AOTEA MAORI LAND BOARD

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9177, 22 June 1908, Page 2

AOTEA MAORI LAND BOARD

i A’meetxng 'of the Aotea District Maori Lands Board, yfashheld oil Thursday and Friday ;lasfr At their ‘ «■*' offices. Masonic Judge Fisher presiding,’ tvi'th' Taka, xangi Mete Kingi, and Mr D. F. G. Barclay, in the absence: of ;mr H. /Lundius. The. business was mainly /routine and hearing, adjourned applications. - Takahanga Pounamu /Consent to lease to Thos. Nolan, was further adjourned': v Waimarino No. 3, 3610 acres;* consent to lease to Martha:-,Craig Vwas approved subject to’ President being satisfied native owners had suffidiept other,’land for their maintenance. . Fresh accommodation for order in Council to issue for removal of /restrictions from title and consent to mortgage Kai Iwi 6J and\(*L. s ft Ohutu Block.—A lett'h was received from Chief Eisd’ueer of the Roads Department"-/',.' . report from District Wanganui, on bridge at Feijldjs Track; estimated to whilo, at Oruakura Bridge site 'tfi'b- cost wcfijld be £7OO, and the ip( £IOOO. The Chief Engineer that the Bridge should be' .at Feild’s Track site, . and Intimated that a sum of £7OO towards: cost- was - being placed on the Estimates, ’ The Aotea Board decided to advise the Chief Engineer for Roads that it was decided that if the Government Vould erect a bridge at one of those sites the Board would advance one half the cost not to exceed £7OO. In reply to a communication from the Board asking Che Waimarino. County Council if they were prepared to expend £350 on opening up a ■ road from the Pipiriki-Raetihi Road through the lower part of the MorikauNo. 3 Block, the Waimarino County Council agreed to undertake the work, the Board to pay the amount named on the certificate .of their engineer, Mr J. Stevenson. The Board adjourned sine die.