LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 45, 20 February 1903, Page 4

LAND BOARD.

Thk Board met on Tuesday. Present: - The Commissioner of Crown Lands in the ehair, and Messrs Heslop and Ratbury. Applications for transfers from W. Knox to H. McKenzie, sections 18,19, 21, block 2, Upper Waitara, and T. C. McCarthy to Jas. Wallace, section 83, block 10, Pouatu, were declined, and F. McCarthy is to ba called upon to comply with the lesidt-ntial conditions, forthwith, otherwise the section will be declared forfeited. Transfers from W. H. V. Bindon to El'ea O'Neill of tec ions 1 and 2, block XI., Ngatituaru; G. A. Rob® *aon to Peter Mike of section 5, block 6, Opaku; J. Hewitt (deceased) to H. J. Oallinghim of sections 15 and J 7, block 1, Mn.ioe (p ;r Public Jruste"); J. S.j «, indberg to J. E. TKstie of sections ' 13, Mihce, and sections 21, i 22, bl'ck W, Ngatimaru, approved. J. Neilson's application to flubU anb s*c ion 2 of section 26, block X, Ngautnaio, to H. M. Latimer for a tern of five years at a rentil of 10s per annum per acre was deferred fo: leport of ranger. G. H. Handley's application to iracsftr sections 22, 23, 24, blok 2, Upp;r Waitaia, to Wm. Madgwick was r - fusrf. Messrs. Malone, McVeagb, and Anderson's application to admit G. S. Howard as a tenant in common v. iih "W. H. H. Young of sections 17, 18, 32, block 3, Omona, was accepted. It was risolved that J. H.Oliver's Cemainit-g oi;6 ytav's personal res'dence on section 2, bltck 1, ba dispensed with on account of his fi'li r having left his faim on the Mangorei Road iu bis charge, and aim on account of tho damp climate affectiug his health.

The Commissioner brought up the question of the transfer of the land to H. W. passed at the mealing oa 16: h December list, and it was roolved that the Board does no' s-io its way to trawler the land to Mr SaxtoD, but that if another eligible purcha£e is submit ! ed the Gommissioaer is authorised to scoops him. Freeholds -were granted to : —M. O'Neill, section 11, block 10, Ngttimaru; F. Baxter, section 11, block 15, Waitara; H. M. Skee", section 9, block 13, Waitara; G. Miles, eec ion 3, Hock 13,Waitara; S. Turabull, section 7, bleck 13, Waitara. The Banger reported having resumed possession of the following forfeited sections: —Section 8, blosk 6, Upp-r Waitara; section 9, block 6, Waitara; section 5, block 10, Upper Waitara. « The' land is to be re offered und«r put 111. of the Act- at the prices submitted by the Commissioner. The following were r.otifi d to show cause why their holdings should not be declared forfaited for non-com pi i&Lca with conditions :W. and H. Hellitr, Bub-lease of sections 9 and 10, Bl ck 5, Ngatiuaru, f.r non-rtbidence; D. A. Watt, sections 1, Block 10, 5 Block 13, and 3 Block 14, upper Waitara, non- - improvement and arrears of rent; J B. Mabin, section 41, Block XT., Waitara, non-residence ; and M&sra Hellier's are to be asked for a reply. It was resolved tbat tha interest of D. A. Watt be ileclsred forfeited, atd that the Commissioner be instructed to proceed to recover the rent due. Mr M&bin stated that it was not con- ] ' venient to live cn the land entirely, I and it was resolved to grant six months . leave of absence in the meantime Mr G. T, Murray submitted plans of proposed deviations of Mutau road Sbutb, Te Went, acd Mangaopa-roaos, and asked if a picc i of land proposed to be severed from section 32, Block 6, Ngatimaru, held by R. Findisy on _ L.I.P. condriocs, could be t,iar= r -m.} to Mr J. Wttllace to h r 1 i b colons 27, 28, and 35, block 6, Nga imaru, un<?er O.R.P. c.nditicn--.—The proposed deviations wtre geceraily approved of and th-; amendmen' of titles were left in the lands of the Commit aioner to cariy cut as the law m .y allow.

