WASTE LAND BOARD.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 21, 3 December 1874, Page 5

WASTE LAND BOARD.

= 4» (From tbe 4 Evening Star.') The weekly meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday morning: Present — The Chief Commissioner, Messrs. Bastings, Butterworth, Clarke, Reid, and Strode. Mr Dougbty, for Mr Alex. Dods, applied for a license- to occupy section 4, block 11, -N.E. Harbor and Blueskin.— Refused. The valuation of improvements in Livingstone township and plan showing education reserve were approved. Ranger Valpy reported on Agnes Ward's application for the reserve at Lauder Stream Bridge, saying that it was required for immigrants' cottages.-— Refused. Mr. James Cowan applied for authority t6 construct a school to his wood-cutting claim at Two-mile Creek, <Lake Wakatipu. -'-Referred to Ranger. Messrs. Howarth and Hodgkin* applied for costs in the case of O'Kane v. the Waste Lana" Board. The Board decided that it was not in a position to act in the matter, not having been informed of the decision of the Court. Mr. Mouat, for Messrs. Herbert, Howat and Cc, applied for approval of transfers of sawmill leases— Mr. Perry to Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 'Xoungson to Messrs. , Herbert, Howat and Co.— Approved. Mr. Warden Wood wrote, relative to Messrs. Stewart and Gow*s application for a pre-emptive right for run No. 328, which was objected to by Mr. M'Kellar, the present occupier of the run.— Alteration of pre-emptive right refused. Mr A. R. M'Kay applied to purchase an acre of land at the corner of Stockton and Whitby streets, Clyde.— Refused. Messrs. Jones and Haldaue applied for a lease of three miles of the coast at " The Brothers," for grazing purposes. — Refused. The Government requested that the purchasers of sections 38, 34, 42, and 44, block XLdLI, Lawrence, be allowed to pay the balance of- the purchase money .—Approved. Mr. R. '£. Wheeler, 'for Mr. M'Lare'n, applied for a lease of 100 acres of the Onemile Bush, near Queenstown, and for authority to 'construct a tramway to that town, offering LSO per annum. — 'Referred . to the Ranger for report. Mr. John Lawson asked &n 'extension -of time to survey his sawmill application at Waipori.— Three months' time granted. The Government recommended that Mr. James Shand be appointed Ranger for Hawksbury. — Approved. Messrs. Borton and M'M&s'ter applied to purchase Tsection 21, block IV, Maerewhenua.—Sale approved. In reference to the application 6f 'the Waikouaiti Volunteers for 200 acres of tbe beach there for a rifle range, which came before the Board last week, Major Atkinson explained that a strip 1,500 yards long and 80 yards wide was required.— The Board approved of granting a lease 'under the recent Volunteer Act. The amended form of occupation license, under clause 53 of the Act of 1872, was submitted for approval, and was referred to the Provincial Solicitor to discover if the Board has power to issue the license, as submitted — specially drawing his 'attention to clauses 2, 6, and 7.