LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2057, 27 July 1893, Page 22

LAND BOARD.

lie weekly meeting of the Land Board held on Wednesday was attended by Messrs J. P. Maitland, (chief commissioner), W. Dallas, H. Clark, J. Duncan, and A. M.'Kerrow. Nasebx.— Mrs M. M'Lennan applied for a grazing right over sections 14 to 17, block XI, Naseby district, until disposed of, on the condition that she kept the landclear of rabbits.— The application was granted. Mr W. F. Inder, on behalf of MrE. Mawhinncy, requested that the license granted tp Mawhinney over section 13, block X. Naseby district, under section. 219 of the act, be dated from August 1 next.— Agreed to. Blackstone.— MrW. F. Inder, on behalf of Mrs Jane Jopson, objected to the amount at which her improvements on small grazing Run 225 i, Blackstone district, were valued, and requested that the district surveyor be asked for a ronort.-J.he board could not agree to^any alteration of the valuation already made. Mr Thomas Wilkinson applied /or a license to occupy, for pastoral purposes, tailings reserve, section 6, block IV, Blackstone district.— Yearly licenaegranted for grazing purposes under section 116 of act for £lper annum, with license fee, £1 ls.Maerewhenua.— The Under secretaryforLands requested that the larid in block Vir, Maere•whenua district, lately purchased from Messrs K. Campbell and Sons for mining purposes, be offered under pastoral license as soon as possible. - Consideration of the matter was deferred for a week. Manioioto:— Mr William M'Cready applied to be allowed to acquire section 45, block 11, Maniototo district (reserve for artesian well), as boring operations had failed to find water.— The matter would bo considered when the board ascertained that boring operations had been finally abandoned. The Under-secretary for Lands forwarded a letter from Mr E. A. Aines, applying, under section 114 of the act, for 640 acres pf small grazing run, section 2, block XVII, Maniototo district.— The application was forwarded too late v to be brought before the board until tho run in question was disposed of. Mr T. Chalmer applied, on behalf of Mr James Howell, for permission to surrender pastoral license, section 10, block XV, Maniototo district, and that he be allowed valuation for fencing and other improvements.— lt was resolved that the Governor be recommended, under the exceptional circumstances, to authorise the commissioner of Crown lands to accept surrender of the run, with the view of its being reoffered at a reduced rental, with valuation for improvements, if any. Rock And Pillar.— The District Engineer requested that' Camping reserve, section 6, block XIII, Rock and Pillar district, 1 be now made a railway reserve, as it would shortly be required for railway purposes.— lt was resolved that the section in question be reserved for railway purposcß, as requested. Objections in Respect of Applicants.— The board having considered objections urged in respect'of certain applicants at the land sale on the 2yth ult. resolved as follows .—That the objection with regard to' Mrs Emily Howell, successful applicant for section 4, block XVII, Maniototo, be disallowed, the applicant being qualified to take up the section ; that the explanation given by Henrietta Forrester, unsuccessful applicant for section 21, block VI, Maniototo district, was satisfactory ; that the objection with regard to Johanna Forrester, successful applicant for section 7, block XVII, Maniototo district, be disallowed ; that the explanation of Agnes Hosie, unsuccessful applicant for another section in the same block, was satisfactory; that Alfred E. ..lnder, successful applicant for section ,22, block VII, Maniototo district, was qualified to hold the section in . question. It was 1 also resolved— "That the attention of applicants for land be drawn to the necessity of exercising every care in making the declarations required under the various systems, as section 98 of the Land Act provides that any person wilfully declaring anything which is false is liable to a penalty not exceeding '£2oo, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding one year." Tioer Hill.— Mr Thomas Neville applied for the grazing right over small grazing Runs Nos. 220b, 220n, 220 i, and 2200, on the condition of his keeping the land clear of rabbits.— The application was declined. Dunback.— David Ross applied for exemption from residence on small grazing run, section 6, block VIII, Dunback district.— The application was granted ; as also was a similar application by Thomas Gifford, lessee of small grazing run, section 8, Dunback district. Miscellaneous Applications. — The following applications were approved :— For rural land on lease in perpetuity: Lucy Moran, section 25, block V, Lauder district ; Charles Brown, section 63, block I, Blackstone district. To exchange perpetual lease for lease in perpetuity : Bridget Herlihy. sections 2, 10, and 11, block VI, Upper Taieri district.

Run 224j —Messrs R. B. Martin and Son, on behalf of W. C. Pitchers, requested to be allowed to withdraw application for small grazing Run 221.1, lodged in error, and apply for 221g, which had not been applied for.— The board delined to accede to the request. Kurow.— An application by Messrs R. B. Martin and Son, on behalf of D. C. Aubrey, to complete purchaso of .section 10, block V, Kurow district, was approved. Earnslaw. — Ranger Mackenzie forwarded an application for a pasturage license over sections 79 to 94, block 11, Earnslaw district, for James Danery. — Approved. '

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