WASTE LANDS BOARD.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1133, 18 January 1884, Page 3

WASTE LANDS BOARD.

We taki the following items of local interest from the report of the proceedings of the Waste Land Board last week : Run 223 1, Matmherikia.—Mr W. L. Simpson, for the executors of the late J. Glaasford, applied for a pre-emptive right of 320 acres on Run 223a.—Resolved—- “ That the Board sees no reason to alter its previous decision in the matter.” Lander.—The Board considered a memo, from the Under-Secretary for Crown Lands in reference to a recommendation made that Mr B. Naylor might be allowed to surrender his license of deferred-payment section 17, block lIL, with the view of offering the land for sale by anction, with valuation added. The memo, stated that the Govern-' ment did not see its way to comply with the request.—Resolved—“ That the matter be again referred to the Government.”—A similar application by-Mf 8.-Naylor,* jun., in respect to deferred-payment section 1 Sesame block, was adjourned l nntil'rhb-above-: mentioned applicMdon is 'decided/ *■• • ' 5 Tiger' Hill; —The ChießSurveyor reported oti the-application'' by "the factor of the Presbyterian Church trustees to purchase, as a church site, 16 acres'in section 4. block I; Purchase to be allowed providing it deed not-interfere with the railway survey. -Rock "and Pillar.:—The request of Mr P. A. Connolly for permission to occupy sectiofi.s,'-block XI, and section 47, block VlLVwas farther adjourned for a week.

'•■fitin 219a.—The Mount Ida Pastoral In vestment Company requested to bs allowed to purchase pre-emptive right of 320 acres otf.llnn 219a.—The district land ofiicor at Naseby. reported favourably on the applications - Application refused.l Lower Hawea. ■ -Mr W. L. Simpson, for Mr W. Gavin,'asked to be allowed to capi» talise -section 3, block Vll.—The licensee not having complied with the conditions cannot be allowed to capitaliso. •The following transfer of deferred-pay-ment holdings was allowed conditionally

that the rent had been paid up Mr T. Taylor to O. Nicholson, section 3, block XL, Poolbhrn, Run 236 d, Clyde.—Mr D. Strenaoh, for Mr W. Fraser, asked to be allowed to purchase the pre-emptive right of 330 a*res on Run 236 d ; and the district land officer at Clyde stated he was not aware of any, objection to file granting of the request.— Consideration deferred, with a view of ascertaining whether the- present lessee is occupying a previous pre-emptive right bn I other land. ■ , V f-J LakeWanaka.—Mr J. Paqba applied for '«pastoral license for so*en years over the island in Lake Wanakh, and which is at present, occupied by him.—The -Board decided to grant a yearly license, as formerly, at a rental of £l. ' The following application was approved of under -deferred-payment: —i Mr R. M'lntbeh, sections K and 12, block V,, ■ Tiger Hill. . . it* Tiger Hill—The District Engineer intimated that section 32, block 1., Tiger Hill district, might be dealt with, not being required for railway purposes. —lt was decided to offer the section an land of special valne, at 30s per acre. Tairas and Hawea. -Ranger Adair reported on the deferred-payment holdings in the Tarras and Lower Hawea districts. Simon Downs bad not complied with the conditions of his license. The Board decided to ssk Downs to show cause within one mouth why his license should not be cancelled. 1 Lake Wakatipu.—J. Whitburn applied for a lease of the water at Sylvan Lake, Dart district, about 10 miles north of Lake Wakatipu, for piacicnltnral purposes, T The members of the Board spoke favourably of the application, bat determined to obtain a report from Ranger Adair before granting, a lease of the lake. . Unsold Lands.—The Chief Commissioner requested the Board to consider the matter of dealing with the following blocks recently surveyed—viz.:—Blocks XIII, XV, and XVI, Biackstonc ; IV an-'. XII, Tiger Hill; II and 111, Poolburn ; and XV, Maniototo.—The following resolution was minuted :—“ The Board is of opinion that one-fourth of the land should be set aside on the perpetual leasing system, one-fourth on the deferred-payment system, one-fourth for agricultural leasing, the remaining fourth in the meantime to be reserved from sale. The Board desires to state that if the Cen. tral railway were made in this district the land would fetch at least double the price it will fetch without the railway. Village sites to be reserved near proposed railwaystations and in other parts of blocks.” (jower Hawea—On the application of Mr W. L. Simpson, the Board reconsidered the application of W. Gair to capitalise his holding, sections, block VII, Lower Hawea.— The Board had previously refused the application, and the Clerk again explained that three years’ rent was at present in arrear. The Board, however, ascertained that the lessee'had been cultivating and improving his holding and granted the application.