WELLINGTON LAND BOARD

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 285, 28 August 1919, Page 8

WELLINGTON LAND BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING

I / — ' The monthly meeting of the Wellington Land Board was held yesterday. The Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr. 6. H. .'ll. M'Clure) presided, and there were present Messrs. J.'Dawson, H. T. Ellinghain, J. Georgetti, and C. M'lntyre.

Applications for Land. ,Tho following applications for land were approved Open portion of Sec; tions 1, 2, aiid 5, Block VIII, Wangauui S.D., and Crown land extending therefrom along the Waimarino Stream towards Brua, 200 acres (more or less); temporary permit; J. E. Crowe. Block XVI, Wairarapa S.D., part of dry river bed, 90 acres ( more or less; temporary permit; Honry Daysh, Section 3; Block XI, Rangataua V.S., 1 acre; temporary permit; E. C. Bunck. Section 2, Block VII, Rangataua Township, 1 rood; temporary permit;, E. C. Bunck. Section Is, Block XIV, Belmont S.D., Waddington Settlement, 1 aire 2 roods 14 perches, R.L.; E. C. Taylor. Section 1, Block IX, Whirinaki' S.D., 1049 acres 1 rood 23 perches, R.L.; E. M. J. Mathewson. Section 2s, Block'XlV, Belmont S.D., Waddington Settlement, 1 acre 1 rood 35 perches, R.L.; Francis Gower. Section 3, Block I, Whirinaki S.D., 553 acres, R.L.; A. 'V. Hoddle. Section 52, Raetihi Suburbs, 2 acres 2 roods .04 perches, R.L.; <W. P. Williams-. Section 3, Block .XIV. Retaruke S.D.; 1419 acres, R.L.; W. J. H. M; Shaw Soctions 45, 47, 48, 49, Normandale Settlement, 139 acres 3 roods 29 perches, R.L.; J. E. Ford. Section 131, Blook IV, Tiffin S.D. (Waingawa Block), 17 acres .2 roods' 3j perches, R.L.; C. F. Price, i Section 4, Block XV,. Retanike S.D., 1161 acres, R.L.; F. Hammer. Section 5, Block I, Whirinaki S.D., 571 ticrcs, R.L.;.K. B, Wilson. Section 128,'Raetihi Township,. 1> rood;'cash , v prico i£2o, deposit paid <£1; J. F. Day. Lot lof 2G2,2 of 262, and Section 231,. township of Raetihi. 3 roods; cash;, T. A. Harris; total prico, ,£250; deposit paid, ,£SO. Section' 36, Block XX, Ohakune, Township, 34.1 perches; cash; M. J. P. Taylor; price, ,£6O (paid). Lots 2, 3, 4, of Sections 225 and 226, Suburbs of Raetihi, 3 roods 12 perches; cash;. D. Bates; total price, iG29D; deposit paid, ;CSB. Sections 16 and 17. Block V, Waimarino Township, 2 roods; cash; P. A. Grace; total, price, ,£2O. Sections C, 7, 8, 9, Block V, town of Piriaka, 1 acre- 7 perches; cash; J. A. Montgomerie; total price, .£22.

