TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 597, 27 August 1913, Page 2

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

. f> MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Taranaki Land Board was held on Thursday of last week, when there wpre present:—Messrs J. K. Bullard(chairman), J. Heslop, J. Eattenbury, C. J. Ry2n, and A, Coxhead. SALES OF LAND. Sale of section 7. block 15. Opaku, Taranaki scholarship endowment; leaße. at auction; annua! rent 12s Od; lessee, Oscar Syrae=. % Sale by auction of Education Reserve leases as follows: —Section -566, New Plymouth PI. M. Buckman, £6; section 567, New Plymouth. A. J. Rossiter£6; section 569, New Plymouth. H. Calvert, t:6; section 570, New Plymouth, 11. Calvert, £6; section 3, block 3, Mahos, A. H. Perry, £27 10s. APPLICATIONS FOR LAND. Section, bloctc 10, Aria, 548 acres F. (}. Wooliey, O.R.P. Section 6, block 10, Aria, 27 acres, J. N. Langman, O.R.P. Section 1. block 5, Tangitu, 383 acres, F. J. Ford, R.L. T. Browne, for a D.P. license for sections 85, and 87, block 10, fouatu with conditions similar to the lease-in-perpetuity except where requirements have expired. H. W. Hill for license to occupy section 12, block 12, Mapara, held by him under improved farm conditions. Mrs E. J. Swann, section 34, block 12, Mapara, a small area adjoining section 32 recently selected by her under O.R.P. conditions. H. and E. Leary, portions of sec- . tion 3 block 10 Waro to improve fencing line between sections 2 and 3. Messrs Terry, lease of section 3, block S, Aria, 10 acres 2 roods 9 perches, in lieu of acquiring it for, cash. TRANSFERS. J. P. Williamson to H. Rickard, sections 66. 67, and 69, Spotswood, 23 acres. —Approved. Henry Wells to James Askew ; section 23, block 4, Huiraa, 627 acres, selected thirteen years, held three years by Wells.—Approved subject to disposal of 95 acres. S. O. Snow toW. K. McLean, section 7, block 5, Kapara, 1213 acres, consideration £3ooo.—Approved. H. D. and C. Matthews to W. J. Tucker, section 15, block 5, Uppper Waitara, 680 acres; consideration £6 10s per acre, by exchange.—Approved. W. Ely to G. Onion, section 32, block y, Ngaere, 17 acres, reason injury to arm; all conditions.fulfilled; transferee landless.—Approved. J, W. H. Cooper to A. G. Fischer, section 84, Spotswood, 3a. Or. 32p. Application refused. H. C. Sherson to G. W. Sherson, section 1, block 12, Ohura, 366 acres; conditions fulfilled to date. Approved. G. F. G. F. Banfield to take J. Christophersen into partnership, section 34, block 1, Tangitu, 186 acres. —Approved. E. S. Von Sturmer, holding section 5, block 3, Waro, 784 acres, applied to transfer to T. W. and N. B. Collins; consideration and exchange. — Approved. SUBDIVISION. 4965 acres in Aria and Tangitu to be offered under renewable lease and optional conditions at T.a'imarunui. 3016 acres in Mapara and Totoro S.D., to be offered for selection at : Gardner's Hall. Taumarunui, under optional conditions. 3077 acres in Waro S.D. to be offered for selection at Gardner's Hall, Taumarunui. under renewable lease. 262(i acres, Mapara S.D., to be offered under optional conditions at Gardner's Ha!!. Taumarunui. 1491 acres in Aria S.D., io be offered under optional conditions at Gardner's Hall, Taumarunui. SUBLEASES. C. J. Heard to J. McL. Telfar, secion 1, block 9. Totoro, 218 acres; term of sublease 21 years at £6O per I annum. SCENERY PRESERVATION. It was proposed to adopt, the report I of District Surveyor Lain- and offer 1 for selection two areas in block 1, Mimi, of about SO acres at £5 10s per I acre, and set. aside about 750 acres for scenery preservation.—l: was resolved to dispose of pari of the land to 11. Baversiock, and offer the balance (80 acres) to public competition. GENERAL. The proposal to recommend that section 35, block .1, Tangitu, which is an ungazettett scenery reserve, to be subdivided and disposed of to Messrs Banfield Powell and Kannaird, adjoining improved farm | settlers, at'a valuation to be fined under O.R.P. conditions under see! ion 138, as approved. | W. Macfarlane, holder <d section 4, j block 4, Aria, in Tangitu Settlement. j 141 acres, applied to have an additional area of 1-1 acres out of section j j 37, block J. Tanigtu, added to his j holding.—Approved. j j It was decided to issue a certificate j | under clause 36 (1) Land Laws I Amendment Act, that J. J. Pendray is j entitled to a Crown grant for section | 3, block 11. Ohura. I It was decided to resumo possession of section 3. block 2, Rangi, etc., held under year to year lease by T. J. Pendray. It was resolved to offer sections 17, 18, and 19, block H and 13, block 3, Aria, and unsold land, Aria township, under optional conditions at a valuation io be made, in as small areas as are desirable. it was resolved to obtain " report on an area of Crown land in block 11, Mapara, adjoining section 13, with a view to disposing of it to J. C. Donnelly, holder of section 3 3. Sections 9, block 3, Aria, and 5, block S, Waro, Education Reserves, ware disposed of separately to the same owner, and were included in one lease. The property had changed

grant two leases on payment 01 usual fees.

An application was received > P. H. Watts, ie?see of Education Kp» !■ serve, section 0, block :i, Aria, and j block S. Waro, for rip;ht of way over i section 8, block .'5, Am. held by 11. i Budd on L.1.P.. the consent of the j latter having been given. —if vvns ■' decided that the agreement. f< ; r riprht of way be approved subject iv. the • right of the Land Board to cr.nrri at any time. The proposal to offer Quarry Ke- ; serve, section S. block 0, Omens. :lt!a. i :]r. 2-ip.. for lease by tender (term, year to year: upset annua) rent. was approved. It was decided to approve of ihe amendment of area sreiion 2-. block 5. Ohura, on account of resumption of a portion Cor quarry reserve under section 14-i.