WASTE LANDS BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 1355, 17 November 1877, Page 15

WASTE LANDS BOARD.

The ordinary weekly meeting of the Waste Lands Lands Board was hsld yesterday. Present : Mr J. P. Maitfand (Chief Commissioner), and Messn Butterworth, Green, Clark, and Strode. MINTJTBS. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. AKATORE. Mr P. Malony applied to purchase on lease the bush reserve on section 31, block I, Akatore dwtrict, the section being almost entirely denuded of timber. Referred to the Ranger for a report, to embrace also the other contiguous bush sections in the district. i HAWKSBORY. A petition was read from residents of Hawksbury, asking that the remairinsr unsold lands between Edinburgh and Hi'wksijury Town,, and block Tf, Hawks-., bury district, might be open for aale, w»s taken into consideration. . ■ Consideration, was deferred until the exact position of the land referred to" was ascertained. HISHItAY. - ; A letter was read from ■W. E, Griffin, objecting to the triangular piece of larid'adjoining section 1, £lock ll,.:Hi;rhlay district, being sold to Mr A. Upidale, «v the ground that it did not adjoin his property.- - Referred-to the Hanger for a report. OTAMA. ' ' r ' : Mr R. W. Humphrey requested permission -to sur- ■ render section 11, block I.iOtama district, as th«f reater r port>qn 4 of the land was gravelly and unfit foroccupa- ; ition,' and he had' not had an opportunity of inspecting' .it before the sale. _ r ' ' " • j Resolved to allow 'the surrender, but arefund'of rent was refused. , _-. , - ,;.,,, L I "*" ' ' ' ROCK, AMD. PILLAR. " ■" ; The Chief Surveyor forwarded for the consideration .of the Board a memorandum with re' eren'ce : to the tubdivision of sec!,iou,9, block lU.,' Hock and Pillar ,di*^' i r trict, recently applied tor by John Braliau on deferred .payments.' ' , ', * '" . '„- , i lh« Board regretted 1 thaf it could riot comply with ;the request; i . " ,- • • .- > * \ ' ! '„"■; jMOERAKK , ' „- ' ! ; i 't j4t lette , r > waßw a 8 read from Mr Sinclair Allen, stating L.thathe'had'purchase'd Mr licgga'tt's interest'in license. I(o;3 to occupy Und at Moeraki. and reqiieiting that' the.license might in fnture be issued ia hu nirae. j r • < A letter was also read from •Mr J. •B. Bremner, ask•incr to be allowed to occupy the land referred to. , j. , X was resolved that aliceriae should be issued to Mr Allea aa requested. „' .-,»... „.-■<• s ' ' „ ; GCLD-MISINO LEASBS. . '.'•,'' i Tha' following gold-mining leases were 'submitted "and 'approved : — '- ' ' r '"• \ t * ■ f iC.'ilorriaon and others, lection 7, block YlLj)Tabls '•Hill.*. „, * ' ; -, , ' , ' • Robert Co^hill and others, section 6. block, Vlf.. 'Table^liU. r , , I ' ' ' ' AaRICDMURAIi'IiEASAS;-'"'"' • " The following agricultural lease was submitted andapproved,:— , •' ',s -. ; „ ^ * „ K. Grtmour, sections 8 and 41, block' Yl.*,.J>hbtoven / The following agricultural lease was.' submitted' and' cancelled: — ~ . ■ ;.i ■ '■•'/ X D.- Burrows, 6ection .7..block'Y., Mid-Waka,tip. , CLYDE. ' ( , , Mr John Holloway applied to purchaso' one acre,' occupiod by him at Clyde, asa residence are*. '"'• „ 'It-was resolved that the land sbouldibe 'sold "as land jof special yalue, haying' been improved, at, the upset price of £20,' the District Land-Officer to 'be asked to' make the Talua'tidnfor'improvt.ments.' • t> . ■ iw ', u3 iL „.*,, _T !',ji : ''HATAURA^^^.-.'-o '\MJ,\', '; \'C j The Chief Commissionkr b*rou"ght,/uridar,'th'e notlc'ej of the, Board the .advisability • of, .off ering for fsale byauction the,Mataur* paper" mill site; sabjectWValuation for-' improvement* effected -thereou'.-'thSiupiet"' price of the land to be €25. tier acre. ' : rti ! i"j i ' \, a} , iTho recommendation of the Chief Commuuioner was arjproved. : "' : ■ '" -^ ■:»'•'• ■" R . < "I'J ; ! ■• ■ TUAPBCa'wBStI O '•'-* lU X'""- ! l £ - , 'Inspector Power reported on the'-apvli&tion-iby! John Smith,. to purchase hw deferred payment section , 25, block 11., Tuape&V West., ' * : ,1" 1 . Vl * 'The application w'as'apprdwd. 1 ' ' ' ' ' -' **' • J '■' ' '< • -■•■" NisEßf. i ;--' ,;-' •'-«> • -I ■• ;The Warden at Naseby "intimated, that , he had re- > ceived an applicUion.) by 4 W. Bis«onV f to occupv,»n, acre'of the land; at the Kyebufn 'district, tatelr ap':" plied for by D. M'Cready, and Toquee'taff to :: be° informed ) whether the j land hid: been ' rranted to li'Cready. , , ;, „ „. » ~ ,:\.^ .' M The Board, after consideration, found th«t M'Cready had 'not become the purchaser, of, the' land.'?"" :""" ' -• ! •-- „ ' > thc'SUjTirstbeax. S? ~h -'ii'ir ;•• The Town Clerk of South Duaedin intimatedion ha- : half of that borough and of , Caversham, that they claimed the prior righfof diverting the* bilreratreani," with the view of supply ing-thelr townships with' water; having incurred tho expanse of survey, 4c. ' 'i ' '.' The letter was read, the Chief Commiisioner statin/* thfct ne action could be taken 'ia the matter at the pre-, sent time. - "- ..■•-,', CHATTOy. '< ' ''> J 1 ■' > Thomas Hunter applied for % license' for'i a.busiriVwsi *i*e of a amall portion of section 21, block 11., Chattun dUtrict. . , "' ■ Consideration deferred in order that the Board might be supplied with further information as to the' nature of the application. TTAIKAIA. J. Or. Brown lodged an app icatton for a mull portion of the tailing reserve, and the northern portion of section 9, block 1., Waikaia district, as a site for a flour mill Consideration deferred. KAITAJTGATA. James Davidson, on behalf of the Kaitangata Rail- I way and Coal Company, asked to be allowed to deposit slack from the coal mine on the Kaitan?ata Creek bed which had been left vacant by the diverting of the itream. Reaolvsd to inform the applicant that the Board has . no objection to the request being complied with.