OTAGO LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2663, 29 March 1905, Page 36

OTAGO LAND BOARD.

t The weekly meeting of the Land Board - was held on Tuesday, 21st inst; present— Mr " D Barron (Commissioner of Crown Lands), c Messrs W. Dallas, G. Livingstone, and J. M. ° M'Kenzie. f ' A further letter from J. JR. Bartholomew, on " behalf of Mrs K. V. Thompson, with reference '" to her application for an area adjoining block 1 XXXV, Town of Alexandra, was received. — f Applicant to be required to pay survey ex3 penses; section when offered for sale to be burdened with same. Murray, Roberts, and Co. wrote on behalf 1 of Andrew Jopp asking that he be allowed ' ■ valuation for fencing on section 47, block VI, ? ' and sections 8, 10, and 11, block VII, Tiger Hill district. — Sections to be burdened with v&lua- • ■ tion for boundary fence between Mr Jopp's late run and Mr Kenney's. 1 The board considered an application by C. P. ' Beck to purchase an area of about one and a- ' half acres adjoining section 8, block I, Leaning ' Rock district. — The Warden forwarded a re- \ j port. Also application by C. P. Beck for a c • grazing license over an area of about six 1 t acres adjoining the land he had applied to ' purchase. — The application to purchase was 1 granted, subject to survey; and a. yearly license ' was granted over the six acres at a rental 1 of 53 per annum. ' i The board declared the following applicaI tions lapsed, the necessary fees not having ' been paid: — 4340, John Andrew, section 11, > block IX, Rankleburn district; 4324, William ' . Wilson, section 14, block XI, Naseby district. ' j Ranger Mackenzie forwarded a letter from j Jas. Mackenzie asking that he ba allowed to ' occupy section 48, block 111, Cromwell dis- ! trict, adjoining his run No. 245e. — Yearly 1 license granted at a rental of 12s 6d. John Kydd wrote objecting to tho granting of the lan 9in the town of Heriot to the Public Hall Committee as a public hall site, as Jbe lias Held the said land for 14 or 15 year 3 urder a miner's right. — Referred to ranger to report. ; Robert Smith applied for a license to occupy section 16, block IX, Mount Hyde district, for ' grazing purposes. — Yearly license granted at a rentaJ of 30s. j B. M'Cann applied to transfer his grazing '■ license over the Mining Reserve above tho Evans's Flat bridge to George Brook. — License I to issue to G. Brook at previous rent. " j T. A. Munro applied for a license to occupy the northern pari of the camping reserve fronting small grazing run No. 9 of 23, Kurow district. — The stock inspector wrote recommending the application. — Yearly license granted at rent of 6d per acre. E. and J. Jopson wrote objecting to F. H. Perry being granted a lease in perpetuity over the 54 acres fronting small grazing run No. 225b, Blackstone district. — Held over for • ranger's report. j Ranger O'Neill forwarded valuation of the ' fencing ereoted by M. Graham between section I 31 and sections 33 and 34, block IV, Mount Hyde district. — Report adopted; Mr M'Donald to he required to pay the valuation of £42 15s. National Mortgage and Agency Company, on behalf of Murdoch Graham, wrote accepting a year's license over sections 8, 10, and 11° block V, Mount Hyde district.— Area of : Grahams present license reduced to 840 acres ! and rent to £4 4s. ! Waikouaiti County Council forwarded a,' statement of proposed expenditure of "thirds" ' and. "fourths" for period 3rd October to 31st ' December, 1904.— Approved. A. C. Camming wrote in reply to the board's i notice requiring him to show cause why his occupation lease over section 39 block I'll Beaumont district, should not be declared forfeited for his non-compliance with the residence conditions.— Explanation considered satisfactory. Louisa Linwood applied for a water ri^ht and race from the Wharekuri Creek to section rk 1 : gg beb cr CC f k orTe I por? UrOW *■«*-***«* to Robert and Redmond Linwcod wrote asking the board to reconsider decision with overThr^ 0 their f P^^^ion for a coal license I distriS %lf SS ° f + section 2, block VI. Kurow vw. T£- i° ranger for TeP°rtlhomas and Richard Pilling applied for a of about three acres adjoining the «aid W cSiita'S """"Mmd »■> application by J oha stead T? X w*° ?V?? V ? accees to Ms b°meSSS™ w mfolmed that «« board Would be prepared to recommend the subdivision of the holding provided the applicant supplied a^,lan by an authorised surveyor - N'J h fl4 bOI W w ? "9Uf«ted to deal with Hun Ao. 9a, Wakatipu, the license over which expired on February 28 last.-Preaent licenseto be continued for another year Dakiell and Hagaritt, on behalf of Patrick M .kougrnlin, applied to nurchase the area of seven acres in block 111, Tuapeka West district, over which he at present held an occupation license.— To be advised to apply for an occupation lease. Tho following applications for rural land on lease in perpetuity were granted : Peter Furse, section 9, block X, Woodland district; J. B. Waddle, section 20, block XIV, Lower Wanaia. district ; J. Hewitt, jun., section 19 block VIII, Tuapeka West district. ' The following applications to transfer were dealt with:— O.r.p 143, B. j. Mackay to Henry Mackay, section 3, block XVIII. Lower WanaJca district. — Referred to. ranger for report. V.h. 145, James Carmichael to Jeremiah Curry, gec.tion 51, block IV, GreenvaJe district.—Approved subject to consent of Minister. Miscellaneous license 1312, William Barnetson to Mary J. Keast, section 13, block XII, StrathTaieri district. — Granted. Pastoral lease 1089, Richard Moore, jun., to Mary Little, s-ection 10, block I, Maniototo district. — Granted. The board was requested to authorise the receiver of land revenue to deal with the sxwn of £64 12s, paid as valuation for improvements on section 9, block VII, Streath-Taieri district. — Receiver to pay over as follows: — To revenue, £1 9s 3d ; arrears of rent, and 303 ' costs of re-entry; to James O'Connell, £61 •' - 12s 9d. i i Mrs Ca'S. Moffat wrote asking if the board j " cpuhJjKEani her a longer license than th{s g^

