SOUTHLAND LAND BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 1 September 1909, Page 23

SOUTHLAND LAND BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Southland liand Board, on August 26, was attended by the Commissioner (Mr H. M. *Sfeeet) and Messrs James King, D. King, J. M'Lean, and A. Kinross." t- Applications ior Land.— ' The following applications were granted : — _ Wm. Pujlar, 10G'«eres) unsurveyed, blocks H and 111, Longwood;, Wm. Knowler, 100 acres, block V, Longiw^cd; I. W. Robson, 100 acres, block V, -Longwood ; Alex. M'Phereon, 100 acres. Block V, Longwood; W. G. Jordan, 100 "acres, block V, Longwob'dT G. E.- BartletV sections 35, 36, and 38, block 11, Waikawa, 40 acres; E. J. MuTch, section 33, bock 11, Waikawa, 10 acres; P. and T. S Dwyer, sections 43 and 45, block XXIV, Invercargill Hundred, 188 acres ; J and J. Reidy, sections 52 to 54, block VIII, Campbelltown Hundred, 300 acres. The "ollowing was recommended for the approval of the Minister : —A. J. Nichol, section 13, block XXI, Chatton, and eectior 56, Maitland Village, 3 acres. J. W. T. Chapman applied to purchase 16 acres, block VII, Hokonui. Robert Butterworth applied to lease four acres of the land applied for by Mr Chapman, and W. J. Barnett, who applied for the land two years ago, inquired re leasing.—Refused ; land to be surveyed and opened for application. Marion Jane Wybrow applied 1 for 100 acres, block IX, Waikawa. — Refused. Ranger Mackley was appointed appraiser in the following cases of application to purchase lan da held on L.I.P. : — Mrs Jessie A. Noble, sections 5 and 6, block 111. Seaward Bush, 11 acres; Gcoige H. Allen, section 2, block 111, I'Vdwick, 14 acres; David Hudson, section 3. block XIX, Longwood, 139 acres; A. R. Harvey, section 15, block 11, Chatton, 143 acres. J. C. Templeton, who had bean served with a copy of the appraiser's salvation of section 18, block XVIII, Longwood (210 acre*), intimated that he desired the value of the land to be determined by arbitration. — Received ; Commissioner to appoint an arbitrator. — Application- to Transfer.— The following were recommended for the approval of the Minister : —Sections 80 and 81, block 111, Seaward Bush, 10 acres, W. H. Corbin, jun., to W. H. Corbin ; section 6. block VIII, Longwood, 51 acres, George Perry to Wm. J. Perry ; section 60, Edendale Settlement, 299 acres, T. H. Craig to A. Henderson and W. C. Frew : section. 6, Edendale Settlement, 218 acres, Andrew Hingston to J. Sim, jun, and Thomas Weir; section 15, block XVIII, Long-wood, 250 acres, Robert Brown (half interest) to Donald M'Kay ; section 6, block XVIII, Longwood, 96 acres, Robert Brown (half interest) to Donald M'Kav ; section, 10. block IV. Mabel Hundred, 89 acres, J. W. Carr to Wm. A. Livingstone ; section 24, block IX, Waikawa, 104 acres, Henry Harvey to Chas. Harvey ; part section 16a, Glenham Settlement, A. R. Ayson, application to sub-leaso half acre at £1 per annum for 10 years, with right of renewal and valuation. The following transfers were approved: — 35 acres, adjoining -section 192, Forest Hill Hundi-ed, Public Trustee to Peter Ach>meon; section 13, block X, Longwoc*!, ICO acres, Wm. Jones to W. A. Hopwocd. Section 14, block X. Toe Toe, 248 acres. Jas. Thomson to Eliza Thomson. — Held o>er For ranger's report. S.M. area 553, Gro\e Bush. 200 acrce. Henry Cox to A R VTalli^.— Refused ; not in order. Sections 14 fo 16 and 18, Feldwick, 40 acres, Peter Altan to G. A. Scott. — Commissioner and Mr D. King to inspect. Sections 9, 13. 17, and 20, block V, Lindhurst Hundred, 454 acres, Wm. Nola.n to

