LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 249, 22 October 1901, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

♦ Thb Board met on Monday. Present t Mesdrs. Strauohon /OommiMioaer, in tbe chair), Kelly and Kattenbury. Land applied for einoe last matting : Section 4, block 8, Opakn. 827 acres, Albert Larson, 1.i.p.; section 16, block 2. Ngatimaru. 200 acres, W. J. McMullian, cash; aeotdoo 2, block 12, Omona, 873 acres, W. H, Sprout), 0.r.p.; section 2, block 12; Opaku, 777 acres, 0. Dickie, ojr.p.; section 3, block 7, Upper Waitara, 780 acres A. J. Miller, ox.pT— Approved. Tbe following applications for leave to transfer were granted:—J. W. and D. W. Paulgar to W. J. VoMuUian, section 12, block 2, Ngatimarn; D. W. Paulger to W. J. MoMaUian, amotion* 15, block 2, Ngatimaru; D. Munro and J. A. Kerr to P. J. Hnlihan and H. 0. NeiUen, sections 22 and 23, block 2. Omona; J. Walsh to J. K. Franks, section 38, block 11, Ngaire; A. Goodin to H. E. and H. 0. Wilmshurst, one-third interest in sections 26 and 30, block 15, Ngatimaru ; S. Madgwick, jun., to F. W. Green, section 14, blook 7, dap*. A. Alexander's application for parmission to sublet a small grazing run to A. 0. Symes for 10 yaan was agreed to. The following applications for freehold were granted::—J. BM. Peton, section 2, block 2, Upper Waitara; H. T. Jeffree, section 1, block B,Opuneke; R. Baxter, seotion 17, btook IS, Waitara; Joyot and Andrews (far Jas. Leahy, deceased), seetioo 74, block 5, Ngaire; same (for John Leahy), section 76. blook S, Ngaire; W. Tipler, section 23, block 10, Huiroa. Tbe forfeiture of D. and T. Qma, for section 17, block 12, Ngaire, waa confirmed. Explanations for non-improvemanta we e accepted from the following:—B. 0. Turner, section 11, blook 14, Poattu; A. J. H. Rolfe, seotion 9, btoek 2, Ngatimaru; G. J. Falkner, seotion 14, block 15, Pouatu; F. D. H. Hamartoo, sectioos 2 and 4, block 9, Kapara; uA for non-residence from Messrs. Wflmahurst and Goodin, section 26, blook/16» Ngatimaru. It waa resolved to recommend the Government to set apart part aeotton 637, Patea district, aa an vndowmest for the Patea Borough, the boroogh la bear cost of survey. The grants of timber and tramway right* to the New Plymouth Sash and D»r Company were agreed to J-P. Schnltz, sections 18 and 20, block o; 0. A. and £. D. Ansferd, sections 9, and 10, block 6; E. Nops, section 6, Wock 6; and J. Swan, j or., (action 3, block 6, all in the Egmont S.D. Messrs. Ripley and Wiobmanapplied to surrender section 4, block 7, Ofaku. —Accepted. The Board resolved not to entertain a suggestion from Mr. Symer, to lease section 30, block 9, Mtmi, at present reserved for growth and preservation of timber. The Commissioner reported that Thos. E. Oatcbpole, sections 64 and , 165, block 1, Mahoe; and Jan. Wallace, I section 69, blook 14, Pouatu,'war* entitled to leases on their Improved j Farm holdings.—Leases will be iwned. , Three months' extension of time mi granted to A. Maurice for effecting improvements on section 4, blook 10, Pouatu. I The Ranger reported having returned possession of seotion 29, block 9; ate* , tion 3, block 4; and section 8, block 8, all in the Mimi S.D. -The lands will be offered for selection again. . 1 The Ringer reported on improve* ments effected to section 66, blook 11, Ngaire, by the Eltham Co-operative Dairy Company.—The land will be pat up for sale by auction for oath, weighted with improvements. I The Board adjourned.