The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 63
8.—Superiority of Right
8.—Superiority of Right.
Superiority of right to a supply of water shall be determined by priority of occupation, the earlier occupant having the superior right. In all cases when the occupier claims under a certificate or other authority in writing granted by a Warden or Commissioner, occupation shall be taken to have commenced at the date of such certificate or authority.