LAND BOARD

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 241, 29 June 1918, Page 10

LAND BOARD

ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING The monthly meeting or the Wellington , Land Board was continued yesterday morning. The Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr. G. 11. Jt'Olure) presided, and there S',lT e P rl; Bent Messrs. ,J. Dawson, 11. T. Lllingham, J. Georgetti, and C. Jt'lntyre. • Applications for Land., The following application!) for land wero approved ■ section 19, Block V, Kakahi Suburbs, o acres Id percnes; Joscpn tukiwu, and teu outer natives. l'rice, £240 casli. Section 29, Block ill, Pukotoi S.D., 13 acres i roods, temporary permit; Victor iL Hansen. Annual rout, £2; term, live years. Sections I'/, IS, 19, 20, Block Viil, Brownston Township, 1 acre, temporary permit; Arthur iiuoper. Annual reiji, £1. l't. Section 45, Block li, l'aekakariki, 20 acres 2 roods, temporary permit; Charles Slight. Anuual rent, £3; term live years. Sections 1 and 3, Block IV, Hataroa Township, 2 roods 20 perches, temporary permit; Robert Cleaver. Auuual rent, XI 10s.; term, year to year. Blocks Xli and XVi, Manganui S.D., temporary permit; Thomas Butler. Annual rent, £3, also license to split timber. Section 24a, Jlakowai Settlement, 49 acres 1 rood .03 perche3, L.S.K.L.; Herbert E. iieldhouse. Annual rent, £110 ISs. 6d.; annual building instalment, £35 2s. Lease and rent to date from July 1, 1918; lessee to tako over all liabilities as on that date. Section 44, Itaetihi Suburbs, 2 acres 17 perches, K.L.; George Alfred M'Coombe. Capital value, £130. Section 54, Raotihi 3 acreß 27 pprches, It.L.; George J. Perfect. Capital value,'£lso. Section 26a, Makowai Settlement, 60 r/'res, L.S.R.L,; J. Larkin. Section 38, Hall-Jones Settlement, 3 acres 1 rood 24 perches, annuo! rent £24 155.; William Copnins. Subject to his takiug over all liabilities.

Discharged Soldiers' Settlsment. With regard to the aliotme'nt to discharged soldiers of sections administered under the Discharged fcofcUuis' Settlement Acts, it wa& resolved thai all applicants for such lands be atked lo .procure testimonials from well-known iKiueis or others with whom they have v.-ocIm!. as to their experience in farming, suitability for Buch occupation, ttc. Transfers. Section 56, Ohakimu i 3 acres 2 roods 26.8 perches;: W. <;. \\ auc to-it. A. 'Winteruighain. Lot 3 of Section 116, l'aluierstou North, 23 perclies; J. H. L'arsuu to \V\ £'. S. Carson. Section 57, Block J, Unangarua S.l). 20 acres; W. J. Dick to .J. G. IV. Salt. . ' Sections 1 and 2, Block XXV, Pukcoko-hu I S.D., and 2a, Block 11, Kuahine S.D., 4558 1 acres 1 rood 37 porches; Don G. Uiddi- [ ford to Dan G. Riddiford. Lots 1 and 2 of Section 101, Block I, Otahoua, 8 acres i roods; B. .1. Kclleher to Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid ! Board. , Section 2, Block XVI, Kaitieke S.D.. 890 | acres; R. and IV. Thomas to Miss M. watson. Section 119 Block 11, Arawaru S.D., 121 acres 1 rood 30 perches; D. J, and T D Lynch to G. Greer. • ■ Sub-Lease. . Section 17. Block I, Puketoi S.D., 450 acres; T. Oheckley to A. P. Checkley. | Surrenders. • I A. H. Coward applied to surrender his Section. 24, llakowai Settlement. 4i acres 1. rood .09 perches.—lt was resolved j to accept' surrender. ' ,

. F. L. Behrent renewed his application to surrender his lease of Education Reserve, Section 3, Block I, Man&aweka Township. Surrender accepted, arrearß of rent to be paid. / ilrs. S. J. rurnett applied for a temporary permit to occupy Part Section 44. Hawaenga Village (9 acres), Recreation Reserve, at present occupied by- Mr. W. H. Rraiger. D. Rous Buisson asked permission to surrender Section 18, Block VI, Rangalawi Township (1 rood 4 perches), and to remove his house.—Granted. Miscellaneous. The board resoiveti to approve the proposals for expenditure of thirds aa unuer, in accordance with the ranger's recoinwtmdatjona:—iiauricevilie County Council, £2 bs. xia.; iiKotahuna County Council. j;i< ss. 7d. < A schedule of Education reserves, expiring ou Juno 30, lyiti, was submitted, Bhow. lug the rentals at which the ranger recommends that renewals should be grauted. H. F. fraser applied for a. renewal of Ins lease of Section 18, Block i, Kakahi iowuship, 3 roods 8 perches. It was resolved to grant him a license to occupy for a period of live years from July 1, 1918, under Section 130 of the Land Act, 1908, at a rent of £3 per annum, subject to tho usual conditions.

D. Robertson applied for a renewal of his lease of Section 13, Block 1, Kakahi township, 1 rood. It was resolved to grant liim a license to occupy it, for a Period of five years from July 1, 1918. under Section 130 of the Land Act, 1908, at a rent of £3 per annum, subject to the usual conditions. William Chapman renewed his application for a permit to occupy Sections 1 and i. Block IV, I'inaka Township, 2 roods, it was resolved to grant a permit at £1 per annum. T. J. O'Connor renewed his application t?fv lon 21, Block XI, Maungakaretu &.D.,69 acres 3 roods. It was resolved to adhere to the resolution passed by the board on December 20, 1917. Applications were received from Messrs. H. \\ eston and A. Oornes for right to occupy grassed land on Section 5, Block XV, Manganui S.D., about 30. acres. It was resolved to grant Mr. Cornes a permit to occupy this grassed land from month to month until such time as it may be otherwise required, at a rent of 10s. per month subject to the usual conditions, under Section 130 of the Land Act, 1908. Messrs. George Syiue and Co., Ltd., applied tor a reduction in the price fixed for milhng timber on Sections 21 and 23, Block ill, Makotuku S.D. It was resolved that the board cannot see its way to accede to their request. F. W. H. Luers applied for a license to split posts and house-blocks from waßte totara on land comprised in his milling license, Raketupauma Block. It was resolved to grant it at the following royalties :-Feucing posts, 245. per 100; strainers, 2s. each; battens, 10b. per 100; stays, 6d each; house-blocks, 2d. per lineal foot. A. Carlson applied for a permit to discontinue operations on bis milling area at Uwbango for a period of six months owing to the destruction of his mill bv Are It was resolved to grant it. „, P -. C -.. lrel ?' ld .?PPli e <l "Win for a lease of Section 50, Marshall Y.S., 7 acres. It W 'nu. rc s?' ve d. '<) decline' the application. Ihe Commissioner reported that the occupier of an area of 2 acres of Crown land in Block XII, Kaitieke S.D., was in arrear with her rent for a period of eighteen months. It was resolved to can- I eel her permit as on June 30. 1918, aiid lo I ffrant H. G. Kendall a permit to occupy this land from year to year from that fm'" S ? cli °'' 130 of the Land Act. 1908. at a rent of per annum, subject to tho usual conditions, and to his pavinc arrears of rent. "'