LAND BOARD

Evening Star, Issue 8526, 27 May 1891, Page 3

LAND BOARD

The weekly meeting of the Land Board, held to-day, was attended by Messrs J. P. Maitland (Chief Commissioner), J. W. Thomson, M.H.R., IT. Clark, J. Duncan, and W. Dallas. H. Mackay, lessee of runs 337 and 337 a, Wanaka, applied to have the runs forfeited and reoffered for sale at ft reduced rental.— It was agreed to take no action in the way of forfeiting, rent due to March having been paid. R. Wilson, Oamaru, wrote stating that he considered the rent fixed by the Board for license of part of quarry reserve, block 3, Oamaru. wa3 too high at L 3, a sum of LI was sufficient.—To stand over for Ranger Hughan's report. The following applications were approved :—To capitalise :E. F. Gerkin3, section 6, block 5, Blackstone. To complete purchase: J. Rose, section 21, block 7, TuapekaEast; M.J. M'Ginni*, section S, block 10, Leaning Rock ; R. Thomas, section 5, bloek 8, Kurow ; VV. Sutherland, section 13, block 9, Maeruwhenua. The Land and Loan Company of New Zealand, Limited, under powers of mortgage from Patrick M'Cluskey, applied to transfer perpetual lease section 1, block 14, Maniototo, to A. S. G. Ryders.— Referred to Ranger Hughan for a report as to fulfilment of conditions of occupation by M'Cluskey. P. M'Clußkey applied to transfer sections 8 and 10, block 9, Maniototo, to Peter Law. —Declined.

John Nesbitt applied for a coal license over three acres, part of section 3, block 4. Kurow. James Barnett put in a similar application for the same area. W. B. Cairns applied for a coal lease over the area.— Consideration adjourned. Mr Cairns'a application was withdrawn. W. Cawthorn, secretary of a public meeting held at Waipahi, reported that sections 1 to 6, block 6, aod I*l and 13, block 8, Waipahi, together with the waste land round the river from the corner of block 8 to the line of Williams street, containing about 10 acres, be reserved for purposes of recreation.—Referred to Ranger Hughan for report. Ranger Hughan reported on the application by H. Innes for permission to fence in a Bmall portion of water reserve section 90, block 1, Hawkesbury. Application declined. Ranger Hughan reported on C. Nygren's application for permission to occupy part of reserve E, towu of Moeraki.—Application declined.

Ranger Mackenzie, in forwarding an application from W. G. Mayne for a coal lease for four acres in block 11, Lower Wanaka, EDggested that the applicant should be allowed three months to develop the mine.—Consideration of application to stand over for three months to allow of further prospecting. ,S. HaDger, who holds the right to graze over section 13, block 5, Blackstone, aßked that the section b9 offered under pastoral lease for a short time.—The Board declined to recommend the land for pastoral lease. HaDger to be informed that he cannot be allowed to cultivate.

District Surveyor Barron forwarded a report on the letter of Edmond Gibson and others, who objected to reserve section 10, block 5, Blackstone, being fenced by W. Fisher, as it waß thereby prevented from being used as a camping ground.—Noted. W. M, Shore (mayor of Kaitangata) requested the Board to reserve from Bale sections 11, 12, 13, and 14, block 73, sections 1 to 6, block 79, and sections 9 and 10, block 80, town of Kaitangata, as an addition to the coal reserve. He also asked that sections 10 and 17, block 56, town of Kaitangata, be reserved for drainage purposes.—Sections in question to be withheld from sale in the meantime. B. Morris wrote stating that he agreed with the Chief Surveyor to have a road line taken through his (section 28, block 1, Catlins, on condition that section 49 of the same block be given to him in exchange, and askf d that the arrangement be carried out —Referred to Chief Surveyor. A. Cross wrote, with reference to the application of Hanning and party for coal leas»s at Woodland, requesting the Board to decide whether he, being a party interested in tho first application, was not also entitled to participate iu the second.—Consideration deferred for a week."

The Receiver of Land Revenue forwarded a list of holders of perpetual leases and deferred-payment licenses whose holdiuga have been revalued, but in regard to which revaluations cannot be approved by the Minister owing to arrears of rent, interest, or instalment (at reduced rate), and recom-1 mended that the arrears be dealt with by j the Board. —Holders to be informed that unless all arrears at the reduced rate are paid on or before the 24th June next they will not obtain the benefit of revaluation, another six months' rent being due on 30th June, and failing payment as above the licenses and leases will be liable to forfeiture for non-payment of arrears at original rate. The Receiver of Land Revenue forwarded the following list of holders of pastoral licenses who are in arrear with their rent, and recommended that the Board should cause notice to be inserted in the «Gazette' that the runs are liable to forfeiture : License number 775, run 458, J. E. Burns; license number 785, run 493, J. Marfan, iun.; license number 389, A. M'Corkindale ; license number 293, run 468, Russell and Ewing. Notice to be inserted in the •Gazette,'under section 188 of the Act, to the occupiers of the runs that the same are liable to forfeiture.

I Mr Thomas Cook, the founder of the well-known firm of excursion agents, has ' opened a block of buildings which he has presented to his native village of Mel- . bourne, Derbyshire. This will be devoted ' to the use of infirm members of the Baptist denomination residing within twenty-five | miles of the place. There is accommodation I for sixty inmates, >in addition to which Bapj tut ministers will have the privilege of I using it as a home of rest* A' mission, hall j ia also attached to the group of buildings. It is quite possible nowadays to oarry an electric'battery concealed in the heel of one's boot and sometimes in the toe. A gentleman who had a contrivance of this j kind Attended a ghostly stance in London, i and while the interesting phenomena of the | supernatural were in. full swing he turned I on the electric current and illuminated the j transparent fraud. One of the mediums was i plainly discernible as an exceedingly solid ghost, skilfully attired in muslin to suit the gullibility of the wonder-struck crowd.