LAND BOARD

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2836, 29 July 1916, Page 14

LAND BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING MORE SECTIONS FOR SOLDIERS \ The monthly meeting of tho Wellington Land licanl was held on Thursday, Mr. G. H. AI. M'Clure, the Commissioner of Crown Lands, presiding, and there were also present: Messrs. J. Dawson, J. Ueorgetti, and C. M'lntyre. Applications for Land. Applications for cash under Section 12 of tuo Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, wore approved ol' as follow:— Section 49, Mawaihakona Township, 1 rood, cash, George L. Lay; price, A'4o. Sectious 3, 4, 6, Mawaihakona Township, 1 acre 2 roods 4 perches, cash, John Williamson; price, J!220. Section 2, Block V. Eaurimu Township, 1 rood, cash, J. AY. Kudsits; price, XH. Section 42, Kakahi Township, 3 roods, cash, George U'ump; price, .£2O.

Applications lor additional land under Scction 51 (2) of the Lands for Settlement Act, 1008: Section 18, Block HI, Hawtrcy S., 1 rood 31 perches, L.S.It.L., Harry. Wiley; annual rent, 10s. 6d. ■ Application for additional land under Section 14 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912: Sections CO and 62, Block VI, llautapu, 27 acres 2roods 18 perches, 0.1 i.P., Mabel Carr; ntmna! rent, iCo Is. i'inal applications under Section 4 of the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act, 1015: Section 13, Block If, Apiti, 215 acres, H.L., If. H. I'. Bashford; annual rent, X'sß IBs. Section 11, Block 11, Apiti, .324 acres 3 roods, ILL., X. A. Miller; annual rent, ,£7l 12s. Scction 22, Block XIII, Manganui, 301 acres, E.L., A. (J. Davis; annual rent, £33 Bs. lOd.

Application for temporary license under Section 130 of the Land Act, lflOS.Section 3i Block I, Levin Town, 1 rood Mis. Lie., James M'Tnggart; 'term, ten years; annual rent, XI 15s.

Applications for permits to occupy from year to year under Section 130 of the Laud Act, 1908: Block IV. Kaitieke, 10 acres,- temporary per., August Carlson; annual rent, Section 16S, Makuri Suburbs, 3 acres 3 roods 12 perches, temp, per., A. J. Cameron; annual rent, £1 155. Section 5, Block IV, Apiti, 3 acres 13 roods 32 perches, itemp. per., Arthur J. Ireland; annual rent, ■■ ,C 7. Pt. 4, Pohangina, 3R acres, temp, per., I'l'auk AV. Arlion; annual rent, £i. Section 1, Marshall Village, 8 acres 3 rood? 21 perches, temp, per., ,T. D. M'Gregor; annual rent, ,L' 3 ss. 9d. Sections 23 and 25, Raetihi Town, 1 acre .1 rood IS perches, temp, per., Ti. H. Crawley; annual rent, dfcl. Section 18, Block XXI, Ohakune Town, 38 perches, temp, per., I'. Jlischewski; annual rent, <61. Temporary permit year to year under the Public B,odies Leases Act,-1903: Section 229, Hunterville Town, 4 acres 2 roods 38, perches, temp, per., 3. Hurley; annual rent, £2.105.

Applications under Part: 111, of the Land Act, 1908: Section 52, Block VI, Hnnna, I acres 3 roods 15 perchps, 0.K.1'., Harry Morris; nnnual rent, JS& Section 4!), Block VI. Ilnnua, 3. acres 2 roods 35. perches, 0.R.P., Louis ,A Natske; annual rent, .£2 ss. Section 53. Block VI, Tfmma. 5 acres 2 roods 30 perches, 0.11.1'., Herbert K. Jackson.; annual rent, J!3 10s. Applications from Discharged Soldiers. Lots 571), 58b, 59b, C3l>, of Section 406, Block XH, W'airoa, (id-, acres, James L. Pefi'ers.—lt' was resolved to approve of his being allotted the sections, under Section I of the Act, on renewable lease for (30 years, at a rent calculated on capital value, of <£920. Parts li, 7, 8, Block V, Karioi, 381 acres 3 roods, John Sheehan.—Kesolved, to approve of his being allowed to selcct rhis lot, under Section 1 of the Act. at a rent based on a capital value of .£-180. Section G, Block 111, Whirinaki, 528 acrcs. Frank W. J. Welsh.—lt was resolved to approve of his. being allowed to select His section, uuder Section I of the Act, at the price-of 30s. per acre. Section 10, IHock 111, .Whirinaki, \~K acres, Edwin 0. Olsen.—Ucsolved Ho approve of his being allowed to select the section.; under Section -1 of the Act, at the price of 30s. per acre. .. .: • Land, for Soldiers. ■ It was resolved to place • Section 5, Block JIJ, PnkeUii, lOli acres 0 roods 10 perches, on the list of lands available for selection by discharged soldiers. Capital value, .£320.' Subject (o survey. E. C. Sarginsoii applied to surrender (Section 30, Hall-Jones Settlement, recently allotted to him.—lt was resolved to accept surrender and replace tho section on list of lands available for discharged soldiers. It was resolved to provisionally approve of an application from W. J. Ward, a discharged soldier, to select Sections 10, il, 42, and 13, Normatulale Settlement', containing 557 acres 2 roods .OS perches, under Section i of the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act. IUIS, the matter to be brought up at the next meeting oil August 31 lor confirmation. Transfers.

