AUCKLAND LAND BOARD.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 482, 13 July 1912, Page 5

AUCKLAND LAND BOARD.

SITTING AT TE KUITI. A Hitting of the Crown Lands Board has held at Te Kuiti on Thursday last. There were present the Commissioner and Messrs Harris, Rountree, Trounson and Johns. SPECIAL APPLICATIONS FOR LAND. John Clarkin, for Hauraki pastoral lease of 150 acres, block 1, Aroha Burvey district.—Approved. Richard Murdock and Donald McLean, to select section 26, block 2, Waihou survey district, 24 acres 2 roods 34 perches, under section 128 of the Land Act, 1908; Passed. P. J. Curry and Arthur Wheeler to select section 27, block 2, Waihou survey district, 28 acres 2 roods 4 perches, under section 128 of the Land Act, 1908. —Approved. D. Turner for temporary tenancy under section 27 of the Public Reserves Act, 1908, of 1J acres Crown land adjoining section 6a, block 4, Orahiri survey-district.—Approved. William Grant- for h.p.l. of 150 acres, block 16, Ohinemuri survey district. —Approved. .rtlex. Gillan for h.p.l. of 1000 arces, block 13, Tairua survey district. proved.

J. B. MacEwan and Co., Ltd., to purchase sections 7, 8, 14 and 15, block 1, Puketurua township, 3 roods 16 perches, under section 140 of the Land Act, for cheese factory site.— Approved. Walter E. Fullerton, of Waitomo, to select section 3, block 14, Orahiri survey district, 362 acres 0 roods 36 perches, under section 128 of the Land Act, 19U8. —Refused. Hugh McColl, Te Kumi, to select 630 acres unsurveyed land in block 8, Otanake survey district, under section 129 of the Land Act, 1908.—Refused. APPLICATIONS FOP. FREEHOLD. Section 7, block 13, Waoku, 50 acres, H. Lowe; section 3, block 11, Piako, 853 acres 2 roods 32 perches, Jno, Ross; lot 1, sectiun 5, block 15, Orahiri, 4 acres 3 roods 36 perches. H. W. Mabbett; sections 184. 191 and 192, Taupiri parish, W. H. Patterson; section 8, block 4, Motatau, Jno. Atkins.—All approved.

APPLICATIONS FOE TRANSFER.

Section sl2, 10, 11, 15, 13a, and 16, block 4, Orahiri, 101 acres 0 roods 13 perches, John Taylor to Thomas Harold Boulton, of Glen Murray, far> mer.—Approved subject to further investigation.

