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Otago Witness, Issue 2690, 4 October 1905, Page 24

OTAGO LAND BOARD

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' The ordinary monthly meeting of the Otago i Land Board, held on Thursday, wae attended 1 by the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr D. Barron), Messrs W. Dallas, J. Tough, G. Livingstone, and J. M. M'Kenzie. Thomas E. Erskine wrote stating that he considered the rent fixed for license to occupy section 13 block XIII, Pomahaka Downs Estate was rather too high. — Resolved that rent be £i for six months' license. D. A. M'Lachlan applied for a grazing license o^er any of the following sections : 7, 8, and 21, block XIII, Pomahaka Downs Estate. — To be informed sections have been previously dealt with. Edward Gray wrote asking that he be ! gianted a three months' license over section 21, block XIII, Pomahaka Downs Estate, instead of six months, ps previously applied for, and stating that he considered the rent fixed for the six months' license too high.— Resolved that rent be £5 for six months' license. Mrs E. Brown wrote withdrawing her application for an occupation lease under " The Mining Districts Land Occupation Act, 1894," over 35 acres on run No. 211, Kyebum district.— Received. The Chief Surveyor forwarded plan of section 45, block V, "Teviot district, occupation leasehold granted to Campbell Watson, and section 46, same block, occupation leasehold granted to Margaret and Donald Gunn. Board was requested to fix the rental.— Rent in each case was fixed at Is per acre. R. L. M'Bean, lessee of section 34, M?erewhenua Estate, wrote asking if the board -would take steps to prevent the Maerewhenua River from coming over his section. — To be informed board is unable to assist him in the matter. , Andrew Richardson applied for a. sawmill license to cut timber over sections 6, 7, 14, 15, block VIII, Tautuku district, with sections 14, 15. 20, and 21, block X, Tautuku district, as a reserved area.— Hejd over for report from ranger; applicant to limit his application to an area of 800 acres. The board was requested to determine as to how section 11, block XIII, Moeiaki district, be dealt with at the expiry of the license held by Craig Brothers.— The question of removing the reservation was referred to Mr M'Kenzie and ranger for leport. Silas Hore wrote asking the boaid to reconsider decision in regard to the applications by himself to transfer section 35, block XI, Maniototo district, to A. J. Paterson, and by J. S. Shepherd to transfer section 33, block XI, same district, to Silas Hore.— Received. J. Neilson wrote stating that he had abandoned his grazing license 1631 over part section 19, block VII. Moeraki district.— License declared lapsed. W. M. Harris applied for a grazing license over Crown lands lying between his section 5, block VI, Catlins district, and Chloria Creek.— License granted at a rental of 20s j>er annum. The board was recraested to fix the capital value of section 9," block XV, Tiger Hill district, 1 acre.— Fixed at 10s per acre. JT. Duggan and E. Wallington wrote asking the board to reopen their applications for an area of 100 acres each on run No. 223 a, Matakanui, under "" The Mining Districts Land Occupation Act, 1894."— Received. A. H. Tamblyn applied for a renewal of his yearly license over_J2 acres in block 11, Teviot district.— Held over for further report. John Werner, on behalf of Mrs Mary Wood, applied for her exemption from, residence on section 16, block V, Cromwell district, ( held by her under occupation lease under " The Mining Districts Land Occupation Act, 1894.' —Declined, as board has no power to grant exemption from residence on occupation leases. Ranger O'Neill reported on the application by Thomas Chapman for a flaxmill site over oue acre on the east bank of the Back Creek, Rankleburn district.— Left in hands of chairman to deal with. Arthur Craig applied for a license to occupy about 25 acres of the mining reserve fronting parts of sections 2 and 6, block 11, Benger district. Peter Smith made a similar application for the same land. — Referred to ranger for report. A. G. and W. M'Kenzie applied for a lease over section 26, block VIII, Crookston district, water reserve, with the right to fence and plough the section.— Yearly grazing license granted at a rental of 5« per annum. Robert Mackenzie applied for a license to cut props on section 26, block IV, Glenomaru district. — Declined, as section has now been applied for under occupation with rignt-of-purchase. system.

