WASTE LANDS BOARD.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7825, 18 August 1887, Page 3

WASTE LANDS BOARD.

\\ r.UXKSHAY, AI'CiUST 17. The Board met at 10.30 a.m. Piesoiit--The Chief Commissioner (in Urn chair), Uptain Kussell, and Messrs K. Harding, 8. Carncll, C. Hal], mid J. James. . I-AIil) SKT'n.KII KXT. t nor to the commencement of business two men waited ,i pO n the Commissioner and asked what could be done for them under the special settlement regulations. 1 liny Btawt that they were unS..plovod, and that if give,, l ail ,i „„ tcrnw they thought they might make a livinjr. 1 hoy [were willing To take land

within easy distance of it railway, and would oven go upon land live or ten miles from a railway. Later the Commissioner brought the matter before the Hoard, and after discussion it was decided to set aside land on the load from Tahoraite to Tainni, in the Tautanc. survey district, for settlement purposes to meet the wishes of the applicants and others.

CORKESI'OXDKXC'K. From the rnder-Secretaiy, in conncelion with the leasing for 21 years al a graduated rent of three sections, one at Woodvillc, one at Norsewood, and one at Dancvirke.— To be offered for lease. From the Manga-atna Road Board, asking that a section specified might he reserved so that the Board could use the timber upon it.— To be sold as already advertised. From the Ivumcroa Koad Hoard, in reference to a petition forwarded to the Hoard by settlers who felt aggrieved at the manner in which the Road Hoard had expended deferred - payment thirds, and who desired that the Totara-road might be opened up. The Koad Hoard also wrote forwardin" proposal 1 ! for expenditure of thirds in block 13.— Explanation of the Road Board considered satisfactory. From Mr W. Thomson, objecting to the Makarelu Koad Hoard guaranteeing a subsidy of £'2:> from thirds foi roadmaking. — Deferred pending the receipt of further information. From Mi- !». Heally, applying to lease section 53, block 7, AVoodville, hitherto a gravel reserve. —Section to be leased for 21 years, with conditions giving power to the local bodies interested to enter upon the land for gravel. From the chairman of the Ilampdcn Domain Board, .slating that timber had not been removed from section 37 in unusual <niuntitie.=, and that the Hoard would take care that large quantities were not removed. — Received. From Mr A, Brown, stating that he had a claim of £52 10s against section (il, Maharahara, and asking if the Board would protect him if the sention were forfeited. — To be protected as far as possible. From Mr T. HalleM, applying to lease an area of about 3000 acres of Crown land on the Kaiwaka ranges.— Consideration of application postponed. From Mr if. Johnson, asking upon what, terms lie could purchase section 138, block 5, Ruataniwlm. The land to be thrown open for selection as soon as its value had been ascertained.

From Mr !•". Harding, asking the Eoaid to survey a road in the neighborhood of sections 17 and IS, Pukctiritiri bush. — Tile .matter to be attended to as soon as the Hoard could put on a surveyor in the district. From Mr Horace Bnker, on behalf of a client (Mr On), asking that surveys might be lilade in connection with sections 17 and IS, Puketiiltiribuoh, and suggesting that the sections should bo advertised at once. — Mr Baker to be replied to in

terms similar to those of the reply to Mi' Harding. From Mr T. E. Drill, Tarawcra, applying for permission to cut fencing material from a Government reserve to fence sections lately leased from the Board.— Agreed to, The remainder of the business was, of a routine character, consisting chiefly of the consideration of applications for extension of time in which to pay instalments duo, applications to pay Up balances of purchase moneys, and applications to transfer. Debatable matter was introduced in connection with opening up some Crown lands at Makaretu, but it was decided to postpone consideration till the next meeting, and the Board adjourned.