LAND BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7001, 24 July 1884, Page 3

LAND BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the Land Board was held yestorday. There were presentMessrs J. P. Maitland (chief commisaioner) Green, Clark, Duncan, and Bradßhaw. '

Mr J. A. Connell (on behalf of William JohnV requested tho Board to rescind their resolution of the 18th ult. forfeiting the license over section 10, block IV, Gimmerburn. He further applied to have the same capitalised.— Capitalisation was authorised, subject to the payment of rent in arrear.

WAITAHUNA, The Chairman of the Balmoral Road Board forwarded a plan of road-line in block IX, Waitahuna West, on which it was proposed to expend deferred-payment moneys.—Approved KOBIWAO. Mr A. C. Begg (on behalf of John Clarke) applied that section 10, block VI, Kuriwao, be put up for sale at 203 an acre.—Referred to'the Clutha County Council for a report as to whether there is any objection to application BUN 236 D. Mr D. Stronach (on behalf of Mr Fraser) applied for a reduction of the rent on run 236r>, Morven Hills, in consideration of his having purchased 320 acres of the said tun. —Proportionate reduction to be made. OTEPOPO. The Ranger for Otepopo hundred forwarded regulations and rules in connection with the hundred for approval and publication.—Approved. catlin's river. On the application of Mr Connell, Thomas Gilfillan's application to capitalise section 5, block 111, Catlins, was agreed to. CANCELLATION OF LICENSE 3. The Board considered a list of rents unpaid on deferred-payment lands at the present date. Ihe following persons had received notice tbat unless rents were paid their licenses would be forfeited, and the Board now

resolved to cancel their licenses:—P. Cahill section 5, block XIII, Tuapeka East! amount due £90; M. Stewart, section 65, block i 7', T xbbcl c Hil1' £75 > A- Thomson, section 1, block XIII, Greenyale, £322 10s; W. G. D. Bohning, section SS, block V, Bastings, £l 2 163; H. A. Siinenson; section 7, block X, Poolburn, £114; S. Dowhes, section 4, block IX, Tarras, £120 ;C. Drtlton, section,2o, block V, Lower Hawea, £:27; G-. T. Valentine; section 11, block 11, Slope.down, £25 ; T. Fraser, section 16, block VIII, Waihemo, £246 12s ; J. M'Bride, section 11; block VIII, TVaihemn, £2(31 12s • ¥. Eagar, section 2g block VII, Kock and Pillar, £105; Gabriel Hodges, section 7,. block 11, Kjn-ow, £318 • John -Stewart, section i 7, block T, Dunback, £112 2s 6d ; J. Thomson, section 7, block XII Rock and Pillar, £S8 4s. Consideration of the casea of W. Cunningham, section 15, block V Dunback (£97 17s 6d), and R Barron, section 8, block VI, Mount Hyde (£lO6 2s 6d), were deferred. •

, ' 'iVYNBHAiI. it vraa resolved to recommsnd the Gfoverntaent to vest section 1, block XIII, Wyndham ia the.local town board as a.site for their omess; and section 66, block VI, as a recrea-tion-ground.

; ,:■ ■ ' TRANSFER. ... ~ lne following deferred-payment transfer wasapprovedofHS 1. S. Webstor t3 John Webster, section 10, block IX, Waitahuna West. :

GOLD-MINING, Applications for gold-mining leases were approved of as follow, Bubjsct to certain waterrights recommended by the Warden :-Duncan M'Lellan, section 10, block VI, Kveburn ; Enterprise^ Water-race Company, section 1 block 11, rfasety.