The weekly meeting of the Board was held on the 25th. There were present—The Chief Commissionor, Messrs Bastings, But terworth, Reid, and Clark. The following business was transacted

Messrs Gillies and Street, for Mr C. T. Marie, asked that the sale of the lease of section 117, black 2, Leaning Hock, should he burdened with conditions for payment to him of half cost of constructing road race and tunnel. The Board decided that the new lease be withdrawn from sale. Messrs Gillies and Street, for Messrs Guthrie and Asher, applied for a timber saw mill license, over an area of (500 acres, in blocks (i and 7, Glenwmaru district. It was agreed to grant tbe license on the usual terms', beyond the purchased land, to the ex tent of 6(»0 acres. Mr J. B Von Tanz'eman app'.ied to pur chase a section in the township reserve at Beach Bay. Applicant to survey for him self, and then the section to be put up with improvements added. Mr K. W. Capstiok wrote relative to the superseding of his appointment as auctioneer for the Mataura district. The Board decided that the Mataura district being in the lover cargill Land Administration, it became more equitable to have the business done in that town, and th'i step was taken without auy disparagement to tbe confidence of the Bjaid in Mr Capstick's competence and probity. On the application of David Doull, for re fund of depoait made on application to pur chase section 30, block 4, Wyndham, the government recommended to refund the amount. Messrs Gillies and Street, for the loko mairiro Coal Company, applied for lease of the Coal Reserves in block 1 and 2, Akatore. The company to have the option of taking up LOO acrts at JOs per acre ; lease to com mence on November 1 next. Messrs Connell and Moodic, for Messrs George and Claine, applied for lease of about half an acre of the Quarry Reserve, block if, Oamaru, for business pm poses. The appli cation was declined. Flans of blocks 2, 0, and 7, Gleukeneich, were submitted for approval and decision as to the bonudary between Kuns 108 *nd 167n The plans were approved, but the part in dispute between Captain Mackenzie and Mr M'lntyre was postponed. 