LAND BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10033, 26 April 1894, Page 3

LAND BOARD.

The weekly meeting of the Land Board, held tiH Wednesday, was attended by Messrs J. P. siaitlaud (chief commis&iotier), H. Clark, W. Dallas, J, Duncan, and A. M'Kerrbw. _ . „ , Glenomaru.—3flr J. Greenfield was granted ii,yearly license!;under clause 11§ of the act,,to pccapy $ection,3l(. block VII.; ijGlenomaru; for pastora,!,purposes, at 10 ?, with.a license fee qf 21s;

Maniototo.—Consideration was deferred of an application by Mr W. F. Inder, on behalf of Mr W, J. Baxter, for a license to occupy the village reserve in block XI, Maniototo district.—An application by Mr Samuel Millar for an area of 50 acres adjoining section 1, block XVII, Maniototo, held by him as a small grassing run, was referred to the chief surveyor to obtain a report from the district surveyor; and a similar course w&9 taKen by the board in respect of an application by Mr C. J. Inder, oil behalf the Maniototo Sheep Dip Association; for a license to. occupy 20 acres adjoining Bection 1, block XVIIj Maniototo, upon which to ereOt a sheep dip.—ltihger Fraser forwarded his valuation oE the imprcvements effected to forfeited perpetual lease, section 1, block XI, Maniototo, lately held by Mr John Brown, and it gas agreed) subject to the approval of the Governor, to recommend the land for notification at tho capital value of £1 per acre, with £24 8a valuation for improvements.

Blackstoke.—Mr K. C, Darling applied for permission to use the, railway reserve fronting section; 276, block I) Blackstone district, and it was dgreed to issue a yearly license lindet clause 116 of the act at 6d per acr&, with license fee 21s. ■• ,' . .. , ■; WAiioixbi.—An. applicatibn by- Mr W. Qain to purchase or leaße section 14, towri of Waikoikoij whichhe desired to use as a saleyard, wAs declined, the land being set apart as a village homestsad allotment. Kakanci.—lt was decided to forward to the Government Ranger Hughan's rerorts upon Mr W. Smith's applibation for permission to surrender his small gracing run; eebtidn 1, blotfk IV, Kakanui district, and upon Mr John Ckesney's application to surrender the small grazing run, section 2, in the same block. BEACMONf.—The Receiver of Land Revbnne reported that Mr G. Smithsou had not paid valuation for the improvements upon Bun 170ji, Beaunoht district, anil it was fesolved tbdt Unless tho amount of the valuation was paid within 11 days the sum deposited by Mr Smithson as a half-year's rent Would be forfeited. _ MAEHKwiiEirlJA.—the board having, considered the application of Mr T. Chalmer on behalf of Mr B. W. Botting for permission to purchase an area of one acre of section 4, block

IX, Maerewhenua, granted the applicant permission, under clause 115 of,the act, to purchase the area for cash at £8, with snrvey fees. KYEnmtN.^The board agreed to allow Mr D. Malloch to remove the subdivision fencing upon tan 206b, Kycbarn district, and decided to offer the tun, burdened with £47 valuation for

Improvements,

Sundby Applications.—The foiloWiflg aps plications were approved:— For' village allotment for cash: Alexander Anderson, section

65, block VI, Glenomaru district. For village homestead allotment Qn lease iil perpetuity i W; T. Jopsonj settlon 267, block I, filaekstone district; To complete the purchase of deferred payment land: J. A. Wy/lie, sections 1 to 4 and 6 to 20, block XLIV, Town of Molyneux.

—The application of Mr Wilson Hawhinney, sen., for 640 acres en Run 219, was referred to Banger Fraser for s report. It was agreed that the application of Mr Alexander Cameron for small grazing Run 12U, Budle dtstribt, eHould stand over for a week. The .board sanctioned the addition of the namo of Mr Samuel Elliott to that of Mr Duncan Campbell as lessees in perpetuity of section 17, block VI, and section 24, block V, Woodland district.

Wakatipu.—The board authorised the Receiver of Land Revenue to pay over the amount received as valuation on improvements on pastoral Run IS, Wakatipu. Tiqeb Hill.—Coneideration having been given to Mr Robtrt Love's application for a revaluation of hia small gracing Ron 244b, Tiger Hill district, used the rent at 4jd per acre. ; Foßfeitdbb Eevoked.—On the report of the Receiver of Land Revenue that Thomas Flannery and C. Dalton had paid their arrears, tile board's resolution declaring these settlers' holdings to be forfeited was rescinded.

REVAj,r/ATioKs>—Mr A. S. Orbell appeared before the board to object to the revaluation of his small grassing Run 171e, Hummocksido, and the objection was supported by statements by Messrs Bell and H. Buckland.—The board decided to give their decision on the next sitting day. •" • An objection was received from Mr James Sloan, the holder of small grassing Run 244, Tiger Hill, andjthe board fixed the rent at 5d per acre. In the following eases the lent stated was fixed' at per acre:—Wi A. Scott, small gracing Ran 2A, block 111, Satton, 8d ( Wm. Kennedy, small grazing Run Z, block I, Button.—^The following capital values at per acre were fixed :—-Thomas Mackintosh, section 3, block XII, Benger, 17s ; Robert Crossan, sections.4;ar4d 5, block XIII, Benger, 18s; U. Crossarj, section 6, block XIII, Benger, 17s;

T. M'Cullough, section 9, block XIII, Benger, 16s; R. Ridd, section 9, block XII, BeDger, 15s; A. T. Brazil, section 8, block XII,

Benger, 15s; A. A. Oliver, sections 52, 64, and 76, block I, Leaning Rock, lGs ; John Henderson, section 4, block XIII, Tarras, 13s; A. Faulin, section 56, block 11, Earnslaw, 12s 6d. Payment of Fodijtiis.—A memorandum from j the Under-secretary of Lands, in regard to the application made by tho Waihemo County Council to have the "fourths" derived from the small grazing runs 121b to 121 i, Badle district (Steueburn), situate in the Waikouaiti County, paid over to the Waihemo Council, was considered, and it was resolved—"That the board is still of' opinion that section 128, subsection 1, of the Land Act does not authorise payment of. thirds and fourths accruing from lands in one county being made to the council of an adjacent county in case of access to such lands being through such adjacent county, but only provides for such payment being made in the case of adjacent road districts. The board is therefore of opiniou that the proposal of the Waihemo County Council can only bo properly carried out by arrangement between it and the Waikouaiti County Council."