LAND BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10625, 21 March 1896, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the,. Land Board was held.in the board's olllce, Government Kuildings, on Wednesday, when there1 were present—Mesam J. T. Maitlasd (chairman), Clark, I)uncan,j Dallas, and M'Kerrow. . :

Blackstone.—Christina 8. 'Williamson applied to withdraw her application >r> surrender lettae over small graziug Run22lc, Hiackstone'district. —Granted. ■ ' '•, --

Wakei'lKLd.—Mrs'J. Stronaolr applied for sections 9 and 10, block IV. Wakeficld district, under lease in perpetuity.—Approved, .; - . Nbntiioiin.—The Under-secretiiry for Lands intimated that surrender of umall "razinit run sections 4, block VI, 3, block VU, an",l 5 . block Vlif, Nenthorn dintrict, held by Tin*. M7,ty, ha/J been approved.—Surrender accepted ; r.»nger to value improvements, and land to be rKtitfcrcil at a rental of (id per acre, with valuation for improvements,

Kuaiwxo.—Tho Under-nccrutnry for htiait intimated that surrender of small tfrszinir run sectious 22, block IX, and 5, block X, Ku.iwao dintrict, held b/ Alexunder Chalmeh, liail been approved.—Surrender accepted; ranger to make valuation and suKgeft rental.

Po>iaiiaka. — Counideration wa* g(vea to a request from S. Hansr.n to have ))Ortion of «»clion 6, block Xlljl, l'dinnhalca Xkm'm ertate rur'erved for lignite^Area to be reservui vi raquedted. Upi'Eii Taibri,— A, petition won) rerrivf*l from miners_»t Haniiltons requeitinK that Charles Uyke be required to remove his i«nrini; from reserve arljoinini; section 17, block VII t Umit Taieii.—Referred to the ranger for a report TAiLiNij.sKBSRiiVR.-Mr J. H. M'Alpino, on behalf of the Hamilton! and ftowburn Jlinen' Association, requested that the license to occupy the tailings reserve in section 17, block 1, UnpVr Taieri dintnet, be cancelled.-Referred to'thiranger for report. llauhewiiknua.—Robsrt Hnlmen wrote a=ikiii» that he might tie a/iowed to take up thf 'mi"selected sections in Mock V, Ma- ; r>whenua dis-trict,-subdivisions of original section 24— C!-<n-Kiderationaeferrftd. ,

IMPKOVKMRSTS.-J. T. M'Qimde requested that he be allowed to put certain improvement upin twclion 1, block XVJ, Maereivhenua tiiitrict ii<-l(l by him under temporary poatoril li«ir-ie'' and that he be allowed valuation for tlis" sl'mc — X)eclined.

Woodland.—Ranger Atkinson reoorUd ™ saction l.i, block V, Woodlanddiutrift h>>ld uidcr lease in perpetaity.—Mrs Mackenzie, wife of '.falate lessee, to be communicated with Small Gila/.in« Kuns.—Kanger Hu»han re.-: ported upon the applwation hy S V, A. Hille to t. ; ) V he/ ent, of s T mall grazing Runs 3of 2i ami 4 of 23 reduced.—Land to be rco/Tere-l at "A per acte. with reduced valuation of iuiprnvcrno'nti to £500. Mr Hille to be informed that h "mart re° move his sheep at once from the run Mlscellanrous.—The report of Ran»cr *.t!-:n-Kon upon section 42, block VI, Glenomaru district, held under perpetual lease, was received - J.he adjourned application of George .Aonald«on for a houiestead site of 156 acres, section 10, block IVft w?* granted.-The application of W. R. Melville to surrender imiall "razlne runH 220E and 220k liger Hill district, «-a* R nh m d to tha ranger for a report.-The application <,f George Cormack to transfer to .J-if.^j r; ur !«' lease in perpetuity section 6, bSoc!; X!V iv.iriahaka district, was approved.—The -adjourned application to transfer deferred payment section 14, block IV, UmmeTburn district, so as to substitute the name ot Margaret Devon for that of Hu»h Devon, was declined, the board havingnopowerto grant the request. .