Waste Lands Board

Bruce Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 714, 2 July 1875, Page 7

Waste Lands Board

'^'■"•-■^'V^lESro^tifif^iimeß.';'-"^'''... Tha.prdinary meeting of the- Board was held on Wednesday; the Chief Commissioner, in'the 'Chair, and 'Messrs Beid and Clark being present. LAND FOB SALE. : At ihe^r^ueß^of Mr W^iiam'Percivaly sections. g.,and T 2,, ; biock VII., Blueskin district^ wereordered to be advertised for sale,in>the.ußjiaUcQurßei h &* -; i: <:&■; •V- .;■■_, . CqMJPLAINT. ; . .. ■_„., : A" written complaint by. Mr George Qrabam'thatran applieatioa^lor an' island in the Waipori Lake, made him,, had been' refused 1 , while' all adjacent' had been /dispqß^p^^was^read^^?.^;^., <^V:t; r -• ABANDONED COALPIT. Notice of abandonement of a coalpit at Awamoko -waß gi&en by-Mr -Hugkßurnett, of Waitaki, on account of the coal being Tery inferior and< unsaleable. ;?; i - The abandonment was accepted. ' AOBICTJLTUBAL LEASE. The application of Mr David Carson to purchase section, 20,- b.lock, ¥I.* section 79, block 11., and section fßy blobk 11., Table HUlj iinyecir agricultural lease, was approved, as was alsp^that of Mr Patrick Kern, to purchase ! ' : sections 68 and 70, block VIII., Shotover district. EXCHANGE OP LEASES. Mr William Paterson applied to exchange an agricultural lease for a deferred payment lease on sections 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19, block VI., Shotover district; and Mr J. H. Davidson made a similar application on sections 24, 25, and 26, block 1.,. Wendon. . ■ Theßoard granted its i app/rbval. APPLICATIONS TO PITECHASE. Mr James j&. Wil 80 * 1 ' 8 application to purchase' section 8, block XIV., Maungatua district, was granted, and a further application: :by • him ?to purchase section 19, block XV., was tetiieed. Mr A. Millar's application to purchase section 5, block X-, Hill end district/ An^ section 36, block 111., Table; Hill, was approved of, at £1 per acre. The applications of Angus M'Diarmid, to purchase sections 43 and 44, block 11, Tuapeka West; Wm.? Draper; to purchase section 46, block 11., Tuapeka East ; andE. Eoughan, to purchaae part of section 46, block 11., Tuapeka East^ at aGil pier acre, were refused. The land' was ordered to be advertised to be open for sale as land of special value, owing: to improvements on two lots;' the upset price to be £3 per acre, with value of improvements added. Mr Arex. K Gilchrißt'B application for the lease of Shingle reserve, Bection 145, block 11., Otepdpo district, wa 8 refused. :: . WAIPOBI KITEE. . Messrs' Gonnell and Moodie, on behalf of Mr J. Sheehan and others, requested the Board to withdraw the permission to cut a new channel for the Waipori Biver, through the Bush lieserve, block 11., Mauugatua. . The Board instructed the miuute of 9th June tobe ameudedj to the effect that the last portion of section 29, block 11. , Mauogat.ua district, might hereafter be required in improving ihe AVaipori stream. MINEHS CUTTING TIMJBEE. The Chief Commisaioner w^as wqu93ted to instruct the Kanger to prosecute parties remo?ing timber from Pigeon Jslat.d, also to infoim the miuers that th?y possess no kdulgence _to remove timber, except within ihe limi:s of their own claims. LAND OF SPECIAL VALUE. - The Government recommended a number of sections to •be soid ' as land of special value by auction on the 21st September, 1875 - " Mr Connell remiuded the Board that a resolution was passed a short. time ago, to the effect that no business should be considered at any of its meetings, unless entered in the minute book by 4 o'clock the previous afternoon. This had been found necessary on account of .applicants coming forward with business at the last moment. 'He objected that this recommendation should not be at present dealt with on the ground that some of his constituents, might be prejudiced thereby.. The Chairman — Wei), as it has been broken through already to-day, I don't see why we Bhould not go on with the business. Mr'Beid — I should be eorr,y for the Superintendent to be placed in the category of private applicants to this Board. His time is called on to a large extent by the Government. ' Mr Connell — I trust Mr Beid will not imagine I am , doing this through any

factious pppoßitionto either him Qr >; tta Government. It is merely on principle, and a very valuable one. I do not care about coming to this Board and speaking without knowing who is affected by it. Thfe proposal is there to add value ol improvements, and raise the upset price of^improved land. The Board will surely hear me before giving a decision on the point. Mr Eeid-rrl cannot wait long. ■ ■ The Chairman— l have no time^ to waste here. ''"'■'. '' t. Mr Connell— I don't want to speak about a speculative question. I don t know whether there are^anyi of my constituents whose rights are affected by thiß resolution. The Chairman-r-However, it, comes to the* same thing if we are to get the Superintendent's consent ; but -I don't care about raising that question at all, because it. is immaterial. You will, require the Superintendent's consent, and we can act upon ifc as having got it. "We have broken through a record now, and are considering whether we will receive the matter before the Board. " v - ; ' Mr Connell— l prefer not speaking, sir, as I am not representing any persons. I don't care about speaking tor fancy clients.; I .-- "; .<'"■ ;; '.< -" ■<-<■•?•> ■ ■•\. ' ; - v --^ '~ ; «"■',•>- Theßoard then devoted itsconsideration to the most convenient time and place for holding the sales. The recommendation was agreed-to under the 85th clause of the Waßte Lands Act, 1872, and the land being of superior -; qualijby,v : through improvements by survey," fencing, and otherwise, it was ordered to be sold as land of special value. • * • LEASES IN" AREEAES. , t Attention was called to runs in arrears, for : which notice to pay was sent > to [lessees on 2?th May, .1875. ; The Chief Commissioner was requested to com : missiorief was requested to comrauuicate with the Provincial Sblicitor, with the view of taking legal action. j OCCUPATION OF AN ISLAND. Mr Bradshaw's application, on behalf of Mr George,' M'Laughian, for an island in the Clutha, above Eocky Point,; was refused. '' ! : ; I " PEE EMPTIYE BIGHT. Mr Driver brought Mr Brunton's application for a pre-emptive right on run 62 before the Board. The matter was postponed. The Board then adjourned.