WELLINGTON LANDS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 780, 1 April 1910, Page 9

WELLINGTON LANDS.

BALLOT AND SALES. HAWTBET AND OTHER SETTLE- "• ■ '■■ MENTS.A ballot was held at the District Land Office yesterday for tho Bale or selection of Section 20, Block IX, and part-Section 3, Block X, RuahhiG survey district, aggregating 2000 acres. Tho land is situated fourteen miles from Mangaweka, and is officially described as good grazing country, undulating to hilly, and well watered. Twelve applicants took part in the ballot, tho successful applicant being James Smith, of Mangnwekn. Ballots were also to have been held yesterday -for sections in .tho Hawtrey settlement, but in-each case only one •application was received. The. sections 'were therefore allotted to the following applicants:—Section 1, Block I, 11 acres 2 roods 27 perches, Charles -Gifford; Section 4, Block' I, 15 acres 1 rood 24 poles, Charles Woodward; Section: 9, ißlock I, 1 rood 9 perches, William E. Bateman; Section 2, Block 111, 10 acres, Thomas Lynch; Section 3, Block HI, Margaret Slater; Section 21, Block 111, 2 roods, 7.5 perches, Michael Kelly; Sections 2 and 4, Block IV, 3 roods, William Walker. The following sections in the Manganui survey district were also allotted without opposition:—Section 4, Block VI, 1124 acres, Henry Madden; Section 1, ; Blook VI, R. H. Huntington. SALE OI? CROWN LANDS. Tho following leases were disposed of. at a sale, of Crown lands hold by the Crown Lands Commissioner, on Wednes- . . : ... Wairarapa'.— Section 32 .(part),; .-Block. £V, Akatarawa, Hutt Connty,' 741 acres, upset annual rental £5, Mr. J.'H. 'Hills* Kaitoke.' Parts 100 and 101, Blocks 111, V,. YI, Rimiitaka, State forest reserves, Featherston County, 1353 acres, upset rental .£ls, Mr, W. J. Gooding, Cross Creek, taken at .£33 per annum. Blocks XV. and XVI (Akatarawa)'lll.and IV (Rimutaka), I, 11, and V (Wairarapa), 5159 acres, upset *SBS. There was keen competition for this lot, jvhich went to Mr.' Charle9 Tringham, Pigeon Bush, at .£155 per annum. These lots are situated on the railway line-between Kaitoke railway station','aiid Cross Creek, and comprise more, or less open country on tho Rimutaka ranges, suitable for grazing. Paekakariki Survey District.—Subdivisions! and 6, 10 acres/ miles from Paremata railway station, Mr. J. Gray, Pahautariui, upset rental ;£BO. , Subdivisions 13, 14, and 15, 12 acres 2'roods 23 perches, upset ,£ll7, Mr. J..Gray, who bid up to £197. He. also .took sub-divi-sions G and H, each containing one rood, upset £Si for .£l3 rental each per annum. Sub-divisions S and T, 1 rood each, upset .01, wore taken at .£ls and .£l6' respectively by Mr. Oswald Beero. 1 Wadestown Sections.—Two lots of ■ Wadestown land, containing 1 rood 1 porch and 1 rood 5 perches respectively, upset JJ2410 each, situated about 10 ohainsi north of tho Thorndon Quay tramway terminus, were' passed in.

TRANSACTIONS APPROVED. At the meeting of the Land Board yesterday thero were present: Messrs. James Mackenzie (Commissioner Crown Lands) in the, ohair, Jos.: Dawson, and H. T. Milligan. The following transfers were approved on- the' usual .conditions:—Soctions ; 23, 24, and-26, Block.XlV, Maungakaretu, COO. acres, T. Aitohisbn to-R.- Aitohisbn; Section'lo, Block.XVL-Apiti,-200 acres, J. S. Clark; and- M.- M.: Wood to J. Si Clark; Sections' 13 and 91', Block XV, Makuri, Mangatiki 1.F., 142 acres 1 rood '■ 17 perches, D. Bagley to J.'F. Barry; Section 36, Block XI, Ilautapu, 29 acres 6 perches, W. H. Billinghurst wife; Section 10, Block XV, Makuri, 200 acres, and Section 34, Block XV; Makuri, 10 acres, Mrs. C. Clark .to J. M'Davitt; Seotion 72, .Taihape V.S. Extension, 28 acres, G. Mist to S. F. Eeid and J. F. Casey; Section 6, Block XVIII, Mangahao,: Pahiatua • VS., .A. Ingley to H. Sherwood; section' 52, Block XIV, Pohangina, 999 acres 3 roods, 24. perohos, C, Bailey, to. F. J.'and A. C. Bussell; Section 53, Hprowhenua V.S., 25 acres, 'E. R. Williams to W.H.Hurd;, Section 9 and 10a, Block V, Aohahga, 323 acres 2 roods 12 perches, H. G. Hill to M. S. Robbie; Section' 6, Block'Vlll, Puketoi, ,299- acres 1 rood 23 perches, P. Brady to H. P. Hansen; Section 40 part 79; Block IX, pukeokahu,' ISO acres, W; C. Therbald to J:. Therbald; Pahiatua" V.Si,' 33 ncres 2 roods',.ls perches). M. Libeiin':to; P..' F.:;Byau;; Section 13,,'Block',':XIII: Ohinewiiirtia; : Taihape. V.S., 70 ■ acres,. A. C. Davy to E'. Belliss; Section 13a;; do;, 30 acres, A. C. Davy to B. Belliss; Sections 3. and 6, Block IX, Pukeokahu, 200 acres, M. A. Therbald to E. Therbald; Section 28, Rakautb'ru V.S., 15 acres, B. T. Sinclair to E. J. M'Connoll. The following transfers were approved subject to satisfactory reports from the ranger:—Section 15, Block IV, Mount Cerberus, 75, acres, C. Winter to S. A. Winter; Section's 5 and 0, Blocks'Xl and X, Mikimiki, .371'-acres 29 perches, A. Johnson.to. F. L. Kerr; Section. 4,. Block IV, Puketoi, Mangatiti IF., 200 acres, J. M'Davitt to C. M'Davitt; Section 2, Block XVI, -Tauakira, 1998 acres 2 roods, G. H. Oliver to H. T. Wells; part 1, Section 13, Block VII, Amutoi, 100 acres', S.' A'. S. Hart to C. F. Hart; Section 35, Manunui V.S., 1 aore 14 perches; T. Moore to J. H. G. Inskeep. Mr. O'Driscoll was "permitted to sublet 10 perches at Ohakune to Sun Lee at .£39 a year.' An application to sub-lot from J. M'Neill was left for the Commissioner to pass if all is in order. Mrs. J. Handley was allowed to transfer the ■'license, of-Section 1, Block XII, Kaitoke, 983 acres' 2 roods, to G. E.and P. H. Way, the consideration to be only .£IOO instead of .£3OO. • ■ . • , The meeting will be resumed this morning.