WASTE LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 1005, 4 March 1871, Page 11

WASTE LAND BOARD.

Thia Board met on Wednesday* The Chief .Commissioner occupied the chair; the other members present were — Messrs Reid, Duncan, _an<l JEughes. Mr Keall made application for a piece of land at Coal Creek as a site for a Wesleyan Church. Consideration of the application was deferred to. the next meeting- . , „' ' ' , Mr Keall applied for an acre at Waipori township for the Wesleyan Church. The application was granted, subject to a plan of survey being sent in within three months. ' Mr William Burke applied for a section at Tomahawk Cliffs. It was resolved that .the land be surveyed and sold by auction at aii'upsfit price of 21s per acre, with cost of survey; added. It waa' resolved ..that' ihe ; attention of authorised surveyors, should; fce._4rawn" to circular 59, Wj^jpicpsid^sitotWPJbiqns,

when fronting a lake, road, er river, should be of a depth equal to twice the width, and that those not attending to it should have their names Btruck off the roll.

Tt was resolved that all land over which the pastoral licenses may expire Bhould be at once opened for application as unBurveyed land, excepting where not entirely pastoral country.

The license of Run No. 67 having expired on the 18th of February, it was resolved tli at it be gazetted as open for sale.

It was further resolved that the Wairuna and Crookaton Hundreds be advertised open for sale.

In an application by Mr Weßtwood, which had been deferred for enquiry from last meeting, it was resolved that the applicant be informed that as a portion of his application was within the block cancelled on Run 221, that the consent of the runholder would be required before the Board could grant him a lease for the part outside that block. Mr Joseph Silver applied for a mill-site at the Benger Burn. After discussion, it was resolved that he be recommended to apply for an agricultural lease. An application, oti behalf of the Wesleyan Church, to purchase sections 1 and 2, blook XLIX., Lawrence, was declined. Mr W. S. Douglas, for Conlon and party, applied for protection to prospect for antimony on the Taieri river. Protection for six months was granted over the ground indicated in the sketch. A plan submitted of a site for the Otaria Accommodation House, was approved of. The following applications, to purchase agricultural leaseß, were granted :— Robert Cowie, sections 1 and, 2, block IX., TuapekaEast. J. W. Robertson, section! 56 and 57, block 1. , Shotover. Thomas Wilson, section 86, block 11., Tuapeka East. The plans of surveys of sections in the townshipß of Naseby, Lawrence, Greytown, and Fairfax were approved of ; the upaet price of the suburban area 3of Lawrence and Fairfax fixed at L 3 per acre, and the price of the Bite of the Roman Catholic Church at Naseby at L 3 per quarter-acre.