Wellington Land Board.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 299, 27 April 1894, Page 2

Wellington Land Board.

The regular meeting of the above Board was held yesterday. Present — The Commissioner (in the chair), and Messrs W. A. Fitzherbert, T. W. Fisher, A. W. Hogg M.H.R., and Fred. Pirani M.H.R. An explanation was read from Mr Ellis, of Waverley, of his applying for a village homestead section while he was the occupier of an hotel. The letter was very flowery, varying from poetical quotations to such terms as " barefaced falsehood," and in it Mr Ellis said his wife was the owner of the hotel and everything in it. He said he would withdraw his application as there was " too much blanked humbug about the matter." — It was decided to return the deposit money and accept the surrender. — The Commissioner explained that Messrs Watt and Ruddick, whose names were drawn at the second ballot, would take up the section. In consideration of the special circumstances, it was decided to pass T. Faulkner's title for sections 1432 tnd 1434, Bunny thorpe. It was decided to grant the application of D. Jones, for title of section 57, Block VII, Apiti, on receiving j declaration that the improvements short were completed. The following applications to capitalise were granted ; C. T. Lloyd, section 3, Block XII, Apiti : C. Groom, senr., section 57, Block VII, Ongo • J. G. and R. H. Browne, section 44, Block X, Pohangina. The following applications for titles j were approved : C. T. Lloyd, section 3, Block XII, Apiti ; C. Groom, senr., section 57, Block VII, Ongo; 0. Pollock, section 20, Block IX, Pohangina ; J. H. Cookesly, section 1 407, <fee., Bunny thorpe ; G. Parr, section 1259, «fee, Bunny thorpe; E. Faulkner, section 1428, &c, Bunnythorpe. Titles to be approved if conditions complied with : E. Cannell, section 7, Block XV, Ongo, D. and R. D. McKenzie, section 88, Block V, Kopuranga. Application for title refused - G. Perry, section 41, Block 111, Apiti. Transfers approved — R. Scandlyn to R. Scandlyn and W. T. Morpeth, section 4, Block XV., Hautapu ; R. H. Hurst to 11. Old, section 58, Block VII, Apiti. — Standard.