WASTE LANDS BOARD.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 242, 30 June 1874, Page 5

WASTE LANDS BOARD.

The usual weakly meeting of the Waste Lands Retard was held in Dunedin on June 24 We make the following extracts from the reports of the proceedings : APPLICATION' FOR A COAL LKASK Mr T. Marsh applied fur a coal mining'lease of five .acres in block f., Cromwell district. He stated in his-letter that Mr I. Loughnan, of Messrs Howell and Lonahnan, the rnnholders on whose run the land applied for was situate, had given him the lion's consent. It wps resolved that the land he surveyed, and, if there he no objections, lease to bo granted on usual terms. APPLICATION TO PURCHASE. Mr John Towan applied to purchase 50 acres of section 3, block I, Cromwell district. The manager of the run had given his consent to the sale. The 'ct, however, required that consent should he given by the rnnholde'', and there was no proof that the manager had power from the rnnholder to give such consent. < Ihjeotiou was raised to the sale of the land on the ground of its being auriferous. It was resolved that the laud be surveyed,

and runholder’s consent, or his attorney’s, Ice obtained. CONCESSIONS TO FISHERY ON WEST COAST. Messrs J. Harding and Co.’s application, consideration of which had been adjourned from previous meetings, now came up. They wanted to know : -Ist. What acreage of land (under conditions to be imposed by the Board) would be given them for the specific purpose of fish-curing. 2nd. On what terms and conditions would it be held. 3rd. ()ver what portion of the two Sounds (Dusky and Breaksea Sounds) they should have right of fishing. 4th. Whether they might be allowed to cut timber on laud ceded for building, cask anil boat manufacturing, and domestic purposes. They proposed, if their application were entertained, to make No. 1 station at Duck Cove, No 2. station at Facile Harbour, and No. 3 station'at Cascade Cove, for the purpose of carrying out the proposed works. Their wish was to develope the resources of the land they applied for, say to the extent of 500 or ll)00 acres, or more, and to establish a deep sea fishery ; also to open up a country of which little was now known, and to that end they purposed to have every appliance, and to employ hands as fish carers, seamen, sawyers, labourers, agriculturists, &c. The Chief Commissioner explained that the application enclosed about 5000 acres of land and three small harbours. Most of the members expressed an opinion that the company asked for too much. 1000 acres would be sufficient. Finally, the matter was referred to the Provincial Secretary. PROSPECTING FOR COAL, Mr H. J. Cope applied for protection to prospect. for coal in a gully in Deep Creek, Kawarau, Protection granted. PROSPECTING FOR COPPER. Messrs Hazlett anil M 1 Donald applied for protection to prospect for copper on Messrs Campbell and Low’s run, Manuherikia. Protection granted.