WASTE LAND BOARD.
. The ordinary weekly-meeting was held last week. There were present—Mr. J. T. 'lhomson (in the chair) ; Messrs. J. L. : Butter worth, J. Reid, and H. Clark. LkanTno'Rock:—The-Board considered. a -letter from t Mr. O. T, Murie, relative' to hisapplication . for .a coal lease of section Jl7, block IT, Leaning Rock. 'Mr. Gillies, of Messrs. Gillies and Street, appeared ■■; in '"'support of the application. It was opposed by Messrs. Seivwriglit and Stout, on'behalf of Miv M'Lellan. There was also a letter front Mr. Howard.—'l he Commissioners explained that new matter had cropped up, in regard to the question and,perhaps;it be better to have some advice in regard to it—De- ■ cision'. Howard's letter to be forwarded to Warden for (Lad vice. Application ad-!, journed. Waitaici.—An application was made by. Mr. f J 8. Webb, on behalf of Mr. YValter B. Cairns, tbiva lease of- the Islands of the -Waituki,' between Maere-' whenua and Kuro, for grazing purposes The present use of the country simply amounted to a day's shooting of-rabbits to a fewipersons in the'-■■neighborhood. Commissioner explained that it might be to a certain extent unfair to the adjacent run-holders to grant"these : fiontage leases: ■—Application declined. Glenkenicii.— Mr.Connell.of Messrs Connell and Moodie, applied, on behalf of' M v James Rogers, to have the plan' of section 1, block VIIT, Glenkenich, approved,, and to_.be allowed to purchasesuggesting that there should be a sale junder the 36th clause.—Decision r To be sold as land "of special : value,' having-been approved, - < by auction.- -Upset, price.: £ 1 Is per acic; valuations of Mr. Adams added, and cost of suivey-. White Brothers— Mr. G. E. Bar
ton, instructed by Messrs. White, applied to have issued to them a lease of run 324 Mr. Anderson, of Messrs. Smith 'and Anderson, opposed the application on behalf of the M'Kellar Brothers. It will be remembered that an action in regard to this run was recently tried in the Supreme Court.—The jury, Mr. -Barton stated, gave as parr, of the damages £IO.OOO for injuries sustained by the loss of the lease, but contingently that the lease was- not granted to the Whites on a day named by the jury. That day had passed, but of which fact there was no desire to take advantage. The learned "council for the M'Kellars had stated durthe couise of the trial that there ought to be no difficulty in 'obtaining a lease from the Board, and in respect of which' the jury should not give any damages—Mr. Anderson opposed the application-on the ground that the case was. subjudice. There had been, merely a .verdict of the i jury, and no decree. The license stood in the' joint names, and the Board had no power at present to issue a separa'e license to' either party. Mr. Barton's "clients would also have their remedy if the application .should be improperly opposed. —The Commissioner said the Board could not well act without legal advice.— No order made. •
Water-kace.—There was next considered a letter of Mr. \Y. Turton, solicitor., on behalf of J. W. Eobinson, renewing his application lor a water race "from the One'and Two-mile Creeks, as pegged out, or, failing that, to the boundary of Queenstown.—Application declined.
' Upper Tateri.—The application of Mr. James Tannahill to .purchase the Upper'Taieri Ferry Reserve; 30 or 40 acres, was referred to the District Land Officer for his advice.
The Traquair Hunmed.—Regarding the difference between the Government and Mr. Matthew Holmes as to*the amount of compensation he should receive for the proclamtion of the Traquair Hundred over his run No. 57' for settlement, in terms ot clause ! 01,* Waste Lands Act, 1872, it was decided that Mr. A. Morris should be . appointed to act for the Board,! and, it accepted, the Commissioner to'write to Mr. Ilolmes asking him ; to-nominate his arbitt ator.
Auctioneers^Tenders were .invited i a short 1 time'sirice" from'persons-willing to j undertake the conduct ot auction' sales in | the various districts, and the following were'the successful applicants :—Oamaru, Mr. Samuel Shrimski; Waikouaiti, Mr. D. M. Spedding ; Dunedin and Outram,. Mr. James Milner ; Tokomairiro, Mr.'J. 0. Arbuckle ; Balclutha, Messrs. Driver -and Co.; Mataura Bridge,-Mr.- D. : Mac- i *^^4— Mr. J: Carbu'ckle ; Tlifl s*"€re£ 1",^ tan " brook; Clyde,' Mr. T. StanSfook" town, Mr. John" 0. M'Ardell.'—' ian.' ' ' -. • * i
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 254, 16 January 1874, Page 3
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