Waste Land Board.

Otago Witness, Issue 1325, 21 April 1877, Page 10

Waste Land Board.

The usualmeeting of .the Board* was held on Wednesday. > Present r. The' Chief '.Com'missione?, (in ,the chair), Messrs Clarkj ' ,Green, Strode, Butterjvorth, arid Bastings. Ji," OCCUPATION (OP. DEFERRED PAYMENT, DANDS. -' Messrs Connell and'Moodie, on -behalf «f Alexander and Margaret Rodgers, . requested, the permission.of the Board to reside on section 21,' block IL," Glenkenich district .(deferred, payment section), in terms of section 60 of. tho Waste Lands* Administration Act, (187,6,, the allotments on deferred -paynieat licenses held by. the said Alexander Rodgers and Margaret Rodgers (formerly Dickison)),* being said- sec-,' tion 21, block II;, Glenkenich district, and section 29, block 1., Chatton' district, respectively., — Granted. > s ': , ;•,,,- PURCHASE OF LAND ON' RUN 1218.. r -, ,' Messrs ConnelLand Moodie, on behalf of .Sir F. D. Bell, applied for permission to complete purchase of 34 acres 2 roods on-Run 121b, on * which. . Lis . improvements s are - effected.— Ap T proved, aud new application to I?e lodges!. 1, FLOUR MILL AND PAPER MILL AT MATAUSa] v ' Messrs Gillies, Street,-.and 'Hislop, astagents for a number of -settlers t at Mataura, presented. a, petition from the said settlers to the rßdard with respect to' the establishment of a flour millat Mataura, -.jiThe, Board abo took t into,. con-,, sideration a letter received from the manage^ of 'tha M&taura Paper MiU:,Coinpany.— The-," consideration of both matters was" ordered „to. stand over for a week. . , - '".,',] - APPLICATION FOR SECTION IN GLENKENICH •'' BISTBICT. .■.'•- 'i' ••:,:,,' . John Spark sent' in a certificateof application, for section 46, block VI., Glenkenich -dis- . strict. ■•' • *' ' - 1 .- . ' , -..- . The applicant was recoamended to complete, the purchase of 'land held under exchange lease 308, as, 1 until he does so,' no' land under* certiiii cate 1034' could be granted, as the quantity. ■ would be in excess of that allowed by law. ■ -. SCHOOL SITE AT SKIPPER'S CHEEK, ' ' The' Warden af Clyde suggested ' a recOn- : sideration of ,the matter of, 'the Schbpl'Reserve in block XL/Skipper's Creek,- ShotoVer/ south-' west of and adjoining section 64. ! \'f ' Resolution of 14th March to' be rescinded, in' l terms of the District Land Officer's, rep'ort;fan'd * with Surveyor's report attached. The School/, Committee to be informed. ' - • EDUCATIONAL RESERVE AT DUNKELp." ' ' *"" ■ - The Chief Commissioner augg'ested an'alteralion in the minute of the 28th, February last (No. 4), with reference to", reservation of lands i at.Dunkeld for educational purposes, so that section 160 of the Waste Lands Act might', be ' ; substituted for section 12, Waste Lands Administration Act, 1876.' Agreed to. "" '' ,' PURCHASE OF DEFERRED PAYMENT AREAS. Messrs James Black and James Whitbourn applied to be allowed to purchase their respective areas held .under deferred payment license —sections 40, 54, and 55, block V 11.,' Waipahee; and 21,. 22, and 23, block 11. , Dart district. — Granted. SALE OF LAND IN OTAKIA DISTRICT. Mr Archibald M'Coll applied to be allowed to purchase the northern 50 acres of section 40, block L, Otakiii district, instead of purchasing the lease of them at auction, as agreed upon on, the 3rd of January lost,

