LAND BOARD.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 152, 2 March 1915, Page 3

LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING-. The monthly meeting of the Wellington District Land Board waa held on Friday. Present: Messrs. T. IS'. Brodrick (Commissioner of Crown Lands), J, Dawson, H. T. Ellingham, ,T. Georegtti, and C. Mclntyre. The following business was tranacted: — Cash town lands open for selection under the I.aud Act. —Sections 7,8, 9, 11, .12, and 14, block 8, Mangaweka Township, la 2r OS]), cash, James Goorgetti.

Renewal of pastoral license. —Ban 30, blocks 15 and 16, Moavvhango, and 1. Ohinewairua, 1600 acres, Past. Lie., J. Stalker. —Granted.

Town lands open for application in “Crowns Lands Guide.” —Section 1(5, block 21, Ohakune Township, 0a Ir 00p., T.E.B;, P. H. Gosso. Under temporary licenses. —19 acres approximately in block 14, Mangauui S.D., 19 acres, temporary permit, C. 8. Price; subject to usual conditions re compensation, determination, etc.

Under section 14 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.—Section 8. block 2, Hu mm, 28a Or 28p., 0.R.P., R. Dowling; section 3 block S, Kaitieke 8.D., 393 alr 00p, 0.R.P., A. M. A. Millynn, refused; section 2, block 11. Manganui S.D., 200 acres, 0.R.P., G. H. Price, refused; section 26, block 2. IT umi a S.D., 55a Ir 24p., 8.L., R. F. Boautrais, refused; part sect*on (*. block 16, Betan.ike S.D. (unsurroved),0.8. P., 11. W. Galloway, approved provided forfeiture is completed and costs paid.

TRANSFERS, The following applications to transfer leases and licenses were approved on the usual conditions: —Section 20, Mananui V.S., 5a Or 22p,, H. Richards to P. N. Carroll; sections 37 and 39, block 7, Mangaone, 355 a Ir 29p, R. Pltcaithly to J. IT. Tatham; section 15, block 4, HaTitapu S.D., 427 acres, K. A. Anderson to A. MeColl, junr., section 1, blocks 13 and 16, Momohaki S.D., 1967 a 2r 30p, C. G. Ross to M. Cobbe (subject to statement of land lield by transferee being satisfactory); sections 33, 14, block' 2, Hawtrey settlement, 2 roods 18 perches, section 15 block 2, F. H. Thompson to W. Krur; section 5, Ohakune Y.S., G acres, L. G. Abel to Mrs. G. M. Firman.

Other applications to transfer were received and dealt with as follows! - Section 6, block 8, Ngamatea, 48(1 acres 1 rood, T. M. McQuinn to J. 3? Casey and J. Wood ho use. —Refused. Section 7, block 8, Ngamatea S.D., 845 acres 1 rood, D. Allan to 0. L. Sinnett. Refused. Section 5, block 2, Makotuku, 201 a2r 30p, TI. C. Riley to T. E. Bell. —Refused. Section 142, block 4 Mangahao S.D., 70 acres 2 roods, Miss Y. O. Playle to E. J. Playle.—Refused. Section 28, block 2, Tiriraukawa S.D.. 19a Or 24p, R. Richardson to T. MeGuinn.—Refused.

SUB-LEASES. Section .17, block 4, Mangahao S.D.. 20 acres, and, section IS, block 4, Manga hao S.D., 20 acres, Mrs. M. A. Gratn to W. E. Powell (term, 10 years from February Ist, 1015, £43 13/9 per annum). —Aproved, provided lease is amended as required. RESIDENCE. Section 179, Raetihi township, M. A. Jordan, residence: Permission asked to reside on freehold section 178 adjoining; granted. MISCELLANEOUS. . An application by C. Calm for grazing license over section 3 and 4, block 7, Makotuku, was refused, A.F. Chamberlain applied for permission to split posts on Crown Lands

adjoining section 2, block J 6, Kaitioke—Refused. J. A. Miller ay.plied for permission to split lire wood and posts on the unoccupied sections in the Horopito Yvest township.—Granted at the royalty recommended by the ranger; notice to bo given to the ranger before the removal of timbr. It was resolved to pay the amount received for improvements on section 16, block 5, Karioi, to the person who effected th cm—J. 8t ill or.—A p proved. Tho following local bodies forwarded proposals for the expenditure of accrued thirds, and it was resolved to

approve the proposals, subject to. investigation by the ranger, and so far as the amounts are still available: Raotilli Town Board 7 11/7, Ohakune Borough Council £73 5/9, Mangawhero Road Board £IOB9 6/5.

Tho Kaitieke Council Council applied for permission to hypothecate tho thirds over sections 1,2, 3,4, block 7,' and 1, block S, Eetaruke, to

pay interest and'principal on loans raised for road purposes in the Malign rhutn rating- area. —Adjourned for

rangers report. A. Y. Thcoboki applied to surrender lease of section I, block 3, Wainuioru (Poroporo). 54.8 acres, and asked that

he be not debarred from competing for other land, and Mint his deposit be returned.—Resolved to accept surrender provided the rent was paid. R. McDonald applied for exemption from paying rent on section 7, block 13, Kaitieke 8.D., until he gets a road to the land. —There being no power to entertain the application, the request was refused.

S. W. Chapman applied for a reduction in rent of his leases of Waiouru station, runs 1,3, and 4, Moawhango, Kaimanawa, and Motupuhaka, comprising 74,645 acres, owing to high altitude causing losses of stock nad cost of keeping rabbits under check.—Tho board had no recommendation to make.