Land Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 37, 11 July 1885, Page 3

Land Board.

; The: usual fortnightly meeting j^ipif ; .the - Land. Board ,>vas '''jaeldh ye&er- - day. 'chant )ppuimißßiotter Hi ; Clrown] I]^^' m the' chair) r : H. 'Bunny, T;''Masoti^a^!;i\Y. A. Fitzherberf- ■: : :.>^. i^i/{ ',& ;---W>jl !>*■ ' r T.hs Commissioner reported 7 Ihold section 14 >: ,bloefc X^", jgahao, and;defen;eci-paymeht section 47, block X, 112a Or'l^Pj.Mangfipne, has been ' iakeniip : 'Binc J eiaitV.m^efein^'\he;"i£OT^e'r' by William Moore, and the latter Jli by William Lidstpne.;.^. .... ; .;■: A lettert^as^r^^f^r^ni the Under.- . Secretary of Crown" Lands] intimating .that j"Mr:;GK Wrighfcihad/ibeWi appointed . {Chief ;(Dlerk ! inj^heJ/JOro\vn:i LandsJipffipe!^ 'rice Mr -i" ; Mt->Gf-.tJ. $Qlafineh for-vifar^ed^asfstatu:-^ !tory decUratiori. to 0% Effect -\ jiia't his v license;' /.tOVocp'^^wptwp^^/^l&fc^ijy".',.' JBelinont, had ' Been lost. ;lt.^ajsj';i3edided / jto issue ■tfhe'w license tp Edward : Prapiet 7 to whom the section : had' been"' traiis-r---fer r ;ed . ;; ; (;^--i;.:J., ; - :: fv-r. ; ;A '^-'y^-/'; I Mr James^Bejl's application .-to, •■-; payyoff ;the;capi<»lised: value o| his- unpaid instalments on his section: on 'the; Kiiiranga Block w^,as approved. v .' ' ■ :: . : i Th'e application of rthe holder of aectioh Uo?| IT., Kopuranga, to be allowed' ; to transfer the section j was approved. •'- .'■'■•:..■•', ;. - ''.-.-■•■, '.■■:■■'-■ :■■ " Mr H. V. Smith asked for a rebate of Bix\. months' rent on section 149,. ; > block XIV., Marigapne. as he had heen; unable to ■effect improvements owing to the time of the * year "at which ; {he . selected., tt was 1 resolved to inform Mr Smith that the Bbard'hid' no power to grani; his re, r qUeßtl'- : -"''."-" :: -'-' :;j: ': ; -. '■■"■'■; : ' v ' ''■','}; •■ . Some discussion took place m reference to ; selectprs, ; -who had parted with their sections. It vras resolved j on the •;■- --motion of Mr Bunny,, seconded by Mr Mdsori, that the'attention of the Govern- ■ ment be drawn to the restrictions fcontairieHihthe/Land Act re selection under the- deferred payment system •m; cases Vrhere selectors; had asßigned their interests, and recommend that provisipn be : iijade m the: La»d Bill jiow befolre Parliament to enable selections by persons who had thus assigned themVinterestsi. subject to ..the approval of the Land Board m every case. • ' > It was resolved to ask the person who held section 16, block IV., Makiririj under the deferred payment system, and trans-, ferred it tn .another , person, for^ an ex--pianation, as ; he'had since paid a deposit on section 22, block VII., Mahgaoiie,; contrary to 'the provisions of the Land Act,- : ;:■■'■' \,\^-'l ■:;'■■ ''>'■■■•■' ■h*'? : -'r ■ The i Comiriisßioner laid before ' the Bpard a plan of the. lands m and aroiihd Hunterviile, m the Rkngitikei- District. .It was .resolved that: the Commissioner should prepare a statement of the; different' systems under which the land could ■be disposed of , and that the matter shpnld be considered at nextmeeting: - : ;