It was resolved, ucdtr the iiicum-; stances of the case, that J. J. Corn eli's j leave of absence fiom sect iocs 7, block i 9, and 1, block 10, Isgatimaru, app icd ' for by K. D. Welsh, solicitor, be dispensed wit fa during the pleasure of thj Bourd. It was rrsolved that if ihe atrear-. of rent due by Richard O'Dor.ntll, se;tions 1 and 2, block 4, Mirni, and J. I!. Stckes, section 4, block 6, Kapuo, is sot paid within two month?, the Bo mi must proceed to forfeit the land ai d Eue for the rent. It was resolved that if Mr Knuckey, who r.sked that (n account of heavy loems proceedings for recovrty of rent be not enforcid, will pay half of ths amount due wi ; hin one muD'h from date, the B.ard will ielieve him of further respor sioility in the matter. T. Sullivan's tenaccy of section 37, block 1, Upper Wait a' a, was renewed for another year. The following 1 cil bodies submitted proposals for expetiditute of thirds *nd fourths:—Clifton County Councii (approved as amend d by items struck •ut), Haweta County Council, and Moa Bead Boaid, approved.

The Board decided* that it had no power to agrea to T. J. A, Hutching' request for permission to hand over section 3, block 13, Mimi, to his brother (\vho wished to »pply for it) and forego payment for improvements under certain conditions.

H. F. Russell's application for six months leave of absence from section 5, block 8, Huk'oa, on account of his having purchased a business in New Plymouth, was pgreed to. S. Schultz's request that a part of soction 3, b'onk 1, Pouitu, be cu v , off [and abided to his holding, section 5, in 10-tier to giv-n him a homastead site, was referred u» fee Ranger for a report. Offijrs by i£. M. l'z ,tt of part section 71, block 10, Poujtu, and by Anderson a- d Co. of part cectiou 69, b'oek 14, Pouatu, as a sife? for a township near Kohuratahi, and sl-o a petition from 44 settlers, ware referred for the favorable consideration of the Gavernm-nt.

The Maka'uu 00-operative Dairy Cj. are to bj informed that there wil be no objection to their occupying and building on part section 28, block 15, Ngatim va township reserve, the site apph'ec f or Mid tbat thereafter the land will b< Dut' u 0r sa ' 3 or cas ' l by P u bli< auction d wMi full valuatioi for improve!."* 100 ' 8 ' - Rfsulved a - vear t0 >"f r Jea,e a !a reital of 10. grants 'to M. Kelly, 0 f F ,uV o? <>metery Re ve-ve, section 25, Mo:"*.. ' om ° ufl (adjoining his holding stct? un % subj -c to the right to make interm.''®^ 8 w ' sen ever required. Pending the sake'-inn of a su"<raol' site for a township, which is needed thu 1-cili' y, the B ;ard did not see i*■! way io entorteir, at presoct, Tziomai

.x o'.vn's »ppl ; cat,ion for part or the wbol-3 > f sec iou 84, block 10, Pocatu, to ba added to his holding.

Mr Kerr, tolioicor, waited on tlio Board on behalf of bis client William Courtmv, an 1 1! ask d that th? rant in airear on sections 8, 9, b'.otk Vi,, and section 5, block X, Upper Waitars, Forfaited by Lis client, or any portion ■ fit, might V'o r< funded to him. Mr Healop moved as tbe law in the matter has bten fu l !y vindicated, tbe Hon. Minister of Lands be rvoommeudud to refund to Mr Courtney h.ilf of tlio last paymeiif, Ices the cost of collection. Sajonded by Mr Kattenbury, and carried. The Boirrl answered to Mrs Firbtuk's p:i.so:al r* qu<st for eome protection in the mst*-r of sections 10 and 13, bl >ck 9, Mlasi, that is would do what Ifrcould, ar.d tee Commissioner said Lo would 10. k i' to the lmtter, and sea what the legal p sition is. Thj cle k to the Hawera County O-uncil wrote atking for tho certificate of the Land Board lo tha transfer of an imaginary bal-.nce of .£414 6; 9d, which has t-i-ce 1888, when Hawera Road Board was ragged ir to tho County, appeirod in the Council's balance-sheet, to the credit of tho Land Fund nccoun*; as a of fact the Fund having be-h B lg-> ask'd tlat iho Council be allowed to charge the Lind Fund acoount with about 7 per ceas a'minis-ration expenses for 11 years, amounting to X 1034 9s 2d. | Rt solved that the Commissioner ba (empowered lo deal with the matter, !' and to giva the necessary certificate, if I! he finds it advisab'e to do to.