The Land Board met yesterday. The meet ing was attended by Messrs J. P. Maitland (chief commissioner), Duncan, Clark, Beeves and Brown. BETTLEE3 VS ABREAH. The memo, from the Receiver of Crown Lands Revenue regarding defaulting deferred-payment oeHlers was considered, and it was resolved to intimate to the licensees that the board baa resolved to forfeit lioenßes on the 10th Novem ber next* unless arrearn are paid. A memo, in re defaulting perpetual leases was allowed to etand over till a report is received from the ranger as to tho position of the settlers. KUBOTV. On the application of the Perpetual Trustees, B. Cairns was granted a lease of aflve-aore coal area ou run 23, Kurow, for seven years, at £1 per annum per acre. UNSOLD RCKS. The following runs having been unsold on the 30th ult., it was resolved that they be offered as follows :-Runs 337 and 337 a, 25,540 and 23,000 acres respectively, for seven years at £25 each; runs 455 (Mavora) and 10, 17, 20, 21, and 22 (Wakatipn), 64,200 acres and 104,100 acres, for 21 years at £25 each; run 420 (Manapouri), 8000 acres, for 10 years at £5. USE STREAM. Francis Fulton applied to surrender runs 186 and 259, as the present rentals were ruinous and he could not pay them any longer,—Referred to the Government. CLARBNDOJJ, The Waihola Road Board asked that a road be opened between seotions 6 and 2, block 11, Clarendon, to connect with the Main road along the coast.—The board had no power to grant the request, : HNJHLAT. An application by Patrick Phelan to havesec tions 33 and 35, block 11, Higblay, made de ferred-payment rural lands and grouped was ueferred for a week. ' HIDH. Consideration of the application by M. J. Scobie Uackenzio to have reserves of Crown lands about Hyde made » domain and vested in a local body was deferred for a week. TtTAPBKA BAST. An application by Hugh Ross to purchase five acres of mining reserve adjoining section 73, block IV, Tuapeka Bast, was granted. TIGER HILL. Consideration of the Perpetual Trustees' application, on behalf of P. Blorresey, to pur chase section 31, block 11, Tiger Hill, was further adjourned for a week. ' GLENOUOHY. The Crown Lands Ranger at Queenstown re commended that the application by F. H. 