LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 1856, 8 July 1887, Page 17

LAND BOARD.

An ordinary meeting of the Land Board, whioh was held on Wednesday, was attended by Messrs Maifcland (chief commissioner), Clark, Logan, M'Kenzie, Duncan, and Dallas. SWINBURNE, The Governor having agreed to section 1, block VI, and sections 2 and 3, block X, Swinburne district, being offered as a pastoral run, it was decided to offer them for lease for 10 years afc an upset rental of 3d per acre. The district land officer, Naseby, in returning Edward Qoyle's application to have section 10, blocft IV, Swinburne, thrown open under the deferredpayment system, suggested that that section should be cut up into five or six sections, having a frontage to main road, and sold under clause 97 of the Land Act..— Referred to chief surveyor to obtain leport from Mr Baron, district surveyor, Naseby. HAVELOCK. Mrs Harriet Bishop asked the board to consider her application to purchase or lease section 1, block X, Havelock, hitherto withheld for railway purposes.—Eeferred to JJanger Hughan to report. . upper hawea. Runs 338 a, 338b, and 430b, Upper Hawea, having been advertised open for application, and no applications having been received, it was resolved that the Governor-in-Council be recommended to offer the runs as one at upset of £20 for 14 years. TIGER HILL. Mr W. L. Simpson applied on behalf of W. Leasls for the grazing right over sections 8, 9, 10, and 11, block I, Tiger Hill.— lt wao decided that the board had no power to grant the request, the sections being within a Hundred. WAIKOIKOI. Mr Thomas Gibson's application to complete the purchase of section 8, Waikoikoi, was approved. WAJK)BI. Mr John Carroll's application for deferred-payment section 4, block VII, Waipori (rural land), was approved. TABLE HILL. Mr J. P. Chalmers' application to rescind forfeiture and complete purchase of sections 31 and 62, block 11, Table Hill, was approved. RUN 2sis. Measrs Bzekiel and Thomas Mewhinney asked that the area of 500 acrea to be reserved for settlemeufr out of Run 225 might be opened on deferred-pay-mente in two areas.— Referred to chief surveyonfor consideration. , Ranger Hughan, reporting on Patrick Russell's application to have sections 13, 40, and 45, block I v Waikaia, opened for sale, stated that the miners objeoted to the land beiDg dealt with, as they were required for a tailings reserve, and suggested that the warden should be communicated wtb upon thesubject.—Referred to the district land officer, Lawrence, to report. cairn mw, An application having been made to the board they resolved that sections in block 11, Cnim Hill district, should ha offered for seven years lease at 3dt per acre. | wendon. I Banger 1 Hughan, reporting with reference to an application made by MrKirkerfco lease section 12, blook VII, Wendon, stated t}iat he was not aware of any objection to the appil ation being granted. It ] was resolved that the section be offered as land of special value at 2Js,, having been withheld from sale for a time. CHATTON. Annie Scanlon applied for six months' extension i oi time to pay rent on section 32, block XIV, Ohatton i district. — It was resolved that unless the applicant was prepared to pay hall a year's instalment forj feiture must take effect. APPLICATION TO CAPITALISE. Mr James Reid's application to be allowed to capitalise on section 2, block XIV, Swinburne, was. approved. ! BLACKSTONE. ■ | |Mr W. L. Simpson asked that sections 1, 11, a\id!2 block XV, Blaokstone district, be opened un^er the perpetual lease system.— The Government was recommended to set apart {or perpetual leasing section 12, and revoke proclamation setting apart for agricultural leasing sections 1, 2, 10, anct 13, and set them apart for perpetual leasing; capifcal value, 20s. POOLBURN. Mr Simpson asked that section 4, block XI, Poolburn," now under agricultural lease system, be exchanged for small grazing run at a rental of 6d per acre.— Application declined. 'Mr Simpson applied that sections 5 and 6. block I XI, and section 4, block X. Poolbarn, might be opened for perpetual leasing.— The Government to be reconunenaed to revoke proclamation opening section 4, block X, and section 5, block XI, for ajjirteultural leasing, and section 6, block XI, on I deterred-payment, and set apart for perpetual leasing. GLENKENICH. The Secretary of the Education Board applied for a few acres of section 44, block X y Glenkenich, as an extension of the school grounds. — The Governmentto be recommended to reserve an extension of school PASTORAL LICENSE* Donald M*Gibbon was declared the leisee of Rum 16, Wakatipu (8600 acres) for a term of 40 year* a£ the upset price of £7 10s per annum.