now held over the areas of 50 and 202 acres, W]lkui district. — Declined.

An application for rural land on lease in i.erpetuity was received from Farquhar M'Rae, section 9, block VII, Strath-Taieri district (Brodrick and Chalmer, agents). — The former decision in this case was rescinded end land granted to applicant.

The Bruce County Council forwarded a statement of proposed expenditure of " thirds ' and " fourths " for period October 3to December 31, 1904. — Approved.

George Diack renewed his application to be allowed to surrender his lea&e in perpetuity over section 16a, Baraego Settlement. — To ba forwarded to Minister for acceptance of surlender.

The board was requested to authorise the receiver of land revenue to deal with the sum of £14 4s, paid as valuation for improvements on sections 12 to 16, block V, Lower Wanaka district. — To be paid to revenue on account of arrears of rent.

Stronach, Morris, and Co., on behalf of John Kingan, applied for a license to occupy section 11, block V, Lower Wanaka district, for grazirig purposes. — Yearly license granted at a rental of ss.

Quin and Rodger (on behalf of Thomas Hagen, lessee of section 31, block VIII, Glenkenich district) applied for exemption from residence- on the section. — Exemption from residence was granted during the pleasure of the board.

I The Under-secretary for Lands telegraphed I intimating that the warden reported that sections 7 and 8, block X, Mount Hyde district, ; -would probably be required for mining pur- , poses. — Received.

John Sloan wrote objecting to the application by Thomas Nevill for a license to occupy the forest reserve between sections 13, 14, 16, and 17. block 111. Poolburn district. Brodrick and Chnlmer, on behalf of James Wilson, also •wrote objecting to the same application, and applying for a license over the land referred to — Held over for report from ranger.

John Kinney applied to be allowed to acquire section 47, block VII, and section 5, block XI, Rock and Pillar district, without competition. Cutten and Hjorring, on behalf of T. R. Connolly, made a similar application. Ranger Atkinson forwarded a valuation of the improvements on the said section. — Kinney's application was declined, and it was decided to inform Messrs Cutten and Hjorring that the board could not see ts way to leopen Ihe case.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 1 Agency Company (on behalf of William A. j Wallace^ applied to transfer his flax-cutting ', license over section 4, block XIV, Pomahaka j Downs Estate, to Walter Alexander Allen, and requested the extension of license up to Sep- ! ternber 1 next. — The transfer was approved and I extension granted as applied for.

The board was requested to authorise the receiver of land revenue to deal with the sum of £4 10s, paid as valuation for improvements on section 9, block X, Woodland district. — Receiver to pay to revenue 30s (cost of re-entry) and £3 to E. Anderton.

The next meeting of the board is to be held on Tuesday, 28th inst.

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