WASTE LANDS BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 4239, 27 September 1876, Page 3

WASTE LANDS BOARD.

At to-day’s meeting there were present— Messrs Strode (in the chair), Butterworth, and Clark; and the following was the principal business transacted. The Government’s recommendation that sections 1 to 30 and 30 to 42 inclusive, block D, Glenkeniok, should be declared of special value and submitted to auction at the upset prices named, was approved. The D.L.0., Lawrence, reported on W. Auld’s application to purchase sections 1, 2, 3, 5, and 17, block 13, Havelock ; and it was decided to sell section 3 at auction, with valuation fer improvements. Thomas M‘Cullough’s application, to purchase sections 25 and 26, block 4, Crookston, under deferred payment lease, was approved.

George Earp’s application to purchase fifty acres of bush reserve, section 44, block I, Warepa, was declined, in accordance with Ranger Hughan's recommendation. S. Henry’s application to purchase section 11, block 20, Tuapeka East was declined, the Board deciding to auction it, as land of special value, at tne upset price of L2 an acre.

A. M'Coil’s application to lease or for license te occupy the northern fifty acres of section 40, block 1, Otakia, to graze stock on, was referred to the Ranger. The Secretary of the Education Board reported on the application of J, F. Herbert (that section 27, block 8, Ciookston, shonld be put up for sale), suggesting that it should be reserved specially until reported on by the Inspector of Schools. The Board resolved to request the Superintendent’s sanction to giving effect to Mr Hislop'a recommendation.

On the adjourned application of Hanlon and Kelcber to purchase land in the Leaning Rock district coming on for reconsideration, complaint was made ny Mr Denniston of the delay that had taken place, which it was explained arose from the absenae from town of Messrs Green and M'Kellar; and that the papers, without which the Chairman said the Board could do nothiug, were either with Mr M ‘Kellar or locked up in his box in the Government offices here. After some discussion, in which the vicarious action of the Government was commented upon, the following resolution was agreed to :—“ Further adjourned for a week ; the Government to be communicated with, requesting that the papers may be returned to the Board with any suggestion the Government may desire to make. Several adjournments have now been granted at the instance of the Government, and Messrs Hanlon and Kelcher, through their solicitor, complain of further delay, and press for a decision.”