TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 99, 28 July 1916, Page 8

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The ordinary meeting of the Inraimki Laud Hoard was iieid in Now Plymouth on Wednesday, when there wore present Air (1. H. Bullard (Commissioner; in tne ehair, Messrs .John Heslop, J. W. Martin, and X. It. Cleland. Air C. .i. Ryan telegraphed apologising for unavoidable absence. APPLICATIONS FOR LAND. Part 4 JJloek VIII, Tangitn K.D., 25 acres (cash), James Connolly.— Recommended for approval on certain conditions. Sections 37, 3S, 39, town of Whangamomona, 3 roods (yearly), A. H. Xonie. Approved at an annual rental of 10s subject to ihe usual conditions. It was resolved to invite tenders for Sections 2,3, 1,5, and 7, Alaugaelm Village, la. Ir. 32]).; also Sections 2,3, I, and 5, Mangaclm Village, la. THE FREEHOLD. The following applications for the fee simple wore approved : —Section 13, Block XT, Opnnake, 1 acre, Hugh Morey; and Section 20, Block XIV, Aria S.D., 278 acres, Wm. Woods. DEFAULTERS. W. and M. Rea, Section 2, Block IX. Taurakawa, were granted 12 ■months’ exemption from residence. The case of H. Williams, lessee of Sections 03 and 04, Block IV, Pantntu, was acl.jonrned to enable the lessee to lodge an application to sublease. In the ease of C. L. Flint, for nonresidence on Section I, Block X, Warn, it was resolved that the superintendent he recommended to take steps to forclose. TRANSFERS.

The following applications to transfer were approved:—Sections 5, (i, and 26, Block V, Xgatimaru, J. Smitheram to Samuel Holla my (conditionally) Sections 3 and 4, Block A , Xgatimaru, Frank Baker to Samuel Bellamy (conditionally); Lot 1 of o, Block IX, Xgatimaru, Frank Baker to David Bellamy; Section 23, Block If, Omona, and Section 4, Block 111, Omona, F. F. <lO. and W. B. Smith to F. F. E. Smith; Section 5, Block VIII, Want, P. H. Watts to G. C. Stevenson; Section 6, Block 11, Opakn, H. L. Spear to L. 0. Valange; Section 6, Block XIV, Mahoe, G. G. O’Callaghan and X. F. H. lavender to H. G. Bailey and G. A. J. Hart (conditionally); Section 33, Block XVI, Egmont, J. Dunwoodie to .1. P. I’. Kelly (conditionally) ; Section 6, Block 111, Mapara, T. A. and H. G. Garratt to T. A. Garratt; Section 1, Block X, Totoro, J. Dollimorc to A. Dollimorc;

The following applications to transfer were refused; —Section 11, Block V, Eginont, W. B. Brash to It. 11)1©; Section 1, Block X, 31 apaia, H. C. Hunt to R. Parson. MISCELLANEOUS.

It was decide to rescind the forfeiture of 3LL. lease 354, and to offer Sections 1.-3 and 8,9, 11, 12. Id, 15, Block HI town of Hniroa. It was decided to re-offer Section 2,. Block V, Kapara S. I)., 952 acres,; with a loading of £IOO. »Jt was decided to accept the improvements effected on R.L.L.S. Section 27, Block Tin, Ngairo S.H , 192 a. 2r., as sufficient compliance with the requirements of the Baud Act. The holding of 3lrs H. Lewis, Sec-: tion 5, Block VII, Omona S.D., was forfeited. Twelve months’ leave was granted to H. C. Batch elder, licensee of Section 4, Block IV, Heao S.D. A. A. Adam, lessee of ILL. Section’ 4, Block VII, Heao, was granted exemption from residence during the pleasure of the Board. The Clifton County Council’s proposals for the expenditure of £456 3s accrued thirds to March 31, 1910 were approved, subject to the usual certificate of the ranger. The Board (in committee) considered twenty-three applicants for rental remission from selectors who are absent with the Expeditionary Forces. Each case was specially inquired into and recommendation's were made according to the special circumstances surrounding the same m accordance provisions of the Act healing on ihe matter. , _ The Board (in committee) dealt with five applications to mortgage at ruling rates of interest, which ncu approved of.