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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 8, 13 June 1884, Page 13

Otago Land BoAm-At Wednesday's sitting, N.Buchanan's application to purchase 125 acres on run 222 b, Naseby was aßnrnvwi A renewal of license to raise lignite from land at Kurow wMitSSi for twelve months to W. B. Cairns. J. Cooper's applieS for I lease of section 40, blpck DL, Otepopo, was xdiwSftottSjl, 11 On the application of J. Smith it was resolved that sections 48, 90 and 91, with other sections of bush reserve at Mataura be sold al land of special value at 21s. per acre. A license wafgrantS to Mrs Greigforalease of ten acres at Kinioch, at an annual rental of £1 The Board agreed to recommend Government to erant section l block XIII., and section 66 block VI., Wyndham tt O g he local Town' Board. Consideration of J. A. Jenkinson's application for a leasp of sections Ito 6, 19, and 20, block XV., Port M^neux! wasSSed On the application of John Donoghue for leave of absence from his deferred-payment section, Waitahuna West, the Board decided to take no action, as they had not power to grant the leave requested. M. Maloney's application to purchas! twelve S section 15, block I, Akatore, was approved. On the application of John Patterson to complete his area at Eweburn, the Boa?d decided that the original boundaries should be aihered to An exchange of agricultural lease for deferred-payment license was granted to Francis Lee, sections 40 to 43, block I Tieer Hill On the application of H. M. Adair, sections 1, 2, 3ald4 block 11., Dart, were ordered to be offered at auction, with £25 valuation, at the original upset price. Deferred-payment licenses were granted as follows :— Eliza F. Haines. sections 9 10 38 and W block 1., Earnslaw ;G. T. M'Kay, section's, block IX Teviofc- W G. Andrews section 59, block V., Tuapeka' Eas?. James NevilJs application to purchase rural deferred-payment section 21 block 111 < Poolburn, was approved. On the application of D. W^lsh, it was resolved not to offer for sale the quarry reserve, block VII., Waihemo * until a petition requesting that it should be made a water reserve had been received. John Freeland's application to purchase part of section 5, block XIV., Swmburn, was declined, wf J. M Larnach's application to surrender his lease of reserve section 63, block IH Peninsula, was recommended for the favourable consideration of Government. A transfer from Adam Laidlaw to Dugald Livingstone of sections 17, block 1., and 6, block IV., Mokoreta,°was ordered to be advertised in terms of the Act. Early in the morning of January 14, says the Buenos Ayres Nation, a large grey cloud approached the town from the sea." The weather had been calm, but with the cloud the sea near the coast began to rise as rapidly as at the time or a strong tide. The Deoole on shore were only able to escape by immediate flight. At'different parts of the town the sea became very turbulent, the ships in the port began to roll, and several barges were upset. It was fortunate that the storm lasted only for fifteen minutes, otherwise a terrible catastrophe might have been theresult. The sudden rising of the seals supposed to be the result of a sub-marine volcanic eruption. It was noticed that the first violent current came from the Patagonian coast Nobody at Monte Video remembers a similar event.