LAND BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 10782, 17 November 1898, Page 1

LAND BOARD.

r J he we< kly meeting of the Land Board, held yesterday, was attended by 'the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr J, P. Maitland) and Commissioners Dallas, Duncan, and Kirk Patrick. Timothy Shine asked to he allowed to plough a further portion ot sections 33, block 43, and 45, block 7, Tokarahi Estate, iu order to clean it from couch and other weeds.—Referred to Ranger Atkinson for a report. 'J he Town Clerk, Kaseby, applied to have section 193, block 1, Town of Naseby, reserved and vo-ted in the Borough Council as a site for a fire brigade station; also to have sections 187, 183, L 6. 162, 194 to 193, and 201 set aside as an endowment for the borough.—Government to be recommended to value the reserve in question and to vest it in the Borough Council The Board could not see thsir way to recommend the reservation of the other sections mentioned. Hanger Mackenzie reported on runs 458 and 468, Matukituki, and runs 3468 and 346 c, and sections 9, 11 to 17, block 3, j'art.—lt was decided to offer the runs at auction on pastoral license for fourteen jears, the upset rental of the Matukituki mms tn be £l3 and of the Dart runs £5, with a valuation iu the former case of £l9 for improvements. F. Goodsir wrote stating that he was prepared to apply for section 11, block 5, Woodland, if the Board would lease the section by itself. - Consideration deferred for a week.

Maty M'Guirk applied to purchase 2a 26p of the water reserve between sections 53 and 57, block 9, l-hofover. —Referred to Ranger M‘Kenz;e for a report. The following applications were approved : For rural laim under occupation with right of purchase ; Edward Ho-.ktr, section 25, block 6, Katiklebmn. l o purchase rural hud held on perpetual lease; Amelia fiomeiville, section 3, block 10, Kurow. To transfer; J. I’. Beck to D. Kinue), sccion 1, block 10, '1 igf-r Hill. To sublease: D. D. M'railane to J, G. guilders, section 93, block 8, Glenomaru The following persons forwarded applications to surrender :—'i homas Allan, section 27, block 10, Woodland ; Duncan ( am) hell and .Samuel Klliott, section 17, block 6, Woodland ; Duncan Campbell and t-amuel Elliott, section 24, block 5, Woodland; W. Leal, section 14, block 7, Woodland —Consideration deferred. The following sections were recommended for notification attheur.de •mentioned capital valuts per acreSection 1?, block 1, Tautuku, 10s; section 16, block 11, Woodland, 7s 6d, valuation £6 ; section 4, block 2, Tautuku, 7s 6d, valuation £73 7s 6d ; section 42, block 6, Glenomaru, 12s 6d, valuation £l6 10s; section 21, block 8. Tautuku, 10s; section 3, block 2, Tautuku, 7s 6d, valuation £978 ; section 2, block 13, Rimu, 15s, valuation £ls; section 15, block 8, Woodland, 10s, valuation £6; section 13, block 1, Tautuku, 7s 61; -ectiou 31, block 2, Catlins, 12s 6d. valuation £662 2s ; section 15, block 7, Woodland, 15s valuation £l2O ; section 22, block 10, Wood and, 10s, valuation £10; section 14, block 10, Woodlan I, 7s 6J, valuation £25. Ranger Atkinson repotted on the application of E. A. Pitches to sunender her final! grazing run at Tiger Hiih— Consideration deferred. W. Weatheralf applied for an occupation lease over sections 4 to 15, block 6, Bengc-r. "I be Warden and Ranger reported on the application.—Lease grauTil at, a rental ot 2s per cere, subject to the sum ot £4 5s being paid to theKeceiver ot Gold Revenue at • oxburgh in J5--charge of a judgment summons a c aintt the former occupier. T)te Receiver of Land Rev, nue reported that for the last four years he had been unable to get from C. T. Slerie a ) returns of his output of coal.—Referred to Ranger Mackenzie for a report. 'J he Chief Purveyor forwarded and recommended au application from George Farquharson to select section 3, block 11, Tautuku (Heathfield settlement) \ (.proved.—Mr Milligan applied to he a lowed to surrender section 16, block 11, Tautuku (ii.athfhdd settlement), as his health would not permit of his remaining in occupation of the section. For the reason stated, surrender was a<cepteJ, the section to be allotted to Thomas Driver.—C. Jung applied for a license to occupy quarrv reserve, section 41, block 12, Tautuku. To bo allow ed to occupy the settlor until it is required for any public purpose, on condition that the rabbits are destroyed. F. G. Dalziell, for Alexander Love, applied for a roadway over part of section 29, block 6, Akatore, held under coal lease by Anthony Young.—Referred to Ranger Hughan for report. T. Chalmor, for A. M‘Donald, applied to be allowed valuation for a turnip crop of 40 acres on si ctions 10 and 17, block 8, and 7 to 10, block 9, Mount Hyde —Valuation to be allowed for 40 acres if put into turnips ; to be made fourteen days before the day of sale, and to be notified at the sale.