LAND BOARD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1730, 23 April 1906, Page 3

LAND BOARD.

Tbe quarterly meeting of the Land Board took place at Gisborne on Saturday, there boine present: Tbe Commissioner of Grown Lands (Mr E. 0. Gold Smith) in the chair, Messrs Hyde, Groome; Barnes, aod Bertram. Alex.'Halket applied for lease of Section 8, Block XV., Motu S.D. To be cffsred under optional Bystem at upset of 30s an ace. Mr W. F. Hale applied for lease over municipal reserve, Biook XI. Buckley township. Miscellaneous ieasa granted. Mr G. J. Hale applied for SeotioDß 17 to 20, Buckley township. To be informed that laud cannot be leased except by auction. Local bodies’ proposals : Patutahi Road Board £i 9s, Cook County Council £326 19s 6J, Waiapu County Council £167 9s

Transfers granted : W. Jobson to Jno. Orr, Section 22, Biook VIII., Hangaroa S D„ O.R.P. 226 ; J, N. Shaw to A. T. and M. A. Smith, Ssolions 4 and H, Block XV., Motu, 0.R.P., 268-9; Phelps end Lueas to Jas, A«pin and Jno. Tamer, Section 25, Block 11., Motu, 0.R.P., 258. The Crown Lands Ranger reported nonresidence on Sections 1 and 2, Biook V., Motu, hi Id sines 1900. The Commissioner said the improvements were all right, bnt complaints were beiog made as to nonreeidenoe. Decided te call on tbe section* holders to reside within a month, otherwise the question of forfeiture would be taken into consideration. Regarding an application from E. W. Thomas, that Section 34, Patutahi, be offered for sale, it was decided to offer all unsold eeotions at Patutahi at auction On the applicat’ou of J. Woodford, Block IX., Waipiro, it was decided that the title should issue when road deviation has been oarried out. The following business of interest to this district was transacted at Napier : Permission was granted .o Mr Sheicatt jj built his house and residence qu frees

hold adjoining his holding, small grazlDi run 77, Ngatapa survoy district. John Itoddiok applied for pormisaiot to seloot section 2, block 11, Utulawf estate, adjoining his prosont holding without compotitiou.—To bo informed that in viow of the domond for land, the I Board oannot oomply with the repott. Titles to the following holdings wero issued :-Edith M. William?, eootion 7, block 7, and erobion 2, block 11, Hikurongi survoy district; A L. W. Williams, seotiona 1 aud 1 of blocks 15 and 16, Raukumara survoy district; B. H. Ais* labio, seotion 76, Hangaroa village j John R, Quinn, section 2, block 6, Hangaroa. The Board approved of tho selection for oash of seotioDß in tho towns of Patijlnhi, i Buokloy, Fraeortown, aud Motu villages, sold at Gisborne on tho Oth itrst. On the rooommeudation of the District I Surveyor, it was dcoided to recommend I the Minister (o remove tho reservation on I see.ion 1, block 10, Hangaroa survey distriot, and have it offjioi for selection I on the optional system. I