WASTE LAND BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 4101, 19 April 1876, Page 2

WASTE LAND BOARD.

The following business was transacted at the Board’s meeting to-day, which was attended by Messrs A. C. Strode (in the chair), Reid, Bastings, Butterworth, and Clark.

T. M. Barton’s application for a license, under the 161st clause, to occupy the railway reserve opposite sections 52 and 53, block 3, Tuapeka East, was granted at 2s 6d an aorei

Mr M‘Leod withdrew his application to purchase part of the mining reserve near Ettrick for the purpose of obtaining a lease for the land as recommended by the District Land fficer.—Mr Bastings mentioned that, as M.H.R. for the district he had received a letter, covering resolutions adopted by a public meeting, which protested strongly against the sale of the block. —It was decided to abstain from dealing with the matter until the plans were before the Board.

Mr Robert Frame’s offer to pay a royalty for every hundred feet (superficial) of tim ber cut by him in Otepopo bush was declined.

Mr John M‘Taggart’s application to purchase section 24, mock 16, Havelock township, was granted on the terms recommended by the Warden. John M‘Combe was granted a license under the 161st clause, at 2» 6d an acre, to occupy part of the railway reserve opposite sections 48 and 49, block 3, Tuapeka West. He the complaint of John Marsh with reference to reserves and Street lines in Cromwell being'illegally occupied, the Provincial Solicitor forwarded the following opinion “If the illegal occupation is of. block 9 S anted to the Superintendent as Mr ‘Gowan states find of streets the remedies are— (1) For the Superintendent to sue the trespassers in block IX., provided no conveyance has been granted thereof to the Corporation. If granted to the Corporation a suit could be instituted restraining the Corporation from permitting its" illegal occupation. (2.) If anyone illegally occupies a public street he may at the instance of anyone be indicted as for nuisance. Ido not see what power the Waste Lands Board has to interfere, unless for trespass on unsold or ungranted.Crown lands.” Mr Marsh to be informed accordingly. The opinion of the Provincial Solicitor was read, on a request' by Messrs Macassey and Kettle on behalf of Sutton Brothers and Rich, Stewart, and M'Kenzie, for consent of the Board to the assignment of the northern portion of run 362, North-East District, on the original lease, without issuing a separate lease for the same. The transfers were sanctioned.

The application of John Aspinall to purchase sections 3, 4, and 14, block XI., Shotover, was sanctioned, and Mr W. T. Cumine, desiring to withdraw his application for land at Table Hill, the Board, under the special circumstances of the case, resolved to recommend the Government to return the deposit paid by the applicant. Messrs Gillies, Street, and Hislop’s application, for B. Hankinson, to be allowed to exchange Crescent Island, for which a license under the 161st section was g anted in error, for Merino Island, on Roy’s ty, was granted.