WASTE LANDS BOARD.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3070, 29 April 1881, Page 3

WASTE LANDS BOARD.

The Board assembled this morning at 11 o'clock.

Present: The Commissioner of Crown Lands, and Commissioners Lambert, Harding, and Tanner.

CORRESPONDENCE

From Captain Preece, R.M., requesting section 11, block VI., Takapau survey district, be withdrawn from sale. The Chairman stated that he had made enquiries, and found the natives allege that there is a mistake in the boundaries of the Ti Whiti reserve, and as the matter was under the consideration of the Native Minister it was decided that the larld should be withdrawn from sale.

From the members of the Bush Mills Small Farm Settlement (petition), praying that the residential clause may be so far relaxed as not to be compulsory. It was decided, as the Legislature has affirmed the principle of relieving the settlers in Heretaunga block from compulsory regideuce, and the Government purposes endeavoring to obtain legislative authority to extend the privilege to other Associations, to recommend that tne ,concession should be granted to the 'members of the Bush Mills Association.

~;From the chairman of the Wairoa cemetery trustees requesting that the remaining portion of suburban section No. 54, township of Clyde, may be vested in the trustees. The Board, considering the ?rea at present reserved to be ample, cannot recommend the application to be granted. From Mr Newdick, occupying section No. 8, Heretaunga Settlement, requesting to have his improvements inspected, as he wishes to purchase the land. It was decided that Mr Newdick should be allowed to pay the balance of the purchase money. From the secretary of the Ormondville Small' Farm Association, stating that section No. 123 has been transferred from W. Jacoby to Henry Wilding, and section No. 125 from J. S. Blackraore to R. H. Edwards. The transfers were sanctioned. . .

From George Hutchins, on behalf of Mr W. Meredish, occupying section 10, -Bush Mills Settlement, requesting permission to fell and grass the gravel reserve adjoining bis allotment. Resolved that the Governor be recommended to lease the reserve in question for a period • bf fourteen years. The Commissioner desented. From A. Nilsen and N. Andersen,

asking for a license to split dead totara timber lying on the unsold town sections in the township of Danevirk.—Decided that at present the Board has no power to issue a license to cut timber on this land. From John Wright, asking permission to take up section 11, Block XIII., in the Tahoriti district, on deferred payments. —Approved. ARREARS. The Chairman reported that the following persons were in arrears with their instalments, due on land held by them on deferred payments, viz.: C. Belshaw and H. Glasson.—lt was decided that notice should be sent requiring payment within twenty-eight days, or that the land will be declared forfeited. TCA TUA BLOCK. It being pointed out that probably the sale of section 6, block VI., may be prejudicial to the public interest, it was decided that, should the resident engineer report to that effect, the Commissioner of Crown Lands is hereby authorised to withdraw the land from sale on the 11th proximo. FUKETITIRI BUSH. It was resolved that the Hon. the Minister of Lands should be requested to replace on the estimates the sum of £520 for the purpose of opening up the Puketitiri busb, and giving access to 8000 acres of 'pastoral land in the locality. The timber from this bush is much required by ; settlers in the vicinity, but being at present inaccessible the Board strongly recommends that the efforts of the County Council and Road Board to open up this district should be assisted by the Government in performing that portion of the work which would connect it with the roads made by local bodies, and which it is believed would lead to the sale of a considerable portion of bush land, and provide employment for many bushmen. tutae-o-mahu block. With regard to the resolutions of the 31st December, deciding that a portion of the Tutae-o-mahu block should be surveyed and offered for sale in half-acre allotments, and the chief surveyor having now put in a map shewing the subdivisions, it' was resolved that, subject to the approval of the Governor, allotments Nos. 23 to 52 inclusive should tbe offered for sale by auction at £10 each section. I The Board then adjourned.