WASTE LAND BOARD.

Tuapeka Times, Volume IV, Issue 221, 25 April 1872, Page 6

WASTE LAND BOARD.

April 17.

The Waste Land Board met at noon when a good deal of important business was transacted. Present— Mr Reid (in the chair), Messrs Duncan, Hughes, and hathgate. Messrs Connell and Moodie's application on behalf of Messrs Finrflay and Capstick, that their clients might be included in the lease of land in North Molyneux district with Messrs M'F rlane and Martin, was sanctioned; while the application of the same firm on behalf of Messrs M'Farlane and Martin to have section 12, block 3, Kaitangata, included in the same lease, was declined, permission being granted to make a tramway thereon. The same firm asked for a decision in reference to Mr F. G. Poyuter's application to be declared the purchaser of the pre-emptive right on Bun 140 b. The Prsvincial Solicitor's opinion on the case was read. It was to the effect that the payment of the pur-chase-money within twelve months was an absolute condition of sale ; that a breach of that condition determined the right of the holder ; and according to the principle laid down in the case of the Attorney-General v. Jones, the Board had no power to give relief against the provisions of the statute. The Board declin id the sale. On Mr W. Dormer's application his lea c of Section 1, block 14. Mount Hyde district. was reduced fram 80 to 50 acres. On the application of Messr3 Cable and Drummond, it was resolved to sell section 13, block 15, AJaungatua (150 acres), and section 4, Mock 4, Waipori (210 acres), by auction ; to be surveyed by the applicants — cost of survey to be added to the upset price, and to be returned in the event of their not being declared tbe purchasers. . It was resolved that the islands on the Clutha River, applications to purchase and lease which had been made, should be sold by auction, after survey, in the usual way. A petition that that part of the Traquair Hundred, from the watershed of the Waipori to the Falls, be thrown into goldfields, was referred to the Government. The Warden's repoit on Messrs Watt and Parker's objections to Mr Valentine's application for section 1, block 6, Waipori, being to the effect that the land was known to be auriferous, and not only that, but its sale would enable the holder to stop the prolongation of the water races and levy black mail upon the miners, the Board declined the application. It was resolved to recommend the Government to refund the deposit and cost of survey to the applicant. Tbe application of Mr Benjamin Bray to purchase iitty acres of Hawks bury Bush was declined ; while those of Mr Joa. Wallis for a coal Lase of twenty acres at JSwitzers, and Mi Calder for a saw-mill license at Waikawa, were erant( d on the usual terms.