Waste Land Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1652, 8 March 1886, Page 3

Waste Land Board.

The fortnightly meeting of the" Waste Lands Board was^ , l|Bld ; on Thursday morning. There wer6 spresent~:Messrß J. W. A. Marchant (chairman), W. A. Fitzherbert, W. W. McCaTdle,.H. Bunny, and A. Reese. The sheduie^ of lands "sold since the last meeting of ther Board, showing that \1272}, a«ires.' Jbaiil been dißp ( 6st»d/of .at an upsk price of £143, was read and approved. Mr A. t)lßen applied to lease part of section 4Q, Block VI., Mangaone. If was agreed that the local authorities should be comhiunicated with m .reference, to the mat- , kpr. The* ifpplijsa-tion 1 ( of' "Mr *fr M. Frampton, to capit ilisethe unpaid inatalhieots on sectiou 23, Block IX., Pohan£ina, was granted. VVith reference to the failure of the sale of the small runs, after some discussion. Mr '/■McCa'rdle moved and Mr Bunny seconded, That the i*cßultof the sale be for,wai;ded to the; Government pointing out that the failure is due to°the'waut of proper communication by roads.and ref erring them to previous recommendations for opening up the country.; This wat carried. • The Chairman submitted a statement ol thesn^all rung disposed of. at Wanganui on the 24th . ult It was decided that the-Tpkoiuaru, and Otniri Blocks be., opened up^by roads, and 'oifefed for ap-'/ plication m accordance with Mr' Me Cardie's motioni ■:■.:**•'• :t ''' [ Tne Kjwitea Road Board submitted proposals^ for- the expenditure of ■ the deferred payment thirds. It was decided to ask for further informatioa as ;to sec- '.■, tions 313^312, and ,3o9^ and ."to" hand :• over ihon|V"'dnj& ( b'n other sections. Mr H. ;•; A'xup ' person ally applied to lease about -3000 acres of Ct'own lands m the Ruahine Ranges. The Chairman informed. Mr Axup tliat he would'obtain a report on the matter and placp it-be fore the next raee tiug, ot the Boa rd. '