LAND BOARD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7568, 20 May 1886, Page 4

LAND BOARD

Yesterday's meeting of the Land Board was attended by Messrs. Maitland (Chief Conunissioner), Clark, Duncan, and Brown. IDA VALLEY. A number of residents' at Ida Valley petitioned the Board through Mr Pyke to have the road hitherto in use on Run 244f kept open. Mr W. L. Simpson, on behalf of J.Drummy, licensee of the run,; asked that the road be closed as it was not on the map shcvm at the sale. The Board decided that the road being in common use it must remain open. GREENVALE. An application from J. A. Kirke for a grazing right over blocks 14, 15, and IT, Greenvale, was referred to the Chief Commissioner. NENTHORN. , AY. R. M. Bethune, lessee of a small grazing run at Nenthorn, applied to be relieved of the residential condition in his lease, as he was residing within ten miles of the run on freehold property.—Application to be granted if circumstances are as stated. WAIKOUAITI. W. L. Simpson applied to have a notice inserted in the Gazette with regard to run 171b' the lessee having failed to pay his rent within a mouth of the date on which it became; due. Resolved to insert the notice in terms of section 188 of the Act. BTOLE. . James Hartstongd, jun., asked the Board to recommend Government to dispose of sections 19 and 20, block VI., Budle, which have been grouped so as to form a small grazing run. Declined. '-.-'•• WAIPAHI. A. Phillips applied for a lease of quarry and railway reserves in block 10, Waipahi, for : grazing purposes.—The Clutha County Council \ suggested that the right to obtain stone should : be withheld in the event of a lease being granted.' 1 —The Board decided to consider an application for section 26, but hot for section 27. ! DEFERRED-PAYMENT BENT. The Land Receiver's memo, re defaulting de-ferred-payment settlers was brought up and ! consideration of it was adjourned for a'week'. ' bun 225. "''"■■'" ■■'■■"■*■ i A. Lapslie applied to purchase 50 acres of land ;on Run 225.—Approved,1 subject to Survey fegtfJatiohs; .' ..,;■■' ;; -,■ •. ; " i shotovee'. •■ '••'••," The Arrowtown Borough Council applied to •: purchase 15§ acres in block XVIII., Shotover.'for i the purpose of obtaining a water supply.—W. J. i Harrison objected, if it was intended to divert i the water of the creek in the locality asked for. '■ —Approved: Council to deposit survey fees^ \ - . ;bengee. "-' ■ The Chief Surveyor forwarded plans of block' 17, Benger, and; blocks.'7 andI'-11, Teviot.—The Board did not consider it advisable at thepresent time to make any recommendations to the.Gojvernment with regard to the land. v;'"'-':-;•'' RURAL SECTIONS. . \; The following applications for deferred pay-, ment rural sections were approved:—J. M'Rae, .section 10, block VI; Budle; A. M'Rae, section1 •18, block VI, Budle; G. Archibald and SMary Rank, section 5; block V.,Kur6w/: 1 ' SUBURBAN LAND. '•'■; '"■-■ T'-'-'- - j The following applications for suburban lands ,were approved :—A: Milne, sections 58 and 59 block V., Bastings; W. J. M'Cliskie section' 7,' block XXV., East Gore. i TARRAS. i W. Barnetson apphed for a perpetual lease' instead of a deferred payment lease of section 3, block 3, Tarras.—Approved. ' i i■' •■■ '■ "!::;i CAPITALISATION. '• The following applications to capitalise were approved:—A. M'Kay,;section 3, block XIII., Greenvale; M:'Currah; section 19, block V;' Lower Hawea. ' :