SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2624, 29 June 1904, Page 23

SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

The monthly meeting of the School Commissiorers of Otago was held on the 21st; present — Messrs D. Bairron (chairmen), T. Mac Gibbon, D. Borne, W. Dallas, and tJie Hon. A. Baldey.

An application was received from ths engineer, Southland County Cou lcii, ior a vote to complete Baxter's coal-jsit load; alss asking for a vote to construct p small bridge on Robson's road. T. Baxter also wrote staling that the output from his coal-pit for the last four years had averaged 400 tons per jear, and urging the commissioners -lo grant assistance towards improvement of the road : ?lso asking for a lease of coal-pit. — It was resolved that .^s ihe commissioners intended making a general inspection of the reserves m the Waikaia district not later tlhau Kovember the matter of applications for road grants and rebate of rents be held over pending the visit.

Mr Thomas Mac Gibbon reported on sections 58 and 59, block I, Mataura Hundred, and recommended that they be offered for .ease fceparateJy.— The report was adopted, and it was agreed to offer the sections separately at the iipsets of 10s (xl and 10s respective'y.

The Clerk, Southland Count: Council, wiot? to the effect that the cornmisTiouers' application for permission to get a icpoit tfiom the engineer on protective works at upper end of Cooper's {aim bad been acceded to. — Received. G. Froggatt, auctioneer, lnvercargill, wiote offering his services as auctioneer or valuer. — Received.

Martin Burke applied for permission to lease section 15, block VIII, town of Fairfax, at Ts per annum. — Agreed to. » An application was received from E. P. Bur bury to lease section 16, block XXXV. \c\\u of Oainsuu, at £1 per annum.— Ai.eeptetL

T. and' J. Hood wrote offering £10 for the ught to cut flax on sections at Dome Creek occupied by D. Gil.anders. — Declined.

Applications for permission to tian«for icas""3 were leceived as lollows- — Fro. a R G. Gugor— Sections 9, 10, 13, and part 11, block 11, inchcltitha, Mrs E. J. Mosley to Mrs S. Rcbeit=; soctio i 2 of 42. bock 11, liilltnd ihstiiet, irom James Smith to Mrs R Moir. From R. MitchelJ — Tc transfer lease of section 2 ot 49, b ock 111, OUgo Penmsu'a, to Darnel Nyhon. From Qum and Rodger — To transfer lease of sectiou 24, block IX, Glenkeiuch distuct, to Mr Chittock, of Waikoikoi, or to issue lease to Mr Chittock direct. — The applications were granted ok the usual conditions.

Joseph Coo pei, les-ee of sectior 2, block 11, Wendon. wiote m rer-renee to ri rer encroachment and the necessity oi protective work. — Referred to the Southland County Council for favourable consideration.

W. F. Inder wrote notifying that Donald Xico' had assigned his interest m coal leate c\ er five acres of section 19, b ock IX, Wendon, t> A. A. Edge, of Waikaia, who would pay all lent and icvplties thereon. — Received.

Ivle^sis Kirkcaldy and Macgeorge wrote forwprdmg plan of -survey of part of the Gleniedi Estate loi Mrs Leslie and 2Jiss Grant. — Received, and plans approved.

Mrs Leslie wrote asking li the commissioners could see their way to make; a reduction in the ient of the land at Glenlcdi that she had agieed to take tip. — Received.

Hugh Xclson wrote lodging an objection to the granting of an application from E,. M'lvor for a coal lease over an area of seven acres adjoining coa'. .lease held by John Nelson.— Mr Mac Gibbon and the cecretaiy were in=tiucted to report in this matter.

Donald Boss wrote, oi behalf of settlers in the Wendon district, applying for an acre of ]and on section 1. block XIV, Wendon, ior the purpose of erecting a .sheep-dip and drafting yards, and also ior permission tc lay a pipe thiough section 8 to biing in water. — The commissioners decided that they v.on'd have no objection to the .lessee sub-leasing an acre for the purpose stated.

The Southland Agent forwarded plan of the subdivision of section 3, block VII, Waikaia district, and reported tjjat he had sent a copy to S. W. !M'Kinnpll, the lessee of the section, vho asserted that he was being charged lor a greater area than lie he'd. — Received.

C. Cieamer, lessfe ctf sectiou 36, block XV, Jacobs Rivei Hundred, applitd for permission to transfer to J. C. S'lcarer. — Approved en usual condition".

The Soul}' land Age'it forwarded transfers ot lease ot sections in books 11. 111, and IV, "Wendcnskle. horn D. GiJlanders and the A'ew Zealand Lokm twd Mercantx.e Agency Company to R. S. B'a^k, ioi execution. —Approved on the usual con4itioii-.

John Koss, lessee oi section 10, block XIV, Wendon, app! eel ior ijermission to gp.it some red biich in the bush on educaticii reserve.— The master was delcired pending information &=•. to locphiv.

J. K. Kic.d, lessee of seciiou 1, b ock Vii, and s-eclioH 1. block Till, Toi Tois d.&tn-'i, ■nroV a^kir.g W i-ennUsion to transfei to Li. A. E^iott. — Appio\ec! on ibe usihl condition^.

The Secretaiy slated truit sections 158 to 169, 373 to 175, block 11, Tuapcka, E«st, containing S5 acres, had been taken up b;, C. Reid at tlic upset of Is 6d per acre. — Approved.

The lessee cf section 4, b'O'.-u: VII, Waikaia, applied for permission to erect a building estimated 1o cost £65 —Approved.

It was decider! io infoim lessees of certain runs that it had come under the cominissioneis' notice that they vthe runholders) had disposed of flax on their inns without .the consent cf the commissioners and, further, that those lessees be l'eoiured to immediately furnish a return of the quantity sold ,axl the amounts received.

Accounts amounting to £37 17s were passed for payment.