OTAGO LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 3383, 15 January 1919, Page 13

OTAGO LAND BOARD.

■ The monthly meeting of the Otago Land Board was held on the Bth, and attended by Messrs R. T. Sadd (commissioner), T. A. MunrOj G. Livingstone, J. Smith, and 0. J. Inder. Mr Douglas Black, a returned soldier, applied for section 15, block I, town of Ranfurly, area 27 acres 2 roods 15 poles.— Held over. The following transfers were approved:— Occupation lease, section 114, block IX, Maerewhenua, 6. acres ; Jessie Paterson to Mr William Isaao Smith; occupation leas© section. 114/ block IX, Maerewhenua, 6 acres, executors of Jessie Carling (deceased) to Jessio Paterson; lease in perpetuity, section 28a, Windsor Park, 117 acres, Mr William Johnston to Mr Thos. Bentley Ambler; small grazing run 225 h, Blackstone and Poolburn, 1988 acres, Mr James M'Naughton to Mr William Joseph Anderson; miscellaneous lease, section 15, block VI, Leaning Rock, Mr Archibald James Sullivan to. Annie Florence Wilkinson; lease in perpetuity, section 10, block XII, Maniototo, 550 acres, and miscellaneous lease, block. XII, Maniototo, 40 acres, Mr Walter Theodore Mathewson to Mr Ernest Carey; lease in perpetuity, sections 25 and 26, block I, Upper Wakatipu, 92 agres, Mr Edward O'Connell to Mary Jane Aitken; pastoral runs 346 and 346 d, 29,600 acres, Mr Edward O'Connell to Mr Peter Aitken (subject to transfer of small grazing run to applicant's son); occupation with right of purchase, sections 34 and 36, block I, Upper Wakatipu,. 155 acres, and section 7, block 111, Dart, 130 acres, Bridget Elizabeth O'Connell to Mary Jane Aitken. The Maerewhenua Commonage Committee applied for a renewal of the commonage lease for nine months to November 1,1919. — Granted at a rental of £SO. Mr A. J. M'Culloch notified that he was unable to avail himself of the grazing right granted by the Land Board over area in block XIX, Tuapeka East district.—Cancelled.

Mr Ninian Diincan applied for a grazing: right over part of reserve fronting section 48, block I, Upper Taieri, about 25 acres.— Granted at 10s 6d per annum. Mr George Armitage applied for a grazing right over an area in block 111, Blackstone. —Granted at £1 per annum, subject to payment of arrears of rent. Mr_ George Gould applied for the right to mine for slate on section 15, block XIII, Moeraki. —Granted at 20s per annum for a term of one year. Mr Henry Law applied for a miscellaneous lease over land adjoining run No. 306 a, held by him.—Granted at £5 per annum until the Kyeburn runs are finally dealt with. Mr G. L. Bertenshaw applied for a pastoral license over sections 3, 13, 14, 16, 19, block IV, and section 17, and part of 14, block V, Waipori (held by executors of late Robert Cotton), and sections 2, 11, 12, 13, and parts of 14 and 15, held by Commonage Committee, also mining reserve to the river boundary, about 4400 acres.— Refused. Mr R. A. Ewing applied to purchase for cash quarter-acre section in Waihola township, held by him under lease (Education endowment). —Declined. Ranger O'Neill reported that Mr O. R. Churchill, lessee of sections 88, 89, block VIII, Leaning Rock, was not residing thereon. —The lessee was allowed six months to take up residence. Applications for exemption from, residence conditions were dealt with as under: —Run 538, Bonmore, Arthur L. Aubrey.—Exemp-

tion granted for 12 months. Section 4a, Waitahuna No. 2 Settlement, Mrs A. C. Brewster. —Exemption granted during the pleasure of the board. Sections 4,5, 6, block XXXVII, Alexandra Town, S. T. Uren. —Exemption granted for three years. An application in respect to residence and improvement conditions by Mr M. O'Brien, section 200, Hilderthorpe Settlement, was granted for six months. The beard appointed Rangers O'Neill and Atkinson as appraisers to revalue the undermentioned small grazing rim's, the leases of which will .expire in February, 1920:—Mr Wm. Heffernan, Jun. —run 121 H, Budle (3177 acres), rent £66 4s 2d; section 3, block XI, Strath-Taieri 1866 acres, rent £46 13s—Messrs B. and C. Paterson; runs 199 F, G, Teviot, 3420 acres, rent £s7—Mr Archibald M'Ewan; runs 29, 30, block 111, Maniototo, 306 acres, rent £lO 4s —Mr Jas. Fennessy, run 28, block 111, Maniototo, and run 46', block I, Naseby, 289 acres, rent £9 12s Bd—Margaret Francis; run 199 E, Teviot, 3751 acres, rent £29 3s Bd—Mr Robt. Telford Kinaston: runs 13-15, 17-21, block IX, Kuriwao, 1336 acres 3 roods 28 poles, rent £22 5s Bd—Mr John M'Farlane Stewart; runs 121 D, F, Budle, Dunback, Hummock, and Hummockside, 6343 acres 0 roods 16 poles, rent £79 5s lOd—Mr Hugh Fraser; runs 26, 27, block 111, Maniototo, 154 acres, rent £5 2s 8d —Sarah Inder; run 9, block VI, Dunback, 1139 acres, rent £23 14s 8d —Mary Eliz. Hocking; run 1, block XI, Strath-Taieri, 3888 acres, rent £97 4s Mr Duncan M'Rae; run 13, block X, Strath-Taieri, 948 acres, rent £23 14s—Mr John Cameron; run 2058, Rock and Pillar, 3960 acres, rent £9O 15s—Mr John Williamson ; run 14, block IV, Nenthorn, and run 1, block IX, and 2, block VII, Hummock, 4167 acres, rent £69 9s—Mr Gustav .Carlson; run 244 C, Tiger Hill, 1701 acres, rent £l4 3s 6d—Mr Charles Noone; run 244, Tiger Hill, 1786 acres 0 roods 32 poles, rent £l4 17s Bd—Mr James Wilson; run 244 G, Tiger Hill, 1522 acres, rent £l2 13s Bd—Mr Andrew Edward Pitches; run, Tiger Hill, 1357 acres, rent £ll 6s 2d—Mr E. V. Pitches; runs 29, block 11, Tiger Hill, and 16, block IV, Lauder, 567 acres, rent £4 14s 6d—Elizabeth Wilson; run 5, block VI, Lauder, 1298 acres, rent £32 9s—Mr John Wilson; run 6, block VI, Lauder, 1281 acres, rent £26 14s 2d —Mr Henry Albert Simes; runs 225 P, G, Blackstone, 1095 acres, rent £22 16s Bd—Mr Thos. Gilchrist; run 2255, Gimmerburn. 433 acres, rent £9 Os lOd—Mr Jesse Mace Maisev Crutchley.

Mr C. S. Grant, lessee of section 9S, Clifton Settlement, applied for a slight adjustment of the boundaries between sections 9S and 8S. —Left in the commissioner's hands. Mr Thomas Phillips, lessee of section 17A. Bellamy Settlement, applied for further exemption from residence. Exemption granted during the pleasure of the board. Mr J. S. Sinclair applied,^on behalf of Margaret Helen Fair Kinmont, for the issue of a duplicate license over an area opposite section 48, block VIII, Dunedin and East Taieri. —Approved at 10s 6d for new license.