Henry Hurring applied for a flaxmill site license over about 1 acre of the road reserve fronting section 20, block VIII. Tautuku district, or over the area recently held under temporary license by A. L. Sarney, part of section 14, same block.— Gianted on reserve fronting section 20, subject to consent of county council. James Hyslop, lessee of section 54a, Greenfield Settlement, wrote with reference to the putting on of a punt on the river to enable him to work his section.— To be informed board had previously referred this matter to the Roads Department. Henry Hurring wrote stating that he Jiad abandoned the flaxmill site in section 51, block X, Tuapeka East district, over which he was granted a license. — License declared lapsed. The chief surveyor forwarded plan of section 57, block VII, Leaning Rock district, surveyed for Canute P." Beck. The board was requested to fix the capital value.— Capital value fixed at 20s per acre. G-. Whittaker applied for a portion of section 14, block VIII, Tautuku district, as a site for a blacksmith's shop. — Held over. The Chief Surveyor forwarded plan of section 3, block IX, Lower Hawea. district, occupation leasehold granted to James Kane. The board was requested to fix the rental (Brodrick and Chalmer, agents).— Rent to be 6d per acre. Ranger O'Neill reported on the application by Robert Cockburn, on behalf of Alfred Maitland, for a license to occupy an area of about 2 acres above the Miller's Flat bridge, block 111, Benger district.— Yearly license grauted at a rental of 5s per annum. The Under-secretary for Lands wrote stating that the Governor had approved of the lessee of pastoral run No. 12. Shotover district, erecting one mile of rabbit-proof fencing on the run. — Received.

George Fache wrote with reference to sections 1 to 22, block VIII, town of Clyde.— Resolved to offer the sections in blocks VIII, XVI, XX, XXVII at an upset price of 20s per quarter acre.

John Law, jun., applied for a license to occupy the Ewebum Creek reserve, opposite section 7, block VI, Maniototo district. — As Mr Docherty had renewed his license the board was unable to deal with the application.

D. J. Wheeler applied for a license to occupy section 30, block 11, St. Bathans district, recently held tinder license by Thos. Keenan.-«-Deelined.

John Thompson forwarded an application by Mrs Annie Fitzgerald to purchase section 91, block VI, Tuapeka West district.—Approved, subject to payment of balance of purchase money.

A; M. Simmers applied for a reduction in the rent of his yeaily license No. 1397 over

section 50, block X, Glenkenich district, th-3 license formerly including sections 51 and 53—Rent reduced to 5s per annum. John M'Kay applied for a license to occupy sections 1 to 11, 13 to 35, town of Wedderburn, now held under license by D. Messenk —Referred to ranger for report. Jabez Burton, on behalf of William Spillane, applied for a grazing license over an area of 6 acres in the south-west corner of the town of Ettrick, adjoining section 1, block VI, Benger district. Ranger O'Neill forwarded' a report. — License granted at rent of 6s per annum. A further letter was received from R. C. Cook objecting to the rental fixed for his occupation leasehold over section 70, blockIX, Maerewhenua district.— Application declined. Ernest M. Sauder applied for an area of unsurveyed land, 100 acres, in block V, Cromwell district, under occupation-with-nght-oi-purchase tenure (John Werner, agent).—Runholders' consent to be obtained before application can be advertised. The following applications for rural land! under occupatiou-with-iight-of-purchase tenure were approved: — 4480, sections 3 and 6, block VIII, Woodland district. Daniel Goulding; 4481, section 7, block VIII. Woodland district, Daniel Goulding; 4486, sections 21, block 111, and 26. block IV, Glenomaru district, Peter Geinmill Wright. Application foi rural land on lease-in-perpetuity approved: — Section 18, block VIII, Warepa district, James Chalmers. The following applications for leave to transfer land held under cash certificate were approved:— Section 10, block VI, Catlins district, Mary H. Hurris to John Hairis ; section 14, block 111. and sections 1, 2, 14, and 15, block I, Lower Wanaka. district, GeorgeMiller to Montagu R. M. Turnbull. Applications for leave to transfer leases or licenses were approved as follow: — O.r.p 104, sections 8, 9, and 10, blocks IV, Havelock town,, Robert M'Caw to Archibald M. M'Millan; o.r.p. 263, section 2, block XII, Tautuku district, Owen M'Kenna to Martin, Fahey (Brodrick and Chalmer, agents); p. 2. 723, section 4, block VI, Maniototo district, executors of Margaret Miller (deceased) to Robert Alaxander Millar (J. R. Kirk, solicitcr); p.l. 651, sections 49 and 68 to 77 block 11, Earnslaw clistiict, James Dunery to Henry Scott; l.i.p. 875, sections 8, 9, 17, to 19, block I, Upper Wakatipu district, l.i.p. 1289, sections 6 and 7, block I, same district, Isabel M. Dunery to Elliott H. Scott (Reid ond Macassey, solicitors) ; v.s.s. US, section 69, block I, Warepa district, Philip C. Plato to Chas. Adam Mason; v.s.s. 147, section 67, block I, Warepa district, Alice L. Plato to Chas. Adam Mason (D. Stewart and Son, solicitors); s.g.r 435, sections 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, block 111, Waipori district, Elizabeth M. Welch to Thomas Henry Howell (Reid and Macassey, solicitors) ; f.h.a. 5, section 9, block VII, Swinburn district, Alex. Pearson to Alex. White Pearson (J. R. Kirk, solicitor); 1-i.p. 673 ex, section 32, block IV, Swinburn district, Jas. M'Namara to John E. M'Namara and Thomas J. M'Namaia (E. C. Cutten, solicitor) ; l.i.p. 409, allotment 64, Ma«rewhenua Estate, John Jones to Oliver Selman (F. W. Ongley, solicitor); l.i.p. 1005, sections 11 and 12, block V, Woodland district, David Millar to Joseph Gwyn (Brodrick and Chalmer, agents); l.i.p. 574, section 85, block 11, . Oainaru district (Ardgowan Estate), John Campbell to Donald Campbell (Hislop and Creagh, solicitors); l.i.p. 155, section 3, block VIII, Swinburn district, Mary Ann M'Namarai (now Richardson) to William Mann; miscellaneous license 1694, area in Tiger Hill district, Henry Scott to Robert Allan (R«id and Macassey, solicitors); l.i.p. 612, administrator in the estate of Sarah Ann Laney deceased) to Alfred Laney, section 126, block 11, Ardgowan Estate; l.i.p. 7455, M. Johnston to Jas. Maxwell, section 40, Momona settlement (Callan and Galls way, solicitors). John Sutherland applied for exemption fioni residence on small grazing run section 54, block IX, Maerewhenua district. — Exemption granted during pleasure of the board. An application by A. A. Barker to transfer section 4, block XVIII, Lower Wanaka district, to Mary Barker was approved. G-. A. Collis applied to transfer his l.i.p. over allotment 19a, Windsor Park settlement. — Applicant to be informed that as he lias been unable to adduce sufficient reasons for the transfer the board is unable to make a recommendation to the Minister.

