LAND BOARD.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 35, 5 October 1886, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

The usual meeting of the Land Board was held at the Land Board office, Wei luigtou, on Tbumlay. Prreonl- Messrs Marrhant (chairman). Bunny, McCardle Fit/Herbert, and Reece. The return for Crown lands showed the land add since last mooting as 8.127 acres 1 rood 6 perches, the tinea L’ ' I’JTid lh<J “ no ' uu received being The leasee of small run No. 13. Moll,a. Uaki. wrote abandoning the .aim H wa« resolved to Ass whsl improvement*

nad been effected, and drciai* visa —cl n forfeited after OO days, and the abamen! be accepted. The Ekrtar.-uia Hoad Board f«-rw*rd«-l proposals (* the elpen Uu.*e if!. - I payment thirls accruing to tl 1 1 Proposals approved. Pennisssoii was also given I *>l ia lua, Alfred lon. hi ■ itea. ar i V i- * Had Boar Is in Mcoro' / » i * request. Mr F. J. Hamilton applied :o l* con sidered tlie lessee of Section I‘. ck *•* Mangahao. his claim liav g i. u layed in Christchurch. It was mhul that the claim could no* be rec-griso i. Proposal* were suhniitted by tn* Cotnmisaion for the sale of land or | re-lx-tual lease in the Wait, tara Le • al lai 1 i hstnet. Proposals approved of; d itc to he fixed by the Couuuiaei m. A letter was received from Mr gher in reference to M r Fuller’s claim I >r pert of the compensation for impr.-* nn* ts effected on Crown bui I* near Orvvt m, and stated that the chum was Wit. it foundation. It was resolved tnat the matter stand over for the p - nt. Mr Beetham. >sugges-ng that th# Alfred lon Kecreatioii Urvwma should be vested m the llr vl Boar 1 at Alfredton, and that the balance -sf.'he town sections be offered for re'*, Re. solved that the matter etaiol <'vw until the reserves are approved fcv Government, town seetiona »o he scheduled for sale. The Crown Lands llang r report «*n the island in the Ilangttikei River appl. I for by Mr McKensie. It was resolve-) to offer the land as a small nui. Vi» ■ a report of th# Crown Lands al rig the v* coast between the Manawate. an 1 Wailolara River*. Rcaolvod th al and plans be forwarded to the i,ci#m. meat with a recotnmen lati -u that li * suggestions be carried out. The ap|>lication of Meesr* Mar i.iarr.a Bros, for a fencing bounder- it Vlfredf it was again eonaiderail. and it r< '« 1 that the matter be dsfrrr—. vemment decide as to th* Il« na..j!i Reserves adjoining. Messrs Simpson and IV-ic F rv -«a wrote with reference to Mr A it i« . - ing section 4 Block IV., Ka:« ' w. eial particular* were to be fun .I t-' « 1 then Mr Adams will be asked t-- evp’.c An application was reeeit<-i fr-m Mr Axnp for 800 acres of Crown la-> i as i small run. It was resolved that vemiuent be aakod to appro* c of th* ployinent of a private surveyor. th «ur vey to he made with due regard to oil.- r Crown Lands. The question of allowing Mr C. iW. Robert to withdrew lua Isndar for section 1 Block IV.. M . again considered, and it wo d •* lud to { obtain the law officers’ opinion *s to I 1 piwer of the Board to allow tender* l he withdrawn. It was resolved that th# Board had no power to grant Mr Grev-.lie’s requee* f r re-offering section 30 Block 1.. Malruri, for sale. They would again < i,-. !< r at next meeting if he could show the Boar 1 that they had power to do so. It wras decided to allow Co- lot tl to d*>al writh improvements < * .-u-1 :>v Mr McMillan on Crown lands at la' it ,* Mr Marchant italel t'.u , - rnent had decided to call for te i lore f r the Mangiune central clean g. Mr McCardle proposed i *t **■•>*-• I and 3, Block IV.. Mikuoffered for sale. Camel.