LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2231, 3 December 1896, Page 11

LAND BOARD.

The weekly meeting of the Lind Board wns * held on the '..6th, and attended by the Oh ; ef < Ooinniissioner (Mr Mai* land, in thi chair), Messrs f W. Dallas, T. Duncan, aud A. M'K»now. i Lke Stream. - Ringer Hughan forwarded r valuation of the improvements up m run 260 a at , ptesent in the occupation of Geoi'ge Nichol, Lee * Stveam.r- Valuations appr 'veJ ; «outhern portion - of run to be burdened with £IH, valuation of fenoirg; northern pirtiou of run with ;£74 ss, valuation of foncing ; portion granttd M"Dcnul ! on lease iv perpetuity, with £ii 10-s. ' Waitahuna..— tl. J. Nicholl ami J. Rvan applied for a license to occupy section 10, block V, Quarry ] Kesfi ve, Waitabuna Kast district.— Consideration « deferred. Tajrras.— John Werner wrote, on behalf of < William Wwdfi, applying for 50 acres upan run I 2361>, Tarras district. —Consideration deferred. \ Mokamoka —\. C. Campbell forwarded a petition from residents at Mokamoka Village • Settlement that the ros-rve be withdrawn from sections 53, 54, 55, 58. 59, 60, and 61,. b10ck VI, ' Glenomaru district, at present act apart aH 1 recrevtion reserve. — The sections having been < formally sot asHe as a recreation leserve for the | [ whole oiatrict the board did not see its way to , make aciy alteration. ■ ■ Shotovbr — R-in?er Macken:s ; e forwarded a ' roport upon VV. P*ttar*ots's application to pur- ! ! chase ssotion 77, silock VII, Shotover district. — ! To be allowed to acquire at a capital valua of 30s 1 per acre cash. 1 Lower Hawea. — Ranger Mackenzie forwarded ! a report upon Maurice Curran's application for a | licence to occupy the unsold sections, block XII, I Lower Hawea district. -A yearly license granted, ! under section 11(3 of the act, at a. rental of £1 per annum, with licease fee (one guinea). MiEUEWHBjJUA.— Henry M'Quvie applied to have an area of about three acres on the eait of section 17, block IX, Maerewhenua district, included iv his occupation lease over tbe siid section — Extension of area granted as requested, at j same rental as section 17. ! Thirds "and Fourths.— The Taieri County i Council forwarded a otatement oj proposed ox- ' penditnre of thirds and fourths accrued during i the period from May 4 to Augirtt 1, 1893. —Road I lines approved. i Valuaiion for Improvements.— The boird ' was requested to authorise the Receiver of Land j Revenue to pay over to the persons entitled to receive the same tbe under-meutimied valuations I for improvements :— Run 171, Hummock, £14 I ! 3s ; run 171f, Hummock, £17 103 : block XLVIII, \ Town of Clyde, £15.— Authoriaed accordingly. Waynes —Edward Jones's application for a license to occupy sections 4, 5, and <J, block I, Town of Waynes, was declined. Kawauau.— Hanger Mackenzie having reported upon the application by Thomas Kinross aud David Reid for areas of 100 a>:res and 70 acres respectively upon run 345 a, Kawarau district, the applications were declined. Tarkas.— Charles .Sauuders and R. Poison applied for occupation leases ovev 100 acres each upon run — , Tarras district.— Lcisob granted at capital valuo of li% 6d per acre, subject to survey, on survey fees being lodged. Kurow.— Ranger Atkinson reported ilpou J. Kert's application for a license to occupy strip of land between section 7, block V, Kurow district, and the Awakimo River for fellmonsery purposes. — License granted for seven years at a rental of 15s per annum ; license fee £1 Is.— *3lr Thomas Ohaltner wrote on behalf of David Scott concerning the valuation allowed him on section 12, block V, Kurow district, lately held by him under deferred payment license —It was decided to adhere to the present valuation. Moeraki.— An application by Catherine WaUh for a lense in perpetuity in respect to section 17, block XV, Moeraki district (Makaeroa estate), was approved. The lessee of section 18, block IV. and section 19, block V, Moeraki district, applied for a concession in regard to croppiug. — To be informed that the board has no power to allow any departure from the regulations for the estate. Upper Taieri.— Donald M'Leau applied for rural land on lease in perpetuity 2912, sections 37, 38, 40, block I, Upper Taieri district-Ap-proved. Rock Pillar.— Hugh Agnew applied to be allowed to acquire rural land on lease in per1 petuity in lieu of Miscellaneous License No. 740, section 21, block XI, Rock and Pillar district.— Declined Kakanui.— Ranger Atkinson forwarded valua- I tion of improvements on small grazing runs at j Kakanui Utely held by John Mulholland.— lt was j resolved that the runs be reopened at a rental of 2d per acre, with valuation for improvements— £544 125. Run 261.— Thomas Taylor applied for an occupation lease under the Mining Districts Land I i Occupation Act of 103 acreson run 261.—Declined.i Waipori.— H. L. Simpson wrote relative to > I Mrs R. Cotton's lease In perpetuity over sections » 111 1 and 5, block VII, and sections %4. and 5, block VIII, requesting that the rent be reduced.-Tp be ' I informed that the board has no power to reduce " the rent, but if arrears were, paid surrender bl 3 1 lease would be accepted.