Section 19, block 2, Waihou, 111 acres 0 roods 22 perches. Katharine A. Mortensen to John Campbell Johnston, of Whatawhata, farmer. Approved. Section 21, block 8, Kerikei, 75 acres, Frederick Edwards to William George Skudder. of Kerikeri, farmer. —Approved. Section 52,;b10ck 16, Tokatoka, 102 acres 0 roods 19 perches, Jphn Weir to Geo. Edwin Gelsthorpe Morley. of Roawai, farmer. Approved subject to investigation. Section 40,' block 6, Kaeo, 187 acres, John Bramley to William Richardson Bramley, of Kaeo, bushman, of half interest by , way of partnership.—Approved. Section 1, block 7, Whangaroa, 29 acres, and section 20, block 7, Whangaron, 112 acres 1 rood 14 perches, Thomas Arthur Christie to William Smith, of Whangaroa, settler. Approved. Section 107, Matakana parish. 93 acres 3 roods 11 perches, James Vipond to Thomas William Blair, of Matakana, farmer. —Approved. Sections 76 and S.W. 77, Okahu parish, 80 acres 3 roods, and sections S.E. 47 and S.W. 74, Okahu parish, 72 acres 3 roods, Peter Jones to Catherine Mary Jones, of New Plymouth, married. —Approved. Section 28, block 11, Mangakahia, 489 acres, B. L. Brown as mortgagee of John P. Aldred, to David William Monteith, of Huoto, settler. Approved. Ssection 18, block 10, Coromandel, 91 acres, and section —, block 10, Coromandel, 49 acres 3 roods 14 perches, Sophia Daviea and Jas. M. Daviea to James Ecclestone junr., of Coromandel,*: settler. —Approved. Sections 10, block 10, and 5, block 13, Pirungia, 97 acres, transfer of section 10 only, Henry C. Coe to John Clark, of Te Rau-a-Moa, farmer.—Approved. Sections 3 and 4, blocks 2 and 3, Rotorua, 968 acres, Alexander Findlay to Albert Edward Newsham, of Tauranga, livery stable proprietor.— Approved. Section 4. block 11, Hetana hamlet, 4 acres 0 roods 12 perches, John David Pugh to Walter Clapcott Smith, of Auckland, butcher.—Approved. Part section 3, block 2, Patetere North, 163 acres 2 roods, Henry Ratcliffe to George Emanuel Manning, of Morrinsville farmer area to be trans--1 ferred about 100 acres.—Refused. Section 4, block 5, Puniu, 195 acres 0 roods 16 perches, John Newton to George Ramsay, of Te Awamutu, farmer. —Approved. Section 2, block 6, Orahiri, 553 acres, Caroline Gregg to Arthur Pembertcn Homerham, of Oiorohanga, farmer.—Approved. Section 3, block 6, Kawhia South. 535 acres, sub-division and tranfer of part, Frederick Goddard to Geo. Robert Goddard, of Kinohaku, car- J penter. —Approved; FORFEITURES AND SURRENDERS. Section 6, block 10, Tutamoe, 458 acres, E. F. W. Hanker; section 19, block 16, Waoku, 221f acres. R. Jensen; section 7, block 5, Matamata town, 1 rood, F. Nicholson; section 20, block, Oroha, 81 acres 2 roods 16 perches, F. J. Johns; section 9, block 4, Aroha, 40| acres, S. H. Thompson. I DEFAULTERS—RESIDENCE, ETC. Sections 1 and 9, block 5, Horohoro, 1628 acres 1 rood 20 perches, A. i W. Reeve. i Section' 262, Waiotahi parish, 17 acres 3 roods 4 perches, W. Dempsey. Section 6, block 1, Hetana hamlet, r 2& Bcres. Fras. Mackay; section 3, ; block 1, Hetana hamlet, 2J acres, Mrs Mackay.Approved.

Section 12, block 1, Aroha, 50 acres, J. J. Barrett. —Twelve months' leave approved. Section 14, block 15, Ohinemuri, 50 acres, Juhn Say; section 23, block 15, Ohinemuri,.49 acres 3 roods 28 perches, John Say. Leave granted during board's pleasure. MISCELLANEOUS.

Applications by lessees in Teasdale settlement to sub-let buildings to temporary tenants. sections 65-69 Teasdale settlement J. B. Teasdale; section 36. Teasdale settlement, Mrs B. Lander.—Granted.

Application by Matapouri Public Hall Society to purchase out of section 1, blockl 0, Opuawhanga, for a site for public hall. —Granted Application by John E. West, as selector of section 45, block 4, Selwyn settlement, tohave his brother, Robert Henry West, admitted to partnership in lease. —Granted.

Application for issue of fresh copy of license of section 392, Waipu parish, under section 94 of the Land Act, 1908. —Granted.

. Application by H. Petch to subdivide his section 5, block 4, Maungamangero, 1814 acres, and have a separate license issue for an area of 16 arces 8 roods 38 perches. Deferred.

Re disposal of valuation for improvements on forfeited section 1, block 3, Rangaroa, now re-selected. — Approved.

TIMBER MATTERS. Applications were made as follows: —Whakapata Sawmilling Co., for floating license\>ver Kaimamaku river; Parker Lamb Timber Co., Ltd., for renewal of floating license, Whakatiwai river Sales of Kauri Trees.—To M. Rowley, 1 tree, 4816 su. ft., royalty £6 Os sd; J. G. Pattison, 2 trees, 4631 su. ft., royalty £4 12s 7d. —All approved.