OTAGO LAND BOARD
Tho Otago Land Board mot yesterday, ihoro being present—Messrs R. T. Sadd (chairman), J. Smith,, T. A. Munro, C. J. Inder, and G. Livingstone. Lindis M'jNaugton Robertson, applied for permission to purchase section 21, block VI, Tarras district.—Declined. Robt. Kingon applied for half an aero on north sido of Dead Horso Croak for <i machinery sibo.—Area to bo sold to applicant, subject to tho approval of tho Minister. Tho undermentioned holders of small sections on Kyeburn applied for a lease in common over run 573:—Alexander Maxwell, Wm." Ed ward Strode, Patrick D. Haurahnii. Alfred Carey, and Chas. C. I.rvim\—Granted at an annual rental of £50, subject to payment for fencing. Donald M'lntosh applied for an occupation lea so over an estimated area of 31 acres between sections 69 and 147, block X, Loaning Rock district.—Granted, subject to survey. John Ross, holder of. allotment 1, Bruce settlement, applied for the board's ' recommendation to request for exemption from residence for a period of one year.—Tho board deolinod to make any recommendation. "Win. Robt. Christie, who rcoontly acquired section 14, block X, Woodland S.D., applied for exemption from residence on account of tho high cost of building • material and tilie acute shortage of carpenters.—Twelve months' exemption from residence granted. Robert Heads, lessee of section ISs, Clifton settlement, advi&cd that h<o had abandoned tho section.—Lease declared forfeited Christophor Robinson, holder on year-to-year grazing license of the reserve adjoining section 1 of 23, block VT, Maxmgatua S.D., advised that he had no farther use for the land, as h>o had sold his property at Outram.—•Lioenso cancelled. Thomas Kennett, holder on grazing license of pajrt reserve (5 acres) adjoining sections •4S and 50, block 11, Barnslaw S.D., requested cancellation of his license, as nearly j all the land had been washed away by the latest flood in the Keos Rhner.—License cancelled. Mrs Jennie L. MTiachlan applied to purchase the foe simple of section 0, block XIII, Rimu district, which she holds under o.r.p. 492.—Refused; applicant to be informed that tho required improvements must be effected within six months. The following applications to purchase the foe simplo were approved:—J. A. Moyle, on behalf of Chas. Thomson, sections 14 and 18, block XIII, Greenvalo district, held under l.i.p system. The Publio Trustee, administrator in the estate of the late Paul Le Tiouy, section 5, block IV. Tautuku dis- . trict. Brodrick and Chalmer, on behalf of P. J. Htm cox, section 23, bjoek VXH, G-len-kenich district, held under l.i.p. 187vh. R. Cookburn, on behalf of J. P. O'Brien, section 20, block XIV, Bengex district, hold under occupation lease. S. Fletcher, on behalf of John Wright, section SI, block 1, Benger district, hold by the latter under occupation lease. W. A- Bodkin, on behalf of Wm. M'Bonnell, section 94, block VIII, Leaning Rock district, held under 0.1. 554 The board was requested to appoint an ' arbitrator to fix the rental for a new pastoral license over sections 18, 20, 21, 22, 26, and 27, block VII, Tablo Hill S.D. —Ranger O'Neill was appointed arbitrator. The Tuapeka County Council submitted proposals for the expenditure of "thirds" accrued for the period ended July 31, 1920, amounting to £24 5a 3d.—Proposals approved and payment authorised. The following applications to transfer were approved:—Run 322b, Waitaki (21,685 acres), Arthur Duncan Sutherland to Wilfred Thos. Wardell; run 201 c, Waitaki (4820 acres), Ethelwyn Sutherland to Cecil Wm. Wardell; runs 203b and c, Sunburn (10,700 acres), Joseph Preston to Jas. Thorp Prest-cm; runs 236 m and 237p, Vincent (30,690 acres), Geo. • Arthur Collis.to John Jenkins; run 24a, sections 10, 11, and 13, iblock IV, Kuriwao (1707 acres), Geo. Lamb Copland to Cecil North; 42a, Windsor Park Settlement (175 acres 0 roods 12 poles), Wm. M'Kandle to John Patrick Mulligan; 14 and part 13 and 15, block IV, Hawksbury (86 acres 0 roods 28 poles), John Fountain Robert to Jas. Anderson Payne; allotment 9, block I, township of Morning-ton (22.9 poles), Alfred Henry Beay to Wm. Frederick do Roo; 68, block IX, Strath-Taieri (34 acres 1 rood 22 poles), Jae. Tisdall to Jas. Thomas James; 21a, block IV Gimmerburn (258 acres 1 rood 10 poles), Public Trustee to Catherine Mulholland; sections 17, 15, and 51, adjoining block I, Ka■warau (32 acres, 9 acres, and 9 acres 2 roods 28 polos respectively), Edgar Thomson Sband to Fredk. Samuel Bloxham; section 10, blook VII, Catlins (186 acres 0 roods 10 poles), James Aherne to Hugh Woodside; transfer of half-interest in run 5-18, Waitaki (11,694 acres), Archibald Thompson Valentine to Chas. Richard Hoad. An application to transfer inn 339 a, Karawau (5670 acres), from Edward John ■ Iversen and Andrew Carl Iversen to Andrew Coleman M'Elroy was hold over. Application to include an omitted lease in a previous transfer—7B, block 11, Earnslaw (15 acres 3 roods 35 poles), Catherine Sent; to John Penny Konnett, Thomas Kennett, ■ and William' Woodley,—Approved.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18049, 24 September 1920, Page 9
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