LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2004, 21 July 1892, Page 26

LAND BOARD.

The weekly meeting of the Land Board, held on Wednesday, was attended by Messrs J. P. Maitland (chief commissioner), H. Clark, J. Duncan, A. M'Kerrow, and W. Dallas Application foii a Grazing Right.— Mr D. T. Scrimgour having applied for grazing right over run No. 15)9, about to bo opened for settlement, the matter was referred to the chief commissioner, the board being of opinion that there was no objection to the arrangement being made. Maniototo.— The Receiver of Land Revenue reported that William Forrest, whose perpetual leases 546, 547, and 548, sections 10, 13, 14, block X, Maniototo district, were declared forfeited for non-payment of rent on 23rd December last, had now paid arrears. — Resolution of forfeiture rescinded accordingly. Arrowtown.— The Arrowtown Borough Council forwarded a statement showing upon what toad it is intended to expend money accruing from deferred payment land.— The road-line was approved. Ida Valley. — George Hardie wrote asking the board to again reconsider his application to purchase one acre of land upon which his accommodation house at Ida Valley stands. — The lessee having consented to same, the application was granted, applicant to lodge survey fees. Applications. — The following applications were approved of: — Fox rural land on deferred payment : William Cunningham, section 14, block V, Dunback. For rural land on perpetual, lease : Robert Sirue, section 9, block 111, Catlins. To complete purchase on deferred payment : John Kerr, sections 9 and 10, block 111, Benger district; Thomas Haley, section 4, block XI, Maerewhenua. Transfer of perpetual lease from William Pollock to William James and Francis Pollock: Section 22, block VIII, Catlins district. Vincent County.— The Vincent County Council forwarded plans showing upon what roads it is intended to expend money accruing from deferred payment and perpetual lease anS small grazing runs for periods up to Ist February and 3rd April 1892. — Road lines approved. Lauder.— W. L. Simpson (on behalf of J. Sheppard, tho lessee of small grazing run section 6, block VI, Lauder) requested permission to fence in the mining reserve, section 7, on the northwest side of his run, and undertakes to keep the same clear of rabbits. — The matter was referred to the warden to say whether there was any objection. Nasehy. — Messrs JohnLawand others, occupiers of sections in block I, Naseby Town, wrote requesting that a_ portion of tho reserve at the back of their sections, which has been used as a road for a number of years, may be kept open for that purpose. — Referred to warden. Greenvale. — Anapplicationtotransferdeferredpayment section 8, block XV, Greenvale district, rom William M'Kay, jun., to William M'Kay, sen., was declined. Run 203b. — Mr J. H. Preston wrote requesting an extension of the area of run 203b, so that the water supply might be included, and also his yards ana drafting paddocks. — Referred to chief surveyor to arrange. Run 222 a. — The memo of the Under-secretary for Lands regarding grazing right over run 222 a, Maniototo, having been considered, the board saw no reason for withdrawing the right of grazing over the run granted to Messrs Ross and Glendining on June 22 last, they having destroyed the rabbits on the land up to that date, and having since then been poisoning the country. — The board expressed their opinion that if a general right of grazing had been allowed to the settlers, the cost of destroying rabbits would have fallen on the Stock department. RUN 199. The following report with reference to run 199 was read and approved :—: — " We, the undersigned members of the board, have the honour to report that we visited Roxburgh, and a meeting of the parties interested in run 10 ( .) was held on the evening of our arrival (Thursday, 14th July), when a gieat diversity of opinion » omul 1" ~ ust as to the best mode of dealing with the land. " On Friday, loth, we wont over the ground, accompanied by a large number of the residents in the district, and in the evening another meeting was held, when the opinion of a number of them was very much modified after going over the ground, and it was unanimously agreed by the meeting that the run should be cut up into six Miiall grazing runs, exclusive of that portion proposed to be opened for close settlement. "We consider that the plan proposed by the board— viz., to make three in&le.ul of bK runs, as desired by the resident-, to be the best but on accouut of the demand for land in tlu "district, and as a number of settlers with n-sill holdings adjacent to the ground are anxious 'ecure a portion of it, we would, recommend

that it be opened in six small grazing runs as surveyed, keeping off the portion of C ? which was proposed.to be surveyed in small sections. " In regard to the portion^of C, proposed to be surveyed into small sections, we were very much disappointed with the character of the ground on going over it, but as there seems to be a desire bytwo or three parties to take up small sections, and there being no other land available in the district, we would recommend that it be surveyed into three sections, and notified so that it might be taken up by the applicants on cither of the three systems that may be desired. We are of opinion that the small grazing runs should not be offered until the sections for close settlement are surveyed and offered at the same time, " Henry Clark, " Andrew M'Kerrow, " William Dallas.'