WASTE LAND BOARD.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 351, 29 April 1874, Page 3

WASTE LAND BOARD.

The usual weekly meeting of the Waste Land Board was held on Friday forenoon, at the office of the Commissioner, Provincial Government buildings. Present Mr. J. T. Thompson (in the chair) and Messrs. Butterworth and Strode. ■ , PROTECTION. . ' ■ Mr. Bradshaw, on behalf of Mr. Ralph Allan, applied for protection to prospect for coal on sections 12, 14, and 16, block VII., Glenkenich. — postponed. OBJECTIONS Objections were read from the Bruce Lime and Coal Company to the sale of part of section 33, block 1., Akatore, until the railway was surveyed to the pit. — The Board decided that the land comprising the supposed line of road might be competed for, as the whole of the section was to be sold by TAPANUI. Ranger Hughan reported on the objections of the Tapanui Progress Committee to the •leasing of a coal reserve in block VII , Glenkcmch. He objected to leasing the whole, but not to 10 or 20 acres being granted. — His suggestion was approved of. EXCHANGE. The following applications to exchange leases were approved : — J, M'Bride, 81, and 88, block 111., Shotover ; J. Broden, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, and 151, block 1., Shotover ;A. Blundel; 191, 192, and 153, block 11., Tuapeka East ; J. ttlain, 15, block V., Tuapeka East ; A. O' Neil, 3, block XIIT., Tuapeka East : A. Bridie, 46, block V.', Tuapeka East. APPLICATIONS. The following applications to purchase land were approved : — H. Cameron, section 32, block 11., Tuapeka East ; N. W. Coverlid, section 18, Crookston. ■ CROMWELIi, Mr.J, Perriam requested that the upset price of the 10-acre section, block 111., Cromwell district, might be reduced from £2 to £1 .per acre, — Application not entertained. GLKNKENIOH. Mr. Mouat applied, on behalf of Messrs. Ho worth and Co., for consideration of an application for 160 acres for a saw mill lease, block. XIV., Glenkenich, adjournedjfrom the end of March. It was decided that a survey must be made by a Government surveyor before the bush was finally apportioned, the deposit of £160 by the appicants to cover both their applications. — Mr. John applied for a portion of run 255. The application was recorded, but not granted, as the land applied for was a reserve. COAL ON FIRE. Mr. Strode brought under the notice of the Board the fact that for the last four or five years a very valuable coal seam near the Teviot tuwnship had been on fire, and he thought it was- quite time that steps were taken to put a stop to such a shameful destruction of property. The coal was of a very superior character, far above the ordinary lignite, and it appeared to him to be a monstros thing that such a state of things should be allowed to exist. — The Chief Commissioner said he knew of one other seam in the province^ that was on fire in the same way. Whai would Mr. Strode suggest ? - Mr. Strode -replied that the matter, should be at once ; brought - under the notice of the Government, who should be requested to turn a water-race on from the adjacent property, and'so put out the fire. I The matter was recorded in the minutebook, -after which the meeting adjourned. >

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