LAND BOARD

Otago Witness, Issue 2310, 9 June 1898, Page 30

LAND BOARD

' The meeting of .13ie -LanS Boarfl yesterday was attended -by the '-Chief 'Connnissioneir '(Mr J P. • Maitlantt).an3 Jlessrs 'Clark, Dallas, Duncan, ancl J ' Eirkpatrrck. !Ei!iiAL Land.— Slichael ©oc'her'ty applied far . section 125, block J l I, Oamaru district, ,as rural - land on -lease in perpetuity.; And Alice T. Glunis;, 'j , 'for section 16, block XI, Naseby. — Approved. >\ 'STBATHiTMEKi.—Thßfdllrowing-applicatioinsfor ] ' -village (homestead .allotments -on lease in 'per- J . patuity (ffig)n~Srfhool<endowan'ent)>wers.a.Ejprov£d : , Goorge W. Anderson, section 59,; Eh\sa Si. Kohja, ' section 57 ; John DF. Nolan, 52,' "block "V., ' ' ; 'Strath-l?aier-i. 1 Transfers. — Applications 'to .transfer -were j granted as ifollows i— Robert .Caur to Wm. -Hall, , .section 21, 'block .1, Uj)pdr Uaieri.; ■executors in thej estate of Lachian M"'Mfllau (flecsasefl) to "Jhamas'l I Fa'hey, section 20, "bloclc 11, Taapeka West;,! ! "VV^tsou ißhode«i fto Ja-mes Begg, sections 1 to 5-cvnd j j <8 ito 30, block X(II, Kvrtiwao district ; Ann iß,hodes ' to John C. Bsgg, .sections 5, .6, 7 and 11, block VII, • and section 2, Mock XII, Eufiwao ; anil Thomas ' ' Laal to George Leal, section 26, hlock VII, Wood- > - land district. ; AEPLrCAiituNS to PiUßChase. —The following , .applications to pu.rch.ase were .approved :— Hugh •. H'Clay, section 28, hlock TV, Dimmerbura ; Ber- ; I nard M'Olay, section '3l, block IV, 'GHmmeftrarn ; ' } Matthew 'Lee, section 13, Mock VTT, W*Ui«mo ; ; liSonald M!'i 'almaa, Beciion'4, tolocSt X, 'Kuriwao. i Mount Hydb.— Allan M'Bonald applied for . j leave to surrender sections 7, 8, 9., and 10, block ] IX, and sections 17 and 1-Q, block VIII, Mount .[ Hyde. — Referred to Ranger Atkinson to report on value of improvements and suggest capital' value. Refund of "Penalty.— Messrs Dalgety and Co. applied on behalf of "William Hanger for a refund i of £5 Is -penalty for non-payment of rent.— The ] hoard resolved, trader the circumßtanceß, to i recommend that the refund be allowed. j Leading Kock,— Joha & Barker aujjliedfov 10

'■»■ -..nil i » MCiMniil""-i-acres (unsurveyed) in block IX, Leaning Eock district — Declined.

BiACK3TOiffi - John gtavely applied for a licensf to occupy v poition of the railway reserve opposite flections 24, 27, and 21, block I, Blackstone.—Yearly license granted under section 116 of fhe act, with a rental of 10s over area, with license fee.

. G-immerburn.— Margaret STEnlane applied for 1 license to occupy the forest reserve adjoining foer 1 small grazing run, Gimmsrburn.— Yearly license gia-nted at a rejotal of 4d pej- acre, with license fee. Rocii and Tillak — It.inger Atkinson reported on A, ex. Paterson's application to occupy part of , section 51, brock I, "Hock and Pillar ; also a, similar application from James Kerr. — Yeaily . license granted over sections applied for. Lands Reopexed.— The'boaid resolved to deal with Jands to ha a-eojpaued as. follows :— S. G-. run S2t, lately helS by Margaret Johnstone, to be offered at previous Ten tal, "valuation of improvements £91 Jib, subject to -approval of Governor. Section. 4, 'block XIV, Maniototo, lately held by Mrs G. Peaice-; Teconirnen^ed foe iiotific -cttbn. at a capital value of 10-. ,per acre, with valuation for improvements £2'.)l 11s, subject to , approval of Governor Section '24, block VH, Ka--efcy, 1-uely held by Davia Me«sant; recommended for notincstiorr-sit IBs per acrp, valuation for improvements £181 *14?. 12, 'block 111 '{ Maniutor.o, lately held 'by R. S. Tader-; recomj mended for notification at 153 -pei acre. Taluatioa I of inrproyeui,enls £151 14s 6d. 'Section 29, block ' XI, llauiol'oto, lately Tield "by S. W. Lodge as |vi lage homestead ; to be -notified at 'former '■ capital value. Section 3, 'block 111, Poolburn ; > leeommended for notification At capital value of , 17s 6i per acre, •with valuation of improvements FOEFEITURES AT.'KTjii.ED Arrears 'having been pjiifl ou -the following seclit.u:-', 'Ifhe ieso3utions ..forfeiting -them were rescinded :— Section 04, block HI, -and (section 8, black !¥., iTauiototo R R. Kore-; section % Wrick V, Silver Pealf, G Mathison, }un. ; section 3, bl-.ck IV,' Silver .Peak, W. A ■•liatbiEonr^sectiou 2, block V, Silver Peak, ! Robert Mathison ;. section 10, "block VIII, "W/ai- ' kouaiti, P. Kane. . . ,