LAND BOARD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1959, 15 December 1906, Page 3

LAND BOARD.

’(Special to Gisborne Times.) Napier, last night. The Lmd Board mot tu d*y. The Dodac Secretary for Lands wrote, suggesting that in order to ovsioomo the difficulty of nou-rcg ; 3.ration of transfers approved by ths Laud Board the word?, aubjtot io registration within SO days from the date of approval,” bo added to

the Board’s endorsement of oonsEnt.—Approved, discretionary powor to bo exercised to extend the time ia extraordinary oases. A repel was read from the Land Offioer, Gisborne, on 2378 aores of the Buaogarebu block, whioh it is proposad to offer as a small grazing run in be offered at 413 per acre at a rental of 4 per cent on that amount when it is proclaimed Crown land.

T- J. Hall and J. Davie applied to lease s eiion 21, Taramaroma survey district.— Kefused ; seoiion to be set apart for growth and preservauon of timber, Tee following applications fur land were approved : Annie J. Little, seotions 45 and 47, block 15, Hangaroa ; Mabel Spence, seoiion 49, block 15, Hangaroa ; Frances J Marshall, section 2, blook 11, Urutawa East ; J. W. Sargeant, seoiion 34, Patutßhi township.

The following transfers were approved : —J. Wilson and C. Smith to T. J. Adair, section 1. blook 10, Motu ; George Worenop to John Dahtr, seotion 4, blook 9, Hangaroa ; W. H. H. Black and A. T. Mitchell to A T. Mitchell, seotion 4, block 4, Urutawa East ; George Watters to E, W. M. Wallis, small groziDg run 31, Han garoa ; W. S. Mooney to Annie Robb, seotion 9, block 8, Waimita; A'pio and Turner so J. Turner, seotion 25, blook 11, Motu.

An application by Matenga Waitaniwha, to transfer scolion 2, block 20, Opoiti, to P. Vaughan was deferred for the ranger to report thereon. Ii was deoided to intimate to a number of Crown tenants with throe or more payments of rent in arronr that unless their rent is paid by tho end of Deoember the sections will bo forfeited,

A scbemi aud plana showing subdivisions sn 1 rentals of Mar,gatahi settlement was forwarded by She Commissioner of Crown Lands for tho approval of tho Laud Board. —Approved. The Wairoa County Council asked permission to hand to tho District Road Engineer money accrued from small grazing run No. 38, Mangahopac and Wairoa districts, leased by E. Ross and others. Agreed to. W. Eroggatt suggested that section 1, block 10, Hangaroa, be opened for selection as early as possible.—Agreed to. The land officer wrote with reference to the proposed exchange of section 50, Hangaroa stock reserve, for 70 acres in Tauwharetoi No. 3 A block.—Exchange to be recommended.

The district surveyor reported upon sections 2 and 3 of blocks 4 and 8, Waingaromia, which it was proposed to sell to the adjoining owners. —Owners of the adjoining land to be informed that the sections would bo offered under section 16 and 17 of the Land Act.

The Crown Lands ranger, Gisborne, forwarded reports on 14 holdings in Hikurangi, Mata, Opoiti, Nuhaka North, and Matakaoa survey districts, showing improvements required, T 551, and effected, 4)23,681, with 7 defaulters, 6 for non residence, and 1 for improvements. —Defaulters to bo notified that the conditions must bo complied with.