(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (PROM THE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) riTNEDIN, June 21. There was very fair competition for land in the Wendon and Wendonside districts, offered for perpetual lease, by by the Land Board. Every section brought more than the upset, and for one there were no less than 10 applicants. The successful tenderer in this instance gave 3s 6d beyond the upset price per acre of 2s. One section in Sutton went to John M'Leod at the upset price.
At the Land Board, yesterday, Mr J. H. Preston applied for a lease of section 6, block V, Swineburn, for grazing pur poses.—Referred to the District Land Officer.
T. Egan asked that his deferred payment section, Rock and Pillar, should be re-offered for sale at 20s, with valu ation in his favor.—Consideration deferred for a week.
Messrs Quinn and Wood applied for re-consideration of tbeir application to purchase 50 acres of land at Grimmerbum under section 66 of the Mines Act.—The District Land Officer reported the land auriferous, and that so soon as water was obtainable, it could be profitably worked. On this account lie would . recommend that the application be declined.— Con sideration was deferred for a week. The Chief Commissioner asked the Board to fix the license of Teviot and Sutton district pastoral licenses, recently offered for sale at £s.—The licenses were fixed at.£s for leases, the rental of which was over £SO, and £2 2s for those under that amount.
The following applications for deferred payment lands were approved ofJohn Creighton, Kyeburn; Mrs Hi. Brown, Grimmerburn.
