WASTE LAND BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 3734, 10 February 1875, Page 2

WASTE LAND BOARD.

The weekly meeting of the Board was held to-day; present Messrs Strode (in the chan) Bastings, Biuterwortb, and Reid. Messrs OiUit 3 and Street applied to occupy that part of run 64 not included in tlie ois Ton Hundred. Referred to the Jhiif -Surveyor for report Mr E. i 00k, for Mr J. ■ obertson of * ‘takia, applied to purchase seer ion 54, block 4. Ob ikia, a quarry reserve. Referred 10 the district engineer for report. Mtsirs Herh*rt and o asked that the coal lease o. 20, gramed to Messrs Morrison aud Hay, but now in applicants’ possession be cancelled. Approved. Messrs J. 0, Strangman and J. Donoghue asked that the form of s ction 46, block 1, Wyndham, be altered so that the distric' road may be the southern boundary ; aud that the balance of purchase money may be refunded Referred to the Uhief Surveyor for report .. Mr E. Burrows applied for a jetty site with half an acre of beach, situated between Franaton road and Lake Wakatipu. Ap plicant to furnish ful er particulars and send application through the District Land Officer, The Lawrence District Land Officer reported on Mr J. Gamble's objection to a large block being taken up by one person at Beaumont. Read, and resolved that Mr Gamble be informed «i its tenor. Messrs Webb and Fulton applied for a rehearing of Mr J. K. Craig’s application for a license to occupy section 199, block 2. Papakaio. The Board decided to adhere to its former opinion. Messrs Smith and Anderson, for Mr G. Beer, asked a hearing of the latter’s application for protection for a road and street. To be informed that compliance with section 17 of the Act of i 872 will be necessary first. The Naseby District Land Officer forwarded an application by Mr C. A . DeLatour to purchase hi» residence area near Naseby. Granted, subject to the officer’s report, and the Chief Surveyor’s approval of the hape. Mr John ' eill. on behalf of the Local Progress Committee, asked that block 1, Macreas, be opened for application for agricultural leasing under clause 33 of the Goldfields Act, 1866. To be re erred to the District Land < >fficer for advice Mr T. Calcutt wrote asking to be iufoimed of the nature of the Ranger’s report on section 43, block 11, Moeraki.—Mr Bastings said that before the 1-tter was read to the Board, he would state that he had read it, and from its contents was of opinion that it should not be received. There were plenty of words in the t ngUshl manage with which Mr Caloutt could express his meaning without writing as he had d >ue If he bad suffered auy wrong from the Board he could complain in a proper way —Mr Buttarworth said he had read part o! the letter, and thought it should bo treated with the contempt it deserved —Mr oeid said it treated to a g' eat extent of private business that should not come before the Board, but the first part of it certainly related to public business.—Mr Bastings said the letter referred to the Chief Commissioner. What had the Biard to do with Mr Thomson’s • ffairs except as regarding the < ffioe he hel‘( ? Mr Thomson was chairman of the Board, and they must not allow him to be insulted. If Mr Calcutt. had left off at the first part of the letter he would not hare minded, but he musft now move that it be rotur ed to the writer, with a request that any offer he may have to make be done in a j proper manner.—Mr Butter worth supported 1 the last speaker. The letter showed a want of the respect due to the Board —Mr Miojop ft was Uft jpaost

lei ter in the world It would be an insult to the ( hief Uoimnisdoaer to allow, in his absence, the admission of a letter personally insulting to him. If Mr Thomson and Mr Ca cutt had a private grievance let th ra tight it out between themselves. It was Nnatn-tnously resolved tint the letter be returned to Mr Caicutt, who be requested to confine his remarks to the business he desires to bring before the Board. Case of appeal in the matter of James l.oga i v. Was.e Land Board, as against the decision o 1 the Board with regard to land anpbedfor by Mr Logan at Waikoikoi was subm ited, and was remitted to the Brovinoi >i 80 icitor dr. John Maclean applied for sections 6 28 29, 30 34, and 45 block 3, Tuaptka West, under agrieul-ural Ga- e. Approved.