Southland Laud Board

Southland Times, Issue 19471, 26 November 1904, Page 2 (Supplement)

Southland Laud Board

.... THURSDAY, v 24th NOVEMBER. i The fortnightly 2 meeting was ' attended " by Messrs jfohnHay- (Chief Commissioner), A. Kinross, J. Mclntyre and J. McLean, '■■■■-■ ■■■'.-'. The following for land were granted :— Henry F. Wilson, sec. 254, Edendale Township ; Artnie J. Blackburn, sec. 80e, blk^ 8,. Mataura Hundred and D. Blackburn, sec' 81e, blk. 3, Mataura. . ■.■■.■-;'•: '.'■■■:', ■ V James Caulfield's application . for sec. 253-, Edendale Township was held over, and those of O. H. Blair, for see. 73e, block 3, Mataura Hundred, and Janet Lambert for sec. 81e, block 3, Mataura Hundred, refused. (Just before the meeting closed, Caulfield's application was .further considered and granted.) - The following applications under " The >Bush apd Swjanp .0. L. ".Settlemeht- Act;' 1903*" ¥ere' granted :— ThoiEU Forde, sec 12, blk. 7, Toetbes, three years', exemption ; James Amos, sec. 9, blk. 12, Waikawa, four years' exemption ; Andrew - Anderson, sec. 86, blk. 8, CamPbelltown, two years' exemption ; Auule "L. Gower, sec. 88, blk 3, Campblelltown Hundred, two years' exemption, iind Thos. S. Miller, sees. 11 and 12, blk. S, Oteramiks Hundred, three years' exemption. John Proctor -was granted six acres of open land adjoining sec. '52, Forest' Hill Hundred. . Jos. A, Wither and A. J. Wither applied for sec. 4a, blk. 1, South Wakatipu, the latter being successful at bivllot. - G. V. Miller was granted 1 ?ec. 43, blk. 8, Winton r .Hundredi : - > . -BrbK .aiked for 12 months to cut timlyer on sees. 40, 41, 49 and 50,, block 3,' Seaward "Bush township, instead of three r months, as, previously granted. — Granted.' * r ; It was -resolved that a member of the firm of Timpany Bros, be asked to attend next meeting! of the Board in regard to request of nine months' extension of time to cut sawmilling timber on blk. 23, ; Ihvercargill Hundred, and blks. 8 and 9, Campbelltown Hundred. J. A. ; Beer was granted a grazing license, at 10s per annum, over sees. 19, 2Q l>>i 2l, and 22, blk. 2y Mossburn" Village. In regard to A. Carmichael's application for 450 acres of unsurveyed land in blk. 8, Lillbum District, the Department wrote ; stating that ; it is considered preferable to hav«Hhe (^£oiubußh examined, and, . if possible, subdivided and opened . to public competition. . The Department , pointed out that the Minister docs not consider it advisable to , grant : Mr; Carmich*,el's appMoation in its present form/ —Mr Carmichael to be informed accordingly. !" . .' Wm. Kirker's offer of £8 for flak on sec. sa, Qlenham, and E7 Sheehan's offer of £5 2b 6d for. flax on sees. 13 and 14, Beaumont: Settlement, were accepted : also that of W. J. Love of £3 for flax on sec. 121, Waiau District. J. .E. Watson and Co- applied -for. license to remove limestone from sec. 18, blk. 8, New River Hundred, and stated '. that the lessee; was agreeable.— Granted for three years, at rental of £5 per-, annum. • John Burkes offer of 5s per year, for grazing right over sees. 62, 63, and 64, blk. 11, Invercargill Hundred, was accepted. The valuation for improvements on sees 52 and S3, blk. 23, Invercargill Hundred, was' reduced to. 456.The Surveyor-General notified that Mi; L. P. Srntth requests that the Board hold over dealing with land between Waiau river and eastern boundary of Waiau Landless Native Block, aa, 'in consenjuence , of the poor qiialitypr the Woiraurahiri lands, the Landless Native Commissioners want all the land that they can get:— Resolved that if the land be used for landless natives, "the application, of those Papatotara settlers- :^hovbjaye -applied for additional land be first ' satisfied, as ■ ' promised by the Board when the land was surveyed. •,■.■■''•.- ' ■■ • ./->-■■//. Richard Lang was granted a title over sec. 33, blk. 6, New River^ Hundred, the ranger having "reported tbat^ sufficient improvements had been effected. F. C. Cooper's application tor aecs^ 3 end 4, blk. 12, Oteramika Hundred, was cancelled. <. ■ • -^. • . ■.-.-. , ■--„,.... The balance of the business was transacted in. committee,, and^ the. .Board adjourned. ".. * '""" -