LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2409, 3 May 1900, Page 32

LAND BOARD.

The weekly meeting of the Lond Board, held tuu Wednesday, was attended by Messrs J. P. Maitland (chief commissioner), J. Duncan, W. Dallas, 11. Clark, and H. H. Pitspatrick. The Waiteki County Council wrote intmiat-

iiig that they had no objection to section 101, block I, Papakaia, being sold.— it was decided iha: the recerve in question ba notified ioi sale at a crpitai value ot £3 per acre. Ranger Atkinson having leported on the application by "'llhom M'G-impsey to transfer nis small grazing run, section 6, block X\ I, Marewhenua, to Alexander W'hit.oek, the application v/as approved. Ranger Atkinson reported on sections 3 and 2b, Maerewhenua estate, opened foi application in November last, but pot yet applied for. ■ — To be re-opened for selection with the valuation reduced to .-655.

Au -application by H. A. -Bullock for allotment 6a., Elderslie settlement, undei the Land ior Settlements Act, was appioved. William Pofi applied for section 17, block X, Tautuku, on "lease in perpenuty.—Approved. An application by Frank Poff to be illowed to surrender section 26, block XI, Tautuku, v»us approved. J. H. Chalmers having applied to be allowed to surrender section 1, block VII, and. sections 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, block X, Kuiow, the sp-plication-vvas-rcfeiT'd to the lange^ to rcpori. lowed to surreniar section 2, block VIII,

An application by E. R. Chalmers, to be alKitrow, was lefenvd to the ranger to repoifc. ?. S. Hughes having applied to be allowed to -transfer the lease iv peipetuity in respect of section 17, block VIII, section 53. block Vil, pjm section 17a, Tokarahi settlement, to W. E. Hughes, the -application was approved. An application by J. F. Mitchell to be allowed to transfer the lease in perpetuity iii respect of .sections 28 and 3d, block VI, and Bection_39, block VII, Tokarahi settlement, to F. H. ±lughe3, was approved. Ranger Atkinson having reported oa the application by Thomas Chalmer, on behalf of "Win, BarhestouJ for a portion of section 9, 'block XII, Strath-Taieri, in the south-east coraer, it was resolved .that the applicant be allowed to acquire 5 acres "in the south-west cor-

Her of the section referred to, at a capital value

of 15s per acre. - An application by James Neville for sections 9," 10, 20, and 21, block 111, Poolburn . {rural land on lease in perpetuity) was declined, the land in question being held under license.

J. J. Orr applied for a grazing right over an< area one chain wide- from the main road towards the Waitaki River, and 'fronting sections Ba and 18, Tahawai settlement? — Referred to the chief comniissioner to arrange with applicant for his being allowed to occupy the area referred Ranger Atkinson having reported on the applioation by Robert M'Quade for a license to ■occupy section 84, block IX, Maerewhenua, the application was declined.

Ranger Hughan and the warden reported on the application by A. L. Dick for an occupation lease over 4 acres in block 11, Benger. — It was decided to grant a lease of the land at a rental oi Is 6d per acre. Hanger Hiighan having reported on the ap-2,-.3ioation by "William Rattray to purchase about three acre 3 adjoining sections 31 and 35, block XIX, Tuapeka East, it was decided to allow <the applicant to purchase the area in question io: 1 20s per acre. An application by John Muir to have section 8, block XXV, town of Balclutha, >of£ered for sale and received, and the board decided to have the unsold sections in blocks XX, XXI, and XXV offered at auction at £5 3?er quarter acre. ••- An application by Murdoch G-raham for a license to occupy sections 1 and 2, block V, sind sections 26, 38, and 40, block IV, Motir.t Hyde, was referred to the rangers to report. Jvfessrs Callan and Gallaway, on behalf of Mrs M. Ballingal!, applied to have section 1, Jbloek 111, and sections 1 and 2, block VI. iSutton, opened to public competition. — Mr ■Gallaway appeared before the board and said ihe understood Mr Kennedy waa giving it cul ."that he was going to obtain possession of, the sections without competition. -. He (Mr G al■laway submitted that the board had no power

io dispose of the land in that way. It must "•"foe open to competition. — The board deferred consideration of the matter. The board decided to deal with the undermentioned sections as follows : —Section 1, (block 111, Sutton district, to be offered as a email grazing tuii at a rental of 5d per acre •with valuation for fencing, £165 lls 8d; sections 1, 2, block VI, Sutton, to be opened as a. 3mall grazing run at a rental of 6d per acre, with valuation for fencing, £172 12s 2d.