TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 76, 27 October 1916, Page 3

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

The ordinal y monthly meeting of the Laud Hoard was held at the District Lands and Survey Office,- "New I Plymouth, on Wednesday. { APPLICATIONS FOR LAND. Section 17, town of Blratfoj?aV'« t t rood, E.R., Harry Lewis Homan.— j Approved, at an annual rontalof £2 . 10s. I Sections 12 to 16, Block fiX, Waro, f and Sections 3 to 5, Ivoxar© township, | 57a. lr., M.L., F. C. and H. 0. j Jones.—Granted a five years’ lease on certain conditions at an annual rental ' of £5. ■ 'ffi; • i » Fart Waitaanga township, 14 acres, 'J M. E. Andrew.—Granted a yearly ' tenancy at rental of £3 10s. | Parts Sections 2321 to / 2321, town . of New Plymouth (inclusive), 3r. 10]>.. ! E.R., Wm. Stubbs.—Approved at'flu \ annual rental of £2. > Railway Reserve, Mold Bead, 120 ( acres, Jeremiah Murray.-—-Refused. Under the Discharged Soldiers’ Sot--1 tlement Act, 1015, Section 13, Block f VII, Ponatu S.D., 315 acres, Richard I William Holley.—Approved. j FREEHOLD. f The following applications for the f lee simple Were approvedSection j M> Black VI, Kapari), Ivp, Carr; Seci tion IS; Block XV; I Francis McGaVtiiy; Section jo* Block | X, Malm©, George Coe; Section 11, } Hleek XIV; Ohnra, Gcorgd llngham. j Section 7, Block XV, Wai- | Lira, C. A. Simons. "i TRANSFERS AND SUB-LEASES. / ' ' The following transfers were approved or recommended for approval: —Part Section 26, Block 11, Ohnra, Charles MeHardip to James Risk; Sections 24 and' 25, Block Xlll, Ohnra, E. A. Gothard to E. W. Ruddick; Section 1, Block I, Heao, and Section 10, Block Nil!, Olmm, E. B. Gothard to E. W. jßuddick; parts Section 1089, etc., 1 New Plymouth, D.O.A. of F. P. Cork ill to James McNeill; Section 2, Block VII, Maptkra, J. R. Gillejpie to G! A. Gillespie, A. E. L. Gillesifle and Harry Gillespie; Sections 3 /and<i|4, Block XXVII, town of Pa tea; David McLellan (deceased) by Public! Trustee to J. M. Clarkson ; Section 17, Block VI, Aria, Dominick Wolfsbaper and I). McLean to Donald McLean; part Section 11, Block XI, Totorq, Frank Hurley to IT. E. Mellor and R. G. Allen; Section 1, Block XL Mapara, James Kirk to John McCabe; Section 13, Block XIV, Ngatimaru, and Sections 15, 16, and 19, Block H, Omona, G. T. Pcrrott to F. IV. Hoddor ; part 2 of Section 23, Block XV, Kahpokonui, James Edwards to J. W. Paterson, jnnr.; Section 201, Now Plymouth, H. C. Osborne to John Firmstonc ; Section 28, Block X, Ngatimarn, 0. L. Frank to John Maria ; Section 35, Block XVf, Egmont, S. C. Johnson to W. H. H. Young. The application of IT. C. Bunt to transfer Section 1, Block X, Mapara, \ to Ernest Pawson was refused, the proposed transferee declining to take up residence on thb land. An application by N. E. Shewry to transfer three sections was adjourned. . - I

sr —ss— - - J. MORTGAGES. The Board in committee approved of three applications for consent lo mortgage' at ruling rates of interest, f CONCESSIONS. ■ ■ The lessee of Section 10, Block I, 1 Rangi, was granted an extension of twelve months in which to make improvements. The following were granted 12 ,months exemption from residence:— VLessee of Section 9, Block-IV, Piopio- , tea West ; lessee of Section 9, Block t V, Huiron; lessee of Section 9, Block i XIII, Ware; lessee of Section 23, ’ I Block XVI, Huiroa. ’ ] An, application by George Tyrol l , se- * (lector of Section 1, Block HI, Mall para, for a reduction of rent, was refused, GENERAL, * It was resolved to open Section 5, Block VII, Omona S.D., 650 acres, for i re-offering under the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Act, at a capital j*Value of 30« per acre. J The application of George Water'll son; next-of-kin ok the latO'H. A. j Waterson, to surrender Section 5, ! Block V, Ponatu. was granted. The Wlmngnmomona County Gnmi- ) oil’s proposals for the expenditure of £35 4s,.accrued thirds, were approved. It was resolved to offer Sections 1594 and 1595, New . Plymouth, area 2r. 2p, (Together) for leasing at auction, at fin upset rental of £l. , It was decided to forfeit the lease of Section 5, Block 8. Omona. It was decided to offer Section 1, Block IT. Waro. 815 acres, hinder renewable lease, at a cafiiiilj value of 15s. per acre. It was resolved to offer Sections 3, Block N VI. Waro, and I and 5, Block TV, Ponatu, under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, at capital values of 30s, 255, and 30s per acre ■ respectively. Mr E. A. Meredith, of Stratford, was appointed arbitrator for the Crown in the re-valuation of the small gazing run lease nl Run J, Block XIV. Opnku. John Monk, lessee of Section 3, Block| HU Totoro. was granted exemption from residence. The Board in committee dealt with five-applications for exomiftinn from rent; from selectors ahseiit on active service, and recommended for approval one application for rental postponement for a period. ( The Board also dealt with various selectors in arrear with rental payments.