PRESENTATION TO MR S.M. ROBBINS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2198, 16 April 1896, Page 28

PRESENTATION TO MR S.M. ROBBINS.

A. few friends of Mr. S. M, Rvbbins metjat the office of the National Dairy Association on Wednesday morning to wish him good-bye. •

Mr J. MacTnhes, of the lochcluthn Dairy Factory, on behalf of Mr Bubbins's pupils, presented him with a very handsome travelling bag with silver-mounted fittings. Mr Maclanes expressed the warm attachment of Mr Robbins'» pupils, recognising a? they did how much they were indebted to him for hiß careful and efficient teaching, and wisted h*m health and happiness.

Mr J. R. Scott, secretary National Dairy • Association, said that it was a matter for great ' regret thai Mr £L M. Bobbins was leaving: the ' Government service ; that his work and teach- > ing bad been of immense value to the colony ; i and that the present good name of New Zealand r cheese in Biitain was largely the result of Mr L Kobbfiu's work. His pupils all over the colony, i and in Australia alto, did him credit, and were , to be fouud as managers, of leading factories , and taming out- high- clas* goods. Mr Bobbiks replied, thanking his papils for [ their handsome present, fie felt much pleased , at being co kindly thought of by them, and , wo-jld always look back with pleasure to the : time he had tpent among them as some of the 3 happiest days of his life. He might rftura to ? the colony iv a year or so, bat whether he did s so or not he was convinced that New Zealand 3 would eventually have an immense dairy prot dace, trade, for no ccuntrj that he had seen was 3 possessed of greater facilities for the develop- ) ment of the dairy industry. Patient continu- • ance in- making good chwe and butter would \ eventually command bucccss. The factories J must be bopfc financially strong ai well as up to date in unouFicturing plant. The greatest evil iv the past had been the ev«-paya\enfc of i milk. . Moderate progress payment* should be i accepted by milk suppliers, with the balance [ payable after the results of the season's market- ' ing wae known. He thought that by caref al cor operation on BUch lines the industry would inf crease and expand, and said that he was not afe ■ all disheartened at tho present dolnesi. ) All prcsenb wished Mi Bobbins a pleasant voyage to bis home in America, and said they ' would be glad to ccc him back in New Zealand again. ; lASD BOARD. The usual weekly meeting of the Laud Board, : held on Wednesday, was attended -by Messrs 1 J. P. M«itland-(chi(sf commissioner), J. Duncan, ' H. Clark, W. Dallas, and A. M'Kerrow. The , business transacted wai as follows ;— i Blackstone.— The board were requested to i authorise the Receiver of Land Revenue to pay ; over the amount received as valuation for mv s provem&nts upon small grazing Run 2£sg Black- . stone (£34 9s 6d>.— Accordingly. Jaa M'Knight . requested that he be allowed to surrender his I occupation license over sections 2 and 3, blork i XIII, Blackfetone, and that he be granted ayearly • license over the section*.— Consideration deferred. ; Upper Taierl— Ranger Hugkin reported upon i the complaint made by Aaron Dyke against R. i M'Skimming for having cut a d'tch through the ' J ai . lin £ 8 r& erve on Bection 17 r bkek I, Upper > laieri.— The Board did not Bee .any ground for ; complaint made. Ranger Hugh an reported r upon section 4, block 11, and sections 7 and 8, ) block VI, Upper Taieri. The board were reL quested to determine as to how the seciiooß'should > Oi dealt with.— Surrender of license held by W. i Shannon over sections in question accepted, rent i under license to be reduced pro rata. John Logan ; to be allowed to acquire the sections on lease In : perpetuity at capital vulue of 30a per acre. l Naskby.— Ranger Hughan forwarded a report i and valuation:, of improvements upon section 3, i block XII, Naseby, lately held under leaee in -perpetuity by Thos. Mawhinjiey.— Valuation approved. Maniototo.— A. L. Ferdmau, on behalf of R. Glen, asked that the forfeiture of bis perpetual lease over section 20, block VI X, and/ section 24, block 111, Maniototo, be re«ciuued.— The Board . deiirted to rescind forfeiture on payment of rent due. Akatore.— Thomas Rabbit renewed his application for part of section 30. block V ll l, Akatore.— Referred to ranger for a report. Rock anb Pillar.— R Kinsman, jun., renewed his application to be allowed to acquire sections 19 and 20, block I, Rock and Pillar district—Kefened to ranger for report. Forfeiture Rescikded.— The receiver of land levenufi. haviu» i\ ported the i aym nt of all ■ arrears on the following land", thy r 'ojti-iGuro of the holdings previou'ly re=>olvrd up 'i was rescinded :—: — l J »toral lease 42t>, A. Flaunery ; pastoral lea-e 1078, M. Kearney; small grazing Kun 222, M. Gordon ; and def*rred payment 5145, C. BieDSiell. Okomwbll.— Ranger Mackenzie reported upon the application by John Fleming foe 500 acres under lease ia p»rpetuity, in blocks 111 and IV, Cromwell distuefc.— Consideration deferred for a week. Tuapeka West.— William Kelly applied for a licence to occupy the reterve fronting section 1, bl ck I, and 14, block XII, Tuapeka WesLResolve d, that a yearly license be granted under section 116 of act over sections 1, 2, and 4, block 1, »nd reserve fronting section 3, block I, and p*rt 14, block XII, Tuapeka West district, at a renta 1 < f £3, with license fee £1 Ib. Tige • Hill — Ranger Hnghan reported on the applica'i"ii by William Lusk for a pon-ipn of section 4, IV, Tiger Hill district.-Coa-sideration a'journed. •- ,; Wajpori Huindked -^-The consideration of the" objection of T. Ch*lmers on ' behalf of holders' of land within the WaTpori Hundred to licenses being issued over land within the hundred to persons having no interest therein, was still further adjourned. Surrender of Runs —The surrender of R,uns 24 U and 243b was accepted, and license for one year from March 1, 18!)6, was grinted to Hu^h Cameron under section 116 of the Land Act. Alexandra Town. —The Board decided to offer at auction the undermentioned sections at upset price of £5 per section : Sections 10, 11, 12, and 13, block XIV t and also 1, 6, 7, 8, block XVII ; valua' tion to be added on section 13, block X I V, £4; Bection 6. block XVII, £108 ; section 7, £2 5s { and sictionB, £110. It was decided that tbe following sections be classified as suburban lands and offered at auction at the undermentioned prices ;— Block I£, section 2, £3 10s per acre *, valuation. £150. Bl ck 21, sections 1 to 5, £3 per acre, Festionh-6 tt> If), •£"? 10s per acre ; valuations, section 8 £95, 9 £17, aud 10 £7. 810ck.22, sections Ito7, £3 per acre, sectiooa Bto 14, £3 103 per acre ; valuation of section 14, £120. Block. 23, sections 1 to 10, £3 per acre, se"tions 11 to 15, £3 10a per acre. Block 24, section 1, £Spsr acre; sections 2, 3, and 4, £3 10 a per acre. Block 25,, sections 1 to 6, £3 10s pet .acre ; valuations,, section 2 £7, section 4 £1?, section 5.£5. J3loek 26, sections 1 and 2, £3 10» per acre r valuations,, section I £160, section 2 £3. Block 'B7, sections I and' %£3 per acre, sections 3 ' and 4, £3 10* per acre; valuations, section 2 «& section Me23ft, , ' *