LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 1899, 13 April 1888, Page 17

LAND BOARD.

The board met as usual on Wednesday. There were present Messrs J. P. Maitland (chief commissioner), Clark and Dallas.

Hook and Pillab.— M. Morton aiked the board to reconsider his application to occupy section 7, block VI, Rock and Pillar, for grazing purposes.— (Jonslderation deferred for a week.

Nasbby.— Mra Ann Bradley applied to purchase a residence area of one acre at Kaseby. Tiie Warden said there would be no objection to the granting of the application provided a road was left between the area and the adjoining freehold.— Consideration deferred for a fortnight for further information, Herbert.— Angus Morrison asked for a reduction of the rent of the slaughter house reserve, occupied by him in Herbert.— Kent to beredueed to 10's, Perpetual Leases.— The following ten'dW for perpetual lease lands were accepted :— James' Fnhey, section 10, block VIII, Tuapeka West, nt upset of la per acre; John Smith, sections 8, 9, 17, 18. and 19, block I, Upper Wakatipu, at upset or" is per acre. GiMMERBURN.— J. 11.I 1 . B. Hickeon, on behalf of James Spedderi, applied for permission to graze stock on the remaining portion of Kuri 247,' containing 280 acres.— Deolined. • <

Strath-Taieri.— John Connolly asked the board if they could afford him relief without his surrendering his perpetual lease, section 18, block ,X, StrathTaieri. — The board could not afford the relief requested.

Maniototo,— An adjoui'ned application by P. M'Oluskey for time to pay two and n-hrlf years' rent due of section 1, block XIV, Maniototo, was again considered. — i ease forfeited ; possession to be taken, the dibtriot. surveyor to valuktne improvements'. Exchanges.— 'l he following communication was received from the Under-secretary for Crown Lands : — '• As some uncertainty exists respecting the terms upon which holders of. perpetual lease lands can exchange for licenses on deferred payments, as provided by section '26 of " The land Act 1887," this circular is isaued for the Commissioners of Crown Lands. Although the terms upon which exchanges can be effected. are not defined, the objict of the legislature appears to have been to put leaseholders who desire to t effect, exchanges, ar far as possible, in the pontion of doterred-paymenb selectors. This being so 1 it iB desirable feo give»s wide an interpretation as > possible to the provisions of the act. - The question is whether a leaseholder is virtually to, surrender his lease and commence de novo'(&e it were) as a deferred-paj-ment selector, or whether the exchauge ia. as to area and terms, to take effeot as a jartially complete transaction from the date when a leaseholder signifies his desire to exchauge. Ihe latter appears to be the true construction, and accordingly the price per acre on which a deferred-payment license should be issued will be 25 per cent, on thd capital sum on which rental is paid at the time of exchange. It further follows thac a leaseholder holding 640 notes may continue to hold that) area- as a deferredpayment selector although at variance with section 107 ot part 3 of " The Land Act 1885"; also that the declaration and any other necessary .conditions required from a deferred-payment selector must be waived in favour of a leasehclder'applying: for an exchange." liAuubk. — Applications to exchange perpetual lease for defenea payment' licenses. were received from Elizabeth Donnelly for sections' 9 and 10, and from Fraijcis Donnelly for sections 12 and 13, block V, Lauder.— lhe applications were granted, purchase money to bo the capital value upon 'which rent is paid, with 25 per cent, added.' ' ,' , , Letdis.— W. L. Simpson, on behalf of P. Moore, applied to surrender Jiuns 235 d, 236, '235,' 233 a, and 236 a, as he coutd not continue to pay the present rentals wbile tue rabbiting expenses amounted to £6193 3s 6d.r-Jiecomme.uded for- the favourable consideration of the Government. Village Allotments. — The following applications for small farm village allotments o>i>the deferred payment Bystem wre granted :— Swinburrt: B. Coyle, section 10, block IV; J. Crutihley,-sec-tion 22, block IV; P. .Neitson; section 21. block IV. Tapanui :W. Davidson, section 6. block XXIII; Mai-ia Kidd, section 5, blo-;k XXVII ; 0.- Emery, section 6, block XXVII. GienKenich : A. F. Kirk, section 1; J. A. M- Co 11. section 2; W.'Whitefleld, "section 3; W. Potts, section 6; if. Gumair, section 7; D M'Coll, section 8; C.-H.,Know}ei, aection 9 ; J. Carroll. eection,lo— all iv block XVI I.' Waipori. -It was resolved to cancel, Jno Carroll's license for section 4, block VII, Wa'iporii and to reopen ttje land for application. ' WAiKOirAin.—Tlie following -applicationa to exchange defe- red-payment for email grazinc run licenses in Waikouaiti were approved of-t— H. W Hertslett, section .1, block Vll«;.iiobert Borthwick. section 1, block IX.

Completion of Pkxhcha«k.— The following applications to, complete put cbaaes were aoprovcd 01 : — A. Keid, secfciou 4B, block VI, Glenkenich; W. Hall, sectloal, block 1, Upper U'aieri; H. Mee.eection 3, block 11. Blaekst one. , , ■ Otkpopo.— The application by H. T, '.Paipoe to PH«*iise on 1 perpetual feaae sections 2'at& 3, block .VIII,- Ocepopo, was approved of.' ■ " , '. . , 1 STBATH-'JAtgRr A transfer of section 58, block IX. btrath;Xaierj, from James Brown to Jane Brown approved o/. .' ... " , •" loxGwpoy:— The mineral lease of^Wm. Todd and others ovefseefciou 82/ blc'ck li; Lon^wrood, was orjeitea. . > ' , *,"._-