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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 7, 8 June 1883, Page 16

Otago Land Board.— At the meeting of the Board to-day Government was recommended to group sections 25 and 26, and sections 12, 24 and 27, block X., Tuturau, and offer them for sale on pastoral deferred payments ; section 32 to be advertised as open for sale at 20s. per acre. A. Stewart's application that section 2, block XII., Otaura, should be put up for sale was referred to the ranger. W. M'Cormack's application for a license to occupy section 12, block IV., Rankleburn, was referred to the Tuapeka County Cound.^ J, Brown's application for a 21 years' lease of section 42, block V., Shotover, was, referred to the Lake County Council. The request of the Bruce County Council that a road line be recorded through section 4, block IX., Kaitangata, was referred to the chief surveyor. In the case of J. Coouey, the Board decided that some proof of ill-health must be produced before the money paid by him on a rural deferred payment section, at Chatton, could be refunded. The application of J. Spence to have run 233 divided into two areas, and fresh licenses issued, one in favour of T. C. Hill, at a rental of £293 9s 3d, and the other of J. Spence, at £196 10s 9d, was agreed to. It was agreed that sections 25 and 26, block 1., Waikai, should be classified as suburban land, and offered at the upset price of £3 per acre ; and that subdivisions of section 13 and 14 be withdrawn froai sale. On the objection of G. Purton the Board decided to withdraw sections 1 and 2, block 7, Blackstone, from sale for a year, that the auriferous qualities of the land might be tested. T. Matheson's application to purchase section 5, block 7, Kawarau, was declined. T. Tyler's application to purchase twelve acres adjoining section 3, block XX., and section 23, block 111., Tuapeka East, was recommended for the approval of the Governor. Charlotte Cook's application to lease sections 81 and 82, block V., Waitahuna East, was referred to the Warden. The following tenders under the perpetual leasing system were accepted : — Sections 3 and 4, block XIII., Button District, 216 alr 19p, William Dow, at 5s per acre upset ; section 8, block 11., Strath Taieri, 272 a 3r, Edward O'Connell, at 5s upset ; section 11, block 11., do, 348 alr 23p, Faithful George Fielding, at 5s 3d (upset *s) ; section 7, block V., do, 63a Or 30p, Andrew Harvie, at 5s Id (tips* 1 / .' 4s 6d) ; section 26, block V., do, 48a 2r, Edward Cartwright, at 6s 1 - : \ (upset, 6s) ; section 27, block V., do, 56a Or 17p, James Fitzgerald afcj6a 6d (upset, 6s) ; section 35, block IV., do, 96a 2r 34p, William V.pwo, at 10s Id (upset, 88) ; section 38, block IV., do, 95a lr 14^ Ptf^ick Sexton, at 8s Id (upset, Bs). [ . ' 'i