...passage, often quoted, from a judgment of Lord Kingsdown in Minor v. Gilmour, 12 Moo. PCC 156. He says : "By the general law applicable to running streams...a right to what may be called the ordinary use of water flowing past his land; for instance, to the reasonable use of the water for domestic purposes...

...was laid down in the judgment of the Privy Council in the case of Minor v, Gilmore (a) thus : — " By the general law, applicable to running streams,...reasonable use of the water for his domestic purposes ; and this without regard to the effect, in the way of any deficiency, on proprietors lower down the stream...

...p. 147, Chapman et al, vs. Clark et al. SC Sherbrooke; Short, J. Held, In the Privy Council, 1. That by the general law applicable to running streams, every riparian proprietor has a right to what may bo called the ordinary use of the water flowing past his land, for instance, to the reasonable use...

...opinion is nowhere more clearly stated than by Lord Kingsdown, in Miner v. Gilmour. (1) He says: " By the general law applicable to running streams,...a right to what may be called the ordinary use of water flowing past his land; for instance, to the reasonable use of the water for domestic purposes...

...Committee of the Privy Council in Minor v. Gilmour. The following are His Lordship's words : — " By the general law applicable to running streams,...to what may be called the ordinary use of the water for his domestic purposes and for his cattle ; and this without regard to the effect which such use...

...Moak, 86. In Miner v. Qilmore, 12 Moore's P. 0. 0. 156, Lord Kiugsdown stated the law thus : " Kvery riparian proprietor has a right to what may be called the ordinary use of the water flowing past bis land." lie also has the "right to the use of it for any purpose, * * * provided that he does not...

...down, per Lord Kingsdown, in the judgment of the Privy Council, in the case of Minor v. Gilmore : (4) " By the general law applicable to running streams,...reasonable use of the water for his domestic purposes, and this without regard to the effect in the way of any deficiency on proprietors lower down the stream...

...title of the government. what uses can each proprietor put the water as it flows through his land? By the general law applicable to running streams,...a right to what may be called the ordinary use of water flowing past his land ; for instance, to the reasonable use of the water for domestic purposes...

...by the location.3 In a case before the Lords of the Privy Council, the court use this language : " Every riparian proprietor has a right to what may be called the ordinary use of water flowing past his land, for instance, to the reasonable use of the water for his domestic purposes...

...altering the quantity or quality." (Per Erie, C. .!., Gaved T. Martyn, 19 CB, NS 732; 14 WR 66.) " By the general law applicable to running streams, every riparian proprietor has a right to what may bo called the ordinary use of water flowing past his land ; for instance, to the reasonable use of...