- The following minute was recorded : — " The land LreferirecLto has to be sold by auction as - land of special value, having been withheld from /sale 'for a considerable period as bush land. Upset price, 25s an acre. BOAT)' LINE IN, KADROO DISTRICT. Messrs Sievwright^and Stout drew atteation 1 to section 2, Kauroo district, being granted without reserving, the old dray road passing through it, to the back country, and suggested ' that it be ucade a condition of the lands adjoin- • ing being granted that the said road is laid down on the grant of section 2, or that the '" Government take steps to have the grant ' amended. „ It was resolved that Mr Pen wick or his agent . be applied to to grant a road line through section 2, block VI., Kauroo district, as a con tinuation of road line on section 4 of the same district. S . iFOBEST TREE PLANTING. Mr Thomas Westlake lodged a claim for a certificate entitling him to select hind under the j Forest Tree Planting Encouragement Act, 1871, and Amendment "Act, 1872, he having ' planted two acres of his. own land as required \ by 'tluTsaid Acts. — Government, to be recommended to appoint the JSanger for the district an officer . for- reporting upon fulfilment of conditions urescribed byregulations under Forest Trses Planting Act, the Chief Commissioner to instruct ranger. ' QUARRYING LICENSE REFUSED. Messrs Grant and M'Kellarmade an application to occupy one' acre for quarrying purposes on the east' bank of the Clutha Eivex, at its junction with the K&warau Biver, for stone j quarrying purposes. — Request refused. PROPOSED EXTENSION OP WAIKAWAGOLD FIELD. A petition from Koberfc Leigh and other residents at Waipapa, requesting that Waipapa be constituted a gold field, and to extend along the- coast line to Waikawa Gold Field, .was 1 brought under the notice of the Board. The Board, however,- did not see any necessity at present for an extension of the Waikawa Goldfield. '. ,; „","• BOUNDARIES OF: RUN 24.' : : Warden Simpson reported on the proposed alteration of boundaries of run No. 24, Waka<tipu, recommending that an exchange with Messrs M'Afdle be made of 4500 acres o£ the common, north of and adjoining tiie Kawarau, . for 2500 axjres of the northern portion of their run. — Postponed for further consideration. PURCHASE OF LAND AT TUAPEKA EAST. Mr'Stewart M'Comb applied to purchase, at lil per acre, section 56, block XYIIL, Tuapeka East. — Postponed, pending report from the District Land Officer. ' CANCELLATION OP MINING LEASE. The application of James Stevenson to have his mining lease (section 69, block XIX., Shotover district) cancelled, was approved. CANCELLATION OP RUN. < 1 CargiUfl and M'Lean applied to have run 260, of 560 acres, section 1, block VIL, Lee 'Stream,, cancelled. — Approve! AGRICULTURAL LEASES. . The following certificate of application for agricultural . lease was approved : —H. S. Thomson, section 1, Motatapu district. ' The following agricultural leases for cancellation were approved :— David M'Kinlay, section 3, block IIL, Eyre district ; David M'Kinlay, section 4, block IIL, Eyre district. , INSPECTION OF RUNS BY MEMBERS OP THE

' ' , BOAKD. Mr Bastings moved—" That, with the view 'of tbe Board arriving at a proper decision in dealing with the runs now falling in, it is deArabia that the Board make an inspection of the -same." Mr BuiTEEWOKTH had Very great pleasure in seconding the motion. _ Mr Bastings said, with all due deference, he did not think some members of the Board knew' much about the country. He flattered himself that no man knew more of Otago than he did, and he thought some members of the Boatd did notknow so much. By personally inspecting the' runs, they could judge for themselves, and would be able to do their duty better than by sitting in tbe Board Boom and taking the opinion of anybody, whoever he might ba. Mr Strode hoped they would be able to make the inspection in summer. The Chief Commissioner said the inspection would have to be made in winter, because a great many of them fell in in the course of a few months. Strangely enough, he was , mentionin« this very matter to Mrßeid thai morniug.* He was saying, that he. would nimself like to visit some of the country that he was not personally acquainted with. v Ec had been over most of the Province, but he had not seen some portions for a considerable length of time. , Mr, Bastings remarked that the country altered a great deaL , Mx. Clark, presumed that, if they made -this inspection, their expenses would be paid. The Chief Commissioner "said they would apply officially to the Government for their expenses, , , Mr Bastings thought there 'should be no difficulty. Even if they did not get their expenses, he did not. think it would break them. Ho got no expenses now for attending the Board, and he found he, got on quite as well without them. ' ' r Mr Sthode said that was not much to be wondtred-at, seeing the smallng^ of the amount allowed. If a member attended every meeting during the. year he would "only get LSO. '-' 1 The Chief' CoionssibtfEß. said, there were two more runs which he expected would have come before them, this week. They were Fulton's and Boyd's — the first named being in Lee Stream district, and the second in the Waipori district. - The motion was agreed to, and 'the Board then adjourned.