WASTE LANDS BOARD.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 302, 8 November 1873, Page 3

WASTE LANDS BOARD.

I The weekly meeting of tho Board was held Thursday afternoon, the following members being present : — The Chief Commissioner (in the chair), Mcssi-s. Bastings, Butterworth' Clark, John Reid, and Strode. HE. J. AT. EOBEKTSON'S APPLICATION POB A WATER RACE AT QTTEENSTO WX . Tho application made by Mr. J. W. Robertson, for a water raeo" from One-Mile Creek to Queenstown — postponed several times pveviously — now came on for consideration. It was resolved to further postpone the matter till tho difficulties between Mr. Robertson laid the Corporation of Queeastown are cleared up. CAMPBELL AND LOW S PRE-EMPTIVE EIGHT I OVER RUN NO. 244. An opinion was received from the Provincial Solicitor that a second application could be received for the pre-emptive right refused to Messrs. Campbell and Low, for Run No. 241<. APPLICATION FOR SAW MILL LEASE REFUSED.John Mackncy applied for a lease of land in the Remarkable Patch, Tuapeka West, for : sawing timber with an eight-horse power steain-engiue. The application was refuser 1 . APPLICATION TO PTTRCHASK IAND OS BTTST 221, LEASING BLOCK. Mr. W. H. Hestoaclt applied to purchase twelve chains square of land in Run 221 in block IX., Leaning Bock. A report on the application was received from the District Land Officer. Application refused. PURCHASE OP AGRICULTURAL LEASES. The following applications for the purchase of agmiltural leases were .toeeiveel .- — J. R. Kemp, sec. 53, 54, bl. 1, Cairnhill. Juo. White „ 28, „ „ „ R. Leslie „ 29, „ „ „ J. M'Donough „ 50, 35, „ „ „ It was resolved that the consideration of tho applications should be postponed until the Board had received the opinion of the Judge upon the validity of the Keßerves. EXCHANGE OP LEASES. The following applications for exchange of leases under clause 62, were received from -Messrs. H. and J. Crossan : — Sections 12, 13, 31, 32, block L, Cairnhill. Tho Government sanctioned sections 12, 13, and 31 only. The Board approved of the applications sanctioned by the Government. PTTECITASI3 OP IAST IN HIIiESD DISTMCT. Mr. Walter Miller applied to purchase section 13, block X., Hillond district. It was decided that the District Land Officer's report and advice should be asked.

! The " Q-rey River Argus " of October 9 i has the following .• — " The prompt, paymentmade by the Victorian Insurance Company of the £500 policy on the Bank of New ■ Zealand, Hokitika, is noticeable as pointing 1 to the ready settlement of claims against the ! company. The fire occurred on Saturday ! morning last, and on Monday morning following the amount was paid over to the bank by Mr. Scott, the Hokitika agent of the Victoria Company." An luvercargill paper mentions that the scarcity of labour continues to be much felt in the district. The demand for carpenters l especially is very pressing, "the rate of •wages now paid Iso this class of artisans being from 12s. to 15s. per day. Indeed, cases have been heard of where there has been no response to invitations for tenders for erecting new build--ings. The solicitors' bill of costs to which the shareholders in the Pleasant Creek " Jumps" object, is stated by the " Ballarat Courier" to amount to the nice little sum of £2,300. It is intended to have the account taxed. Sheep-shearing will commence at Puketoi Station, Manitojto Plain, about the 25th November.