LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 1731, 24 January 1885, Page 19

LAND BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the' Land Board held om Wednesdaywas attended by Messrs J. P. Mait7aad(chie commissioner), Duncan, Green, Clark, M*Senda> M.H.8., and Bradshaw, M.H.R.

BOKSBK. Mr W. Hitlop, on behalf of Allan Oolite, applied to purchase section 6, block Vllf, Benge/, held under dof er red-pay raenfc license.— Consideration of the application wos adjourned tor a week, aa thefe wae some doubt about the legality of gra&tiag the application in tho meantime.

WYRDHAM,

Mr Connell, for the Wyndham Town Board, applied to havo section 20, block VI, Wyndham township, set ap**t as a ro*ervs for a public pound 16 v?aa reaoJved to allow this application to itand ovor in th» iaecsa~ time.

BEAUMONT AMD lOAPBKA WIST. Tho Board considered tbe best way of dealing wfifej fiertVin sections in the above districts —It was rssolved to recommend that sections 8 and 9, block 11Eections 1, 2, 4, and fi, block Yttl, Beaumont, and" flection 7U, block 111, luapoka West, be reserved by the Government for perpetual leasing.

HIVBLOCK.

7h3 Warden at Lawrenoa recommended that the application to reserve sections 85 »nd 36, block 11, Havelock, ba declined, as the sections were required for mining purpoaes.— The application w*» declined accordingly.

ROCK AND riLLAK,

Mr V. Pyke, M.H.R , renewed his application on behalf of P. A. Connolly for a licensa to occupy sections 41 and 42. block VII, Rock and Pillar. -In the absence of Mr Pyke.vwho through illness wa3 unable to atteod the meeting ot the Board, the matter was a'ljournod for a week.

oiiEsoßcnr. Thomas Wilson applied for a lease of halt an acre of the reserve for publis buildingi at Glenorchy, with valuation for improvements at the termination of tha leato.-Ik vas resolved to offer the unsold sections at tho next sals, the PNBent application to be declined.

WrNDHAM SUBOBBAH. Christopher Finlny»oa wrote suggesting tlu advi9abi'ity ot disposing ot section 67, block VII. Wyndham tuburban, by auction or tender. —Referred to the land o&cet tot further Information.

HILIiBND.

The Warden at Lawrence sucgeste-i thai section 1S» block X, Hillend, formerly held by Mr Walter Miller for tree-planting, be withdrawn ftom sale, a? it waa prot ably auriferous. Agreed to.

DBffBRRBDPATUIIHT LBASBH. Applications to purchase under agricultural loMes w?ro ogreod to as follow : J»meH Dickie, section 26 V block l, Chatton; John Hall, seotiono 12. 17, 18. and! 19, block XI, Tunpel'a West.

CAPITALISATION.

R. Curries application to capltalisa payments oa section 28, block JX, Tuturau, was approved of.

S B. M'Carthy applied, on bebalf of David M'Leod. to purchase 12 poles of land in block I, Naseby — Referred to the district land officer for report.

A memo, was received from the Undersecretary Crown L l nda intim»tin? that the Government hacß consented to sections 17 and IS, block 111, Laudor, being withdrawn from baic ou tho deferred-payment s>steni and offored at auc6ion at £2 por aero.—Received.

BUCKS TONE BILL. The Dißtrict Land Officer at Naseby forwarded an application by F. G. Harre to purchase five aora»' in the south-east corner of run 221. Blackstone Hilt Station, under the 28th section of the Land Act.— ■ Approved

ranpxTDAii iißAsw*. Mr Connell, who had on behalf of BHiston Sfiotfc Orbell lodged tbe first legal application for parpetual lease of section 7, block IV, Hummocksldo, havingagreed to t»ke his chance with Wm. Dempster (who had lodged an informal application), the Board proceeded to decide by ballot who should be declared the. .lessee of the auction.— B. ft. Orball wasdeclarod the successful tenderer at the upset price o' 1b per aero. In connection with the discussion about the applications for this section at last meeting of tho Board Mr Grbbn said he believed that Mr Connell and wm& of his friends felt hurt at the expression •' sharp practice " made use of by him in the discussion that ensued. Mr Connell had not spoken to him about th* matter, but some nf his friends had. He (Mr Green) ' a«er reflection, had come. to tbe conclusion that he= had used too nrong a term, though he did no* use it in the sense that it was inteipretud hy Borne. He looked noon tho coatesd for tho section simply as arace, and Mr Ounneli, through his superior knowledge, hod won tbe race. Tho term, aa he had said, was probably too harsh, and had not only hurt Mr Oonnell's feelings but these of many ot bis friends He n»r wished unreservedly to withdraw the statement he had. made.

John Hallsn, jun., was declared tho lejsee of section. 6, block IV; and William Dempster of a.ctlon 4_ block I, Hummocksirte. Each of tho three sections contained upwards ot 530 a"re 9.

TAPANOr.

Mr J. F. Herbert, appeared b-fore tho Board with reference to the payment of valuation for improvements effected by him on runs 212 a, b, and a H» stated th*t five years a:ro Ihe Government rent an officer to value the iraprov uienta on the runs mentioned, and the runs Ind since been Bold on condition that valuation should bo paid. Up to the present time, however, be had not jecelved one single cent It wa9 surely never the ntontion of the Board or tho Gavernmoufc that he should be robbed in that manner.

)he Ohibp Cotmiaßiosm e&i 1 the Beard could do nothing in the matter. These runs were sold lv 1882 and the rental had been pa d up to March 1. 1884. The purchaser?, however, had never been ab?e to enttr iruo occupation, and there was no means of recoveriDK valuation from the purchaser unless he entsrod Into occupation The runs would, ho hoped, shortly ha reoff red, and Mr Herbari would ijet full justice.

_. _ THH KOaoW SBTII/EMHNT. The Chief Commissioner mentioned that eJnco last meeting he had forwarded a tracing of the land to bo opoued for settlement In tha Kurow district to Mr Duncan, M.H R., and this tracing had been returned with two small alterations, which were suggested in accordance with the views of the settlers and others interested.. He would suggest that the report of the Commissioners aod the plan embodying the views of those interested i>hould be forwarded to the Government, so that they might have the fullest information regarding the bes6 mode of dealing with the land. On the motion of Mr M'Kbnzib this wbb agreed to. and if i was further resolved to state that the plan t l y 11 t f presented tho vIeTOS ol the inhabitants of the district.