WASTE LANDS BOARD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5364, 25 January 1879, Page 6

WASTE LANDS BOARD.

A MEETING of the Wast.- L tiuls Board was held on Thuisday, at the t lli > in Parliament-street. There were piesent: >U--ms. D. A. Tole (Chief Commissioner, in the cUa.it), Tonks, May, and Moat. i£rsi»M. —It was agreed to sell privately to Mr. Costello a small piece of laud adjoining his property in Kpsutn, under the squaring-irp clause of the Act, the land to he valued. KaXlKati UkuwxGuants.— Thomas C. Sandford, a Katikati settl-r, wrote renewing his application for a Crown grant, pointing out that he had fulfilled the condition of residence, and that he h;<d i M'ceted improvements beyond the mere ot the Act. It appeared that Mr. Samlford had not personally resided on the land for two an I :i-h tli years, but a man named Locking had been occuj ying and caltivating it for hiui. It w.is agreed to refer the

matter to the ranger, to report on the improvement*.—Jo vph Hyde alio w.ote regarding the Usno of his Crown gr.u.r, stating that he had oS acres iu cultivation. —not .">O, as reported by the ranger. It was agreed to refer it to the mnger.—Stephen C«os* also wrote, asking for a re-consideration of his applicttion for a Crown grant at Katikati. Trie matter was referred to the ranger for his repot t. Homestead *ej,kctio.n\s. —The Crown Lands Ranger reported having inspected homestead selections in Waitara and Optiwhanga. They were, with three exceptions, favourable. AlataL'ouki.—Hugh Ferguson, on bull* If of himself and family, applied to be allo.vod to t ike up a section of lan«l in Matajjouri, north of Whangarei, under tint Homestead Act.—The letter was referred to the Crown Lands Ranker to report on the suitability of the land for selection. Tauuoa.—The following applications for laud in Tauhoa, under the Homestead Act, were approved. The applicants were recenc arrivals fioin Canterbury : —Alfred Bashford, 210 a. ; James Thomas Pain, 300...; James King, 210 a.; Arthur Alexander Ad inis, 150.i.; Thomas Kennard, 250 a. j W. Smith, *>o{)a.j William Dumper 300 a. Maxgawai.—This was an application to have 2000 acres of land aujidng the Tara farm, Mangawai, offered for sale.—There was no objection, audit was agreed to comply with the request. I'uakau.—Patrick Cooney applied for lots and 04, Tuakau.—lt was agreed to offer them for sale. "\Vha>*garoa.—Jamfv "Wigmore intimated his wish to purchase *10 ui-rt'i of land in the Matawerohia block, adjoining his land.—lt was agreed to offer it for sale. Thamti>.—Eugene II«Ie enquired whether lands at Karaku, Thame?, will be opened for settlement. —Ic was agrted that the applicant be informed that the l.mds in question are not under the control of the Board.—The Thames County Council forwsnded a copy of a letter from F. A. Pulleine, suggesting that the County, or Botoughaud County, should offer a premium for the best ess iy sotting forth a scheme of settlement of the lands in the Upper Thames.—lt was agreed that the Bo ml would be happy to receive any suggestion from the Council, but could not bind themselves to adopt any.—James McGuire applied to be allowed to take up lands at Te Aroha on the defewed payment system. — The application, of coui>e, could not be entertained until the lauds \\eie declared open for selection. Waikoa. —John. Curtis applied for leave to purchase a surplus art :, in his selection at Wairau.—Permission was planted. Tisibek rem Railway I'unrosES.—:l>aniel Fallon, contractor f«»r the extension of the Waikato railway to Te \w.cmutu, put in an application for pernii<ai.m to cut and remove timber for railway pin poses from Firewood Creek, Ngaruawhua. —It was agreed to grant the permission at a certain fixed price. Te Akatea Block.—John McLeod applied for a lease of 10,000 acres of land between the Waikato Uiver and the East Coast. The secretary was instructed to inform the applicant that the land in question was not under the control of the Board. Kauri Twees—Duncan Matheson applied for permission to cut four kauri trees at Matapouri» Permission was grnnted, subject to the payment of £1 5s for each tree. This concluded the business.