SOUTHLAND LAND BOARD..

Otago Witness, Issue 3015, 27 December 1911, Page 20

SOUTHLAND LAND BOARD..

t Th ® usu, al meeting of the- Southland -Land Board, held on Thursday, 21st inst., was attended by Messrs D. King (chair), J. King, and Jno. M'Lean. —Applications for Land.— The following applications for iand were approved:— section 14, block I, Waikaia district, 4 acres 13 poles, Roderick M'lvor. Requests that section bo included in M.D.L.O. lease with sections 32-4 of same block, granted 21st ult llastoral Run 491 b, Southland bounty, R. A. Simpson, pastoral license. Section 5, block "VII, and 17-20, block Vlll, Longwood district. 231 acres 2 roods 27 poles, Job Couling, R.L. The following applications were held over:—.Section 17, block 11, Longwood district 12 acres, Stephen D. Mills, M.£>LO Section 142, block 11, Longwood district, 112 acres 1 rood, A. P. Shaw, R.L. Section 97, block 11, Longwood district, 12 acres, James White, M.D.L.O. The application of A. A. Brookes for section 4, block XII, Longwood district, 200 acres, was refused. Application for Title. The application of Geo. F. Boyd for title to sections 70, 74, to 93, and IDO, block XV, Invercargill Hundred, 113 acres 3 roods 24 poles 0.K.P., was approved. —Application to Purchase L.I.P.— John Griffin applied to purchase section 2, block VI, Morley Village, 12 acres 8 poles, L.l.P.—Ranger Mackley appointed appraiser. —Applications to Transfer.— The following applications to transfer were approved: —Section 22, block XIX, New River Hundred, 101 acres 3 roodsAlfred Holland to Daniel M'Mullan. - Section 95, block VIII, Invercargill Hundred, 4 acres 3 roods 5 poles—John Faulkner to Wm. Emerson. Sections 7,8, 9, and 14, block VII, Waikaia district- 194 acres 1 rood 4 poles—E. Delargy to T. Gill and T. Jeffrey. Part section 3, block VII, Waikaia, 257 acres 1 rood 36 poles—E. Delargy to T. Gill and T. Jeffrey. Part section 22, block 111, town of Otautau, 1 acre 24 poles—Sydney J. Collie to Jane Shaw. Section 9e, block IX. Lindhurst Hundred, Edendale Settlement, 241 acres—Thomas Knox to D. M'Lean and D. J. Birss. Slection 306, block V. Forest Hill Hundred, 198 acres v 3 roods—H. Last to 'Sophia Ellens, transfer of half-interest. Section 307, Forest Hill Hundred, 292 acres 2 roods, H. Last to Sophia Ellens, transfer of half-interest. Section 287 a, block V, Forest Hill Hundred, 2 acres 1 rood—H. Last to Sophia Ellens, transfer of halfinterest. Section 65, block XIII, New River Hundred, 40 acres—The National Mortgage and Agency Co. (Ltd.) to J as. Drain. Section 42, block VIII, Waikaia district, 268 acres 2 roods 32 poles—Thos. M'Kinnel to Mary A. Muxchland. Part section 11, block XIV, Wendon district, 34 acres 2 roods—Samuel Walker to Evelyn Robinson. Section 1, block XIII, Wendondistrict, 584 acres 2 roods: —Samuel Walker to Evelyn Robinson. Section 7, block XII, Wendon district, 406 acres 3 roods 15 poles —Stuart Milne to Walter Graham. Sections 5 and 6, block 111, town of Waimatuku, 2 roods—W. S. Brown to T. M. Daly. The application of H. and L. Moffett to L. Moffett and J. N. Laurie for section 9, block XI, Alton district, 284 acres 2 roods 28 poles, was recommended. The application of Wm A. Hopgood for transfer of section 13, block X, Longwood district, 100 acres, Alex. M'Dougali, was recommended. The application of James Munro to Richard Munro of sections 67 to 70, 77 to 81, block V, Oteramika Hundred, 639 acres 2 roods 16 poles, was refused. _ The application of Elizabeth Gill to Wm. Gill for section 6, block XXXI, Limehills Township, 5 acres, was refused. The application of J. Marshall, jun., to A. J. Miles for section 56, block XXI, New River Hundred, 327 acres 36 poles, was recommended. The following plans submitted by the chief surveyor were approved: —Plan of sections 10a, 11, 12, 21-4, 47-9, block XXIV, Invercargill Hundred, surveyed by Mr E. de C. Drury. Plan of section 65, block 111, Alton district, manse site, surveyed by Mr H. M. Thompson. Sections 5-11, block XII, Gampbelltown Hundred, surveyed by Mr E. do C. Drury. The Lake County Council submitted proposals for ithe expenditure of "thirds," etc.,„for period 1/11/10 to 31/10/11, £3O 16s lOd; the Stewart Island County Council submit proposals for the expenditure ol "thirds" amounting to £2 2s 9d for period 1/8/11 to 31/10/11. —Applications approved, and receiver authorised to pay over tbe amounts. David Houston applied, under section--237 of " The Land Act, 1908," for permission to surface-sow 400 acres of pastoral run 534, Taringat ira district.—Recommended for approval of the Minister of Lands. . Elizabeth Cameron offered 10s per annum for a grazing right over part section 20, block 11, Wendonside district, 2 acres 3 roods 19 poles.—Granted, subject to mining regulations. David Neil offered 5s per annum for a grazing right over sections 69-75 and 82-5, Edendale Township, 2 acres 3 roods.— Granted, subject to gravel not being removed. Leonard Cross applied for an area of one rood 20 poles, situated between section 47, block 11. Longwood, and the Shale Company's tramway. —Granted at 5s per annum. * Ellen Mason applied for a grazing right over 100 acres in block X, Longwood district. —Ranger Cameron valued grazing at 20s per annum, —Granted. J. H. Homer applied for a grazing rifiht over five acres in block VII, Longwood district. —Ranger Cameron valued grazing at 5s J>cr annum. —Granted. j 7 H. Homer applied for a grazing right over 100 acres adjoining section 1, block X, Longwood district. —Ranger Cameron valued grazing at 30s per annum. —Granted. P. Devereaux offered 15s per annum for

