CROWN LANDS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 34, 4 November 1918, Page 8

CROWN LANDS

THE WELLINGTON BOARD The .Wellington Crown. Lands Board met last week. Present: Messrs. G. 11. M . Al'Clure (Commissioner), J. Dawson, H. T. Ellingham, J. Georgetti.' C. M'ln-tyi-e.' The. following business was approved :— ''. ' Application for Land. Section 15, Block IX, Manganui S.D., 14 iiertys'• 3 ,roods, U.1t.1'.; Charles A. Harrow. Annual rent. .£6. '■■■■

. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, liiwera Village, ■s,''acres; temporary permit; E. 0. BarAnnual rent, .i' 3. .''fcectiaii 37, iMma ■ township, 53 acres 1 rood If) perches, temporary permit; AV. Stephens. Annual jent, i' 7. ' section 1, 1316ck XIII, Levin townAiit 1 rood 38' perches; miscellaneous situi.se; AValier I'\- Grove. Annual rent, Xi: term ten.,years. Sections. 10 and 18, Block XA r I, Levin roods; miscellaneous license; Mary AVooding. Annual rent, £i; term 10 years. ' i Section 51, Marshull village, 2 roods 24 perches;, temporary permit; AV. S. Marshall. Annual rent, .£l.

■ Motions 5 and 16, Block IA r . Pohangina., 2 roods;' temporary permit; : John Wills. Annual rent, JCt. '■• Section 1, Block XVI, Levin township, 1-r00d.32 perches; temporary permit; .Eorowhenua County- Council. Annual rent, £i.

■ Section 8, Kopane settlement, 32 acres 107. perches; K. L., 0. TV KevingtonJones. Annual rent, .ClOo 1 6s. Date of lease to 'be October 1, 19.18. Lessee to takij over liabilities with regard.to advances. ■■ . /

, Lot 19 rif. Sections'B4 and 85, township of, Sandoji, 8 acres 3 roods ,1)2 perches, 8.L.; Arthur Lean. Annual rent; i!2l Ids. .Annual building instalments, 14 years) 'Lease to date September 5,-iBiS; '• ■;■;:!.::'•'.■ ■ .-.■ -.', ' ' i .Section .55,,810ck,1X,-. Mangaone S.D., 98.'aeres 3 roods'll perchesjK.L.; John Hill. '. Annual rent, •#4 ss. Annuai biiildiiTg instalment 14 years, SXi 19s. 6d. Lease to be':4ated October ?, 1918.

; Section •',72, etc.,. Block 'V, Mangaone S.'D;, 102 acres 3 roods 35 perches, H.L.; VV.'-D. Hawfie. Annual rent, .£96 15s. Annual ■ .building . instalment 14 ,'years, iifiO'lSs.: Lease to date as on August 18, 1918. .'.'.''..

Section.; 1, Blocks X, XI, Karioi S.D., 374 acres,' miscellaneous license; Francis J. Carter. Annual rent', .£3B. Term, 5 jears. Lot 1 of'Section 11, Makowai -settle-' ment, Si acres 1 rood 16 perches, E.L.; Percy Bu'rrell. Annual rent, ,£74.95. 6d. Approved as on September 1, 1918, which shall be date of lease. '• .. ■' •.

Section la, Ngakaroro settlement, 69 acres 1 rood 33,. perches,' E.L.; Thomas Tiiorner. Annual rent, ,£l4O. Annual building instalment, .£45 9s. Term 14 years. Date of lease to be July 12, 1918.

■'Section 2a,'',Ngakaroro settlement, 81 acres 2 iood'3 14 perches, H.L.; D. H. AVheeler. : .Annual rent, .£173,105. hn. nual building instalment, ,£3O 6s. Date of lease to be July 12, 1918. ' Transfers, Section 96, Block XIII, Belmont, 1 aero 26 perches; G. N. Lawrence to J. M. ii'Millan (subject to no ' remission of rent if transferee called up for military service). ..'..'• ■ • /

| Section 20, Block IV, Mangahao S.D., 152 acres 0 roods 37 perches; C. AA'oodj'hatus to C. Parker; Section 28, Biock ; IV, Mangahao S;D., 10 acres 1 rood 20 ! perches; C. AVoodhams to C Parker.