On the last rabbit day the Waikato Natives brought in 20,000 skins. They report that weasels are spreading rapidly in the King Country, and are proving destructive amongst thd rabbits. Nimmo and Blair's " Standard n tamfo fleed ace relible both agfco growth RQd $|;rauW"^ ■ bonld be sown fey all foraierfii^Advti,

PROHIBITION IN THE CLOTH A. At a mtedug of fche Otuttu Presbytery Offi •«- bearers' Association hold at BJ.olufciaoa 23nl October, the questioa of "Prohibibiou ia the Olutha " wivi under oasider&tion, *n<l thf Rtva. Gurrie, Dilryaiple, K«(p» trick, »nd Mr John Johnston, J P., were »ppstn'Md a coai'nistfet: bi draw up a short report embjtiyia^ both the Rtatm-itits made by frbosa protent and <h« written answer received by fche Rev. John Kilpatrick, thy Syaod's convener of Teaiperpuc > - The fo'lowing is tbe report : — " From the statements mado at th» laso m >*" ■ ing of the Clutha Presbytery dffice-beaw^' ( \asaciar,ioa by ropreeeutabives from' B»loluhhH Pueru*, Owaka, Wanpa, Kaihiku, and Waiwera, and from written sbatcnvMit; received from Clinton, Tap^nu', Kelso, Ka^pdnle, and Wftik^ka, it ifl evident that prohibition ia th • Clath* has been ecninently eucoeeoful — o»rtwuly mu -h more Buocesiful thtn mos 1 ; of i « friends anti«ipabed. " V 11 Thftfc. there i* still somi siy grog-Belling tfreely adinifcted, bat th&t id is oitried on fianything like t,he «sxr,snt asaertod )>y tbe l ! c(aov party 18 absolutely deni«d. And fche evil i^» diminishing oae, and year by year is likely *>■ become more so. Tho young people are u'it exposed to tho old-time temptations. T fry h>»ve v,o desire for tha drink,' and they ftva va | likely to stoop to any subterfuges to get J. Granted a few yee.ra of prohibition, and ifc > diffioulfc to ace whera the patrons of tha *!• grog-seller will come from. But eveu aa thing are the gaio haa been very great. The ordinary • shouting ' is a thing of the past, drinking of any kind has been driven into the darkness, suui drunkenucss i« pracfiically unknown. "Aa to the habits of the people, ifc i-i alflo abundantly borne out by the Btatmerii6 and answers already referred to that prohibition has been of marked benefit l • not a few. Tho following are some of tbe testimonies received : — ' Quite an alt->.re i place,' 'no oases o? deatitntioa now,' 'th greatest blessing that ever happened to o> place,' •» success in every way,' 'tho o<i rowdy pl&oe of nightly revel has passed aw . ; fetid everything is quiet and orderly,' &c. "Nor has business suffered throughout i a district. The atorekenpers, the best jadgt perhaps in this matter, freely assert that prob. j bition, instead of hurting them, has bean highl 1 banefioial. ' Debts are better paid,' ' monej formerly wftsfced on drink is now spent in buying the necessaries for life.' It is necessary, tc state thess facts so as to disprove tho oftrepsatod assertion that 'prohibition would hitrb business.' It has had the opposite effeot. " Nor in the matter of fin»noe has any dim culty been experienced. Prohibition doubtles-i meant a loss of revenue, i but surely noli an i'mpoverifthed people. And so in spite of tho los 3, the oounty counoil and the boroughs within' (he electorate were never in a more prosperous condition. "The assertion that •drinking has been - transferred from the hotel to the houses of the people,' is without any foundation in fact. No evidence has been adduced in support of it, and wa cannot find a single resident who believes ifc. •' Finally, be it remembered th*t Olutha only enjoya partial prohibition. Contrary to the wish of the pooplo, wholesale Jioemw were freely grautod in Baiclubha and Tap&nui ; and, as if these were uob bad enough, agents from Danedin have been canvassing the oouatry for orders. Yet taking everything into aooount, we have no hesitation in declaring that prohibition has not only been successful, but an inestimable blessing, to the people of the Clutha ; and we publish these facts ia the interests of truth and righteousness, so that our fellow colonists may ! go on in their efforts to follow Olntha's example , and halt not Mil their labours are rewarded witb complete success."

Mr John A. D. Adams, honorary treasurer of theDanedtn City Mission, acknowledges with thanks receipt of the following donations ! — A Friend, £1 ; A Working Man, 3s ; friend 3 (pc« Mrs J. A. D. Adorns), £1. The exeoutive of this local institution hopes its claims will not be forgotten. If the churches and private parsons who have promised help would communicate with the treasurer before the holidays set in it would be esteemed a kindness. Donations are urgently needed to meet claims now due. Advice to Mothers I— Are you broken in your rast by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth f Gq at once to a chemist and get a bottle of Mrs Winsi.ow's Soothing Spun*. It will relieve the. poor sufferer Immediately. It Is perfectly harmleaß, and pleasant to the taste; it produces natural quiet sleep by relieving the cnila from pain, and the little cherub awakes "to bright as a button. It soothes the obild, It softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea whether arisj ing from teething or other causes,. Mrs Winelow^ BoothlngSyrup Is sold by medicine dealers ©irets where as Is lid per DOttlo.- 4 >tAi>VT.l