LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 1858, 1 July 1887, Page 22

LAND BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the Land Board was,, held on We3ne>-day.- ' Present j The Chief Commissioner; (Mr J. P. Maitland), Messrs Dallas,' Duncan, "J. ' M'Kenzie.' MT.lH.E; Logan .' and Olark. ; ' "". MAEREWHENUA. ' , „/ • George Campbell- waa J declared the' 'lessee l qf perpetual lease section '23i block;X,Maerewhenua district, 294 a3r 3p, at an upset rental of Is per acre. ' ■ > I „ KUBOW. j, „ ' 1 The Waltakl County Council requested that a road line be recorded on the official' plans of section 4,1 block IV, Kurow. — Agreed, if the council will have! the road surveyed.. , (-"• .'•*■' '. DART. "' ' , I A memo, was received from the Undersecretary, of Crowns Lands intimating that certain landr in> block 111, Dart district, could not be .offered as a 1 small' 'grazing 'run, being 1 within a hundred, but 1 I suggesting that Mr Perm should obtain the grazing .rights over the same. A memo, from- Mr Simpson on the, same' subject was ,4180 recejved,. r and ,^ne, matter was referred to the chief commjssibrier. , j /)'';• KAITANtiiTA'. '■'''> ■ \.\ Joseph Smith applied.ffr, a renewal v o£.hl§ license,! No, 106, park 4,, ( plock,JX, Kaitaneata.j Land. also! .applied for grazing' right over, the'remainder of the 1 seotioh.'-^-The'Ti'cense Was 1 renewed ; for three' years j at .previous, fee, but it was decided that -the grazing i right could not be granted. - ■ ; .. „ l „ , I GLENOMARU. G. Logan; and [Thomas; Knq\yle;& naked a. rebate of rental on perpetual, lease sections, in block, yilj, 1 Qlenomaru, o'tfaccount of delay Jn survey and .their; not' being able Co get possession of the land id l cohse- 1 quence till lately. — Referred to the ohief •commissioner. ,'-.'-, ; , , •..,,■,,"■ . . „ 1 ;i',KAWABAV., •. ' ,-',', . Mr J. F. Healey, on behklf of L. D. Dawson, applied. for section s, block ■111, Kawarau, under the; village special letfclemenfc system.— Consideration ; deferred. . ' .„' . ' ".- POOLBUBN. ' -' Mr Simpson, on behalf of Peter Alien; applied for, right to graze over the forest reserve,", flection 4. > block XI, and section 1, bjqok 11, on one side, and section 3 and 1 4. block'lll, Po'olburnVori' the other. 5—5 — I Referred to Chief cdmmissioneß ' • " '■' < ;<.,.'. - /TUAPBKA BABT^ « ■' , Thedistriot land officer, Lawrence; recommended 1 that the land in blocks XVIII and IX. Tuapeka' East, should be offered ta suburban allotments, with j valuation for, improvements.— The land, was classi-i fied as suburban land, subject to the approvaliof the ; Governor. , < , ', 1 ; > , ; , THE PBRPBTUAI. LEASE' SYSTEM. ' ' The Government were recommended to set apart ! sections in liojver Hawea, Otara,', Poolburn,i^in(i Tarras for perpetual lease at 25s per,acre. , , 1 » ' ; - HAVEiock.' '

A plan of the Havelock -suburban lands was for- j warded to the district land officer at Lawrence for ' sufirtrcstions. ' * '

