LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Volume 01, Issue 2123, 1 November 1894, Page 24

LAND BOARD.

The weekly meeting of the Land Board, held on Wednesday, was attended by the Chief Commissioner (Mr J. P. Mainland), and Messrs J. Duncan, H. Clark, W. Dallas, and A. M'Kerrow.

Holdings Declared Forfeited.— The Receiver of Laud Revenue wivte stating that the under mentioned perpetuil lease and deftrred payment selectors were in error inrluded in the lint of those whose holdings were dci lared for-feited:-P. C. Valpy, S. Chandler, J. A. Kirke, and Wm. Perry.— Forlei lure was reBcmded. WAKATJ.PTj.--An application was received from James Commies to surrender pastoral license over Run 34, Wakatipu.— The Governor was recommended to authorise the Commissioner of Crown Lands to accept surrender ot Ihe rui>, as the present licensee was not in a pws.tiou to cn'iuue to occupy it. Button.— The secrebaiy of the Education Board rt-quested that erction 5, block XV, Sutton district, be set aside as a site for a school. — Recomnu-nded to bs reserved as requested. Ranger Fra«er drew attention to the inconvenience that the children attending the Midd'emarch School were put to through the road nonh of the village settlement in block IV Sutton district, beisg blocked by a gorsa hedge —Referred to tbe Taien County Council to hate the obstruction referred to removed 88 soon as possible. Ranger Fra.er reported upon the application by John Ryall for a grazing licemie over forest rt serve sect- on 50, block IV, Sutton distuct.— Declined; Kirkland's authority to occupy reserve withdi awn ; to ba notified accordingly ; to be allowed one month to remove any nnprovmei.ts he may have effected. Upper Taikiu —Robert M 'Skimming applied for an area of 100 acrea adjoining lvs occupation license upon Run 204 a, Upper Taieri — Referred to the chief surveyor tor consideration of thr d- strict surveyor when making survey of the run. KuimvAo.— Ranger Freser reported upon the applications by Mi^ G. Harker, J. Alex«nder, J. P. Hutchason, and W. S. Todd .for gtMz-ng licences over portions of tue town of Kuriwao.— Yoar.y Hot nses we-e granted a* follows -.—To Wm Todd over blocks I to IX, under section 1!6 of the act, for pnstoral purposes, rental 4d per acre uer a-.num : license fee £1 Is. To J.nneß Alexander over bloci* XXtX y under the same stctiun of act, at 61 i-fr acre. To J. P. Hutcbeson over blocks XXIV to XXX, and qu-rry reserve, rental 6d per acre ; license fee £1 Ib. , Catlins.— Thomas Barr wrote in regard to a road to s^c'ion 65, block I, Catlios ctist-ict.— Referred to the Ciutha County Council for con-tid-vnr,ion. . Woodland.— David Dewar applied tor tne i.sue to him of a Ciown grant for section 6, block 111, Woodland district, held nnder the homestead system. — Grant to issue in the niffie of David De-.var, the conditions having been complied with. The Chief Surveyor hau> g forwarded a plan of survey of the following sections iv block XI, Woodland dir-trint, the boaul rec.inimetided the sections for notific?,tio *t cap.tal valuessuggesti-d by thehuryeyor, including loadingforroadnasunier: — Section 1, 98 acres, 17s 6d per acre ; pec^on 2, 130 a lr, 17b 6d per acre ; section 5, 224 a2r 20p, 12s 6d per Hero ; eection 6, 210 acres, 17s 6d per acre ; section 7, 263 ».crrs, 15s per acre; Bection 16, 154 acres, 17s 6d per acre. In the case of section 11 (325 acres) it was decided that a. lease issue to James Calder ; and in tbe ca°e of section 14 (177 acre«) that a lease issue to Richard Cok-x. Mesrs J. M'Leod, H. Wil?od, J. Reid, and Scott Brothers wrote complaining that they had no means of access to their holdings, sections 14, 15, 21, and 23. block VI, Woodl-nd district.— Rererred to the chitf surveyor for consideration, as the matter seemed one of urgency. Village Homestead Selectors. — Ranger Fraser repo.ted that the following village homestead selectors in block IV, Sutton district, had failtd to comply with the conditions under which They held th«ir sections :— John Bde, seftion 51 ; W. Moynihan, section 57 ; A. C. Cockerel, section 52 ; D SI. Fibber, section 61 ;H. Finch, section 68 ; Thomas Jenkins, section 55 ; A. Moy&ibau, section 63 ; A. C alien, section 62 ; and S Givnt, section Q5. — To be required to show cause to the land board within one month from date why their leases rfiould not be forfeired for Hon-compli-auce with the condi'iono of their lea«e*.

