
Brymbo Water Co v Lesters Lime Co 251 254 256 265 278 330
251
Great Eastern Railway
252
Particular Easements of Water
256
Hackney
263
Leith Harbour v Leith Assessment Committee 620 622
277
Hanmer
280
Taylor 676
281
CHAPTER V
283
Jones
288
Canals
289
Boddington 673 675
291
Birmingham Canal v Birmingham Overseers 629
295
Trent and Mersey
301
KATE The 480
303
Blyth Harbour v Newsham c Overseers
307
Stainforth
310
Kingston
319
Great Eastern Railway 112 132 183 265 267269
320
Ingram
326
Water Supply
327
Fergusson r Malvern Council 111 169
328
Glannabanta The 444
331
Fylde Water Co
332
Banne The Royal Fishery of 364
333
Bedford 675
335
Davis
337
Richardson 328 341 683
341
Stoughton
344
Blundell 71 74 105 202 204 206 208 209 216
348
Field Southwark Council
350
Docks
351
Edgemore c v Colne c 329 339
356
CHAPTER VI
361
Sinnott 381
362
Plymouth
363
Penny 610
395
Macrae 78 397 435
397
Statutory Regulations affecting Fishery
405
Faversham Corporation
409
Kirkheaton Local Board v Ainlie 187 191193 198
421
Hall r Grantham Canal 609
422
NewcastleuponTyne
426
Rhodes 233
432
Buckland 434
434
Manchester Carriage Co 238 258
435
CHAPTER VII
437
Blyth Harbour v Newsham c Overseers
444
Falmouth 110 119 267
445
Tone Conservators v Ash 308 494
446
Midland and Great Western Railway
450
Hussey
460
Coromandel The 53
461
Tindall
469
Skinner
475
Chester Water Co v Chester Union 335
477
Trent and Mersey Canal
479
Metropolitan Board of Works
480
Barnard Castle District v Wilson 335
483
Hill
485
Conservators
490
Excelsior The 353 354
492
Marfell
497
Ward
500
Lord Advocate 30
502
Lake Smith
504
Brecknock Navigation v Pritchard
506
OF FERRIES AND BRIDGES 509562
509
Bridgland
512
Frank 516
516
Somers 132 259 260 269
525
Brett
527
Lamb Newbiggin 91 100 363 393 395
530
Prentice Bros 531 572
531
Bridges
532
Brew v
537
Hull Mayor of v Horner 247
539
Whitney
543
NewcastleonTyne
550
Worcester Canal
553
Oxford Canal
554
Brecknock Navigation v Pritchard
558
CHAPTER IX
563
Beales
564
Exeter Mayor of v Trimlett
568
City of Dublin Co v R 354 465
570
Lovell
571
Parmeter
579
Ilkeston Corporation 336
591
Smith 598
598
Aktieselskabet Lina v Turnbull
604
Gray 491
605
Ambler
609
Rates
612
Hicks 127
614
Alabama State of r Georgia 74
618
Stimbridge 444
620
Tyne Pontoons Co v Tynemouth Corporation
624
Liverpool Corporation v Birkenhead
633
CHAPTER X
642
By Landowners
657
Sheard 72 73 247
662
CHAPTER XI
664
Davis 450
667
Portsmouth
669
Hare The 443
671
Donelly 51
672
Briggs
673
Coventry Earl of v Willes 487
674
Baker
675
GALE Rhymney Co 334
676
Codling
678
CAIRN Lines Co v Trinity House 595
679
West 226
681
Thetford 135 285 286 464 479 496
682
Brighton Corporation v Pakham
683
Bradford 97 152 156
685
Richards
687
APPENDIX
354 356
INDEX 1
381
Bristol Harbour Case
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