LAID BOARD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1586, 17 October 1905, Page 2

LAID BOARD.

The Hawke’s Bay Land Board met at GUborne yesterday. The Commissioner of Crown Lsndß (Mr E. 0, Gold-Smitb), r Messrs Matthewson, Hyde, Baines, and Groome wore present. The District Surveyor reported on Willows estate drainage that the chief source of the surface water, as far ss be oould learn, was from Che slightly higher land on the north-west Bide of the road, He suggested that the flow of the surface water could b 3 almost completely remedied by opening np the drain through the swamp at a cost of about £64. Several settlers wrote as to the assistance they were prepared to give towards the cost of the drain. Mr C. Jackson waited on the Board and stated that if tbo funds were not sufficient the Road Board ought to make up the rest; the height of the Board’s road prevented the water from getting away from his section until it had risen over the road. The Commissioner said the amount offered by the settlers was £24 ; the Board had stated that if the settlers contributed half the cost of the improved drainage they would recommend tho Department to grant the other half. Decided to recommend Government to grant £SO on the settlers contributing £25. Mr P, Bates, Willows estate, asked as he had been refused a reduction of bis rent, the measurement of the lagoon be taken off tho section, as the lagoon was a publio drain for a large part of the Willows, and the water overflowed on to a | lot of the other land to the extent of about four acres. District Surveyor to report. Mr H, N. Lysnor asked the Board to recommend an exohange of portion of his small grazing run 79 on the boundary for a email freehold section in the centre of the same small grazing ran owned by his brother, Mr G. H. Lyenar. The exchange was to save extra fenoing, and make the run more workable generally.—Agreed to, the Distriot Surveyor to report on the respective values of the land. A. H. Wallis, leases of small, grazing run 58, Tokomaru survey district, applied for 186 aores of adjoining Crown lands to be inoluded in his lease.—The application was deolined, the Commissioner saying he

would recommond Shot tho Waiapu Grown lauds be put up for competition on tho optional system, the Board approving of tho same being done at an early date. James 8. Cooper applied for a lease of

lot 4, section 14, block XV., Nubaka North, for a torm of 21 years at £lO per annum. To be informed the Board do not intend

to deal with the section at present. Mary Maddock applied for lease over municipal reserve, blook X., Buckley suburb, at a rental of 10s per annum.—To be offered to applicant as a miscellaneous I lease at £l. . Georgo Witters’ application for small grazing run 31, Hangaroa survey district, was granted. Neil Nicholson’s application for 2000 j acres, block XIII., Hikuraogi, was declined, tho applicant to be informed that tbe whole remaining blook of 6400 acres |

would be offered shortly as a small grazing run.

Tho Crown Lands Banger roported upon surrendered sections 1, block V., Hangaroa survey district, and 1, block IX., Hangarca survey district.—The sections to be offered under tho Bush and Swamp Lsnda Act at the former rentals.

The fo lowing applications for transfer were granted :—R HtoD. M. and F.'A. Parker, small grazing run 75a, Nuhnka North; W. D. Lysnar to R. aDd J. Mar-

shall, small grazing run 60, Waimata; Young and Brown to W. J. Trafford (Mr E. J. Cbrispl, lot 1 of 26, Hangaroa ; G. T. Sefton to L. E.' Campbell, seo’ion 6, block IV., Urutawa East; R. E. Jefferson

to L. C. Allison, section 2, block 111,, Nubaka (approved subject to residence); Teoti Mete to Tietni Mete, section 10, block XIII, Nubaka Noitb (half interest); W. and P. O’Regau to W. O’Regan (Rf r H. Biigbt), section 8, block XVI., Hiku-

rangi; James White to A. Mortleman, seotious 1 and 10, block X, Motu ; O.

Chapman to W. T. Veisch, seotious 9 and 10, blook XI., Nuhuka North; J. G.

Patterson to Mary Molntyre, seolioa 21, block XViJNuhaka North,