A. D. Omerod. — Hefussd ; transfer ineligible. Applications for subdivision and transfer were dealt with as follows : — Section 89, Eder.dale Settlement, 200 acres, Matthew Fleming, subdivision and transfer of 100 acres to S. Symons. — Refused; section not siiitable for subdivision. Sections 13a, 6a, and 7a, Glenharn Settlement, 54-0 acres, S. Thompson, subdivision and transfer of 98 acres to Mary Nicoll. — Recommended to Minister's approval. —To Show Cauee.— Two Long-wood tenants, called upon to show ,?ause why their 'eases should not be cancelled, were granted .six months in ■which to comply with residence conditions. An Alton district tenant was calkd upon to cxplaii .his failure tc comply with the improvement condition. The Commissioner submitted schedules showing tenants in arrear with rent. — It was resolved that tenants with two or more payments in arrear be called upon to jhow cause at next meeting — Correspondence. — The Southland Sawmiliing Co. requested that the payment of fhe royalty iv respect of sawmill axes. 4-13b be held over during the authored time the mill was closed. — Approved. Assistant Rangei Cameron reported on sections 11, 51 to 55,- and i>Y, block V, Lindhurst Hundred (751 acres), recently held by Messrs Barry aaid Hay, -and "ecomm ended •that the land^be offered *or 'lease" for' a' term \.pt years.— To be offered at .auction for a term, of 10 years at an upset of - £10 per annum, with ' right of cultivation; but no cultivation \or improvements. "Win. Buchanan intimated that- he^ did not see his way to accept" the board's oner of tlie flax on sections 17 and 18, block IX, Oteramika Hundred, for £2 10s. — Cancelled. W. A. Ferry offered 10s per annum for 14- years' lease, with right of cultivation, ' over section 39, block I, Aparima. Hundred (20 acres). . \V. R. Mabson intimated that he was prepared to ake over the section, but did not consider it to be worth anything. — To be offered at auction for a term of five years at an upset of 10s per annum under the Public Reserves and Domains Act. The Clerk of the Wallace County Council intimated th«* ;bhe holders of two Crown sections had Sflfafc to pay their xmnty rates. ; —Council to %• JM&«d if al] means had been exhausted t<y d&jkak^ Vaw»s. - Jamee Baxtii.-^'erVd £1 per annum for grazing of 19^*S£r*s opposite sections 45 and 46, block XX, 4VOO&S River Hundred. Assistant Ranger teetomton valued the grazing right at £1 VM per annum, and reported that theve *ms flax- to the value of 30s on the land applied for.— To be offeree graz-. ing right at £2 per annum. Peter Peterson offered £1 per annum for grazing right over 40 acres Crown lands adjoining section 779, block LXLX, Hokonui District. — Granted. | Mrs N. Campbell offered 2s 6d par annum | for a grazing right over 5$ acres, -mining , reserve, opposite section 8, block VIII, Wai- ! kawa District. — To be offered grazing right | at 5s per annum. . i James Kearns offered £1 per annum' for right ' to . occupy and cultivate section 31^/ block IV, AparLma Hundred, (If 1 res).—; resolution- rescind^;, and . applioa-' -tion- granted at rent' offerep. ""-'"" ."< • * ■ Henry. Simpson offered 5s- pel annum -totT grazing -right over section 98, block ~tf, Longwood. district (4 acres). — Granted." ' Henry Acker offered £1 per annu«t'>for grazing Tight over 9 aores of sectioJi 2, | block 111, Alton district.-rr-Gra«t«* v-i- - - .- Robert Wallace offered £1 pei annum for temporary grazing license and right to re- I side on section 1 or 4, block XIV, Chatton (4i acres). — Granted. The New Zealand Pine Zo. applied f o have area of 10 acres east of sawmill site 4-12, Longwood, added to the sawmill site. — Ranger Collins reported that he was not aware of any objections to the extension. — Granted at £1 per annum subject o survey. W. J. Drwin offered £1 per annurr for the right t< remove grave) from 20 acres, being part of section 5, block XII, Campbelltown Hundred.— Granted. Leggatt and Campbell applied for an extension of time for 18 months to cut timber on Oraki block— viz., block XVIII, Jacobs River Hundred ; also for protection of tramway. — Granted, subject to all risks cf fire being taken by applicants.