Section 2, Mangamahu V.S., -12 acres IS perches, D. Cameron ( to M. M'Donald; Section 3, Mangamahu A r .S., 13 acres 1 rood 32 perches, J}i Cameron to M. M'Donald. >

' Section 3, Block XVI, Momohaki .S.D., 198-i acres, representatives of H. Spencer (deceased) ■ to J. E. K. Varley. Section 14,' Block XIII, Hunnfcarua S.D., 395 acres 1 rood 3 perches, Joseph Haneox to F. L. ■ Hancox.

Section 237, township of Eaetihi, 1 irood, F. H. Po'mphrett to G. H. Parkes.

Sub-Leases. Sections 19 and 20, Block. A r , Kinvutaka S.D., SO acres, J.-Williamson' to H. Farnan. ' ■ ' ' Section 72, Block V, Eimutaka' S.D., 111 acres 3 roods 28 perches,; J. AVilliamson to H. Farnan. Section 2, Block XIV, Manganui S,D., 300 acres, representatives of G. E. Pike (deceased) to E. Buckley. ' Lot 1 of -, Lot 8 of 2, Block 111, Manganui S.D., 693 acres, H. I. Grico to E. N. Gr'ice. . : ~ > ' Applications for Fee Simple.^

Section 1,. Block ,Y, Maungakaretu S.D., 392 acres, Thomas Bradley.

Section 12, Block 111, Hautapu S.D., 108 acres; William Prime...

.Sections 9 aijd 18, Blocks' VII and 111, Kaitieke S.D., 1100 acres 1 rood, Andrew and James 11. Cockburn.

Section U, Block VIII, Wliirinaki S.D., 418 acres 2 roods, AVilmot Frederick Wise. Section 20, Block 11, Mt. Cerberus, 5-10 acres, Andrew Clunie Bishop. The following proposal for the expenditure of thirds was approved in terms of the ranger's -.recommendation:—AVairarapa South County Council, «£2l 13i. !ld. A report '.ivas: received from the ranger on .Sectional 13 and M, Poukiorc Village,, area 1 acre. It was resolved to offer thorn for, cash by public auction grouped as one.lot, at an'upset price of 3iiC. A letter was received from the Farmers' Union, Kaitieke, suggesting that the suburban sections, Kaitieke, be offered on a more favourable tenure. It. was resolved to open the land for application to discharged soldiers. Mr. A\ 7 . A. King applied for a permit to take timber for posts from Section 13,' Block Uy Hunua S.D. It was resolved to grant a permit to take such a number

of posts as the ranger may deem reasonable for his fencing requirements, at maximum schedule royalty rates. AVitU reference'; to, board's resolution

with regard to method of offering parts Sections. 6 and 8, Block JCII, Mangairai S.D., it -whs resolve'd, to rescind it, and to approve of part. Seetibn 0, about 60 acres, being pfler&d at an upset price nf ,£3OO, weighted with for improvements; and. of part 8, about 12 acres, being offered at an upset price of .£6O, wanted with .£l6O for improvements, both lots for cash and deferred payments, under Section 132 of the Land Act, 1901), as lands of special value owing to proximity to railway line. ' ~v_. F. AV. Freeman applied for permission to sell his buildings.on Section 07, Block •VI, Han'ua S.D. It was resolved to advise him' that the board lias no objection to his' doing so, provided the purchaser understands that he buys Jhe improvements at his own risk, and that their ownership confers on him no pre-emption right to the land.. The New' Zealand Fertiliser Co., Ltd., applied for a lease of Sections 17, Block A 7, and 3, Block VI, Raurimu Township, 1 Tood 35 perches, and! rood .03 perches respectively. • It was resolved to grant them a permit to occupy from year to year, under Section 130 of the Land Act, 1908, at a rent of M each per annum, subject tq the' usual conditions P. Tsaacs applied for permission to sublet the cleared portion of Section 1, Block^A r I, Maunganui S.D.