TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 1, 25 November 1916, Page 3

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Taranaki Land Board was held at New Plymouth on Wednesday. Present: •Mr G. 11. Bullard (Commissioner), in the chair; Messrs J. W. H. Martin, John Hislop and N. R. Clcland. Mr ,). W. Ryan apologised for non-attcud-anee, and was granted leave of absence. APPLICATIONS I;OR LAND. Lot 17. town of Stratford, 1 rood, Education Reserve, Harry Lewis Roman—Allowed to withdraw, with a.deduction of £1 Is from deposit for office expenses. Sections 2321 and 2322, town of New. Plymouth, Education Reserve, Win. Stuhbs.—Continued. Part Whitianga block, 355 acres, R. Russell.—Approved. Crown lands, block 2, Tangitu S.D., 1 acre 3 roods 20 perches, Waitomo County Council.—Approved. Section 8, block 7, Pouatu S.D., 26 acres, S. E. C. Taylor.—Refused. APPLICATIONS FOR FEE SIMPLE. Section 2, block 2, Omona S.D., 202 a, lr. 2i!p., T. K. Skii.uer.—Approved. Sections 2/3 and i, Block 8,-VNga-timaru 5.D.,358 and 250 acres, W. lit and 0. A. Swanger.—Approved. EXTENSIONS. Sections 2, block 3, Taurakawa S.D., 1265 acres, non-improvement.— Twelve months' extension granted. Secion 3, block o, Mahoe S.D., 1013 acres, deficient improvements.— Twelve months' extension gamed. ; Section 10, blookjlO, T'ouatu S.D., 58 • acres, nou-ims>rbveiAoßt.—-Twelve .months' extension granted. "'Section 80; block 2, Piopiotea West S.l>., '22 acres, non-residence.—Three months' extension granted. Section 19, block 7, Omona S.D., 300 acres, non-payment of rent and non-improvement.—Lease to he determined, and sue for recovery of overdue rents. Section 19, Opmiake Suburbs, 12a. 3r., non-payment of rent and neglect to clear noxious weeds.—Lease to be determined and sue for recovery of overdue rents. Secion 11, Opunake Railway Re-. serve, sac. 2r., non-payment of rent. —Lease to be determined and sue for recovery of overdue rents. TRANSFERS AND SUB-LEASES. Sub-sections 5 and 6 of section 42, Pa tea Suburbs, lr. 2p., A. W. Cunn to (Si. W. T. ltyuso.—Approved. Section 98, .HfdclriO, Pouatu S.D., 120 acres, section 90, block 10, Pouatu ,S.D., 101 .acres, lot 1, section 3, block. 11, Pouatu 5.1)., 15ae.1r.37p., R. E. Shewry to Emil Nickel.—Approved. Section 11 and 12, -block 2, 1-gaire 5..D.,'57ac, 2r, 3Jp.„ Henry II;::ice to N. 8.. Fletcher.—Approved.

Section 20,, block, (i, Huiroa S.D., 61 acres', W. E. I'eicival to (!. G. Simons. —Approved conditionally. Section 34, block 14,-Potia;tu S;D., 120 acres, Chas. Fearon to Samuel Rosewme.—Approved.

Section 3, block 11, Mahoe 5.0., 078.. acres; sections 1 and 14, block 11, :Mahoc S.D., -130 acres 3r. 26p.,

Edward Marfell to A. 11. Hobbs.— Adjourned for further particulars as to value of improvements ami the two holdings. Sections 238 and 2(11, New Plymouth, 2 roods 2 perches, licruaid McCarthy to T. A. Berridge.—Approved. MISCELLANEOUS. , Emil Nickel, lessee of ILL. section 7, block 5, Pouatu S.D., 815 acre.-, applied to surrender his lease. —Accepted. The Education Reserve lease of sub-sections G ami 7, section IS'.), Patea district. S acres, having been resumed and the lessees having been paid compensation for such resumption, the question of sub-division and re-offering can now be considered.— Besolved to offer the sub-divisions for leasing by auction. R. J. Robinson, lessee of O.R.P. section 2, block 15, Omona S.D., 1256 acres, applied for leave of absence, as he has enlisted for active service.— Granted twelve months' leave of absence." It was proposed to approve of amendment of area of O.R.P section 1, block 3. Mapara S.D., 612ac.0r; 21p., Louisa Lyford, owing to land taken for road deviation and ro:«d closed and added to area of section. —Approved. Mr E. A. Meredith, Crown Lands Ranger, forwarded report on resumption of possession of sections .152, 153, 154, 155 and 156, town of New Plymouth, lac. lr. Ip., also sections \BO3, 801, 805, 806, 807, 808,818 and pts j 8!7 and 821 town of New Plymouth. lac. 2r. 28p.—Resolved to oiler leases by] auction under section 5 (g), Public Bodies' Leases Act. in the manner and at the rentals suggested by the r.;m

O. G. Pleasants, lessee of sections V and 2, block 8, Aria S.D., 1551 acre-;; applied for exemption from "personal residence on the land in terms of section 22 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913.—Approved. Mr E. Tolme, Crown Lands-Ranger, forwarded report and valuation on section 9, block 11, Tangitu S.D., 448 acres, proposed to be opened for discharged soldiers.—Adjourned.

The Patea County Council forwarded proposals for expenditure of £IOO 15s lid, thirds accrued to' September 30, 1916.—rApproycd conditionally. The 1 -Board approved of thirds, £7Ol ls'lOd for the Waitomo County Council, accrued to September 30, 1910, subject to certificate from the ranger.

It was resolved to recommend the fourth Wednesday in the month for ordinary meetings of the Board in 1917.