Transfers were approved in the following instances—Section 13, Ohakuue V.S., 5 acres, J'. C. Nissen, to — Bourke; Section a, Block XI, Owhango Township, 32 perches, from A. Weir to A. 13. Grogan; Section 12, Block XV, Alungauui, 450 acres, from 'J'. Sanders to J. T. Walker; Section 5,' Block XII, Wh'irinaki, 910 acres, from CI. Perfect lo J. Rhodes (subject to the full improvements being done); Section 2, Block In, Wainuioru, 1508 acres, from 11. Simpson to T. Hidgway; Section 14, Block XXI, Ohakuue Township, 1 rood, from Onsliunga Building Society to A. Collie, sen.; Section 7, Block XIV, Oroua, 101 acres 1 rood, from A. A. Croxford to I). A. Sinclair; Section 5, Block V, Pukeokahu, -JOO acres, from .1. Searle tu A. Whenuakura; Section 7, Block V, Pukeokahu, 500 acres, from .1. Searle to A. Whenuakura; Section 20, Block XII, Apiti, 220 acres, from H. L. Osborne to S. A. S. Ha i v t;: Section 21, Block VI. .Makotuku, 21(j' acres 0 roods 28 perches, from J. Bateman to 13. J. Cede; Section 237, Kaetihi Township, 1 rood, from Official Assignee, Estate of P. .T. Willcocks, to V. 11. l'omphrett; Section 4!), Block XVI, Makuri,' 300 acres, from 11. A. Ilan'na to SI. C'onway; Section 53, block XVI, Maknri, SHI acres 2 roods, from M. A. Ihmna to XI. ConwaySection 2, Block XVI, Tirirauliawa, 571 acres, ■from J. .13. R. Varley to C. A. Jledditch. Correspondence and Miscellaneous. It was resolved to rcducc the rent of Section 2, Block IV, llalaroa Township (liducation resenc), frum xr ss. to 15s. per annum, in terms of Section 11 of the Public Bodies' Leasing Powers Act, 1908, to lake effect from July 1, 11117. It was resolved to add the postponed vent, Jil4S tOs., on Section 2, Block VIII, Retarnke, to.the capital value, in terms of Section 5 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1015. It was resolved to recommend postponement of the rent due on Section"4, Block VI, town of Raurimu, for 'the period from January 1, 1015, to June 30, 1915 (iSs.), for two years. A. Allingham applied for exemption from rent whilst away on active service. This was granted. W. Aitken applied for permission to sublet Sections 1. 3, and 4, Mangaone Village, temporarily, to Charles Evans. This was approved. T,. Anderson applied for leave to subdivide Section 19, Block 11, Tiffin (Carrington Settlement), and surrender a portion (20.3 perches), and this was granted. Sirs. J. A. Harrod applied for permission to sublet Section 15, Block 11, Owhango Township, temporarily, lo the Owhajigo District School Committee (area, 1 rood).—Granted. It was resolved to declare. Thomas Weir's interest in Seetiou 9, Block V, Horopito West Township, forfeited, for non-compliance with the conditions uf his lease. The Commissioner submitted a scheme for offering the sections in Helling Settlement, grouped into three, lots of 3a. Or. SGp., 3a. lr. lop., and 4a. Or. 18p. Itwas resolved lo recommend that these three lots be ofl'ered by auction for cash or deferred payment at upset prices to be fixed by the Valuer-General. It was resolved to authorise the receiver of Land Revenue to pay "thirds" accruing from Section 1, Block XVI, Retarnke, to (he Kaitieke County Council, with a view to providing the lessee of the land (J. C. R. R. M'Kenzic) with bridge access to his section. ' Charles Kennedy, for himself and other Riariaka settlers, applied to have

llieir holdings declared a special roadiug district, and this was recommended.

The Waimarino County Council submitted proposals for expenditure of "thirds" accrued to the council to March 31 last. It was resolved to approve of the proposals. The Eketahuna County Council requested that the certificate of hypothecation of "thirds" from Sections 32 and 33, Block 11, Mangaone, and 41, Block X, Tararuu, be cancelled, and tlint (lie council be allowed to use tho "thirds" ns ordinary revenue.—Granted. The Kaitieko County Council sought permission to use JIOU, surplus of hypothecated "thirds" from Scction 4, Block V, Kaitieke, in defraying the cost of the Pukeatua steel bridge.—Granted. The l'atea County Council asked the board's consent to the expenditure of "thircis" from Sections 15, 18, and 24, Block V, Nukumaru, on metalling the road between Waitotara nwvay station and W'aitotara township.—Refused.

Simon Dalgleish. applied to surrender 3r. 3.t>p. of bis L.5.L.8., Section 1, Block XII, Huangarua S.D., and il was resolved to accept the surrender, and to approve of said area 3r. 3.lip. being dedicated as a public road in consideration of £he payment tfl the Crown of the value tn'creof, viz., ~£3O, the rent of section reduced proportionately to the area taken.

A revaluation of Section 13, Block XXI, Ohakur.e Township, 1 rood, was received from the ranger, and it was resolved to reoffer on renewable lease at a rent of J2l 10s. per annum. It was resolved- to approve of (he amount received for improvements on Section 2, Pirink.a Suburbs, viz.. .2125, b:ing paid into the public account. It, was resolved to approve of the amount received for improvements on Section 20, Mataroa V.S., viz., JGI Is., being paid into the public account. Other Business. It was resolved thai: the Valuer-General te nsked to review his values of Sections 20 and 27, Hall-Jones Settlement, areas 1 acre 1 rood 22.5 perches and 1 acre 2 roods 31 perches respectively. The application of Messrs. A. E. T. T. and A. h. M. Symes to sub-lease Section 9, Block 5, Omahine, consisting of 175 acres, to J. I'arr was refused. Under special resolution, in terms of the Public .Bodies' Leasing Powers Act, 1908, it was . decided to grant the subdivision and transfer of Section 9, Block 2, Mukotuku, consisting of 35 acres, from E. V. Hussev. to the Raetihi Town Board.