WELLINGTON LAND BOARD

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9411, 3 April 1909, Page 8

WELLINGTON LAND BOARD

The Wellington Land Bnard met on Thursday. Present; Mr James Mackenzie (Commissioner of Grown Lauds) and Messrs A. Reese, J. Dawson and O. 3. Canton. Sub-leases were approve-, as loilows;—Makotnku. 17 acres Irom M. J. Kerr to S. Hatfield. Transfers were approved as followsSection 51, Mangaweka Village Settlement, 4 acres 3 roods 17 perches, G. T. Paget to E. Peg o (provided ranger’s report is satisfactory) ; section 1. block 5 Pukeokahu, 640 acres, E. Doole to M. H. R., h. D K and M. G. Hammond ; section 19, block 13, Apiti, 2°o acres W. Boddy to E, M., J. and T. Nix, section 44, blocks 3 and 4, MangaWhero, 1733 acres, O. Beard and Weybourne to W. H. Weybourne; section 5, block 14, Kaitieke. 1654 acres. Clark and Zeinert to P. Coilyen; section 18, block 10, Manganni, 200 acres, J. H. Wangh to H. O. Ritohfield. , ... « it was reported by the ranger that J. Donovan, lessee of section 5, block 9, Ohinewairna, was living on an adjoining section. —Satisfactory in the meantime T. A, OaldWell was granted a temporary grazing license, without payment of rental, over section 48, block 7 Pohangina Forest Reserve (6ba acres) in terms’of section 37 of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, on the usual conditions, provided that he fences off the road and river frontages, only grazes sheep on, the land, and prevents damage to the standing bush. Lease to be determinable on twelve months’ notice. It was decided not to approve an application by Mrs O. McDonnell for a renewal of the lease of section 1 (part of sub-division of sa), block 10, Karioi survey district (87 acres) for another seven years at the expiration of her present lease. The disposal of section 5, Mannon! Village Settlement, was held over until lands in the vicinity are being dealt with. It was decided to withhold section 3 1, block 3, Manngakaretn, with a view of milling the timber thereon. A title was granted to G. Moore, jon,, section 904, block 14, Rewa, 360 acres. M. Ruiss applied to transfer section 5, block 9, Ruahine, 300 acres, to R. B. Hornblow.—Approved, subject to residential conditions being complied with and full particulars being supplied. An application from J. Adkins to transfer sections 16 and 19, block 10, Mangauui, to L. Meyer, was left withjthe Oommisisoner to deal with. The Commissioner reported that the thirds distributed to local bodies daring the year amounted to £13,794, while there was still a sum of £9OOO available for proposals were in. A ballot for section 34, block 6, Rangatana Township, resulted in favour of Robert Dixon. The question of the sub-division and transfer of seoton 28, Taihape Village Settlement, was left in the hands of the Commissioner.