LAND BOARD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2913, 27 October 1916, Page 9

LAND BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING

j Tlio monthly meeting of tho Wclliiu .J ton Land Board was licl<l yesterday, tli Commissioner of Crown lands (Sir. G G H. M. M'Clure) presiding. There wer 0 also present: Messrs. .T. Dawson, H. '1 Ellingham, ,T. Gcorgetti, and C. M. M'li: » tyre. „ Applications for Land for Cash. •' The following applications for land fo u cash were approved:— Sections 114, 115, 116, Block XVI, ih 8 kuri Tsp., 2 acres 1 rood 1 perch, cash 1 Walter Parker; prico .£SO. Sections 11 G 12, 13, Block J, Maknri Tsp., 3 acres cash, Walter Parker; price t £GO. Sec D lions 13, 14, Mnwaihakona Tsp.,' 1 acr - 0 roods 8 perches, cash, W. J. May 1 price JJI3S. Seotion 11, Mawaihakon: Tsp., 2 roods, cash, Geo. Prudent; prici •£7O. Section 16, Mnwaihakona I'sp., rood 20 perches, cash, C. Itaran; prici ; .«50. Section 10, Block I, Mnkuri 'ftp. ' 3 roods 1.13 perches, cash, Geo. E. Wall price J!l7. " Deferred Payment. 1 Tho following applications' for land.oi deferred payment and under other ten ures were approved'.—Section 1, Blocli ; VI, Wilforil Settlement,. 1G.5 perches L.S.D.P., Henry Kqse; price ,£65. Sec | tion 3, Block VI, Wilford Settlement 11.7 perches, L.S.D.P., .Tack May; pricc «£6O. Section 5, Block I, Hawtrey Settlement, 14 acres 2 ro&ds 10 perches, L.S.D.P., Agnes Praser; price £320, firstclass land. Section 5, Block IX, Hunua S.D., 12 acres 1 rood 20 perches, 0.K.P., Theo. Burkett, annual rent. J2l lis.,'firstclass land. Sections 15, 16. 17, Horopito West' V .S., _ 2 acres 2 roods 16 perches, temp, permit, Thomas Butler. Piirts Sec- ■ Hons G and 8, Block XII, Manganui, 74 acres, temp, permit, Alfred Dixon: Section 38a. Block VI, Hunu'a S.D., 6 acres 1 rood 20 perches, temp, permit, Watkins Bros. Block V. Htinua, 134 acres, temp, permit, J. C.. Williams. Block 111, Kairanga, 2 acres 0 roods .06 perches, temp, .permit, Sinclair Bros. Block 111, ITairanga, 2 nores 3 roods 20 perches, teonp. permit. P. B. Thornley. Sections 5, 25/33, Warcwarewa. village, 16 acres 0 roods ™ P erc,le3 > temp, permit, Sydney Stent. Block VI, Runna S.D., 4 acres, temp, permit, W. G. Price. Licenses to Occupy. The following applications for license ftp occupy were approved :—Section 2A, Block XIV, Karioi S.D.. 12 acres 0 roods 18 perches, mis. lie., W. T. Carter, an"ual Tent ,£2, term 5 years. Sections 9, 10, Block 111, Levin Tsp.', 2 roods, mis. Jjc., Adelaide S. AVilson, annual rent J. 3. 10s., term 10 years. Other Applications. Other applications for land were granted as under :-Part Section 5, Block V, Phinowairua, mis. lie., G.. Gardner and Sons, royalty ,£SO. Section 286, Eaetihi suburbs, 6 acres 0 roods 26 perches, D.P., VV. G. Wise; price .£153, first-class land. Seotion 5 .Block -V, Whirinaki, 1275 acres, H.L., Albert Hogg and J. P. Nolan. James Buick, who was allotted SecoQ° n iL 1 ' airfi ?! <I , s J et t>emont on September • 'J ,'o ap P- lle(1 to bs allowed to select instead Section 3, Fairfield Settlement. 110 acres 3 roods 14 perches, and it was resolved to approve his request. * a r re f? - ,' to a "P r °ve the foliow- ! •"_ applications for sections under. SeceTfM:B. 7 a 3w0d821 perc ' bcs -

