Southland Waste Land Board.

Otago Witness, Issue 1761, 22 August 1885, Page 14

Southland Waste Land Board.

We condense the followin&summary from the proceedings of the meeting. of I;he' l3th from the' Southland Times' report :— ''••' *' '" " Deferred-payment settlers nt Palhi Flat and Seaward Bush were granted 'Short extensions of time to enable them to comply/with the residence clause. Frank Snunders" application to capitalise' on Ills section in Taringatura district was granted, as were also those of D. O'Callaghan and Patrick Murphy in the same district. *, < , ,' - ' Henry Akers asked for Jin extension of time 'to reside on his section 45, XVII, Otaiara.— One year granted. ■ *,>} ■ •* ' ' !- The secretary of the High' Schools Board requested that a portion of its' endowment, section 9 Wairaki district, be offered for lease on the same terms as that ofWairio. — Agreed to.' <„*'•', .' "'■',',' An • application for' an ''extension of the area attached to the late Mr Tujloch's sawmill wa9 referred to the ranger to report upon.; _ ' ■ ' A^deferred-payment selector.in Seaward Bush was granted an additional three months in which to fulfil his conditions. Of another selector in the same district it was reported thatf he had been doing what he could, and he was infonrtfct'l that the notice sent him | was more in the way of a ckutlon than a Summons. s One of two brothers, who' held a deferred-payment section in Forest Hill district, appeared and stated, that owing to his brother doing nothing he was compelled to give up the section. — Hanger Mussen informed the Board that the man's position was riot an enviable one. He had " wired in himself and done a deal of improvements, -while his brother cleared out, and had done notniilg.\ Ifc was pointed out to\ him that in thus giving up'the license he could have > no claim for improvements 'made, and these seemed to be of some value.— Mr Lumsden inquired if it was not competent for the board tp take bock theseetlon, halve it, put the moities up, and thus the person who did the work could have an opportunity of getting that on which the improvements had been mode. After some discussion., the license'Was'cancelled and the holder recommended to think the matter over, and see if he could Hot take up the half as suggested ; the ranger meanwhile to report on the whole circumstance. .'<«', ' '' t ColinClark was granted a. deferred-payment application in block V, pteramika ■ Hundred; and John M'Lean one in HokSmri district. There being more than one applicant for' sections in blocks II and 111, Aparima Hundred, the areas were ordered to lie put up to auction, '. ' ■'' A reply wa9 received from the Government to the effect that George Howell and a relative could hove a grant of 60 acres in either blocks VIII or IX,' Longwood district, where there are already several Native reserves, , • ; . - • ' * Concerning the application for a transfer of Messrs Gillies' sawmill area to Messrs Finlay and "Co., Ranger Campbell reported that 60acres had been fairly •cut over by the applicants; the quantity "of timber yielded. 847,200 superficial feet, and the royalty paid £105 18s, which was satisfactory.— The application was granted. Ihn Dnder-secretary wrote that the Minister of ; Lands approved of power being sought to bb\\ the i gravel reserves— sections 25 to 31, block VII, 'Bast Wlntoni The Board was requested to send a clause for insertion, in the Special Powers Bill now being got ready to lay before Parliament. • " - - Having fixed the dates for putting up the deferredpayment sections applied for by auction, tließoard adjourned. ' i " •** !'! ' -