LAND BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8209, 14 June 1888, Page 4

LAND BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the Land Board, held on Wednesday last, was attended by Messrs J. P. Maitland (chief commissioner), Dallas, Clark, and Logan. KvKßUßl?.—Donald Held and Co. wrote stating that the rent paid by their firm-viz., £650, for Hun 306 wa» excessive. If the reut was not reduced they would have to surrender the lease.—Hesolved to reply that an application for surrender would be forwarded to Government. ~.,,- , Waipobi.—John Lawson applied for 45 acres in block 10, Waipori, recently a portion of Run 6U.— Referred to Ranger Hughan for report. Turumu.—Plans of a road line on which the Tuturau Koad Board propose to expend £7 deferredpayment money In block IX were approved of. ftAWKSBTOYr-The Waikoimiti County Council forwarded a resolution recently adopted, asking that the quarry reserve, section 9'J, block V, be vested in the council.-Consideration doferrcd for a week. CATLINS.-Manuel Jones asked that a section of 50 acres, between sections 34 aud42, block I, Catlins, bo opened for sale on the deferred-payment system. —Government to be requested to notify the section referred to; survey fees to be deposited. Otepopo.—B. Carter applied to purchaso two acres in section 133, block I, Otepopo.-Govemment to bo recommended to notify the section uuder the Tkviot.— W. L. Simpson, on behalf of Robert Orcsßan, applied for permission to mine for coal on five aores of the reserve numbered aection 14, block I Tevlot —License granted for three years at an amiualfee of £5 with liconee fee. Sim'ON.-An application by Oeorge Roberts to nurchase second-class laud section 14, block Id, Sutton was granted. Patrick Spratt applied to surrender sections 3 and 4, block 13, Sutton.-Sur ; render accepted, subject to payment of six months Black'stone.—James Harley's application to surrender 6eotions i and 5. block V, Blachstone, was anreed to.——Thomas Livingstone's application to Burrender section 28, block XIII, Blackstone, was I'uapeka EABT.-Georgo Matheton and D. J. M'Donald applied to exchange pastoral deferredpayment sections 12, block IX, and section I, b pek 12 Timpelia Bast, for a small grazing run.-Tlio 'C^VwitKrd'to sections 1 to 10 in block ii \u tv!i>lr ini\i»ine from one to five acres each, tno bokrf refolved Btlmt the sections be classified as suburban and offered at £3 per acre. Kujiiwao.-R. M'Kluven, referring to recent aiilhnrltv Bivon him to occupy section 1, block 11, Ku iwao, asked if ho might remove the fencing in the event oi the land being otherwise dealt with.nnnnif.nnitv to be allowed to remove fencing. QHkiuson, on behalf of Hugh M'Ken/ie of the firm of M'lntosh nnd M'KeiwTe, late toseei of Run 323 a, Wakatlpu, asked to be reinstaled In the run as the same w»s surrendered with1™, °~,,! authority. The Chief Commlasioner stated that therunwas nowinthe Southland district.-The communication was simply received. Akatobk. — Thomas JoliD6ton wrote regarding George Ottrey'B application for a perpetual Ir-ase of 100 acres in section 30, block 11, Akatore, statiuc that the area applied for was tho best portion of tho land. He alleged that lie had tho grazing right of Ihe land, but was willing to lease the portion applied j- or ,_Cosideration deferred. BAKNSCLHUGir.-Itwas rfßnlvcd to recommend tho C3overnor-in-Council to offer for pastoral leasiuft Wun '4'tf, Kurnscleugh, for 1-1 ycftre at an upset of iCl(io' _ Xhe average rent of Scotch deer forests is 13d per acre.