WASTE LAND BOARD.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 316, 27 December 1873, Page 3

WASTE LAND BOARD.

A mooting of the "Wasto Land Boaj&iwas held on Wednesday. Present — The A^liiei Commissioner, Mr. J. T. Thomson (in the chair), and Messrs Bastings, Butter-worth, Clark, and Eeid. ME. SnANO GETS THE TRAQTJAIR LAND. Mr. Harris (instructed by Mr. J. Shand) : I hare to repeat mylffirdrm'er application iot the land for Mr. Shand. It was here explained that the Waste Lands Board had resolved to withdraw the land from sale; with the consent of His Honour the Superintendent. The particular piece of land applied for is that part of the Traquair Hundred included in Bun 57, and a resolution of the Provincial, Executive waE then read, stating that it would not be withdrawn from sale. . Mr Thomson : Well, then, the land- ifi open. Mr. Harris : I have been instructed to state in regard to an application from Mr. Barraclough for a portion of the land included in Mr. Shand's application, that Mr. Shand is willing to allow Mr. Barraclough to take it up, or- to compete with him at auction for ifc That particular bit — an area of 325 acres — was applied for by two applicants on the same day. * Mr. Thomson : " Land open for sale.' That is all we can say. ■* Mr. Harris : As a matter of course, Mr, Shand will be entitled to take up all the land, except the bit applied for by Barraclough. Mr. Thomson : Yes, all, except Barracloughs which must go to auction. Mr. Harris : Then that practically is that the application is granted. The matter then dropped. The officiaL minute made was " Land open for sale." EXCHANGE OP LEASES. The following applications were made foi exchange of leases from the old Act to clause 62 of the Act of 1872 -.— Gotten and Heiu'v^seefcions 14, 55 to 59 ; 12, 13, and 27, block 111., Tuapeka East, and section 19, block. XlV., same district, Q-eorge section 28, block IV. Tuapeka East. % O. T. A. Klingst, 82C(ion 2, block^ X. Waitahuna West. _ D. Howard Section 10, block IV., Tuapekd East. _ * .. * D. Eoughan, sections 93, 94, and 112, blocli 1., and 9, block IV. Tuapeka East. E. W. Mchols, sections 167 to 171, inclusive, and section 197, block 11., Tuapeka East. ■* - Andrew Taylor, sections 104 and 106 block 1., Waitahuna West. All the applications were approved. LAND IN COMPENSATION. Mr. Thomas Murray applied to purchase sections 1 of 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, .and 48, blocli 111., and 47 and 55, block IV.*; Table Hil district, being an area of 850 Seres, 500 o: which were given him as compensation foi damage done to his freehold land by tailings and for the remainder he pays £1 per acre. The application was approjed J of. APPLICATIONS TO PTJUCCASB. *~ The -following applications were made tc purchase lands held, by the respective appli cants under agricultural leases \— W. H, Miller, sections 17 and 32, block IV Table Hill. Thomas Wilson, sections 83, 84, and 85 block ll.,!!Tuapeka East. **& P. Cumming, section 16, block IV., Tua peka East. H. Cameron, section 6, block X., Tuapoka East. <• John Browne, section's 108 and 109, bJocl 1., Waitalj ujga Wesfc.The several applications were**' approved of. I APPLICATION TO PURCHASE ON A MINING RESERVE. | Mr. Doughty, for Mr. James garter, applied to purchase five acre* of land in- Traquair Hundred, being part of the mining ro> l^serye thereon. ( Mr. Doughty stateu that the land applied for was about three miles from the bank of the Waipori Eiver ; applicant had been settled on the land for the last eight years, and had expended £200. Mr. Thomson expressed himself as averse tc granting the application. Applicant had simply been squatting on Crown lands. Mr. Doughty : He has paid a business license. Mr. Thomson : There were two similar applications last week, and I could see most stringent objections to both of them. Besides, this land is exactly in a commanding point, and its sale would interfere with mining operations, I would be for refusing it. * Application refused. BECONSIDERATIOX OP DECISION. A reconsideration was asked of a decision of the Board. This decision was not to allow valuation of improvements on sections 11 and 12, block XXXIX., Cromwell, and it was thought the Act did not permit the allowing of valuation in the case. The Board, howover, held a different opinion as to the meaning of the Act at this meeting, considered that they should protect the applicant, and resolved that the laud be sold by auction at £5 per section upset, with valuation for improvements added. * RENEWAL OX 1 SAW MILL LICENSE. Mr. Doughty, for Mr. Jerusalem Smith, applied for a renewal of his sawmill license in the Maungafcua district. AirLIOA.TIO:X TOU SJCWMIIX LICENSE. Mr. Haggitt, for Mr. William Thomas M'Farlane, applied for a sawmill license for a five horse-power engine on block IV., G|}enkenich (Tapanui Bush). Mr. Haggitt explained that applicant had purchased the sawmill from his father, and now wished to obtain a license. Mr. Connell, of Messrs. Oonnelland Moodic, appeared as agent for M'Farlane, senr.-, and said in regard to the statement maile that the son had purchased the mill, that there was some disagreement on that; point, was asked to grant th# application to the son on the fact that the mill belonged to him, whereas it belonged to the father. Mr. Thompson regarded this as an entirely new license. , The Boai'd were considering new regulations, and would not grant any new licenses till the now regulationaftwould be issued, which would be in February or March. Application refused. LAND SALE AT TEVIOT. The District La^d Officer reported recommending that the land actually occupied by Richard Bennett, in bloclc 11., Teviot, should be sold after survey and due advertisement. The course suggested was appoved of, the land to be sold at £3 per acre. MR. WRIGHT AND THE O.P.Q. CO. Consideration was given to objections by the Otago Pioneer Quartz Mining Co. to tie sale of section 2, block IV ., Waipori, applied for by Mi\ James Wright. The ground of objection was that if the sale was made Mr. Wright could pi'event the Company from discharging their tailings down a gully. Members expressed themselves to the effect that the matter was one which could be better arranged between the parties themselves, and an adjournment of the ■ case was made ; and it was subsequently stated that the Company had made satisfactory arrangements with Mr. Wright, he not to offer any objection to their discharging their ta ; ling3 in a certain direction if they desired bo do so, and they withdrawing their objections to the issue of the "Crown grant. Mr. Stout for^the-OompanjU Mr. Harris for Mr. Wright. *t LAND ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS. Mr. Bastings brought forward the question of the desirability/of going on with receiving ] applications for sections 1- to $&i block 11.,, Glenkenich, set .aside .under the deferred paylp ■meni; system. It was resolved tlat'fcheiland be advertised on -the deferred- payment system .on .the game date.as before, _ , „

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