LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 1824, 5 November 1886, Page 17

LAND BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the Land Board was held on Wednesday, when there were present the chief commissioner (J. P. Maitland, Esq.), and Messrs Duncan, Brown, M'Kenzie, Clark, and Reeves. KUHOW. The capital value of the perpetual lease sections in block VIII, Kurow, and block VIII, Domet, was fixed at Is per acre. LAUDER. Mr V. Pyke, for Mrs Donnelly, applied to have the valuation of the perpetual lease of section 9, block V, Lauder district, fixed. — The valuation was fixed at 20s per acre. MOUNT HYDE. Mr John M'Donald applied to have the perpetual lease rent of section 17, block VIII, Mount Hyde, reduced. — Capital value of laud reduced to 20s per acre. TEVIOT. An application from Mr Peter George to purchase 10 acres of land at Teviot, between the cemetery reserve and the road line, was referred to the land officer for report. PERPETUAL LEASES. The consideration of the receiver of land revenue's list of perpetual lessees who are three half-yearly payments in arrear, and of the report of the ranger thereon as to the position of the lessees, was deferred until Thursday, 11th inst. LOWER HAAVEA. Mr John Crawford requested that the rental of the perpetual lease section 18, block IV, Lower Hawea district, should be reduced from 2s 6d to Is per acre, with a view of his applying for the same. — It was resolved that the capital value of the perpetual lease sections in the block should be reduced to 20s per acre. KAPITI. A petition was received from residents at Eapiti stating that the land which it had recently been decided to sell was not required as a water reserve. The report of Ranger Hughan, which recommended that the land should be surveyed into allotments for sale, was also received. — The board decided that the laud should at present be withheld from sale. GLENKENICH. Messrs Whitefield and Gibson (Tapanui) applied to have the bush reserve in block 11, Glenkenich district, opened for settlement under the homestead system. — Consideration deferred for the ranger to report. waikaia. Mr J. Mouat, on behalf of a client, asked that section 5, block VII, Waikaia district, should be set apart for perpetual leasing. — Application referred to the Otago School Commissioners for consideration. WAITAHUNA. Warden Revell, inreportiug on the applications of William Duff to purchase residence area section 128, block V, Waitahuna East district, stated that he was not aware of any objection to the application and recommended it for favourable consideration. — Application approved. BEAUMONT. Revell reported on the applications by Adam Stevenson and W. H. Low for areas of land on the Clutha river below Beaumont, and stated that neither of the applicants were entitled to the land under section 66 of the Mines Act. He recommended that the applications be not entertained. — Applications declined. NOKOMAI. Mr John Rogers gave notice of the surrender by him of run No. 214, Nokomai district, under clause 170 of " The Land Act 1885."— Received. ETTRICK. Warden Revell, in reporting on the application of Chas. Nicholson to purchase between two and three acres of land in block I, Ettrick, used by him as an orchard, said that the granting of the reserve had been declined to other applicants as the land was supposed to be auriferous. He recommended that the application be declined. — Mr Mouat, who appeared for the applicant, submitted that there were in this case exceptional jcircumstauces. — The board resolved that if Mr Mouat would prepare a statement of the facts affecting his client it should be forwarded to the warden for consideration. RANKLEBURN. Mr J. C. Brown moved — "That the Rankleburn block now being surveyed for homestead and special settlement occupation be visited by members of the board on Friday, 26th of November, for the purpose of classifying such portions of the block as are in their opinion suitable for the various systems of settlement under " The Land Act 1885.' ' He knew that a num', ber of people who desired to take up this land were desirous of meeting the members of the board at Rankloburn, and be considered that in the interests of settlement the suggestion con-

tainedin the motion should be acted upon. — The motion was carried without discussion.

MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS.

The transfer of deferred payment section 4, block 11, Poolburn, from Robert Jenkins to Canute Peterson was approved.

Capitalisation of section 4, block 11, Wendonside, was authorised on the application of Mr Duncan M'Neil.

An application by Henry Graham to purchase under the agricultural lease system section 25, block VII, Shotover, was recommended for the approval of his Excellency. An application by Mr John M'Cartney to complete purchase of deferred payment section 9, block X, Chatton, was approved. Mr W. L. Simpson applied on behalf of Mr J. Wilson to be allowed to lease che gravel reserve section 25, block 3, Lauder. — Referred to the county council to ascertain if there is any objection to the application being granted. This concluded the business.