LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2355, 13 April 1899, Page 30

LAND BOARD.

The meeting of the Lqnd Board on Wednesday was attended by Messrs J. P. llaitland (chief commissiorier), Dallas, Duncan, Clark, and Kirkpatrick- . Ranger -Hughan forwarded a report upon sections 13-, • 14, 15; and 17, block VII, Table Hill district. — To be reoffered at auction with valuation fer improvements reduced to £60, rental same- as before.- • Frank Thomson- applied for. a license to occupy Runs • 337 and. 337 a, "Wanaka. — License granted for three years from Ist' March at rental of £5 per run. Messrs Lee and Grave, on behalf of J. F. Mitchell, wrote in- regard to a water supply for section held by him on Tokarahi estate.—Received, the- board having no power to comply with request. Tho following • applications were approved : For rural land on O.R.P. ■ George M'Lacnie, section 25, block XIV, li.mv; .Hu;»h Cameron, section 22, block VII, Tuapeka East district. For rural land on L.1.P. : Chsse. Henry Koch, sections 4, 5, 10, block I, Uppej: Wakatipu district. To transfer L.1.P., deputy official assignee, in tho estate of Thomas Corcoran to Jas. Fallon, allotment £8, Ardgowan estate. To transfer perpetual lease, section 10, block IV, Lauder, Mrs Elizabeth Wilson to John Wilson. For occupation lease: Francis Georgo Buchanan, 10 acres, Carson's Creek, block XVIII, Ciookston district. For O.R.P. 3361: J. 1. Moir, section 8, block XV, Woodland. Thopiieceiver of Land Revenue forwarded lists of the. following' holders of. pastoral licenses in arrears with rent due Ist March last: — Julia Cameron, Silver Peak ; Cluus Muller, Table Hill; Maben and Mitchell, Wanaka ; John Loughtin, Teviot; Thps. Xevillej Ophir; Sutherland and M'Quade, Maruwcnua; P. A. Vyner; r Lumsden ; and Charles Paterson, Middlemarch. The following applied for time for removal of stock from their holdings in the -event of not again securing their leases, 14 days being allowed in each case: — G. A. Sutherland, Nenthorn j Duncan M'R-ae, Strath-Taieri ; Thomas Mawhinnoy, Blackstonc. — Consideration deferred. A letter from J. F. Rowland m regard ..o Californian thistle on sections 15, 16, 17, Tcaoeraki settlement, was received. W. F Henderson applied foi a further reduction of. tapital. value pf -section 25, block VIII, O&tHris.— Declined. • . An application by Thoa. H. Pugh to surrender 0.R.P.'"106, section 6, block VIII, Woodland, was referred to Ranger Hughan for report; also a similar application by William Sproule, section 88. block VI. Glenomaru.

THE SEBDOIT ADMINISTRATION. We hear that arrangements are being made , for the publication of a Democratic criticism of the Seddon Government — that is to say. I a criticism of its administration from the standpoint of its professions as claiming to be in the beßt interests of the people in general and of the workers in particular. The intention is, we understand, to distribute 75,000 copies throughout the colony by post, 10,000 of which will be circulated in Otago. The subject matter will be selected from Mr j Seddon' » various platform addresses, the I colony's official statistical- returns, and j from the pages of.. Hansard. The object of the undertaking is, to lay before the people" of New Zealand, in condensed form, i a plain statemont of fact, free from tho t colouring of party sentiment, for use as a j basis upon which to found a correct judgj nient as to whether the present Government ■ is entitled to tho continued support of the j various constituencies or otherwise.