, lauder. ! Capitalisation .was granted, t0,,. C. Huddleston (tauder). ' 1

The warden at -Lawrence, reporting oh an appli-j .cafcioa bjrßap^isteJßptta, to {purchase fiye^acresini VValkalii township,' stated that, the ground was hot< considered auriferous,' and he kuewof.no objection, but was not aware for what purpose it wasreaerved. , -^Ap'pro'ted Tsurvey feestffbeaepoaited 1 . 1 ' ' ' '■ i -.■'■} ' i~, j *WAIKi.KA.' Mi( f _, .. i , >; < j Au application, by James M'Kenzie, Pukerau, for ■ license .tor > raising 'lignite ooverr r -part oi] section 29,, block yi, Waikaka, was referred p Banger Hugan for j report. _■•••.-• ; j •j, f '.> • „r B UNSUBHEIfDEBKt>.'i; „,,'/.' The board was v requested po fix fresh upset rent, and term 'for "Huri 239 i, recentiljr'Keld'by'Mr'H.l . Campbell,. , and; surrendered.T-Gqvernor-inrOo.unciil j fe'comni'eh'ded to' open the run' for 'pastoral leasingj for 14 years at upset of £60; . / ." ■ 'i•■ ' \ , • ST. BATHANS. . , , - t - „„ ' The l'and'bfficer, 'Naseby, recommended that 'the 1 ■application bf.WiUjam M;Co'nnochie, fto ..purchase 15 acres,' block I, St. Bathans, begranted.— Approved ', acoorcUngly. *'" • '«'•» • ' r t ,„ . ... WAITAKI COVHTY. / , -./-,'.' '"The Waitaki County Council .forwarded for^appro!val'of th% board plans of road lines, on which the . following amounts accruing, from deferred-! 'payment and perpetual-lease' lands were to' be Bpent. ' Block, lt <Kurow),-ibr?dge acros* . creek/ #53 08 f s£ ;, block IV,' gravelling parts of ' road ;"£3O 3s 6d; block VIII', do, £36 9s 6d; bleck Vj formation road JBS IIB - •sd; block 111,, river protection .w.orkp,, £1- 16s 3d;, block I (Otepdpo), formation and'grayelHng,' £31 2s 2d; /blook/Xll,l (Moeraki), ; formation, £6.'Bb 8d;, blook X (Marewhenua), formation,-£24 7s ; block Vll (Kurow)\ gravellinfll.fSSTs id ;'bl6ck VII, formation, £43 95.6 d; block- Vlll,,formation, £14 ,11s ;* block. l (Dome Hill). £t 18s' 6d ;— total, £283 ss.— The road -lines as per plans were approved. ' > " • , SEDUCTIONS ASKEn FOR., r . , ( , J, < ■' A memo', was r'eceivea asking the board' to consider the subject of reducing prices on the following sec-, tions:— B, block'X, Eock.and Pillar, £3; 7, blocki XI. Greenvale.£2los ; 3, block Vlll, Weridon,£2 lds ; . 5. block y 111, ,Wendoui, £2 10s ; 7,: bloc- X,' Wendpn, ; £i 10s'; 3,' block I," Wendonsidei'£2 10s ; 3', block ll, ' iWendonside, £2; 6, block 4l{ Wendonßide','£2.-~lt i was decided that, these sections should, be offered- at j aaearly a date'aspiaaible at original upsets; ' ' ■■ , „ . . S BXOHANQES AND TBiNSFBBS. 'j h ' j J; , ' The applications of J. M'Naughton'CPoolburn) and . J. Ballantyne '(Chattori) to: exchange agricultural' leases for deferred-payment .were approve^. . . .- - '-. ', ' 'ISV'Wf.'Maisßy-'s anpUcation td complete the pur.chase Of Teetiori jfTßl^Ok ' iy, • ■ hwinbqrae, • ani'P. ) Harringio/vof aecJbionß I^, 13, !§,' and 17, b|opk 1, . "Tiger Mill; v 'ere approved." ' '• ' '' ' I' -w-air'SWebbl^appßcaedn: to.tawwfer; his pastoral, deferred-pay mVnt licinse of section 1, Blook I,| Silver Peak to Williamson aud Currie wa« granted.'

'„ , SUBRKKDHhS. , r : The following surrenders of perpetual leases were accepted :-rW. 'Marshall , (Blackstone)', A, Paulin 1 (Upper Wakatipu), and D. Aitken (Earnslaw). ' " LICENSE FOBFKITBn.- " • ' ,' ' .The certificates o£ the Shotover .Terrace Gold-, mining' Company,' and of Crozie Murphy, •.(Skibp^g^ Or^ek) .were forfeited foriion-execufcion. ; SUSVBK HEQUXATIONS. < . ' The Perpetual q^steeli'refluestedthe 'board to reyipßtt»eregu,l»t)Dnß respecting the sgryey oA.bH'b, lands', as the present charges were excessive and null; €a«ed against th'(T*ettlement of the > land;— Bef erred' tff the chie^ surveyor. , , . .<.,"'