Otago Land Board.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 2208, 15 August 1910, Page 5

Otago Land Board.

The following business of local interest was transacted at the meeting of the Board held in Dunedin uu Tuesday and Wednesday last ; —■ Edwin Barker applied for a grazing license over the area reserved for closer settlement on the west of his small grazing run No. 23G.J, Morven Hills Yearly license granted at rental of Id per acre. * William Allan applied for a renewable lease over 500 acres in blocks Iff and XVI 1.1, Leaning Rock district. —Lease granted at a capital value of IBs per acre. The Warden reported on the application by William Richard Parcel I. junr, for a renewable lease over section G block I V, Bannockburn district.—Lease granted at a capital value of 17s Gd per acre. * , ~. , Brodrick and Clin liner, on behalf of T. A. Anderson and W. A. Bovett, applied for an o.r.p. license over section 5, block 11, Lower Wanaka district.— Held over at request of applicant's agent. . The follow ing applications lor translers were dealt with: O.r.p. ITT. section 11, block X 1 IT, Lower Wanaka, Public Trustee, as committee in the estate of Geo Geer, to Isabella Geer. —Recommended. — L.i.p. UU, sections 8. 9 and 10, block XIII, Lower Wanaka, Public Trustee, as committee in estate of Geo, Geer, to Isabella Geer.— Recommended. Application to subdivide and transfer Lip. TGB, Thomas MvElligolt to Charles Mitchell, sections 39, block I, and 5, block 11, ss, block 111, and 2, block IV, Cromwell district, live acres of section 5. block LI, to be retained by Thomas M'Elligott. —Approved, subject to protliivtioiLof an approved plan of survey. The Chief Surveyor forwarded plans of the following blocks, the capital values and valuation for improvements of which were fixed as billows : Block TA , Bannockburn district: Section 2, area 92 acres, valuation £25 Ts Ud. capital value 25s per acre; section :i, area 83.0.27, valuation £5 17s , capital value 17s Gd per acre; section T, area 89.5.12, valuation £U U* tkl, '’“lue 22s Gd per acre; section 7, area 88.2.G0, valuation £K> IGs 3d, capital value 12s Gd per acre. Block 111, Nevis district; Section 27, area 80,1.33, capital value 10s per acre; section 28, area 913 0(5, capital value los per acre; section 30 area 78.1.08, capital value 12s Gd per acre ; section 31, area / U.O 33, capital value 12s Gd per acre. Block 1, Bannockburn district Section 2G, area 44 2.10, capital value 20s per acre; section 30. area 41.3.15, value 20s per acre; section 31, area G1.1.31, capital value 25s per acre. The Secretary, Pembroke Commonage Committee, wrote stating that J. H. King bad resigned from the committee, and that K. C. Ewing had been chosen to till the vacancy. —License to be amended accordingly. Ranger Leonard forwarded reports on blocks XXI to XXV and XXIX to XXXIII, Town of Cromw ell, and suggested upsets as fallows : —Blocks XXI and XXIX, £2l per block ; block XXII (except section 12), £l3 per block; blocks XXIII XXX. XXXI, TU Per block; blocks XXIV and XXXII. £ls 15s. per block ; blocks XXV and XXXIII, ITS per block.—Blocks to be classified as suburban land, and offered at auction at upsets suggested by ranger. Ranger Leonard reported on the application by R. L. Barclay for a license to occupy area of 19 acres lying between .sections 21a and 25, block IV , Lowei Haw ea district.—Received. Ranger Leonard reported on the appliof William Johns for a renewable lease over area around ihe town of Newcastle. —Held over until the question of dealing with the lake frontage is considered. Ranger Leonard reported on the application by D. Urqiihart for a license to occupy lake frontage opposite sections G and 7. block iv. Lower Hawca distiiet. —Held over until the question of dealing with other frontage is considered. The following applications to transfer ■wore recommended for approval : O.r.p. 144, section 11, block xu, Lower Wanaka, Public Trustee (as committee in estate of George Geer) to Isabella Geer; l.i.p. 911, sections 8, 9, and 10, block xiu, Lower Wanaka, Public Trustee (as committee in estate of George Geer) to Isabella Geer. Tae board was requested to authorise the Receiver of Laud Revenue to deal with the following amounts paid as valuation for improvements: Win. Waide, block xu. Tarras, £72 3s, D. S. Munro, block \n. Tarras. £9; N. T. .lopson. block XV. Tarras, £2l 12s ; W. F. Cameron, blocks m and xvi, Tarras. £2 2s Gd ; J. D. Cameron, blocks in and AViT Tarras, C2 12s Gd, John jun., block xu, Tarras, £3B 15s.—Receiver authorised to pay amounts to I. 3. Datgety. 1 , It wa> reported to the hoard that the following applicants on Morven Hills had not yet completed their applications 53(51. W. F. Cameron, amount .-Till due £32 2s Gd ; 538(5, J. D. Cameron amount still due £25 8s; 5387, J. C. Gillespie, amount still due £T3 Is Id ; 5390, F. A. Perry, amount still due £lO ss.' Harold Connolly has not taken any steps towards completing his application. —To be informed that unless full amounts due are paid by Septembei 10th next applications will lapse. JR K. Smith applied to be allowed to erect a suspension bridge over the Lindis River connecting his runs (23Gst and 237f ) and to be allowed valuation for Name at expiry of I, i* Base.-Approved. It was resolved that Messrs M'Leiinirn and Urqiihart he informed that the question of renewing their licenses in Lower Hawca district will he considered at next meeting of the board ; meantime no renewal to be given. An application by Thomas Smith for a renewable lease over section 5. block IV, Bannockburn district, was granted nt a capital value of 25s per acre. Ranger M'Dougall forwarded a request from Carl Hansen to have the sections in the township of Makarora offered for sa l e- Yearly license granted at a rental of 5s per annum over the surveyed portion of the tow'n. #

Methodist church survives ou Sunday next will be conducted as follows ; Cromwell U a.m, and 7 p.m, Low burn 3 p.m, Mr W. Watson, Uaunockburn / p.m, Mr J. Hansen. Yankee .Doodle went to town Upon a little pony, He felt a little bourse, of course, And said so to a crony. The crony said : “ I m certain sure The remedy is plain ; You take some \V r oods Great Pepper mint Cure, nd you’ll be rifjlit as rain 1”