OTAGO LAND BOARD.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10069, 10 February 1909, Page 1

OTAGO LAND BOARD.

At the meeting of the Land Hoard yesterday. Daniel Mati.eson applied tor a 21 years pastoral license over Run 6 of 23, Kurow, in place of the temporary license he ill present holds over it.—Declined : board no power to grant request. A. H. Briton wrote stating that he had decided not to acceptation 2\.\, i\aur.>.; Hill Estate, under the preference clause oi the act.—Application declared lapsed. Mary Fraser, lessee of section 19a ULckaike Settlement, applied to be allowed to reside with her mother .m kc-.-hoii lua. of the same s•.•tflcment.— Grant.>.l during the pleasure of the board. Ranker Atkinson reported that Mrs K Richardson, lessee of section 19a, Pluuket Settlement, was not complying with the residence condition.—lo be required to show cause within one month why the lease should not be declared forfeited for non-compliance with residence condition. M. . C.\Y. Buick wrote with reference to the rent cSar-wd him for license, to occupy section 99, block I, I'apakaio district.—Reduction in rent to be considered at the end of present term. Messrs Guinness and LeCivn wrote, on behalf of several clients, asking if the board would allow persons who already held areas to go to the ballot for sections on Kauroo Hill Estate.—ln cases referred to the board would decline to accept the applications. In the cases of more limited areas the board would consider each en its merit. See subsection k of section 51, Land -for Settlement Act, 1908. The TJnder-Secretarv for Lands forwarded a copy of a letter 'fr,om Alexander Wilson, Robert Hamilton, J. T. Jardine, and A. D. Wills, settlers on the Maerewhenua Estate, with reference to their applications for remission for rent on account of damage done to their holdings by floods in June and July last.—To be informed that the board carefully considered the various applicantions for relief on account of damage done by flood up to a given date, but after, the lapse of three months it was decided that where there were serious cases of damage tho board w.ould have -"h informed within reasonable time.