I. ® Makowai Settlement. applications wore re coived for seotions in Makowai Settle, meiit:—Section 9,- Makowai Settlement, r So acres, _ E.L., Linton Haines, declined ' g o ", nfr " ,6 5? c ' ioa ; Seofion .1, Makowai settlement, R.L., Philip A. 0. Gibbs • tipproved ,• Section' 2, Makowai Settle' • ment 51 acres, R.L., A. H. Hartley, approved; Section -, Makowai Settlement, oO acres, R.L., A. H. Coward, approved. A letter was received from H. Sclireibe.r with regard to application which lie intends, to lodge v for a certain section in . Makowai Settlement.. It was resolved to decline pending further inquiry. 1 '' Transfers. ' following transfers were approved: . Section 16, Block XXI, Ohakuno 'Townsnip, 1 rood, from P. H. Gosse to A. ltobinson. Section 92a, Block XIII, Apiti, 23 acres 1 rood .08 perches, Public Trustee in estate of J. Devlin to J. D. Richardson. Section 188,-Town of Featherston,. 1 acre, B. and E. Mellish to J. W. Viles. Section. 2, Block XVII, Tailiape Township,. ,1 rood .08 perohes, W. C. Birch to Jas. Lyall (subject to production of certificate of exemption from military'service). lot 10 of .23, Tailiape Village Settlement, 31.75 perches, J. H. Parglier to F. Bonner. lot 6, Block I, Kaitieke, 1750 acres, P. M. Cocks and W. H. G. Poster, to J. It. Poster and W. H. C.-Poster, tot 13, Block I, Hawtrey Settlement, 1 Tood .05 perohes, J. I. Pritchard to B. Jl'Lauglilin. Lot 7, Block VI, Kaitieke, 500 acres 2 roods, H. L. Hesebeck and W. A. Hesebeck to H. L. Hesebeck. Lot 21, Block V, Nukumaru, 205 acres,. J. and C. C. Browning to M. Sullivan. Lot 1, Block 11, Tiffin, 250 acres, Rayner and Sons to P. Eayner. Lot 58, Block XV, Eangitoto, 103 acres X rood .06 perches, C. P. Goodrick, jun., to L.' J. Vile. Lot 24, Bleck IV, Mt. • Cerberus, 250 acres, W. H. Gowler to W. C. Wooffindin. Lot IGa, Block IV, lit. Cerberus, 100 acres, \V. H. Gowler to.W. C. Wooffindin. Lot ID, Block IV, Puketoi, 200 acres, James Isles, to O. J. Oken. . Lot 21, Block IV, Puketoi, 200 acres, James Isles to O. J. Olsen. "Lot 22,- Block IV, Puketoi, 200 acres, Norman D:' Isles to L. A. Olson, Lots 33 and 34, Block IV, Puketoi, 39 acres, Norman D. Isles to L. A. Olsen. '. Lot B,' Block V, Mt. Cerberus, 100 acres, E. T. , Green to A. B. Clemens. Lot 22, Block V, Mt. Cerberus, 100 acr«s, E. T. Green to A. B, Clemens. . Sublease. ...... Section 2, Block IV, Kaiwhata S.D., 616 acres 1 rood 16 perches, Public Trustee in estate of H. G. H. Knmmcr to P. H. W. luunmer; refused. Section 63, Block VIII, Mangaliao S.D., 50 acres, Michael Quirke to G. P. O'Rourke; approved. Miscellaneous. It was resolved to approvo of TV. Farrioll subletting sections 4 and 5, Block XI, . Owhango Township (1 rood 24 perclies) at a weekly rental of ss. Gd., provided the 1 subtenant continues to reside on the section.

| The Wanganui Education _Board wrote asking the Board to reconsider its decision to charge the Education Board J125 per annum for Lot 10 of Section 299 and Lot 2 of Section 800,' Palmerston North, on a temporary tenancy, when lliey become education reserves. It was resolved to charge t -E5 per annum for a tenanacy of two years. . . It was resolved to determine G. A. Voung's permit to occupy Crown_ lands between Railway Reserve and ICakahi Stream, north of ICakalii station yards, and issuo a fresh permit to W. G. Prinn at the samo rental—JGl per annum.—Approved. It was resolved to grant F. B. Laugeeenns temporary tenancy of a piece of closed Toad, containing .1(5.1 perches, fronting Education Reserve, Section 19, Block XVII, Mangaliao, at an annual rental of ss.—Approved. Wm.-M'Leod wrote asking for exemption from residence 011 Section 5, Bartholomew Settlement, Levin, until ho is able to build.—Resolved to take 110 action for six months.

