The regular weekly meeting of the Waste Lands Board was held on the 20th. Present — Messrs A. C. Strode (in the chair), Butter wovth, and Clark. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. SAW SIILL AREA AT WAIPOM. Mr D. Reid's adjourned application on behalf of Samuel O'Kane and John Lawson, that the lease of the saw-mill area (160 acres) at Wai 73ori, lately agreed to be transferred to the said Samuel O'Kane, be issued in tho name of iihe said John Lawson, was re-considered. Mr Hoskins appeared in support of the application. — Adjourned until the survey has been com pleted and the plan lodged. SALES OF ALLOTMENTS AT MACKAES. Mr W. E. Griffin, Secretary to the Macraes Progress Committee, requested that the saks of town allotments at Macraes may take place there instead of, as formerly, at Naseby. — Re ferred to District Officer for report. THE KESIDENCE CLAUSE. Mr John Cumming asked the Board to advise him wii;h reference to the occupation of certain deferred payment sections in Waipahee district.— The Board resolved that the resi dence clause will not be enforced in this case. |WATEH HACE AT WAIKAWA. Messrs Gourlay, Anderson, and Campbell, transmitted a sketch showing the position of a water race applied for by them at Waikawa. It was resolved that the sketch was quite in sufficient, and that the provisions of the Act must be complied with, vide section 05, sub section 1, of the Act. THE IMMIGBANTS 1 LAND ACT. The Immigration Officer, Dunedin, asked instructions from the Board to guide him in his future action in lodging applications on behalf of immigrants under the Immigrants' Land Act, 1873, and as to whether Immigrant's cer tificates which entitle them to purchase Crown Land can be received in payment for town as well as rural lands under the said Act. The Chaibjiaw : My reading of the Act' is, that it applies only to rural lands. It cannot be applied to town lands in any shape or way. Mr Allan quoted Clause 7 of the Immigrants' Land Act, 1873; The Chairman : We must take one clause with another'to understand tha thing. Rui'al lands are implied all through. I should like the opinion of the Law Officer of the Crown. We are not going to break the law. 