Land Tenure at Te Aroha.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 408, 5 October 1889, Page 2

Land Tenure at Te Aroha.

In oar last issue we stated that ns a result of the interview of a deputation with the Warden an last Monday evening . with respect to the tenure of theTe Aroha township section* and rent qf "ba^b.alhp.fer I nients, it was deci'de^ithirt'sbme members OVUM »,*tftofttidtf^W- tKe iviimng I'Wstl&lorof the district (MFGr:iVils,on), : and Mr Lipsey next day," aiid 1 together go ove,y the various sections, ; as 'shown on the map of the township." In 'accordance with the arrangement, Messrs , DobsonGallagher,' Wilson, and Lipsey * met, 'on Tuesday 'at the Court House, and'spent a c^isiderablo time in discussing what sections oifght to be reduced etc. The result of the meeting was that Mr Lipscy expressed; his willingness to have t the. rental of 'some sixty business site alli)tuients rednce^l from £5 to- £2,' but stated bfi could ,nOt sea hi;Wvay tv mnke'tsvo cliissus of redhcti6ns according' 'to the "position of tho allotmont; or lo reduce,; Che rotUal ot' any business bite "below i'j2. '.'■•' |

. , . . SCHEDULE., ,' lWino*s site 'allot nouu'i'h Lipspy's' Block', ;'l!e Arohfl, the resits of "which are to be icilikvl Frnm £5 io Z'2 :, Bloi-lc [> (ro.-u- of jWhitakor Mrc'^t- from" jven'ru-k" street to Uoun'lury street, fronting- Hewi

i sire* t) G sections, viz., 10 to 15 inclusive ■ — bung all the back sections with the j pxoeptiou of die corner one?. Block 6:, I (rear of Wlutnker street, fiptin iCemick [street to Boiin/lary sheet, fronting' j Ohuivh street; 8 seclions, Nos. l^to 8 ;' Block 11 (rear ! oi Whitakev Street, 1 from Ken rick street lo^Biidge street, 'how tingCliurch, street ),^4' sections, Nos. 2 to 5 — the corner v section occupied by Public Hall, one oceuiiied by Mr Hetlier ington, and another, being tlie ones excepted. Blook I's, 8 sections, viz., 3 to 10 (sections 1, 2, H/and 12 fronting Bridge street being excepted ) ;• Block 18, 8 sections, 3 to 10 (exe'ep^mg-. 1, 2,"11', 12, f roil ting Bridge street);, Block 24, 3 sections (out of 4, the one omitted being (Occupied by Mr EVeritt) ; BJock'l2, 5 ispctions, Nos. 9 to 13 (rear of Palace Hotel and Messrs' Bradley and Co's 'stable*) Block 19, 6 sections Nos. 2to •5, 10 and 11 (the balance having been bought by liovernmenfc for railway purposes) i Block 14, 8 sections, Nos. 1 to 4, and 9 to 12, the seclions excepted b^ing- those fronting Whitaker street ; ' B*lockl3, 4 sections N.os, 10 tal3(th.eex'cepted sections being Nos. 1, 2,3,4 facing 'Wkitakev street, and 5, 6,7,8 and 9' facing Bridge street. Total number of sections 'on which the rent is to be reduced, QO.