T. 11. Wilson, a discharged soldier. applied for Section 4, Block XI, Rctaniike, 7 acres 36 perches, as a homestead site until ho can get proper access to liis Section 2, Block X, Retarnke. It -was resolved to inform, him. that tlift board ■will grant a temporary permit to occupy in tho meantime. . . W. IT. .Sutton, who was allotted Scction 8, G-reystoke Settlement, under tho Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act. 1915, applied for residence to bo postponed nntll tho end of the present imilking season, as he is dairying nt Normality. It was resolved to approve. It was resolved to authoriso tho Commissioner to let tho grazing on tho unallotted sections in. Fairfield Settlement on such terms as ho may deem fit. A report from tho was received on Sections 2 and 3, Block VIII, Kauriniu Suburbs; .areas 0 acres 15 perches and 10 acres IS -perches, respectively. It whs resolved to offer them for cash and deforred payment by public auction as

land of special value, under Section 132 of tho Land Act, 1908, at upset prices respectively. Iho undermentioned sections iiaving jecomo primary e<lucation. reserves tnrough process of exchange, it was resolved to offer them by auction for lease y eavs > wtli perpetual right of re- ? father terms of 31 years, line er the Education lteserves Act, 1908, and tho I üblic Bodies' Leases Act, 1908, ?;„J 2nl a " nual rents shown :-Sec-' tion 7, Block XIII, Levin Township, 1 ton f? IP T?i f"vTt} - C 1 153 -' Soc " rood ' • Levm 'Unship, 1 ril j Vim''? 1 r . ent • £1 15s -i Section mUS 1 ' ovin 1 rood,ui«ot annual rent .£2 10s. _Au application was received from S' W BCrv/r v ester ", !,nrt ° f secti ° n Zti i i ' Mauu S«karetui. It was rethat he 130 1 { or an ilrea 0I " about 12 n?Tu t H ' p ? to . nl , under Section 131 of the Land Act, 1908, at a price of M P^ t 7l^ t tohu ™ Bbel : m'Tf i ap J l i ied l or SMii on . 26. sol™t S.D. It was resou ed to Ijostpone consideration until " > s miUed. have it appraisal offeietl to Mr. Sjunes. ' ~ ?. J- J^' Canu applied for part of Section i, Block VII, and 8, Block VI, Maungakaretu s.D. It was resolved to rocommcnd that he be allowed to select tho south-western part of Section i, tflock 11, 25 acres, at the prioe of per acre, suibject to his defraying half cost of survey; also Section 8, Black VI Maungakaretu S.D., 20 acres, at the priceof d!l 10s. per acre, both on 0.R.P., under Section 14 of the Land.lxvivs Amendment Act. 1912.

H. Peacock applied for Section 5, Block VII, Maungakaretu S.D. It was resolved to recommend that ho be allowed to select it for cash under Section 131 of the Land Act, 1908, at the price of M 10s. per acre. W. E. Pasa surrendered his permit to split dead timber on Crown land near Ilaurimu Spiral; and Frank Anderson applied for a similar permit to split dead timber in the'same locality. It was iesolved to accept Mr. Pass's surrender of his splitting permit, snbject to his being allowed to remove posts now on' the ground on payment of the required royalty; and to ask the. Ranger'for a report as to whether there is sufficient dead timber in that locality for two splitters.

Applications were received for licenses to split silver pine, etc., on Crown lands between Horopito and Erua from the following:—Messrs. A. P. Claridge, P. W. Eosenberg, g; Bix, C. Cu,tzell, J. Sheahon.. It was resolved to adhero to the policy of retaihiug all timber in that locality until the more" valuable varieties are .milled and to decline the applications. Applications wero received from Messrs. J. Harrigan and W. Thoresen for a permit to occupy about 2SB acres of Crown lands at Horopito, between road and railway, north of Section 2, Block- XVI, Manganui. It was resolved to decline Mr. Hioresen's application, and to grant Mr. Harrigan a. permit to occupy from year to year, under Section 130 of tho Land Act, 1908,' at a rent of per annum, subject to the usual conditions and to Crown s right to grant splitting licenses over this area.

Mrs. Maswell applied for a permit to oooupy Soctions 1 to 11 and M to 24, Block XII, und 2 to 8, Block XIV, Horopito West Township, area 13 acres 2 roods 27 porches, and it was resolved to grant it from year to year, under Section 130 of the Land Act, 190S, at a rent of J!3 per annum, subject to the usual conditions.'

Applications were received from Messrs. •T. W, Pope and P. Slieahon for certain sections in Horopito West Township. It was rosolved to grant Sheahon a permit to occupy the undciimontioned sections from year to year, under 'Section 130 of tho Land Act, 1908, at a Tent of £3 po ranmiin, subjeo tto the usual conditions Sections 1 to 10, Block X; 1

to 7, Block XI; 1, 9 to 16, Block XIV; Horopito West Township, area 29 acres 2 roods 16 perches.

Messrs. W. Booth and Co. applied for a licenso to mill timber in Raketapauma Block, north of the Wautapu stream, also for a license to split totaras which are too large for milling on the area included in their present. license. It was resolved to grant a liconso to mill over the additional area applied for, royalties to bo payable l on output at tho same rates paid under present license, also to grant a license to split unmillablo totaras, at a. royalty of I2s. per 100 posts.