LAND BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 12071, 17 December 1903, Page 8

LAND BOARD.

The weekly meeting of the Land Bonrd was held yesterday. Commissioner Barron presiding. The Hoard wer.' requested to determine as to how runs Ni.s. 47') ;;nd 480, recently held by John Donaldson, bo now dealt with. —To be offered as pasto.-al lease umbr class 1 for fourteen years, .-it a rental of £25 pel amitim, with valuation for imorovemefits, £lB9. iiie ho.ird were ako requested to determine as to how run Xo. 95, Head of Lake Hawea, the. license over which expires in February, 1904. he again «iv.ilr. with.—To be offered to Mr Tuoliy under temporary license for a term of three year? at £7 per annum.

l'anger Atkinson reported that Mire M. A. M'Nainara, lessee, of section 5, '..lock 3, Suimmni district, hid neither carreM out the residence nor improvement conditions of her kase. —Lease forfeited. Consideration el" mc-moi.mjum from the Stock Department in regard to section loa, Ikuuego Settlement, held by Aiivjnder Smith.—Mr Smith to lie called upon to show iau.se witlnn one mouth why i is holding should not be forfeited for non-compli-ance, with residence, conditions.

William Knkhmd wrote, :n r- ply to the Board's notice requiring him to cause why his lease in perpetuity over s< ction 51. block 12, Tautuku district, -'loutd -jut bo declared forfeited for non-reside;i..'e.—V.x-emptiou granted, the lessee to lie rehired to carry out further improvements. Tito following applications >.o t'rrtfer were granted : —Perpetual lease for lease in perpetuity, 767, John Coyle. section 1, block 5, Swinburn district; lease in perpetuity. 563. Public Trustee in the estate of William Price (dotcased) to William Strode, section 14, block 8, Maniototo district; oc-cupation-with-right-of-purchuse license, 2-52. Thomas Ashmore to William Thomas Ashmore, section 21, block 9, Woodland distriet.

Ranger O'Neill reported that the following selectors had not complied with the conditions of their leases:—-David Dackers, section 12, block 9. Rankleburn district: Alary Ellen Harris, section 7. block 9, Ra-nkleburn district; Mrs E. AI. Marshall, section 6, block 9, Rankleburn district; Alexander At. Dackers, section 13, block 9, Raiikleburn district. —The persons named to bo called upon to show cause whv their holdings should cot bo declared forfeited for non-compliance, with the conditions. The following applications for occupation leases under the. Mining Districts Land Occupation Act, 1834, were approved:—Alfred Finn, section 14, block 6, Lauder district: William Norman, section 15, block 6, Lauder district; Thomas Flarmerv, section 16, block 6, Lauder district; Geor 'e Sutherland, section 17, block 6, Lauder district; Joseph Naylor. section 18. block 6, Lauder district; George Naylor, section 19, block 6, Lauder district;' J. Ai'Elligott, section 20, block 6, Lauder district; Chun Toy, section 21, block 6, Lauder district ; Helen Sheppard. sections 22 and 23, block (>,_ Lauder district: T. C. Donnelly, section 25. block 6, Lauder district; J. G. Ryan, section 2a, block 6. Lauder district; John James, section 27, block 6, Lauder district; R. W. Grace, section 23. block 6, Lauder district; Jolm Simes, section 29, block 6, Lauder di strict: J. H. Truesdale, section 50, block 6, Lauder district.

The Receiver of Land Revenue reported that A. S. Edgar had now paid all arrears of rent upon small-grazing run No. 57. Forfeiture rescinded.

The Board were requested to determine as to how run No. 261k, Poolburn district, was to be dealt with. —The run to be offered as postoral lease for n term of fourteen years under clause 1, at an upset rental of £l7 per annum.

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