THE LAND BOARD

BY ELECTRIC TELEFRA.PH. (per The united pr,ess association.) DUNEDIN", JULY 24. Applications for gold-mining leases were approved of as follows, subject to certain water-rights recommended by the Warden :—Duncan M'Lellan, section 10, block Yf, Kyeburn; Enterprise Water-race Company sec tion 1, block 11, Naseby. Mr J. A. Connell (on behalf of William John) requested tbe Board to rescind their resolution of the 18th ult. forfeiting the license over section 15, block IV, Gimmerburn. He further applied to have the same capitalised.—Capitalisation was autho rised, subject to the payment of rent in arrear. The Board forfeited the following deferred-payment licenses for non payment of rent, as follows:—H. A. Simmonsen, Poolburn, £H4<; T. Fraser, Waihemo, £246 12s; F. Eagan, Hock and Pillar, LlO5 ; Gabriel Hodges, Kurow, L3LB ; John Stewart, section 17, block V, Dun back, LI 12 2s 6d; J. Thomson, section 7, block XII, Rock and Pillar, LBB 4s. Consideration of the cases of W. Cunningham, section 13, block V, Dunback, L 97 L7s 6d, and R Barron, section 8, Block VI, Mount Hyde, LlO6 2s 6d, was deferred.
LATE CABLEGRAMS

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. . FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. LONDON, JULY 22. In the All-England Match, the Englishmen's first innings closed for 379, of which Steel made 148. This was 150 more than the Australians, who, in their 2nd innings, had four wickets down for 73, M'Donnfll Booring2o, Murdoch *l7, and Banner man 28. MELBOURNE, July 23. Further cases of the doubtful disease are now prevalent, and con tinue to be reported from different poiats Illusion and Stockwell have been scratched for the unedin Cup, both horses being dead.
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