WASTE LAND BOARD.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 364, 13 June 1874, Page 2

WASTE LAND BOARD.

The usual weekly meeting of this Board was held on Thursday, when ".'the' following amongst other business was transacted: — APPLICATION 808 JBOIBCTIOjr.; The manager ©f the Switzero Freehold Gold Mining Company wrote' for protection to prospect for coal over four acres of Swan* ston's run, the property of the Company-. PBOSPECTIIHJ FOB COPPER - Mr. Bradshaw, for Messrs Kirk, MTSlwain-i-, Johnstone, M'Kay. Drummond, and Coulter, applied for protection to prospect for copper over 80 acres of run 362, north-west of Box 1 burgh. It appeared that good proepects had been found, but the exact place to be leased couli not jet be pointed oat. Six months' protection was granted. BOXBtfBaH. The District Land Officer, Clyde, wrote suggesting the creation of a new land district for Roxburgh, and the keeping of separate records. The Board did not see it* iray tomove in the matter at once, and the letter was merely noted as having been read. ADVEBTISItfG APPLICATIONS POBIA&Dv The District Land Officer, Naseiy, suggested that an order should he g^efftnat all applications for land should be advertised three weeks in the local newspaper. , : APPEAL AGAINST DECISION". Mr. John Ferry appealed against the de 1 cision Of the Board in Mr. Rodger's application for land in block YIIL, CHenkenich. He had, On the previous resolution of the Board to .sell to Bodgers only as much as would include his (Bodger's) improvements, and open land, in all not exceeding ten acres, — erected- the mill on. portion bE that land-. Now, he found lie had erected his saw mill on a portion of the land now agreed to be sold to Bodgers. It appeared that the mistake in so erecting the saw mill was Perry's, and the resolution authorising the Bale to Bodgers was not altered, the agreement with Bodgers having been made.' Mr. Perry wa» advised to remove his plant. Another ap- *•' plication came up in connection with tbift, Mr. Mouat applied On behalf of Messr». Herbert, Howat, and Co., to be allowed to ' survey, with a view to acquiring a. portion of the land not granted to Bodgers. Objections • were raised to the application on behalf of ■-' Mr. Perry.v Mr. Mouat thought, but' was" not sure, "that the land wanted by Herbert, \ Howat, and Co. was not the land wanted hf x [ Perry. The matter was postponed, pending *.- Mr. Mouat putting in a more definite application. TUAPBKA.— BLOCK XIX. TO BE" SPRVBYJEDv The District Land Officer transmitted the , application of Martin Joyce to purchase hi* residence area near, the town of Lawrence. Mr. Mouat for applicant. It appeared that Mr. Joyce had had thispiecftof land under residence certificate ana miners right for seven or eight years back, had erected a dwelling house on the land at a cost of abent £100 and had made various improvements. The District Land Officer reported that the land waajwfe likely to. be auriferous, and he knew- -ef no objection to its being alienated) hut he considered 20s. an acre too low. It was resolved thai* the Whole block be surveyed,, and the application was postponed pending the sttrvey oi the block. TUAPEKA...,— APPLICATION TO PURCHASB. Mr. Francis .Boss applied to purchase section 14, Mock XIX., Ttapeka East, Mo-ief clause, S3-. .... . ,~ The application was grantee!. ~ " r< APPLICATION TO PIHtCHaSK I&NJ)*. Applications -ftwfe made as $6Ho%s %6 purchase, land* held tut&fragrictdtfcral tease :— Mr. Soseph Glass, section \ tdeok IL. Tiger HSI. : . " Mr. James Conne*> flection* d 2 fend 112, Leaning Kock. M*. Glass's application was approved of * but Mr. Cca&eiTß was refused, as the land stood in the same, category as Mr. Feraud'i once Ko'ted application.— it was auriferous. The Board decided upon ranging their day of meeting from Thursday daft