OTAGO SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1947, 18 June 1891, Page 11

OTAGO SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

The monthly meeting of the Otago School Commissioners was held on Monday, when there were present : Messrs J. P_MaitJand (in the chair), J. Walker Bain, J. Green, Thomas Denniston, and the Hon. W. H. Reynold. 9 .

The surrender of the lease of section 2 of 23, block IV, North -Harbour and Blueskin was accepted, and it; was decided to reoffer the lease at the upset of 6* per acre, subject to the payment of valuation for improvements.

A letter was received from the Southland County Council stating that they were prepared to issue certificates of title for closed roads through sections 1, 2, and 3, block VI II, Wendonside district. On payment of £15 12s 93. — Mr M'Donald reported on the matter, suggesting that the commissioners approve of the council selling to the respective owners of the sections. — Tbe suggestion was agreed to.

Mr Sinclair Wright, lessee of sections 9, 10, 11, and 12, block 11, Inch Clutha, applied for permission to transfer his lease to James Rutherford. — The transfer was sanctioned, subject to the usual conditions.

The lessee of sretion 2 of 35, block VI, Hillend district, applied to transfer his interest in the section in question to William Willocks, and requested the commissioners to i«sue the lease to the latter. — The application was granted.

An application was rtceived from P. Reihill, lessee of section 28, block XXIV, Aparima Hundred, for a redusti-i" of r r nh on account of three acres seven poles being' taken off his land for a road — It was decided to grant a pro rata reduction ft r the remainder of the lease.

An adjourned meeting of tbe Otigo School Commissioners was he Id en Tuesday, when there were present — Me^sr* J P. M »itl md (chiir« man), J. Waski>r Bun, Thomas D j nniston, James Green, and the He. W H. Reynolds.

A petition from settlers end o*hers ia the Riversdale, Wendon. aud WYndousule districts, to have run 194 opeurd up, was allowed to stand over pending a report from Messrs Bain and Denniston. .

A bill for the resumption of land on run 301b, Te Anau, for ,the purposes of settlement, was considered. The draft was approved, aud it was decided that the necessary advert isements should be inserted in the local piper?, staking the iutention to introduce the bill duriug the present session. Mr J. L. Macdonald, in hi* monthly report, stated that the Wallace County Council had decided to effect the exchange of roads on sections 21 and 22, Waiau district, in terms of the commissioners' proposal?, and also to cloee the road line through section 13, block 11, Aparima district, if the ratepayers did not obj c\ He forwarded three tenders for th<» purvey of village settlement at Muddy Creek. Of these the tender of Jamr-s Blackie for £50 was accepted, aud is was decided to name tLe village Waiparuo. The following is a list of leases offered at Dunedin, Oamaru, and Queenstown on the 22nd, 26th, and 30th ult. respectively .'—Section 57, block VI, Moeraki, 43a 3r 24p, passed ; section 3

of 42, block I, Waikouaiti, 25a lr 23p, A. Gardiner, at 2s 6d per acre; section 1, bl ok XI, Waikouaiti, 65a, passed ; section 2 of 35, block VI, Hillend, 30a, W. Ford> at 2i 6<i per acre ; section 4, block XV, Clarendon, 37a, passed; section 4, block CI, Clutha, 52a 2r 31p, J. Ross, at 2* par acre ; section 2 of 1, block XI, North Molyneux, 26a lr 30p, parsed; section 24, block 11, Papakaio, 9a 3r 39p, F. Drew, at 103 61 per acre ; section 146, block 11, Papakio, 43a Or 37p, W. L Gray, at 16s 6d per acre — upset 12s 61 ; section 196, block 11, Papakaio, 13a 2r 37p, T. K. Craig, at 24s—upset 20 1; section 38, block V, Papakaio, 58a Or 3p, J. M'Kenzie, at ss ; section 60 of 96, block I, Shotover, 10a 3r lip, passed; section 148, block I, Shotover, 7a 2r 15p, passed ; section 39, block 11, Shotover, 36a 2e 24p, passed ; sections 11, 20, and 21, block 111, 33a Or 23p, same district, Brown and Fox, at 4s 5 1 ; sections 2 and 3, block V, 69a lr sp, same district", W. Scoles, 3s 6d ; section 34, block 6, 60v.0r 29p, same district, J. Butel, Is 6d ; sections' 16 and 17, block VII, 44a 3r lp, same district, R Pritchard, at 4s 6d ; seotions 7, 8, and 16, block VIII, 97a 3r, same district, R. H. Baird, at 2s ; section 121, block 1, 1113 1 Or 9p, same district, J. Evans, at Is.

A number of applications for reduction of rent were dealt with, and several transfers presented.

Accounts amounting to £43 19a 5d were passed for payment.