WASTE LAND BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 4209, 23 August 1876, Page 2

WASTE LAND BOARD.

The weekly meeting of the Board was held to-day, when there present —Messrs Strode (Deputy Chief Commissioner), Bastings, and Clark, and the following business was transacted : Mr Kenneth MTvor asked time to explore the country in the vicinity of run 453, Waiau district. Allowed till May 1 next. The petition of residents in Kaitangata township that a small piece of land in the township adjoining the lake might be reserved for recreation purposes, was referred to the Government.

The Government forwaidod a letter from Mr Charles Sproule containing a request that the sum of L4O 6s 3d paid by him as valuation for improvements for fencing; &c., on sections 32, 64, and 62, block 7, Waipahee District, paid to Government, might be forwarded to him.—Referred back to the Government with a recommendation from the Board to comply with the applicant’s request. Messrs Smith and Anderson, solicitors for the Corporation of the City of Dunedin, requested the Board to state and submit a case for the opinion of the Supreme Court upon its decision of 16th instant re applications of Messrs Kempthorne, Davie, Mackerras, and others. —The Board declined to state and submit a case as requested, leaving the applicants to their remedy under the 4th and sth sections of the Waste Land Board Appeal Act, 1867.

Reconsideration of application by Mr A. F, M'Kenzie to be allowed to purchase 11a. lr. originally north part of section 10, block 8, Crookston district, now numbered 28, with statement by Chief Surveyor thereon. Purchase allowed as requested. Mr William Auld applied to be allowed to purchase sections 1, 2, 3,5, and 17, block 13, Havelock township. Referred to theDis-

.. 'A "V rr ~" r -' ' "■■"■■'■■foi ■ trict Land Officer lor report. It Irai minuted that in the Board’s opinion, pending further information, the. applicant's proceeding in occupying these sectipnS without any tenure within the last four years Was, to say the least of it, very extraordinary. The District Officer of Naseby transmitted for valuation for improvements put by occupants oiu. their various hoMinm in Livingstone township, Maerewhenua“district, forapproval,. Approved. The District Officer, Invercargill, recommended that Mr Patrick Ford should be allowed to withdraw deposits lodged on applications for deferred payment lands at Waikaka, sections 2 and 3, block 4, and 16 ?md 23, bl ck 5, in consequence of date of

sale being altered unknown to him. Request granted ; the applicant to forfeit depout on one section and refused on three sections. - Mr Samuel Miller, Clerk to the Church Committee, Fottrose, nn behalf of the Presbyterian Church, requested that the Board would cause a survey to be made of the township reserve, Fortrose, into quartetacre ana suburban allotments, with view of having them exposed at auction. Referred to. the Government with a recommendation to comply with the request. Mr w. Hooper, on behalf of Samuel Crafts, requested permission to occupy a small island in Catlin’s River Opposite section 3 and 4, block 1, Woodlands, as a fishing station, under the 161st clause of the Act. Referred to the ■ ranger' lor report. : Rehearing of applications to purchase laud at block 2, Loaning Rock district,. by Messrs Hanlon, Eeloher, and - M’Arthur postponed from the 9th inst. at request 3&f the Government. This matter was farther adjourned till September 13. Mrs R. J. Goodall stated her objections to deferred payment sections 9 and 10, block 5, Lower Hawea district, being assigned by the executors of the.late W. A., Goodall to John M*Rae. It was minuted that the Board bad no power to interfere with the operation of the law. Messrs Connell and Moodie, for Hugh Wallace, applied for quarry license, part Of section 48 (and adjoining block 8), Oamaru. Referred to ranger Tor report. Messrs Connell and Moodie, for- Hubert, SteWart, and Co., requested the Board to protect their tramways when selling sections m bush reserve adjoining town ofTapanui, which the Board agreeato do. ■ _ Mr Samuel Wooley, on behalf of memonahsts, requested 1 that the sections in Hawksbury. township reserved for commonage mighty be odenea for sale. Board have no power in the matter, the reserve having been set aside for commonage purposes.. _ Messrs Connell and Moodie, for the tniuu* cipal council of Oamaru, applied for section 30, block-3, Awamoko district, and at their request the matter was adjourned for a week.

Mr Robert Dunlop applied to transfer deposit lodged with application for section 6, block 2, Slopedown district, to section -6,. block 4, Waikaka, for which he intends to apply- Permission to exchange was granted, if it can be legally effected; and refund of deposit to be allowed.

Mr John Riddell,- deferred payment licensee of section 13, block 8, Toetoes, having occupied said section for three years, elects to have his tenure extended by obtaining lease for other seven years in terms of clause 54, sub-clause 5. Referred to the Ringer for report.. W. and J. Culling’s application to purchase section 13, block 14, Crookstown, was declined, the laud being required for public purposes.

James Lamond’s application for lease of village reserve in the Waikaka district was declined.