LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 1752, 20 June 1885, Page 13

LAND BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the Land Board wad held oa Wednesday, and attended by Messrs J. "P. Maitland (Chief Commissioner), DuiicftJi, Greon, and Clark.

WENDON.

Jobu Squires wrote asking that the capital value of perpetual-lease seotion 18, block VII, Wendon, be reduced from 2s to Is per acre. — Tho application was referred to the ranger for report.

KUN 236 D.

The Government baying accepted the surrender of Run 236 d from T. A. Fraser, the Board were asked to fix the term and rental ot th© new io;i3e.— Run to be offered for peip?iu;*l loaso for five years at SJ an acre, with wppruva! of (.rovarnor-in-Council.

WAIKAIA.

Mr Conuell appeared on behalf of R. W, HumphruyK, who applied to purchase section 22, block V, Wrtikaia. — Ranger Hughan recommended the granting of the application.— Approved.

TIGEB HILL.

The Chairman of Lhe Vincent" County CovraciJ, in reply to the recommendation from the Board with roapect to the application of J. C. Chappie for a grazing right over sections 62, 58, and 59, block I, Tiger Hill, and the railway reserva ia tbo same block, stated that tha Goauail were nf opinion that the application should bo relused on public grounds. — The chairman to ba asked what the grounds of objection »re.

bun 219 c,

Th^ W&nJon at N;*-seby recommonded that tho application of T. B. Bowers to purchase 25 acres on Run 2190 under section 28 of the L"»ud Acb be granted. — Approved, subject to survey fesa being paid.

OTAKIA,

P. Lsitch, for CHakia settlers, asked that a small portion of Crown lands north-west of soolioua 48 :iad 14, block V, be reserved as a cometery. — Raterrod to ranger for report, and to aeeurfcrun :i tha Road Board require the land for road piirposeu.

OAI'JTALISATION.

The fuilinvjiur applications to capitalise wore trranfed :— I). M'Lannan, section 1, block VII, Lower Hiiwea : A. Purvis, section 8. block IX, Tiger HUI. * ft

PUKERAU.

O. O' Hainan applied to purchase section 26, block V, Viik&rau, <>n the deferred-payment pyst.am. — Appif \j-'.

■t'UAI'BKA WEST.

T. D&i'/.'.-A applioit to transfer the lease of del srred-uftymeut rural sections 2 and 3, block XI, Tuapeka West, to L. Dalzigl. — Application to be advertised.

LKAVE OJi' ABSENCE,

Comtniseionera M'Kejuzie aud Bradshaw were granted leave of absence from tha Board meetings during the present seseioa of Parliament,

PLANS OF 11OADS,

The Waitaki County Couucil forwarded plans of roads in Kurov?, Marawhooua, and Otapopo dUfcricta, on which they proposed to spend £179 14 a3d deferrod-payinent moneys. — Approved,

The Tuturau Road Board forwarded plans of roads in blocks IX and X, on which they proposed to expend £54 16s Sci deferroel-pay-ment moneys. — Approved.

BIiACKSTONE.

The Undersecretary for Crown lands wrote suggesting that aectioas 1 and 2, block VII ; 4, 9, and 50, block II ; and 9, block V, Black stone, should ba withheld from sale for road and other purposes.— Sectiona to be withheld from sale.

lOWEB HAWEA.

W. G-illespie asked that section 8, block IV (perpetual lease), in the Lower Hawea district, be > educed in rental from 2a 6d to Is per acre, — Declined.

GLEKKENICH.

Mr Oonaall (on bahalc of J. B. M'Aliater) asked the Board to excioo 15 .icree 3 roods 16 poles from section 72a, block XI, Gleakonich, instead of 10 acraa at tho north end, r,ad to ailow Mr Poyntar to purchasa tho sama.— Rsferred to chief surveyor, with tho view of having the area referad" fco excised from the seictiou in lk->v, of tfaolOtvoves formerly recommended

WAKATIVU.

Mr Simvrtiuu applied on bohalf ol tho Josnee of run 8, Wahatipu, to be allowed to aurreodor fche ru« } as it was rendered unfit for sheen iv consequeaoo of )Ai9 rabbit pest.— R,<?forr?d to tho i^oirevsm-ja>jfc fo? considoi'AMon.

KUJi I VTAO.

•I- Aleiandor, {cr whom Mr (Jonnell appeared, applied to occupy block XXIX, Kuriwao tov/jjoiiip, ou condition that be kept tha

land ifcea from rabbits. — Referred to the Chief Commlasioa9i,

bun 238e.

Mr Simpson, on behalf of the lessee of run238e, applied for a reduction of the rent, as240 aores had been taken from tho rnn. — Th» application was granted. bun 257b.

Mr Simpson applied to have the rent of run 2of A Seduced ia proportion to 320 acres which Bad befiil sPl£ from the run. — Tbe application was gfJvatecf,

BPN 28.

Tha Chief CommisSlOvVKK requested tne> Board to appoint a valuator to assess tfe® amount of fencing on rnn 28, Wakatipu. — Ranger Adair; was appointed.

DEFSBBED-PATMENT APPLICATIONS,

Tha following tenders were received iax rural dleforred-payment sections in the Taturau district : — Hso^ion 14, block IV, 144 acrep, S. Pascoe, £2 per at»9 ; J. Riddle, £1 15s 6d ; J. Stevens, £1 11s 6d. Section 15, block IV, 18? awes, D. M'Millan, £1 18s ; J. Stevens, £1 Ila 3d. Session 19, block IV, 320 acres, A. M'Kenzitf, S3 2a 6d ; D. Fraser, £1 12 a Bd. Section 7, fclooi V, 200 acres, D. M'Lean, £2 23 6d ; J. Riddle, £1 17s 6d.— The highest tenderers were declared the lessees.

PERPETUAL LEASING.

The Ghief Commissioner requested th© Board to fix the capital value of the sections mentioned in tbo Gazette of tbe 11th inst. as being open for perpstual leasing. — The Board resolved to fix the capita value of the sections at 30a per acre.

The Late Diimmyism ftutniry. At Wednesday's meeting of the I«aad Board tho following letter was read : — General Crown Lands Office, Wellington, 96b June, 1885. ( To the Commissioner for Crown Lands, liunedin. Memorandum,— ln reply to your memo, forwarding a communication from Mr Mjuftii ou bohalf of petitioners who requested an inquiry into alleged dummyism en run let), at) Waitubuoa West, asking th*6 » more fall and searching inquiry should ba made than had already been held by the Land Board, I am directed to ii.fojm you that, seeing the Board were unanimous in their {recent decision, the Minister ot lands cannot recommend the ne-ppening of the inquiry unless new evidence has besn dißcovered which would be likely to alter the decision of ths Board ; and if new witnesses are discovered they should be required to state by declaration tho evidence they would beprepared to give, snd cfcate names and why they were no{j present at the former inquiry. H. J. L. EwOTT, Under-secretary.