SOUTHLAND LAND BOARD.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 346, 8 April 1884, Page 6

SOUTHLAND LAND BOARD.

{ -Mr Haijv^yV&ppe&r^a 1 Jhe application , -of. J!otin~ %mi^W%6o£ : i ISO aofaS'uY th'tf S6k<)nui r 'diß|6^^ ;:^ii|^iS^p^ been- reiUsed because, "the 'M^^^^^^ that Mr, Bath gate dw^eK&£i§£4£ rounding land, "ancl\tfia^. the i . v? frontage would i^Dt'injtrippßlyf k^ct+Stfy^ adjacent owners.— TKe'Boar^ 5: tidhere-to its former ■decision; • \< . - _ CharlesYHanson applied' for /BO ' acres in^" block 13, Qteramika.— Held- over,' pendingri ichief, surveyor's report, - * ' ', ■^""'; V , Mi* J./H. Dawson appeared; and w.a&ie-* . ' {presented %Mr Wade, in connection *with| ? his alleged .trespass on ' Crown • Lands - in? 'Oteramika Hundred.— Me Wade ajiii'Mr ■■'<■ IDawson admitted having trespassed*. tiirWit? 1 . ,tingly. the ground had 'not been, surveyed/till lately^ and since he had -discovetedsthat, ' jhe was trespassing he had ceasdd 1 tp,cuj;..thtf jtimber. 'He now intended to apply for the ; .land upon which he had trespassed. He.denied having cut over 200 acres dr'anytfcirig ilike it.— iMr W. Hay, who had surveyed the land, explained that the^ush ; .was not cor? - rectly shown in ,the map. He had told Mr Dawson that ' they were beyond' their boundary, . and after that they hadgone on extending the tramway.—Mr Wade ,said thel moment Mr J. H. Dawson. got the ; written notice that : he . was trespassing, he 'had ceas r ea to cut timber, and -that' was the first Ire tiatr heard of it. His sou -had not- * ;told .-him what :Mr Hay Baid.—Mr , Hay i thought ;the area cut .was over. 180 acres.-* , ~ Mr jDawson said he had not cut aU that, as ,sqme years ago, the timber required-'for-th^ jTbi Tois wharf had been taken from ttiefe£— v .The' Chief Cfommissioner pointed -that. I besides trespassing, Mr Dawson had been ! taking away timber from Crown lands -withjout2 paying royalty.— Further consideration '. ; was' held over till Mr Dawson supplied^a 1 " ' j correct' account of all the timber he had. icut, and the surveyor reported .on tae imatter, - " - • . I ; The following applications were granted : : I— For cash village allotment ! : A. : Edwardsi' jscction 12, block 2, Moasburn ; for 'defer-'. red payment sections : Victoria Casey, , |section2Bo, Taringatura ; A. Lereson, "sea- ' !tion 492, Hokonui. >■'..>; n; . The ranger reported thEt A. F. Dawson, '\ ;who held a sawmill area at Centre Bush; • had trespassed on Crown lands.— Resolved to summons him to appear before the Board ' |in answer to the charge. • , :;?; I An application to have some deferred payment sections at Menzies Ferry declared ; forfeited, owing to non-residence, was/ re-.., f erred to the ranger to report, ' . " ' -