NATIVE LANDS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1902, 11 October 1906, Page 3

NATIVE LANDS.

TUE MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT BOARD TAI RAWHITI.

(Joktuol Per ter, 0.8., auri Mr Krefor and O.auo Pitau, members, opened its first regular meetings in tho Native L.nd Court room on the Ist inst. 'Too business transacted and tbo olaims doalt

with are : Okabuatiu, 2D, 1322 aores, loaso (or 2' years to Eawi Takalaks, rsutal £l6O pe. annum.—Final approval granted, Repongaore, 46, 373 acres, lease 21 years to D. P. Cameron, rental £lO5 10s per annum—Final approval giantcd subject to ammdmens in conditions of loasr. Whartkopaa 28, 2303 acres, loaae 21 years to E. M, Skorrill, rental rising in periods of seveu years, Is 6d, Is and 2j 3d per acre.—Fioal approval granted. Tauwharetoi 38, No. 1, 1332 acres, lease to A, L. Bellerby for 21 years, rental rising in periods of seven years, Is, Is 3d, Is 6d per aore.—Provisional approval for one month granted. Tauwbaretoi 38, No. 2, 1352 ocres, lease to A- L. Bellerby for 21 years, rental rising in periods of seven years, Is, Is 6d, and 2j per aore. —Provisional approval granted for two months. Tauwharetoi 28, 2422 aorea, lease to A. L Bellerby for 21 years, rental rising in periods of SBven yoars, Is, Is 33, and Is 61,—Provisional approval granted for four months. . Tauwharetoi B, 676 acres, lease 21 years, rental risiog in periods of seven jesrs, Is, Is 33, and Is 63 per acre.-Pro-visional granted for four months. The Tauwhatetoi block?, upon the evidence given, has been classod under the Maori Land Settlement Act as third class, beiog pastoral land, and tho average Government value £L per aore, Tho leases gran ed were subjected to reserves beirg made under the leases and limitation of area, ns provided by the Aot. Tiraoiane, 27, 120, lease to Jessie Pyke 21 years at 4s per aorr.—Provisional approval granted for two months. Tarewaauru A, 2FI, 105 acres, lease 21 yearß to C. J, Parke’-, rental £ls 153 per annum,-Final approval granted, Tarewaauru 2F2, 75 acres, lease 21 years to O. J. Parker, rental 3? per acre. —Provisional approval granted for four months. Wbarekopae 18, 3456 occog, Ifasa 21 years to P. J* Roberts, rental rising in periods of seven years, Is 31, Is 63 and 2s pec uore.— Final approval granted. Rotokautuku, 20.1., 37 aore?, claim for reroovul of restriction to enable sale of the land by Repeka McCluictas to II Wickstead at £4 per aore.-The Board being satisfied agreed to recommend removal of tho restriction. Wauraarangi, 4U, 15a 3? lop, lease to Tuba Niksta for ssveu yoars, rental £2O 9s per annum-—Final approval granted. Mangatokerau, 10, 720 aores, lease to Karaitiaua Tumarato and acosbor 30 years; rental £lO3 per aauum—Final approval granted. Nukutaurua, Src. 632 acros, lease to Mar aid Ormond for 50 years, rental 3s 61 per aore.—After hearing evidenoe_ the Board was not satisfied with tho equity of the loa;o and allowed tho claim to stand oyer e.t request of applicant’s solicitor. Nukutaurua 2.—The sams application as for riection 3. The same decision also as in that olairn. Moutere, No. 2.—This was an application for removal of restriction to tnable exchange for rural laDds with Mr G. Ormond, The Board beiDg satisfied upon tbe evidence of patties, agreed to reoommend removal of the restriction?. Papakorokoro, No. 10, and Mangaoao : 335 aores and 129 acres, lease to W. H. Cooper for 21 year?, rental rising in periods of seven years, Is 6d, 2?, and 2s 6d. —Final approval granted. Papakorokoro, No. 9D, 142 acres, lease to W. H Cooper for 21 years, renal is 64 per. aore.—Final approval grauted, MaDgaone, No. 20, 144 acres, loaso to W. H. Cooper for 21 years, rental 2s per acre—Provisional grauted for two mouths. Wharauerangi No 4 B, 15 acres.—Adjourned till return of Mr Stock, acting for If 8160. . . Makar let o.—Removal of restriction ordered to stand over, the olairn beiDg unri presented, Papakorokoro 0 A, 18 aores,—ljease to W, H. Cooper, 21 yea s, reotal risiDg in periods of 7 years, Is 63, 2s, 2s 61. Final approval granted. Papakorokoro 2B —Removal of restriot'oo to ullow sale. O.dered to stand over to allow completion of tho claim, Tbe perusal of all leases and endorsements of approvals entaihd a groat deal of woik in Chambers Oo Tuesday, tbe 96b, the Board olao had under consideration two adjouroed inoomplrto tracaaolicns of iho Maori Land Council, viz, Hangaroa, Matawai, and WaiboraE, . , T , , The next roguhr meettng of tho Bearn will be hold on the 3rd December ness, for which many claims aro being aeQt in from Wairco and Waiapu districts, also many cthors from G.sborne, Dot in time for the first sit tings.