SOUTHLAND LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2368, 20 July 1899, Page 24

SOUTHLAND LAND BOARD.

The ordinary meeting held on Friday, July 14, was attended by the Chief Commissioner (Mr D. Barron), and Messrs A. Kinross, A. Baldey, J. M'lntyre, and D. King.

. Helen Stewart (Merrivale) was cited before the board for non-residenco on her lease in perpetuity. Mr J. Macalister explained that owing to ill health his client was obliged to leave temporarily. Sho had, however, placed a ciisiodian in possession, and, with the exception of non-residence, had complied with all the conditions. — An application for six months' exemption from date was granted

On the application of Mr J. Macalister, Garvey Bros, were granted leave to acquire the freehold of section 75, block I, Wendon.

The Otago School Commissioners intimated that they were advised by their solicitors that they had no power to give their tenants or anyone else the right to mine for gold on any of their endowments.

Mr R. W. Hall, on behalf of some clients, applied for leave to mine on section 74, block I, Wendon, leased from the School Commissioners. — Received.

F. M'Kenzie applied for a lease of caves in Preservation and Chalky Inlets for the , purpose of working qua.no deposits. — Granted for seven years, provided he locates and sends a sketch of the position and states the approximate area of the caves.

A. Robson asked that the balance of Switzers Commonage, 4000 acres, be offered for lease, at auction on expiration of the present term at 31st August. — Resolved that Gall and Turnbull be asked if they are willing to continue

the lease at £7 per annum; if so their license ■ to be continued. J. Walker and others requested that sectionSj 16 and 17, block I, Calcium, be reserved foKpublic purposes. — Held over for inquiry. It was resolved to inform W. G. Pox that' the board has not power to grant his applica-* tion, oil condition- stated, for a 14 year's' lease of sections 17 and 18, block XXVIII, lnvercargill. . . -■ The Nokomai Sluicing Company requested that the part of section 20, block VII, Noko-« mai, below a water race applied for, be witli* drawn for sale. — Held over to -next meeting. John Young offered JE2S for the timber oix' abandoned sawmill areas 244, 261, and 2ST,. block X, Invercargill Hundred. — 7o be offered) at auction «t £25. A. Wright was granted nine months' further exemption from residence on sections 7 and! S, block 11, Flints Bush, but to be informed! that unless he builds and resides on the section by that time his lease will be forfeited. M'Callum and Co. were granted a sawmill site on area No. 358, section 68, Taringatura ;| survey to be made. I Mrs M'Kay complained that some of the im> i provemcnts had been taken off seotion 79, Eyre, j recently selected by her.— To be informed that j all the fences valued are still on the ground. • Applications for land were granted to William' H. Spencer, section 2, block IV, Makarewa, subject to drain through section 8 being connected with creek; D. A. Cameron, pastoralruns 398 and 447, Nokomai ; James Elliot, see-* tion 17, block XI, Longwood; John Casey, sec* tion 6, block VII, Otara.— Valuation for improvements, \£so. . - Transfers were sanctioned fro'tiu Alan Moffat to Catherine Moffat, for section 19, block VIII,, Waiau, Merrivale — subject to the consent o£ Minister; from Jesse Alley to George Groves, . for section 213, Wairio; George Gloves to, JesseAlley, section 3, block Vi; and section 1, block VII, Motley Village, subject to consent ofMini« ster; from Eobert Walker to Mary E. Walker, for section 2, block 11, Otania ; ' from W. J. Johnson (Russeii and Son) to Henry Knowles, for section 9, block XVI, and section 16,. b10ck XV, Longwood— subject to" application and declaration made, and also ranger's report and consent to mortgage. F. Diack stated that his brother had sold: 400 stakes and cut 12 cords of wood off section 743, Hokonui, and had cropped two or three acres; he, howevei, did not know he was breaking the conditions of lease. He was willing to pay royalty on the timber removed, and his brother would plough and sow in English grass . the area cultivated. — Hesolved that forfeiture be rescinded on payment of royalty on timbery and transfer to A. Diack granted. Messrs Russell and Son applied for transfer to W. S. Boyd and Co. of easements, timber, etc., upon the sections in New Kiver Hundred held! by Win. Bartlett, Eichard Lang, Alfred Couchman, Jas. Wilson, Thomas Byke,"Thos. Stammers, and Chas.. H. Hitchcock, being a sale and transfer ai all/iimber; free access at all .times to any part at the land; right to. erect tramways, machinery, etc., and place -sawdust and otliei material on any portion of tire land without being responsible for damage; royalty 3d per 100 ft, and to deliver to vendors, if required, 20,000 ft timber at Gd less than usual price. Mr Eussell stated that the persons proposing to sell, the timber on their sections were. Crown .tenants. " They woold obtain employment at the mill at good wages, and would; thereby .bo able to improve .their sections. — . ■'Crown' solicitor's opinion to^be obtained. Wm, .Stewart's application to exchange his .perpetual lease over, section 15, block VII; Wendon, to.'lca'se in' perpetuity was, approved. '• The leases. of D, . Manson (Wairaki), , E. A, Shirley. /Niagara), T. W. 'Shirley (Waikawa),. •J. Melvin- (Oteramika), andH. Ford (Longl -wood) were cancelled. Wallace"; County Council forwarded statement of arrears of .rates on Crown lands; requested: the consent of the board to" the expenditure of '".thirds.'.' accruing, on deferred .payment section 365, Taringatura, upon' the construction of Black Creek bridge, . instead of upon a bridge to the section; when the council is able tot supplement the amount, as a p_ .proved, and also proposed the. expenditure of amounts accrued during period -ending 30tbj April, amounting to £291 '0s Ba.— Approved, Similar proposals from the Knapclale Road Board - and Stewart , Island County Council •were also approved.