ordinary meeting of the Land Board was held eduesday. Present: The chief commissioner. IJ.1 J. Maitland), Messrs Dallas, Duncan, and i. IPHKa EiST.—J. Henry applied to take up n 33, block VI, Tuapeka East, and forwarded leeeesary deposit, lie inquired as to the ibility of having the section declared open lor tual Icasing.-Heferred to the district land f to report as to what improvements had been pon tlie land by applicant, and the value of the >eh Hill.—An application by Jesiah Cl Jones razing right over sections 1,3, 4, 19, and 20, J, I'iger Hill, conditionally on his keeping t rabbits.—Consideration deferred for report district land officer. ■ VV. L. Simpson, on behalf of William Keeble, ? lllr> having applied to have section 3, block I, 100- 11,! opeu for app'ication under "The Land lf>B/. -Heferred to the district land officer to f advisable to sell auy portion of sections 1 3 4 , and 20, block 1, Tiger Hill, marked township ye. :e STRKAM.-The Governmei\t having accepted inder of run 180 from Mr F. Fulton, it was led to recommend the Governor-in-Counoil that •un be re-offered for 10 years at upset rental of arki'A.—Joseph Cumine wrote applying to have ions 7 and 8, block IX, Warepa, deleted from his letual lease.—Hesolved that the board cannot ply with the request. KMOT.—Several intending purchasers at Herlofc tiship wrote asking that thn back sections in. township should bo offered for cash, the same session having been granted at Kelso.—Heferred langer Hughan to report. hkknvalb. —Jas. Winslade applied for per sioii to fence in quarry reserve No. 8, block r, Greeuvalc, adjoining his section (No. 9; on Jltion of his keeping down the rabbits.—Kef erred he chief commissioner. lakendos.—The steward of the village settle its reported that the following holders of sections ilock XI, Clarendon, had not complied with the ditions ;—Kobert Turner, section 13; John Sin r, section 17; Henry Croft, section 22; James .'ies, section 24.—Holders to be required to show se within one month why the leases should not forfeited for non-compliance with conditions of upatiou. Jaimks.—The Chief Surveyor forwarded plans of tions 46 to 55, block I, Catlins, with report, des ption.and estimated values of land.—To be for rded to the Government for notification. 