a grazing right over 100 acres in block X, being partly'Crown lands and partly scenic reserve. —Ranger Cameron recommended the granting of 80 acres, as per amended sketch, which excluded scenic reserve, at 15s per annum. —Granted. T. Aylward applied for a grazing right over 60 acres in block X, Longwood.— Ranger Cameron valued grazing at 20s per annum.—Granted.

James Pont offered £1 per annum for a grazing right over 100 acres in block' X, Longwood district. Ranger Cameron reported offer reasonable. —Granted. A. G. Jackson applied for Ewing Island (Auckland Islands) as a site for whaling and fishing station, and offered £1 per annum for the grazing rights. —Granted. K. D’Arcy offered 6s per annum for a grazing right over sections 7,8, 9, and 12, block 111, Hirstfield township, one acre. —Present lease to be determined. The Southland County Council requested that the reserve of 31 acres 16 poles north, of section 513, Hokonui district, he vested in the council. —Ranger to report. P. P. Watkins requested permission to build on section 8 of 30, block XVI, Gore Town, and forwarded plan and specifications.—Approved. . Patrick Maher applied for a year-to-year license over eight acres two roods, situated at the north-east corner of section 9, block 11, Wendonside district. —Ranger to report. Thomas Ayson applied under section 142 of “ The Land Act. 1908,” for an exchange of the old river bed fronting section 9, Oteramika Hundred, for land over which the river now flows. George Clark applied to purchase about two and a-half acres of Crown lands situated at the north-east corner of section 9, Oteramika Hundred. — Commissioner and Mr J. King to inspect. Catherine Neilson applied for a grazing right over 50 acres in block VII, Longwood district. Ranger Cameron valued grazing at 20s per annum.—Granted. Geo. Ward intimated that he considered the price fixed for section 45, block VII, Waikaka district —viz: £7, unreasonable, and declined to pay the same. —To be offered for sale for cash by auction _at a price to bo fixed by the Commissioner, and weighted with £4 survey fee. The Commissioner submitted correspondence relative to section 31a, block TV, Aparima Hundred, and r educated authority to deal with the section. —To be offered for sale for cash by auction at £2 5s per acre, three months’ notice to be,given.—Southland News., COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMSLONDON, December 19. Wheat: Two Australian cargoes and 15,000 quarters by sailer, January and February shipment, sold at 365, and a cargo and 13,000 quarters of Victorian, December shipment, at 36s 3d December 20. At the tallow sales 846 casks wore offered and 460 sold. Mutton—Fine 375, medium 33s 6d; beef—-Fine 34s 9d, medium 52s 6d. December 22. The Bank of England returns show the stock of gold coin and bullion to be £33,196,000 ; reserve, £23,304,000 ; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 41.56. The notes in circulation total £29,286,000 ; public deposits, £15,207,000; other deposits, £40,104,000; Government securities, £15,271,000; and other securities, £35,219,000. The bank rate of discount is 4 per cent. Short loans are discounted at 5| per cent., and three months’ bills as follows.—London, 3| per cent. ; Paris, per cent.; and Berlin, 4| per cent. Consols are quoted at £77. The following are the quotations for colonial Government stocks, compared with those ruling a week previous: ’

