WASTE LAND BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 3919, 15 September 1875, Page 2

WASTE LAND BOARD.

Tho usual weekly meeting of the Board was held to-day ; present—the Chief v'ouimissioner, Messrs strode, Bastines, and Butterworth.

Mr .John Darrock's application ior a Jeaee for tweury-one yearß of an island in the Clutha river, ani opposite bio«'K 9. Ciutha, tor market garden purposes, was n Hised. 't was statt'd that t.!'p. inland contained an area ol six acicß.

Mr Wm. Fraser'H application to purctMse a pre-emptive right of eighty acre;* on run No. 3358, was granted. Mr Charles Wiener applied to purch."-»e hi' residence * area &\ Bu cb«r'n (iu.ly, *a tu !dil district, being section 58, biock 1, and situated on run 24'.) Approved ip term.' of the. Warden's recommendation to the. extent of one acre ano 1 a half. Mr U. Mamie is, onb ha.fof M. Morrison, applied to occupy nKctUv. 2, ••;:>. k 4, Mid-^ 7 ak.:.ti(> district, aid;.- ;;.■ !»;9ii' clau.se of tho Ovago \V;.ato '-. an s .sc , 72 an i the Forest P)aut>ng ci iS7I aid. Amendment. 1872. Referred to tJie natnot Laud officer for bis advice,

Tlie district Land Officer at Qici-natces'ii re orted on objections lodged by the s-ere-tarjr to the Arrow : 'istrict Mm-rs' oiou to tho application of Mr Kcrin for factions 68 and 70, block 8. Shotover district, being granted to him. The sale of the land to Kerin was refused. The Chiof Commissioner atiked whether a transfer of a run subject to mortgage must be continued to be registered on the duplioate original in the office, ,the tenant's lease not being produced—same being in possession of the mortgagee, deferred for advice to Provincial Solicitor.

Mr John Graham, secretary to the Tapanui Progress Committee, requested that the sale of land in the Heriot lluudred should take place at Tapanui. Applicant to be informed that the Bale will take place at Ti>t:anni.

ivlr John H. Miller applied to occupy. under the 161st clause of the Act, Bouthwest four acres of reserve for village, in block 6, Wakatip district, for garden pui ■ poses. Referred for advice to the District Land Officer, who will know the sue and section asked for.

The District Officer at Clyde transmitted application by Mr Manoel Joaquim to purchase' half-an-acro or more at itttriok township, having occupied the land for the la.t seven years, aud built upon and otherwise improved it. To wait survey. The Government to be asked to cut applicant up the rest of the township, including this. The District Land Officer at Naeeby forwarded an application for Mr W. Mardliug for a lease of suction 26, block 7, Kock aud Pillar district. Postponed. Memorial of residents at Clutha district w.%8 re d, stating that Totara Island con--1;-iv-.:s the only available busit lor firewood in ti;,.- '-mtricfc, and, as its sale wou'd bo a great rui'dship to them, request the Board to re <: '.cider its former decision to have the land cut up and sold in teu-acr* scctiint. The memorial was received, but the Buard'e previous decision was confirmed. Mr Elliot appe-uyd for Col. Kitchener, and applied for a strip of land in front of hii< house. The application was postponed.