SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1957, 23 May 1889, Page 10

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

i The ordinary monthly meeting of the School Commissioners of 6'tago,was held on Tuesday and £^4&is&jr Messrs JIJFi * Mainland (chairman), J. W. Bain, Thomas' Befltildt^aV ttamW Grfeen, and the Hon. W. H. Reynolds. ' The question of 'setting asi^e a block, of 200(5 acres, of land for settlement on run 301b,' Te Anau,< was considered, and it was resolved to allow the proposal to remain in abeyance for six

taofifchfli • < : 'A letter tfa« fefielted from J. W. Bain,enclosing one from Mr Ellis, lessee of run 3018, offer* Jntf to sub-let 40 acres to Mr W. fringe for the &«a ! wd&r of, the term of the lease at a rental of £20 per arintiE&— £& rrinbe wrote stating that he' waa satisfied with im rent, 1 bpfc the. term was too short to justify the expenditure -which he contemplated. He therefore asked the #6m« mittsioners to protect his improvements by making them a charge on the incoming tenant. — The comm'ssioners decided to concur in the subleasing of 40 acres of the run fr»m Mr Ellis to Mr Prince for the unexpired term on' condition that a house in terms of Mr Prince's proposal is erected on or before December 31, 1889, and' that the said house is kept open for the convenience of travellers during the currency of the ■ leastf. ( It Was further agreed iii&b tii /the efpfrdtion of the lease it should be offered for comjbetltiou for a term of 2l years, the rent and valuation for improvements to be fixed by arbitration, and paid l>y the'incoming tenant f provided further that> should there be no offer for the" premises', Mr Prince must take up the new lease at fcfce rent so fhced b$ arbitration. ! An application was received from R. Walker io lease section 3, block S, Wendop, for pastoral purposes for five or seven years.— 'lt watf resolved that in the case of' sections that have not been dealt with the Government be requested to revoke the proclamation opening the land for sale,' with the view of allowing the commissioners to ' deal with it tinder " The Education Reserves ; Act. 1877 " and " Public Bodies Powers Act | 1887,'* the laud having been offered for a long I period without finding a purchaser. •> A memo, was reoeived ff offl the Commissioner of Grown Lands, Inveroargill, on Sti application made by C, G. Thurston asking that the rd'tfUeye ■ accruing from perpetual lease -sections 5 to 1 !?, block 7, Wendonside, be devoted' to irrigation purposes. — It was resolved to reply stating- it was the opinion of the Commissioners that application should be made to the county council. f The Grown Lands Commissioner, Invercargill,' also forwarded au application from J. Maher, ■ asking that the upset price of section 6, block 11, Wendonside, be reduced frote 25s to 20s per acre. — It 'was resolved to obtain a report on the section in question. ; An application was received from J. Burton pn behalf of Alexander M'Donald to lease uecfioa 4, block VII, Teviot.— lt was decided to allow the applicant to occupy the seotion from year to year at Is per acre per annum, subject to three 'months' notice. A letter was received from the late occupier bf section ' 10, blook. X, Weudon, asking to be allowed to capitalize. — Referred to the Southland Land Board. The NM.'and A.,Oompapy (Limited) wrote ksking the board to treat with it for sections 4 to 14 and 21, block VII, Waikaia.— lt was repolved .to reply ,that the sections had been advertised for leasing by tender. , J. L. M'Donald, the commissioners' agent, submitted a lengthy report dealing with various matters, ,He recommended the commissioners ■to reconsider their decision re the' fencing of ( blocks VII and VIII, South Mossburn, and suggested that block V be offered for le^se'in one lot of 11 acres; also blocks I and II and IV for a term of 7 years, with valuation for fencing at the end of the te.rm. — Agreed to. . He reported on the application by the Waikaia (Miners' Association, and Progress Committee re certain land in that' district, recommending that section 80, block, I, Wendon, at the, expiration 'of Moffat's tenure, ia June next, be offered for a short term of years with the usual valuation at the end of the .term,- a provision being suggested giving the commissioners power to resume the .whole or any part if required for mining purpose's—section 81 and 'the other unleased sections in blocks I and VIII to be dealt with in Ithe same way. It was decided to offer section part of 10, block 111, Waikaia, on a 14 years' lease instead of seven years, on Mr M'Donald's recommendation. • } ' Reporting on an application by A. M'Donald in cpnnecHon with sections 21 -to 25,' block IX, Wendon', he recommended that they be offered for pastoral leasing for seven years at' 6d per acre, with valuation for fencing. — A similar decision to that agreed to ia connection with Walker's application was come to. Reporting on the application of the Southland County Council for a subsidy towards the construction of three groins on the Waikaia river,' in block X, the agent stated that the work was' necessary for the preservation of the road and section 2, block X.— lt was agreed to contribute one-half of the estimated 1 cost, provided the total cost does not exceed £70. Forty-one leases were forwarded for execution. , An application by John M'Kibbin to lease section 4, block 11, township of Macandrew, at 2s 6d per acre was referred to the Education Board to say if the section is required for a school site.

„A recommendation that in cases of applications for the reduction of rent the tenants should pay for the special valuation ,was agreed to.

Twentyman Wilson* licenseeiof the Melville Hotel, Timarn, wasfined £5, and theoonviction endorsed on his license, for allowing an unlawful game to be played in his baron Saturday week. It wsa proved that men were playing "Yankee grab" for drinks, and the Resident Magistrate . held this an unlawful game. One point in defence was that defendant was not aw,are of what was going on, but, it was shown -that he was in and out of the bar for drinks for the rooms, and the Resident Magistrate said he. did not' believe the denial of knowledge. The police we're informed by a man who swore he saw onejof the'playera cheating with a false die, acd the man was subsequently convicted of tne offence.

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