0TAGO LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2810, 22 January 1908, Page 40

0TAGO LAND BOARD.

The board concluded its sitting on the IStli ins*., the following business being dealt with : — -Kenyou and Hosting wrote objecting to the application of. A. R. Leonard for a license over section. 72, block 111, Hillend district, held, over from December meeting.—Besolution of Bth October granting a license to A. B. Leonard rescinded. License for this lesaive granted to Mr Crookshanks ; rent. -£2 5b per annum. Banger O'Neill reported on Charles R Attfield'3 application for a license over sec- ] tion 97, block 11, Leaning Bock district.— License granted; rent, 5s per annum. The i board was requested to deal with Taluation of fencing now paid on section 6, Wock IV,- Blackstone district, £2 9s.— Ke- . Jeiver to pay to revenue. j Ranger Mackenzie forwarded valuation of ( Improvements on sections 32 to 36, b.ock 1, : hpper Wakatipu district, and section 19, | block 111, Dart district, as follows : —Section k valuation JB22i 3s 6d; section 33, valuation £2 10s; section. 34, valuation £6 16s; wction 35, valuation £7 8s; section 36, valuation £11 17s; section 19, valuation nil.— , Valuation approved. - j After consideration of matter in regard .o j mining reserve at Macraes, it was a*ci<ied ; to have a. public meeting called on Wednesday, 22nd inst.,-for the purpose of elect-lng-»"committee to manage this reserve.— ma ranger and Mr Dallas to attend. - I Applications to ' transfer were dealt with i « 3 follow :-li-i.p. s UOSs, allotment. ; 2oa ana j *Ba, Bainego Settlement, Charles Harris to j William James Dippie.-Becommended for j .pproval of "Minister. .■ L.i.p., 1850, sections 6 and' 4, block X, Woodland districts, Lach- : fan M'Donnell to George Diack.-^ranted. Or.p., 210, section 12, block VIII, Woodland district, rehearing of application War^r k «nd Leal to Latta Brothers.— Declined. Miscellaneous license over area adjoining section 41 " block 11, Teviot district, George Courtieit to William Weatherall.— Approved. S.g.r., 489, section 1. block IV, .Silver Peak district Beatrice Gibson to Emma Hender-son.—Declined--C S.g.r:, 515, section 1, block, V Silver Peak district;' Arthur Petrie Gibson to Charles Turnbull.— Granted. 'S.g.r., 51& section '3, block IV, Silver Peak district, John Gibson >to Fanny Turnbull.— Deelined. S.g.r., 520, section 2, block V, Silver Peak •district, Edgar H. Gibson to William M»cGregor Turnbull.— Granted. Pastoral license 1112. section 1, block 111, Silver Peak district, ■transfer Bobert Gibson to Wa, MacGregor s Turnbull.— Declined. L.i.p:, 485 ex., sections 14 «nd 15. block IV, Dunback district, Lot .Willcock to James Cur ninghara.— Approved. P.I. 10 v.s.s., section 76, block I, Hawksfcury district, 1^ James M*Dougall to Elizabeth Madams.— Granted. L.i.p., 1055, section 25, block I, Bock and" Pillar district; 1.i.p., '1140, section 3, block 11, Bock and Pillar district, James Mann to-Bichard Hastie, jun. — Banger to report. L.i.p., 5145, section 59, tlock X, Pomahaka Downs' Estate, George Bead to Bobert Lawrence the younger.—Raoommended for approval of Minister. L.i.p., S6, eection 3, block 11, Lauder, and section 2; block X, Tiger Hill district, Bridget White to .Cornelius White.— Granted. ■ L.i.p., 773a,^ section 31, "block VII.- Maruwenu* district,' - Tokarabi Settlement,' J. W: Hartley to Wil- | liam Granted. L.i.p., 1068s, allotment- 17a, Elderslie - Settlement, James Milmine asks that he be* accepted -as cplessee with Allan B. and. William Alexander Mihnine. — Granted. License Kb., 969,' area of' 20 acies in Kinloch; executors of lateJam.es H'Lean to Duncan Angus M'Lean. — Glinted. License No. 1567, interest of late James M'Lean over area of 1180 acres adjoining Bun 419 to Duncan Angus v M'Lean. — Granted. License No. 1735, Hun "455, executors of late James M'Lean to Duncan Angus { W?Lean. — Granted for one year only. Pastoral license No. 1219, Bun 419, executors of late Jamas McLean to Duncan Angus M'Lean. ' j— Granted. -- j Buth Heleana Adams asked that the lease of allotment 60a, Otekaike Settlement, recently applied for by her be issued in the 3ian« of John Stoneman Adams, if granted, j Lease to issue to John S. Adams. A memo, was received from the Under- j secretary of Lands stating that there was no power to open lands for renewable lease only, unless such lands were situated I •within a mining district or " contained i minerals. — Beoeived. I Mary Farquhar applied to occupy an area of three acres adjoining sections 2 and 15, Mock VI, JBlackston* district.— To be j allowed to fence up to east side oi creek. The Tuapeka County' Council requested that the survey office at Lawrence be kept | open daily.— Left in the- hands of the chair- I man. George Warwick applied for a license over part of Mining Beserve opposite section 19, j block X, Kurow Settlement. — Granted, subject, to gate being put ,in fence to enable neighbours to -drive their stock to water ; xent 5s per annum. Banger Atkinson rer>orted that Ellen Gray, lessee of section" 7a, Kurow Settlement, was not. complying with conditions of residence. — To show cause why lease should 'not be forfeited for non-oompliance witK conditions. Banger Atkinson reported that Lawrence B. Cairns, lessee of allotment Ba, Kurow Settlement, was not complying with conditions of residence. — To show cause why le«se should not be- forfeited for non-com-pliance with residence condition. Banger Atkinson reported ' that Charles D. Cameron, lessee- of allotments lla and 17a, Kurow Settlement, is not complying •with conditions of residence. — To show cause why lea&> should not be forfeited for noncompliance- with the residence conditions. Banger Atkinson reported that Joseph Condon, lessee "in perpetuity of allotment Ba, Kurow Settlement district, was not complying with the residence condition.— To - show cause why lease should not be forfeited for non-compliance with the condition... James Hutton, on behalf of Catherine Hutton, applied for a. license to occupy section 145, block 11, Otepopo distript, over which a license was lately granted to F. C. Keleher. — It was decided to rescind decision of ISHh November, granting a license to F. C. Keleher, anfi continue th© license bold by J. Irwin. Banger to make further report. Banger Atkinson reported on the Application -of W. By Cairns for a license over" the Dip Reserve,' ' Kurow Settlement, — License to be gran fed to a committee consisting of W. Stevens, ' W« S.impson, and G. Warwick for "Dip Beseive; 'rent £i 10s; •conditions to " be" "submitted to board by the committee. " *_ - * John Cosgrove * applied for an occupation lease over seven acres in block VIII. Shot■over district. — Banger Mackenzie reported j 4h«reon. — Granted; rent 5a per annum, j Banger Atkinson forwarded report on implication by Andrew Shanks -ior a «oa» Ciining license over seotion 11, block VI, Kurow district. — License granted at 20s per Carnum; royalty suggested. 4d Der ton.

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