LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 1958, 30 May 1889, Page 17

LAND BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the Land Board was held lathe board room. on Wednesday last. PPresentt t Mesirs J. P. Maitland (chief commissioner), Clark, Dallas, and Duncan. Ahumbi.— Mr W. L. Simpson applied on behalf of ¥. G. Dalgety for permission to Beleot an area of 48 aorei adjoining section I, block 11, Ahuriri, on Bun 321, with the view' of exercising his scrip under tbe ftreit Aofe.leo as to extend his plantation.— Approved, •übjeot to payment of survey teea. WJiBKPA.'^-Mary Denf. applied to purchase 60 acr«s of leotion 45, block I, Warepa, being a portion of l»nd withheld for bush reserve.— Referred to Banger Hugham for report.and to Bay whether any more of thli reserve may be ourveyed for sale. - li Dbfaultbbs.— The board received and considered &ttatement,from/the Receiver bf Land Revenue as to tent to 30th of June next owipg by the following P«rpetual lessees of High School endowment lands «t Strath-Taieri i— Jl. OfOonnell, £92259 d; Andrew Harvie,'«20 4s Sd; ThomaßTugh, l< Jei7^B 6d,'j812 75, £23 Bs, and £23 17b ; Jfell j^'Fadyen, £50 3s 4dj James Harrißon,£lß"'llß 3d and J6lB lls 3d.— Board Qeclded that tha defahlters should be notified to show oauae oa]or before ttie 29th inst. ,why, the leasesshould Hob be forfeited for non-payment of rent. HASHBy.— The District _Land Officer atNaseby, reporting en an application by J. T. B. Hickaon on behalf of Thomas Healy, for coal lease, of 50 acre* on oa Run 206D,istated that he saw no objeotion to the lease being granted.— Consideration aajqurne4 for a fortnight; fir Mulloch to receive notice.' ' ,"' v Oathns.— B.'Qoodohild asked that his section" 38, blook IV,.Oat?lins, be reduced from 25b to 12s 6d,-.the j»ud adjoioing being at that price; or , that his UtoMe be cancelled —The board having no power to reduce the price oi land* the license was forfeited. '.rSRKBNV.u.K.. r SRKBNV.u.K.— Andrew -MfKenrie- applied for scoHon 2, block, XIV, Greenv&le, as -rural land onperPetual; lease.— Approved.-^— Fr'edericjt Sparbe'fl application to take'on perpetual lease' the- southern Portion of seotion 5, block XI-, Greenvale, was deoiined, \ , ' < . Diwedin and Bast -Taikm,— Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co., on behalf of, Thomas M'lay, asked lor the grazing right over 8e0M6n8,82 to 38, block 111, Dunedin and Bast Taieri district, on condition of seeping down the rabbits.— Consideration deferred for a week. >- ■ Kraow.— Peter M'Donald' applied to complete {■■"tchage of section 3, block III; Kuwnr , as rural de"fred payment Jand.rr-Approved. iDABUMf,— The board-were asked to accept sur'ettderoF the following small grazing runs j— John etches, Rua j^, nsjA>j A> 2212p; W. O. HtOhes,

Bun r 244H, 2322 a, 2213P; A. ,B. Pitches, Bun 344J 2742 acres.— SurrenSef accepted: - Highiay.— The board approved of the transfer of small grazing run section 2, block V, Highlsy, from Wm. Currie to Henry Barrett. Tuapbkjl Wbst.-- John Carson applied for seotion 55, block 111, TuapekaWest, as rural land. on deferred payment.— License to issue. • TompkkJl Babi!. — Samuel Henry renewed his offer to be allowed to purchase the 'whole of section 83, block VI, Tuapeka Bast, at &2i per acre, as his improvements extend over nearly the whole ar-a.-.^Mr B. B. Martin, on behalf of John dutherlandj appeared to oppose — Former decision adhered to. - ■ Tablb Hill.- Banger Hughan'was instructed to report on the value per acre of section 18, block;V, Table Hill, and as to the value.of any improvements, with the view of having the same notified. • "