The remainder of the business was held over for consideration to the following day.

The adjourned monthly meeting of the Otago Land Beard was held yesterday, thero being present the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr D. Barron), Messrs W. Dallas, John Tough, Greo. Livingstone, and J. M._M'ELenzie-, Richard Georgo Redhead applied for a lease in perpetuity over 100 acres on the south of section 51, block I, Cromwell distriot. — Gianted, subject to survey and to the warden's report being favourable. Application to be =? advertised in the usual way.

The board considered the application by James Crudckdhank for a license over Svc acres in block I, Waitahuna West district, at present under license in the name of Joseph Allan. — Granted; rent 7s Gd per annum.

W. Grove* and H. Eeid applied for a license to occupy seciaoii 23, block I, Akatore district. Ranger O'Neill forwarded a report.— Declined.

The Stock Inspector, Waihola, forwarded an application by Robert Shand to purchase sections 1 and 2, block XII, town of Waihola.— Sections to be oftered as suburban land at upSet of 30s p«r section.

Waikouaiti, the Lake, and the Bruce Cotmkjj Councils forwarded statements of proposed expenditure of " thirds " and " fourths " foij period April 1 to August 5, 1905. — Approved.

The Secretary Macraes Commonage Committee applied to have the portions of section -1, block VII, Highlay district, held under license by B. Gibson and A. M'Lennan, included in the license held bjf the committee over the balance of the section, —Portion held by E. Gibson to be transferred fo the committee.

Dalgety and Co., on behalf of John StaveJy, applied for a lease in perpetuity or other title over the reserve fronting seotions. 21, 23, 27» and part 22, block I, Blaekstone district.— Referred to ranger for report. Francis Buchanan wrote with, reference to the flax on Earn Nb. 179, Crookston district.— It was decided that the board had no poweE to grant the request that a reseivo for flax be made on the urn.

D. Reid and Co., on behalf of Andrew Fraser, applied for a license to occupy sections 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38, block 11, Dart district, for grazing purposes.— Granted at a rental of 20s per annum. •Martha M'Quade applied for a license t<J occupy sections 17 and 101, block IX, Marawenua district— Granted: rental £3 pea annum. E. C. Cutten, on behalf of John Burns, applied to surrender his yearly license No. 679 over section 40, block I, Naseby district, antT, on behalf of Claribel Burns, fox a yearly license! over the said section. — Application to surrender: g-sa:ted, and new l'cni&e to issue to Mrs Buxnd at the former :ental.

