RUN No. 200, AT THE LTEVIOT.

Otago Witness, Issue 1340, 4 August 1877, Page 10

RUN No. 200, AT THE LTEVIOT.

Mr W. M'Clelland, chairman, of V.jrablio meeting at Miller's Flat, forwardedt'he- following petition, to the Waste Lands -Board,, and which was read at the Board's ordinary meeting on Wednesday :— • - • * Miller's Flat; * m«. . Mount] Beuger, 11th July, 1877. lo the Chairman and Members of the f Waste t Lands Board, .Dunedin.- „* Gentlemen— We, the...undersigned lesidenta of Miller's Flat, Horse-shoe Bend, anil ?Moa Flat, desire,to bring, under .your/notice the fact that there is no land available for settlement; open in this part,, of the district,- f aid- would :urge.»pon your y -Board i th,e, nsc^ssityjofj throwing open a sufficient quantity/to .meet? the requirements iofltheinhabitantSjV.and with" that view, would respeetf uUy.,Bugges£ tHe opening of a block under the agricultural. laaiVsystem on Run No. 200, .comprising the.land.'bounded on the -west ,by the Minzion H burn, ".qn/thesoxith by thesClutha river, ■ on./the.>ea»|;' ( >l)y; the boundary of the run, on the north" bjfthe-main branchi of the. Tru-sot .Greek, " ( and containing about 9000 acres ' ' -„. ' \\\T. .As there.isajarge^quantity'olf.valuabie firewood on this -land.f near, the^b'anfcs. of the we.would-,suggeßt the reserVationpfrom saleota strip i&bout; one , haft mile fin "depth along the north bank ,of : the srjver /from the Minzion Burn to the, Horse-Shoe: Bend' for 'that purpose. , ~-,f t ; H < - ( , We have; the utmost .confidence l in stating that if your Board will be pleased to give effect to this our. request, the land -."will be." quickly taken up and occupied. x, '-„.,'.. ■ [Here follow>ss signatures.] r ' The Board referred'the Ipetitidn to; the -Dfotrict Land Officer to" ascertain. ifothere &fe any .objections to its prayer being granted.? -. it