WELLINGTON LAND BOARD.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 30 November 1916, Page 5

WELLINGTON LAND BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Wellington District Land Board was held on I Tuesday. 1 1 PERMITS TO OCCUPY. 1 -he following temporary permits to | W 24. block 12, and 2/S„ block 14, Hornpito West Township. K. Maxwell, anmial 3‘oiit t2; sections 1/10, block 1/7, block 11, and 1, 9/16. block 14, Horopiio West township, Patrick Sheahon, annual rent £3; section 94, block 14, Ohinewairua S.D., 1 rood 27 perches, Edward Sheath, annual rent £1 10s; section 2, Kohanga village,, 10 acres Irood Ilperches, Jessie Macdonald, annual rent £4 2s (id; section 45, block 5, Kakahi township, la Or ISp, Edwin Watlins, annual rent £l. Approval was given to the following final applications for land: section 10, block 13, Hautapu S.D., 90 acres. H. fi. Hollis; section 23, block 13. Manganui, 302 acres, A. E. Smith, section 10. block 11, Eetaruke S.D.. 57Sa Or 33p, E. L., E. A. Mosley, lease to date fiom October 26; section 11, block 11, Eetaruke S.D., 507 a lr 32p, E.L., S.N. Shires, lease to date from October 26. The following leases were approved unless otherwise stated; —Section 1, block 10, Eetaruke S. D.,,393 acres, E.L., John J. Busher; section 3, block 15, Eetaruke S.D., <577 acres, E.L., Andrew J. Peters; section 4, Mock 5., Whirinaki, S.D., 1500 acres, E.L.. Sydney J. Morgan; section 5. block 4, Fairfield settlement* 169 a lr 30p, E.L., Stanley Carter (adjourned for appearance of applicant); section 9, Makowai settlement, So acres, E.L., Linton Haines; section 9, Makowai settlement, 85 acres, R.L., N. J. Winders: section 21, Makowai settlement, 45 acres, E.L., Henry Schveiber; section 2, block 2. Manganui district, (544 acres, E.L., Albert E. Taylor and William B. Page; section 4, block 3, Whiriuaki S.D., 515 acres, R.L., Frederick E. Davis; sections 12, 13 and 14, Makowai settlement, R.L., Robert Johnson; section 8, Makowai settlement, E.L.. William J. Knox; sed-

tion 4,. block 4, Fairfield settlement, 1 115 a 2r 0.4 p, E.L., S. J. Fait ridge (adjourned); sections 37 and 3S. Torero V.S., 13a 2r 13p, X. E. Kennedy to L. A. Needham; section 29, block IS, Mangahao, 5a Or (ip, representatives of H. E. Cowan (deceased) to H. Cowan; section 95, block 14, Ohincwairua S.D., 2r 25p. Win Boyd to E. Sheath; section 2, block 16, Kaiteke S.D., S9O. acres, Henry Bodley to R. and W: Thomas; section 6, block 4, Mount Cerberus. 100 acres, Charles Swan to Bessie B. Swan (adjourned) ; section 7, block 4, Mount Cerberus, 100 acres, Charles Swan to Bessie P. Swan (adjourned). The following applications for feesimple were approved: section 29, block 13, Ohinewairua S.D., 91a 2r, F. J.; Hurley,, sec. 2, bk (5. Maungakarctu, 293 a Ir 2p, representatives of li. H. ftowdy (deceased). With regard to the Board's resolution of October 26, granting to Mr F. H. Wilson a temporary permit to occupy section 4. block 11, Rctaruke. 7a Or 3Op. a letter was received from him pointing out that this tenure would bo unsatisfactory, and it was resolved to group it with his present holding, 2, block 10, Rctaruke S.D., and allow him to select it under the Discharged Soldiers ’ Settlement Act, 1915. With reference to the Board ’s resolution of October 26.. postponing consideration of applications from Messrs E. T. Cowern and F. Anderson for licenses to split bush on Crown laud near Spiral Eaurimu, it was resolved to grant the splitting permit to Mr Cowern at the same rates of rcvalty as charged to the

original licensee. It was resolved to fix the price of sections 2!) and (53. block 5. Ka.rioi, for disposal to W. G. Blaeklock, under section 24 of the Discharged Soldiers 7 Settlement Act, 1915, at £4 10s pet’ acre, classified as first-class land, and that improvements to be effected be in terms of resolution of April 4, 191(5. Messrs A. F. Gibbs and Co. applied to subdivide section 2. block 4, Hailtapu (Education Reserve) and surrender about 2 acres for a school site.— 'Approved. Mr Joseph Takiwa, of Kakahi, applied for a temporary permit to occupy section 41. block 5, Kakahi township, containing 2 roods, at an annual rental of 10s. —Granted. Mr E. Olsen 's application for a permit to occupy Crown land in block 1(1, Kaitieke >S.D., was declined. I\lrs M. E. A. Blackwell applied to have Mr Charles Forest appointed substitute fon residence on sectoiu K% block 3, Hautapu, in place of Mrs A F. Amor. —Approved.