Land Board.

Otago Witness, Issue 1581, 11 March 1882, Page 18

Land Board.

The ordinary meeting of the Land Board was held on Wednesday, when there were present— Mossrs H. Clark (in the chair), J. B. Bradshaw, and J. Duncan,

HILLEND.

Mr J. Reid, for Mr James Smith, of Greenfieid, applied to purchase section 81, block V, Hillend district, containing 10a 2r lOp. Mr Reid explained to the Board that Mr Smith was the owner of the whole of the surrounding country, and that he required the piece of land applied for to make better approaches to his station.— The Board considered the section too small in area to put up for sale by auction.

WAKATIPU.

Ranger Adair, reporting on the application of Mrs Meiklejohn for a reduction of the rent of Run 9a, Wakatipu depasturing district, stated that the only circumstance that had arisen since the run was sold likely to have a deteriorating effect was the great increase of rabbits on the land. Nearly all the holdors of small runs in the district had either surrendered their leases or allowod thorn to run out, obtaining them again at, a cheaper rental. He therefore recommended a reduction to £62 10s per annum.— The application was referred to the Government for favourable consideration.

; , , WAIKAIA. „ The Warden at Lawrence recommended $hat sections 13 and 14, block I, Waikaia, containing about 206 acres, should bo cut up into sections of five acres each, and sold as suburban land for cash. He reported that a number of sections in the block had been applied for in November last, and refusedon account of the land being required for mining purposes. As that objection did not still exist, he recommended that sections 1 to 8, 23, 25, and 26 should be thrown open for application. The Mining Association wrote asking that sections 13, 14, 25, and 20 should be dealt with as suggested by the Warden, but that the other sections should be withdrawn from sale at present.— The recommendation of the Mining Association was adopted.

OLUTHA.

It was decided to insert a clause in the conditions in connection with the sale of the Clutha Trust runs that the present lessees shouldbe allowed two months after the sale to remove their 'stock.

SIID-WAKATIPU.

T. G. Betts asked to be allowed to pay the purchase-money on sections 3 and 4, block V, Mid-Wakatipu district, now, he having neglected to do so before.— Approved; on condition that the back rants are paid up to the present, •! • > ,

TEVIOT.

The District Land Officer at Clyde wrote stating that the portion of the coal reserve at Coal Greek Flat, Teviot, to the east of and adjoining the main road, and containing about 25 acres, was not required for mining purposes. —It was resolved to forward the report to the Mount Benger Mining Association for consideration

- TUAPBKA- EAST, '

Mr Robert Tuckey, jbf Lawrence, applied to lease part of- section 26, block XIX, Tuapeka East, for quarrying stone.— lt was decided' to issue a license for seven years at £1 per acre.

KUBOW.

The transfer of deferred-payment certificate of section 9, block 11, Kurow, from 0. Roadley to D, Ellis, was approved.

DEFEBBED-PAXMENT LEASES.

Applications to. purchase under deferredpayment leaseß were approved, as follow : — Thomas Hand, sections 4 and 5, block 111, Benger ; John Forrester, section 10, block 11, Maniototo ; Fi S.'Murchis'on, section 'L block IV, Waikaia '; W. Aitken, section 11, block I, Ch'attoh.' ■ , n ,