LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 1952, 23 July 1891, Page 24

LAND BOARD.

The weekly meeting of the Land Board, whioh was held on Wednesday, was attended by the Chief Commissioner (Mr J. F. Maitlaud), Messts H. Clark, Duncan, and W. Dallas. Kubow.— An adjourned application by W. B. Cairns for a coal mine area, section 3. block IV, Kurow district, came up for consideration. When the application wat brought before the board an adjournment waa agreed to for three months to enable Mr Cairns to prospect with the view of finding the most suitable position, the area not to exceed 30 acres.— Mr Mondy appeared for Mr Cairns, and asked that the application be adjourned for a further three months.— The request was granted in order to allow of 'further prospecting. Tiger Hill. Mary Jane Sloan, the holder of perpetual license sections 12 and 14, block IV. Tiger Hill district, not having paid up arrears due by her, the board decided to forfeit her license. Lower Hawha -A memo, having been received from the receiver of land revenue stating the position with regard to the lats J. Dewar's deferred-payment license, seotion 1, block V, Lower Hawea, with reference to payment of arreait of interest, it was resolved that the land be offered for sale under the provisions of section 118 of the Land Aot ; ranger to make valuation of improvements, and to suggest upset price of section. Dart.— Hanger Mackenzie forwarded an applies tion from Harry Birley for a wood-cutter's license over five aoret of land situated north-west of Turner's oreek, Dart district.— The licence was granted. Land Bill.— A memo, was received from the surveyor general, who forwarded copies of Land Bill for the information .of members of the board.— Received. Waihbmo.— The clerk of the Waihemo County Council wrote requesting that a reserve or reserves to the extent of 50 acres be set apart on Hun 109, now being surveyed for a camping grouud and quarry and gravel reserves, for the convenience of settlers in ttie district,— Referred to the chief surveyor, with arequest that the district surveyor should consult with the county council as to the portion of various reserves applied for. Stjtton.— Mr C. Martin, on behalf of a client, asked if the board would grant him a lease for 10 years at 12s Ad per acre per annum of forest reserve, section 50. block IV, Sutton district.— JSef erred to chief commUsioner to carry out. Q-LKNOMABir. -Mr James Wilkie, of Glenomaru, wrote requesting the board to rescind forfeiture of hit village settlement, section 36. block 111, Glenorraru district. — Banger Hughan to report as to what advance applicant is entitled to for improvements. The request will then be considered. Koad Links.— The Lake and Clufcha County Councils forwarded a list of road lines upon whioh tbey proposed to expend moneys derived from deferred payment and perpetual lease small grazing runs.— The road lines were approved. Applications fob famui. Land.— Tb.s following applications for rural land were approved:— J. Brown, section 55, block IV; CatHns district ; John Mitchell; section 4, block VIII, Warepa. Applications to Complete Purchase.—Applications to complete purchase on deferred payment sections were approved as follow : — T. W. O. Hawley; section i, block X, Leaning Book district; W. T. Cunningham, section 34; block X, Glenkenich district. Silver Peak.— Dugald M' Swing applied to complete purchase of pastoral deferred payment seotion 1, block 11, Silver. Peak district.— Consideration of the application waa adjourned for a month in order that the case might be referred to the Wellington office. Abbkaks of Instalments. — The Receiver of Land Revenue reported that the following deferredpayment holders were in arrears with their instalments :— Mary Baily, seotion 10, block VIII, Waibemo dhtriot ; Lawrence Speddin, section 11, block 111, Glmmerburn district.— lt wat resolved that the holders of the seot'ons be informed that unless arrears are paid up within one month from date the board will require to take steps to forfeit the see* ttoneForfeited Deferred Payment Licenses.— The board was re guested to reconsider their resolution of July 15. forfeiting the following deferred-payment licenses , the arrears on the first-mentioned being paid, and a part payment made in respect to the other: — P. Lewit, village settlement, seotion 24, block IV, Swinburn district ; W. Whitfleld, village settlement section 3. b'.ook XVII, Glenkenioh district. The resolution passed by the board on the 15th lost, was rescinded, so far as it applied to these sections, the arrears having been paid. Lauder — W. FW. Plew, whose perpetual lease seotion 14, block V, Lauder district, wa» forfeited on the Bth inst. for non-payment of rent, requested that the board would grant him an extension of time fur two monthe.— lt was resolved that Mr Plew be informed that if the present arrears were paid up within one month from date the board would rescind forfeiture, and he would receive benefit of revaluation ; otherwise this would be lost and forfeiture carried out. Glenkenich.— John M'Farlane, of Tapanui, wrote stating that if sections 35 and 44, block IV, Glenkenlch, were sold, his water race would be cut off and his mill rendered useless. He also atked that a water race be reserved alongside of railway reserve —It was decided to inform the applicant that if he had acquired a legal right to the water race his rights were protected. Kurow.— F. W. Hill applied to exchange per-petual-Vase sections 23, 24, and 25, block VIII, Kurow, for deferred payment.— The exchange was approved, subject to the payment of any rent due. New Surveys.— The Chief Surveyor forwarded plans of new surveys in blocks I and 111, Glenomaru district, and it was decided to forward a litt of the sections for notification at prioes recommended by the surveyor as follows:— Block I : Section 22 20 acres, at 12s 6d per acre ; section 23, 23a 3r, at 12s 6d per acre. Blook III : Section 22, 67 acres, at 10s per acre ; tection 51, 13ta 2r, at 103 per aore ; section 52, Jsoa 3r 20p, at 12s 6d per acre ; section 53, 124 a lr, at 12» 6d per aore : section 54. 105 a 2r, at 12s 6d per acre ; section 55, 129 a, at 10s per acre ; section 56, 76a 3r, Rt 12s 6d per aore ; section 59, 103 a lr, at 10s per aore ; section 60, 120.1 2r, at 10s per acre; section 6i , 102 a 3r, at 10s per acre ; section 62, 137 a 2r, at 12s 6d per aore; Beotion 63, 182 a, at 12« 6d per aore.

This is what John L. Su'livan, who has jusfc passed through Auckland from 'Frisco for Sydney f says regarding his pro^pacts:— "Pugilism am in it with acting. I've bad ago at bafch profusions, and everything is in favour of the stage as regards the easiest-, way of making a living. There is more money in it, and it is more of a gentleman's life. The man who follows the r.'Dg as a business spends the best part of his years in training, where he has to deny himself every luxury, and if he wins at the end the big money he makes is soon gone, and the old process has to be repeated. It is the same everywhere. The-fighter does the work, and the other fellows make the money. My engagements with Mr Harrison will hold me for 18 months. After I finish my engagement here I sail for America. lam bound by contract not to enter into any negotiations for a contest now. It would mean to me the loss of a big sum of money, much more than I could earn by any one victory in the ring. Some of my pugilistic friends know this, and that is what probably makes them so brave. When my season with 1 Honest Hearts and Willing Hands ' is finished, and there are any champions of the world lying around loose I may have time to inspect them."