The Bradford wool market is quiet and unchanged. The wheat markets are quiet. Better weather in the Argentine has induced more disposition to sell. For an Australian January-February shipment 56s 4£d was asked, and 36s 6d for November, while 35s 3d was paid for parcels of January-February shipment. There is little inquiry for Australian spot at 37s 6d. Flour: Quiet and unchanged. Oats: Firm. La Plata, January shipment, 16s 10id. Beans: Firm and unchanged. Butter: Warm, damp weather and heavy arrivals of colonial are slightly depressing the market. Danish, 135 sto 1365. Choicest Australian, 124 sto 126 s ; secondary, 118 s to 120 s. Choicest New Zealand, 128 s to 130 s ; unsalted occasionally 131 s. * Cheese: Firm. New Zealand, 69s to 70s. December 24. Copper: Spot, £63; three' months, £63 17s 6d; electrolytic, £66 ss. Tin : Spot, £204 10s; three months, £l9l. Copra is in good demand. South Sea, in bags, £23 15s. Cotton, Deoember-January shipment, 4.90 Rubber, 4s 4d. Basils are firm. First New Zealand, Is 6d. Hides are neglected. Rabbits are quiet, and pricea are unchanged. Sheep : Canterbury—Light, Island —Ordinary, 4d. Lambs: Canterbury—Light, sid; medium, sgd; heavy, 4|d. Australian Sheep : Heavy, 3id. Lambs : Best brands, 4|d ; fair quality, 4^d; inferior quality, 4d, South American ewes, 3gd.

Beef: Chilled fores, other quotations unchanged. Silver is quote at 25gd per ounce. December 24. Silver is quoted at 25 l-16d per ounce. The hemp market is active. JanuaryMarch shipment, £2l. Jute: December-January shipment, £l9 15s. SYDNEY, December 19. Wheat is easier, and is quoted £d lower. The Government Statist's latest estimate of the wheat yield is 23,372,000 bushels—an average of 10.31 bushels per acre.

Dec. 15. Dec. 22. New South Wales 4’s ... 105 105 New South Wales Si’s New South Wales S’s ... 98i 98 i ... 87i 87 Victoria 4’s ... ... 101 101 Victorian S’s ... '... ... 96i 96i V ictorian Si’s ... 84i 84 i Queensland 4’s ... 100i 100i Queensland Si’s ... 98i 93i Queensland S’s ... 84i 84i South Australian 3i’s ... 97 97 South Australian S’s ... ... 80 i 30i New Zealand 4’s ... 105 105 New Zealand Si’s ... 96 i 96i New Zealand S’s ... 86i 86i Tasmanian Si’s ... 96i 96 i Tasmanian S’s ... 85 85 West Australian Si’s ... 95i 95i West Australian S’s ... 86 86