LAND BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10755, 20 March 1897, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

I —^ The weekly meeting of the Land Board was held on the 17th, and attended by the Chief Commissioner (Mr Mftltlanrt, in tho chair), Messrs H. Clark, W.Dallas, T. -Duncan, and A. M'Kerirow. Valuations for Improvements.—The board ■ authorised th« receiver of laud revenue to pay 1 over the valuations received for improvements j unon the followin"; sections .—Section 3. block I V£IT, and section 1, block IX, Waihemo district, j £88 Is : section 2, block.XXV, town of Alexan- { dra, £2 2:5; section 12, block V, Kurow" district ! £37 14s 2d to be paid into' the public [ account). Pomaiuka Downs.—lt was agreed to grant, ' under clause Ilti of tho act, a temporary license for ! pastoral purposes over section 4. block XV, Poma- ] haka Downs estat.e, to Mrs E. Clement at a sum ! of £5 with license fee. • : j Tautuku.—Mr John Williamson applied for • leave to purchase or lease the quarry reserve, Eec- ! tion 11, blosk IV, Tautuku district, and it was ! decided to grant him a yearly temporary license • over the section at a reatal of 5s with license fee. > River Lodge, Taibbj.—The board approved of j the following subdivision, at a capital value in J each case of £17 per acre, of the area acquired ! under the Lands for Settlement Act from Mr W. ! Thomson, River Lodge, Taieri:—Block IV, ! Maiuifiatua district: Section 57, 23* 'k 3o'p ; secI tioc SS, 23a lr 7v ; section 59, 19a lr 14p ; section I 61), 9a 3r £3p: section 61, 12a Or Sip ; section 83, ! 15a 2r ; suction 63 (with river seouon 39, West ! Taieri), Ga Or 37p: section 64 (with river section 42, West Taieri), 9a lr 32p ; section 65 (with rivet section 43, West Taieri), 24a Or 14p; section Cfi (withi river section 44, West Taievi), 22s lr "35p ; section 55. 38a 2r ; river section -IU, West Taieri, i sm, ; river pectiou 41, West Taieri, sa; river section 1 42, West Taieri, Ba. In regard to a subdivision 1 embracing sect'oa 07, block IV, Maungatua, and. ! river section -i 5 and part of 47, and in repaid to j the subdivision comprising river sections 48 aad j 48, capital values of £12 and £17 per acra, applyj ing to different areas, were fixed, i Lake Wanaka.—An application by Mr Henry '■ Barber for. a grazing right over the areas between j ilun 33-lD and take Wiiiika, Ray's I'euinsula, and the recreation reserve on Run 331 c, "-as referred I to the chief commissioner to arrange for. the I applicant havir.R the right of grazing over R*y's I Peninsula and the recreation reserve on condition j of hia destroying the rabbits. ! Benuek.—Consideration was deferred for a j week of a letter from Mr. T. Ghalmar, on bohalf of Mi- fm. Lindsay. i v rej;a«l to sections 7, 10, 11. i block XIII, Boiiger district, lately held under ! small srrazint; run lease. j Glenokciit.—Mr C. K. E. Wellar applied for a ! new license or an extension of his present license I over Hun 346 d, Ulenorchy. and the l>o:u-d decided that it would at the expiry of the present license favourably consider an application for a three years' license. Purakanui.—An application from Mr John Drake to have the unsold sections hi block 111, town of Purakanui, grouped into tUree lots of '. about 10 acre* each and opeued cinder the villag-e j homestead allotment system was referred tc- ' Ranger Hnghnn for a rupnrt. . Api-lications Aithoveo.—The fullowniß apph- | catioii.i were appVoved : -ForiiastonJ i-un license : i Annie li. Turnbull, Runs 240 a, 3:54 a, and ( 3ioi(. Wanaka. To capitalise deferred payment: ; V. J. 0. ICempthorne, eectiou 12, blcek XIV, I Greeuvaltt district. • MANIOTOTO.-Mr Robert Fergus-.n having ue- ' clined to bifju the lewe of smwll grazing run, j !<«ctiou 27, block 111, Manioioto, the lease was ! declared forfeited for non-execution, i (ii.K.NOM.vnu.— An applieatiou by Air 11. S. | M'Col! lessfo of section 43, block ill, ulenomaru i district, for further time in which to pay his ' •■ifrears w:is frautii'l. '. " Tiueh Hill. — An a\»)licaticn by Mr W. K. I Neville for a home=it*arf area of 150 acres upoß ! small grazing Run 2-JOk, Tifier Hill dutrict, was ; referred to Ranger Hiikli3.ii fur a report.