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Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 426, 16 January 1875, Page 3

The Chairman pointed out that if the Board had acted illegally there was a remedy, The legality of the action could be tested at the Supreme Court. Mr. Reid remarked that it was about time the public saw what sort of people the Board had to deal with, when they found men of means, wlio had held tbe country for years ftw&a rocro bagatelle, coming forward and trying to steal a march oiv the public— (hear, heai 1 ) — in an underhand way. * Mr C'onne 1 was understood to say that it was wrong to allow Mr Reid to use such expressions, without giving him (Mr Connell) an opportunity of saying anything. Mr Reid went on to say that a man's sense of public morality must be very limited indeed when he could act in such a way. Mr Connell said that if Mr Reid was allowed to use such language, he (Mr Connell) might be permitted to say that the members of the Waste Lands Board ought to be ashamed of themselves, for trying to get the largest amount of money out of the. piiblic that the law would allow. He thought Mr Reid was afraid to allow the matter to be discussed, lest the boot should be proved to be on the other leg. He (Mr Connell) might have been able to say something about an underhand way of getting money. Mr Reid : At any rate, the money would not go into my pocket. Mr Connell said he was prepared to behave with the utmost courtesy towards the Board, but the course they had adopted appeared to to him to be a gross injustice, and if he had been guilty of using strong language he would surely be excused. Mr Reid explained that he had moved the resolution just earned, lest the Board should give the application any position, or recognise it in any way, and if they heard any discussion in its favour he thought they would be giving it some recognition. In fact he thought it was a great mistake that a meeting of the Board E%d been called to consider it. The Board then adjourned. * m (From the " Guardian") ' The usual weekly meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday. Present : Mr. Thomson, Chief Commissioner in the chair ; nnd Messrs Bastings Butterworth, Strode, Reid, and Clark. THE WAIKOIXOI HUNDREDS. The Chief Commissioner said that, before the business began he wished to say thst it ■was not at his instance that the special meeting was called to consider Mr. Logan's application. In fact he objected to it at the time, and told Mr. Connell that he would have to obtain the consent of the Provincial Sscretary for its being held. After an absence from bis office, ho found on his return % letter stating that Mr. Reid had consented to the meeting being held. Mr. Reid said that Mr. Connell asked him if he had any objection to the meeting being held. He asked for what purpose ; and Mr, Connell replied to consider the matter of the Waikoikoi Hundreds. He then told him that the land was not ope*n for application. Mr. Connell then asked if he objected to the meeting being held. To have done so would have been an improper thing for him as a member of the Board. If the Chief Commissioner wished to have a^special meeting, he had no control over tbe Chief Commissioner. He then proceeded to say that if the Chief Commissioner wi&ed to consult him lie should do so either directly or by means of an officer of the department, and not through a land agent. The Chief Commissioner said that Mr Connell went clown to Mr. Reid on his own responsibility. For himself he had no wish to move in the matter at all. Mr Reid remarked that if he had said that the meeting should not be called it would be next said that he was interfering in tbe department. He hoped he knew his position better than that. The discussion then dropped. At the conclusion of the proceedings of the Board, the minute of December 20, .in reference to the Waikoikoi Hundreds, was, on the motion of Mr. Reid, amended so as to correspond exactly with the rough minute of the same date and number. He then moved, " That the unsold lands on the Waikoikoi Hundreds, being land of special value, be again advertised for sale by auction in terms of clause 85 of the Otago Waste Lands Act, 1872, the sale to be held in Lawrence on February 23, 1875, at the upset price of £2 per acre." The motion was z greed to. WARDENS BEPOET. The report of Warden Simpson was read on the application of M. A. C. (Thomson for a pre-emptive right of 100 acres on run 337. Approved, pending the surreybr's plans and report. TITAPEKA EAST. The applications of Johanna Lewis for section 18, block IV., ana section %ft, block XTV., were, at the request of her agent, Mr. F. R. Chapman, postponed nokomaia. ■% The memorial of certain settlers in the Nokomai district was read, asking that a block of land should be thrown open for sale under deferred payment system, on run 214,' at pre.sent occupied by Mr. J. Rogers. Referred to the Government. A WATER RACE. Messrs Chappie and North applied for a license to construct a water race for domestic and irrigation purposes, from Chatto Creek to block XXXIIL, Tiger Hill. Resolved that an actual survey should be submitted to the Board before the' matter would receive attention. PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS. i The following pre-emptive rights were applied for:— Thomas C. Low, run 326; D. M'lfellar, run 194 ; Alexander Grant, run 327. The applications were agreed to, subject to survey, also to be in accordance with the regulations as to frontages. One right of 640 | acres to be allowed on each run. APPLICATIONS TO PURCHASE. The following applications were referred to the Government : — D. Stevenson, section 13, block VII., Waitahuna East. William Smith, section 27, block 11., Tuapeta West. DEFERRED-PAYMENT LEASES AND LICENSES. The question as to the dates on which agricultural leases exchanged for deferred payment leases and licenses, should commence was considered. The Board resolved that the Ist January aud the Ist July be fixed for the commencement oftbfHeases. The rent due for broken periods to be changed with the first rent due.

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