E. 0. Cutten, on behalf of Gavin E. Pollcck, applied to surrender his occupation lease over section 76, block I, Naseby district, and forwarded an, application by Joan Burns fo»

An occupation lease under "The l£Lnißg Dis- | triets Land Dccupation Act, 1834," over the 6aid section. — Surrender accepted; Mi Burns' s fei4>licati<ra to bs advertised and referred to , tarn •warden for report. I The board w&e requested to authorise the j 35ec2av&r ol land -revenue to deal with the follovring amounts paid as valuation for improvements:—Section 18, 'block Till, Warepa district, £3 7s 6d; section G, block VIIL Woodland district, £42. — Tn the case of section 18, receiver to pay the revenue, arrears, £1 13s 8d ; cost of xe-enefay, £1 10s; and to Eobeit Ckalmer, 3s 30i In the case of section 6, receiver to pay to revenue, on account of arrear 13 , £A Is; cost of re-entry. £1 10s; and to Thomas H. Pugb, :£36 9s. Application for an occupation lease under "!Hhe Mining Districts Jjand Occupation Act, 1394," John M'Leod, 60 acres at foot of Long Gully, Tairas district (Brodrick and Chalmeir, agents). — To be 'advertised; referred to tho warden for_xeport, and to the ranger for inspection. D. M'Taggart -wrote asking to be allotted to erect 'a teinpoiaxy 'blacksmith's shop on a ccrner of the -school reserve, allotment 16a, Crre-enfield Settlement. — Grant-ed during *h<? pleasure of "the board at a rental of 20s per annum. Eanger O'Neill forwarded valuation of- T im£4 provements on the following secies:* .in^Oieg town of Roxburgh :— Section 20, block^X^lTr j£22; sections 19 and 25, jS2S ; section -8,- block " SKI, £172; section 9, block XXHL £35 2sL6tl?~ —Valuations approved. Land 1o be elaisifie&J as suburban land, and offered at the rate "of£ll per" acrs, burdened with, the valuations for improvements as recommended by the ranger. 'Tile board was Requested to declare the fol- ' lowing yearly licenses lapsed, the rent not having'been paid: — 753, A"., Ferguson> MceraJd;" 826, 3. Watcrreus, Moeraki; 853, £*=» ahd.C&.,N Moeraki ; 865, .Thomas Keenan, ?-t Balkans-; .1' 1134, James ."Oavanagh, Tiiap^ka, C/^i ; '1425]' James Wilson, Clyde; lWl.'^sl&f A--CreagTi^ • ton. Hyde; 1430, M'Carthy and, Hqnsan,T^akatipu. — Declared- lapsed. Frederick Hay applied for a grazing license over sections 21, 29, and 49, block 111, Table - Hill district. — Granted at a rental 61 203 per annum. Mrs Hannah 'Smith applied for a reduction in the rent of her yearly license over 56 acres, fronting small grazing run 8 of 23, Kutow district.—Declined. M. Ellioft, lessee of small grazing runs 262e and' 262 c; Teviot district, applied to have a j.oad laid off through the north-eastern corner ~of small grazing run 262 a, to give him more convenient access to his runs. — I/aft in the bands of. fixe -conrmissioner to deal ■with. Hanger "O'WeiJl reported on the application, l)y Michael Orowley for an occupation lease and to purojiass areas in block IV, Waipori district. — Report- adopted; occupation lease granied over -four acres; application to purchase held over pending the adjoining land ■being dredged; survey of both areas to be effected ■ . John Donoghue applied for an occupation ' lease over sections 88 ancLß9, block I, Tuapeka - East district, aiid Grown -lands adjoining and to the jpest of 'tba District -road. — To be advertised and referred to the warden for' report. -Inf. connection with" a report from Ranges: M'Jienzie re petition from Hawea settlers, it •was decided- to hold over' consideration pend."ing.a visit to 'that di3trict"-bytha' Classification Commissioners. -It was. further decided that ' *ho_ resolution -;'of the 23rd_ May last' re the , closing 'of tbe Hawea bnsih except far "the cutting o£. dead timber be rescinded, and also ' that licenses be issued- to approved woodcutters in the meantime.