WASTE LAND BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 4137, 31 May 1876, Page 2

WASTE LAND BOARD.

, Th o weekly meeting of the Board was 1 held this day; present: The Chief Com 1 missioner, Messrs Bastings, Butterworth, . Clark, Reid, and Strode. x jjjpk ' Mr John Stapleton AgmT&3fp r bil||»f s acre of bush laud at i, TAHi[ mile, Arrow. Referred itange^rar Naseby 1 mitted.a petition by Mr ing that the unset price of the lana at Naseby occupied by him should be fixed at LS per acre. Approved. Hr John Beaton, of Tapanui, applied that seotious.22 and 20a, block 2, Gleakenich, bp ceived fbfthem at they Be*' offered at auction %t former upset price. Mr Dalrymple appeared for applicant. a similar application, ami it was therefore decided that SfchO-Kud be re-advertised for sale. \ Mr W. Sabine requested that jkd allowed •to meupy . portions nf. aeotiohs 62 T and 6,6,.b10ck jl, §bptoyer, ’cnt off:ids : agri-‘ cultural lease, to aTmn|ntr serve. Referred to Land Officer for ;tfdyice.i ; Xilil- • • '\-f ' ‘ j • ; ■Mr Francis Wall asked to abandon his coal lease of section 41, block 8, Otepopo. ‘ Agreed to.

Applications to purchase! under abrionl tural leasesMr, J.‘ P...Hilli .section' 4, block 1, Wendon. (approved};: Mr : W. Sabine,' section 86, block 2, Shotover proved). t ; The Palmerston Town Clerk forwarded a resolution of the with^ferehee to an application fot feake 6f a part pf the. shingle reserve, section 76, blocks Mperaki, ■ for, a public skughteivyard, together With recommendationfeomßanger yalpytnereon. Reserve to be maintained. (I 1 ",,V hi 1 Mr John Towanr applied for a license' te occupy a small island in the Chitha |Riyer£ near Cibihwdl, under clause 161. Refused, ThWßoard : decided onthe : Lawrence .District Land Officer’s wjtlf reference to for de? ductedin and 23, block 7,' EteCtfiat a re^ ( made.in accordance jßth Itho ProivincialSolicitor’sadvice..j j VT, . Mr J. Wi SlK^darfeflaked>i&eßosEdito refend deposit pn application for aectiba 16. block 8, Waikaka. Boused;:' . . ; S A;, A Mr Adam Landels asked the Boardlto reoffer for sale by ftuPtion Sections 8 (md~9,block 12, Waipahed.', -Reiierve to belmaih<>’ tained. -V ■, ' ! * --iM-

Ranger Valpy-repotteii onMj;Tl Hi Watkins’s, application to pnrehaae a small portioor of the Kiiri -Bush reserve adjoining dectidU' 34, block 1, Otepopo, to property. Refused... : : " The InvercMgill District latu! WMded deferied 111, lOt, and 114, the holders of the'interim ■ certificates not having Attended’ at?the district office to wcecufie"Said licedsA within; the - tunesspecifierd r in notice, I. iff of clause' 52b. Referred 'to *the R&ger, to make due inqufey on the spdt. - ! j Mr V. Fyke appeared on self and Mr J. R. Dahson to opposerthe of Mr W, H. Reynolds tor thb Copper mine at Waipori. . -Hoted.'; ; -.n>; V- ■g- i Mr I)yer/ on - behalf oi .Mt asked to purchase his agricultural; lease before' the tUre§ years had < dlapsedj . Refused, the Board having hopoWer. J ji’r-ntfwi