T ransfcrs. The following transfers ivere granted Section 3, Block XV, Pohangjna S.D., 900 acres, Alexander Milne to Lindsay Alexander Caldwell and Douglas Caldwell; Section 10,' Block VI, Kaitieke S.D., 277 acres, Mre. M. I. Rees to Arthur; Cornelius Reei (returned soldier); Section 8, Block 111. Hpangarua' (Mahupuku Settlement), 345 acres, Oliver Budd to Walter Henry Budd; Section 5, Block X, Manganui S.D., 500 -acres, Arthur IlayBird to Walter Gilbert Short; Section. 41, Block VIII, Rangitoto (Lynt'on Settlement) , 92 acres 1 rood 1G perches, Allen James Russell to John Herbert Blunden; Section 70. Block VII, Belmont S.D. (Normandale Settlement), 6 acres 6 perches, William Barnes to Mrs. E. E. Willianiß ; Section 7, Blook 111, and Section 1, Block VII, Waipukurau S.D., 1164 acres 16..perohes, ajjd 715 acres 2 roods respectively, H..Edbrooke to E. J., A. L., and L. C. Cripps; Section 8, Block XIII, and Seotion 3G, Block 14, Manganui S.D., 201 acres 1 rood 24 perches, Frank Dale to C. B. Solly; Section 24, Horowhenua Village Settlement, 5 acres, Mrs. H. Christensen to C. H. Sklenars; Section 259. Raetihi Township, 1 aero, E. Brown to Miss P. B. Hams; Section 15, Block X Manganui- S.D.{ 200 acres, M. H. Berry to L. G. Meyer; Sections 9 and 14, Blocks IX and V, Huangarua S.D. (Dyer Settlement), 122 acres 1 rood 22 perches, P. G'.'Allman-Marchant to J. W. Tucker; Sections la and 2, Paa Creek yillago Settlement. 10 acres .05 perches and 9 acres 1 rood -17 perches respectively, Wm. Wilkinson to F. J. Juddj Section 3, Block Sill. Tauakira, S.D., 1918 acres 3 roods .08 perches, P. P. Brodrick to C. W. and F. E. Packwood (discharged soldier); Section 18, Block 111, and Section 7, Block VII. Kaitieke S.D., 1400 acres. Andrew Cockbum to .T.' S. M'ltenssie; Section 8, Block XIII. Huangarua S.D. (Dyer Settlement), 374 acres, Ch'as. M. Robertson to A. D. Stubbe (discharged soldier). \

Sub-Leases. The following sub-leases were approved: —Section 43, Block 111, Apiti S.D., 79 acres, W. Hair, junr., to Jack Stewart Carr; Section 3, Block VI, Mataroa Township, l'rood, and Section 3, Block VI, Mnta?oa Suburbs, 2 acres 2 roods 2G perches, Mrs. A." S. Cleaver to J. Beech. Applications for Fee Simple, The following .applications for fee simple,were grantedSection 2, Block IV, Tararua S.D., 200 acre/, George Hooker; Section 14, Block X, Hunua S.D., 88 acres 1 rood 24 porches, Mrs. E Woodward : Section 46, Block XII, Mount Cerberus, 400 acres, H. 'i\ Ellingham; Sections 50 and 51, Block XII, Mount Cerberus. 199 acres 3 roods 18 perches, H. T. Ellingham; Section 68, Block XIV, Ohinewairua S.D., 83 acres 2 roods 26 perchcs, Maurice Keating; Section 1, Block I, Manganui S.D., 1243 acres, H. J. Banks; Section 3, Block VIII, Betaruke S.D., 1188 acres, C. G. Fleetwood. •'

Miscellaneous. -* It was resolved to cancel as from August 31, 1919, the temporary grazing permit held by Mr. G. Hoggard, in so far as it relates to Sections 45, 47, 48, and 49, ; Block VIII, Belmont, S.D., Normandalo. Settlement, 139 acres 3 roods 29 perchcs, and to reduce proportionately the rent payable under the permit, viz., from £2 Is. Bd. to £l 7s. per month. Mr. A. Moghan applied for a temporary grazing permit over about 4 acres of scenic reserve Section 62, Block, 'XIV, Ohiijewairua S.D.—lt was resolved to grant.tho permit subject to the usual conditions, at a rental of £5 per annum. Sheep only, to ba grazed; no compensation for improvements to be allowed ; lease, to be terminable at any time. Mr. A. L. Evans"'wrote, stating ..that he did not see his way clear to peta;m Section 131, Waingawa Block.—lt was resolved to accept a surrender of tho section. '

The Tiratu Sawmilling Company applied to transfer temporary permits 711 and 534 to Mr. A. P. Smith, who has purchased their sawmill license.—lt was resolvod to approve the application. It was resolved that the undisposed-of sections in the Hawtroy and Wilfonl Settlements be offered for sale by public auction for cash or on deferred payments at prices already fixed.