Teviot — James Cunningham wrote requesting that the rent of small grazing Runs 262j and '<!62h, Te\iot di~trict, bo reduced.— The board had no power to reduce the rent of the runs. Domkt. — Ranger Fraser reported on and forwarded valuation of the improvements upon small grazing run seoVon 17a, Domet district, lately held by Stewart Richmond.— Run 17a to be offered at the reduced area of about 3300 acres, rental 4£d per acre, with valuation for improvements, £80. Litt'e's run, Domet and Eyeburn districts, to be offered together with part of Run 17a, cont-*iniu« about 1200 acres, making a Wtal area of 10,840 acres, at a rental of £100 per annum ; valuation of fencing, £10. Chapman's run (Domet and Kyeburn) to be offered at £90 per annum ; valuation for improvements, £50. Maeiiewhenua — RaDger Hughan forwarded a report upon section 47, block IX, and section 10, block XVI, Maerewhenua district, lately held nnder pastoral license by Garibaldi Botting.— lt was resolved that the Governor be recommended to set apart and declare open 1814 acres of the run re'erred to, in three small grazing runs, containing 594, 423, and 800 acres, as per plan submitted by ranger ; rentals, 7d, 7d, and 8H respectively ; balance of run, consisting of 973 acres around the town of Livingstone, recommended to be reserved for the use of the miners and residents in the said town, undet occupation liceuse system. Nenthorn. — Ranger Fraser forwarded a report and valuation of improvements upon »na*ll grazing Run 170, Neuthorn district, lateW surrendered by Donald M'Leod —To be offered at Id pc acre, with valuation for buildiugs and fencing, £848

Laudkr amd Tiger HiLt. — An application for toe approval of the board to an agreement be'ween D. Kinoey, D. Brown, and J White iv regard to fencing betwten small grazing Runs 223 c, 223 i, and suction 2, bkek IT, Lauder, and sfction 2, block X, Tig<-r Hill district was submitted — Agreement as to boundaries consented to, but tbe board must not be held to sanction any partnership occupation of Buns 223 c and 223 ias set out in the agreement

Matjnqatda —John Lawson applied for an extension and renewal of water r*ce, block XV, ._Uun_atua district.— --tension, of seven ohnicfl

granted, and late license renewed for 15 years from expiry of original license. Applications to Complete PirnrnASK — The followibg applications to complete purchase of deferred payment land were approved :— John Slow, section 17. block 111, Poolbutn ; and A. J. Sinnamon, section 7, block X, Poolburn. Extension of Time— Me«srs D. Kiu r ' e y< D - Brown, Alex. Kinuey, and David Hutchison, less- es of small graz-ng runs 223 c. 223 i, 223 d, and223fU'espEclively, wrote requesting that they be allowed an extension cf time in which to pay reut upon tbe said ruus.— The applicants were prautod »n exteneiou of time to not lattr than December 31. Pembroke.— Messrs Bro^rick and Chalmer wrcte ou behalf ot Mr Miller, the present occupant; of section 11, block XLIV, town of Pembroke, asking that he be allowed time to remove his improvements.— ln the ewnt of the section in qu htion being purchased by other than the present occupier, one month from date of sale to be allowed for removal of building and other improvements. Thiuds Ann Fourths —The Wattalri, Tuapeka, Lake, Waihemo. Whikouaiti, Ttieri, and Clutha couutiei forwarded statements of proposed expenditure of thirds and fourths accrued from April 30 to July 28, 1894.— Road lines approved ; and, as rcqut sted by the Waihemo County Council, the board authorised the balance of £23 16s 6d to be expended on the reereetion of Capburn bridge, the said sum being portion of amount previously allocated to formation of road through section 20, block VII, Rock and Pillar.