Land Board.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 40, 17 February 1904, Page 3

Land Board.

The Land Hoard met on Tuesday. I'r.-sent : Jl, s.-rs llei.lop. Coimelt and .McChi'gvArge. In ,lir absence of the (hail man. Hi- McClu.g ,'age took the chair. The Lirtl.-r-Secsetary for the Crown Lands Department advised ilial .Midas. 11. Coniiett liiud been re-ap-pointed a member of the board.—Ac-U-iwlidga-l. 'K.e land applied for since last nut-ting was sjctii n 81, llec.k IL, O'rtira, S2o acres, Edwin J. Harris, and the apidicat-ion was i.owlj.onetl far furllier iu[.|iiiiry. A[.plicalioi,n to tiuiisfor wtivi ajiprovwl from il. K. Moijni,. to M. A. Cuile, sec. -A, bk.ck 11., Mahoe • T 11. Mull r t„ .1. Lehrke mnl .1. Arm--irong, sec. IP, block IV.. F.gniuiit ; I). Ki-a to J. lieu, sec. fi, block XIV Waio ; J. I'.ea to D. Kc-u, sec. 27 I.IkI-. IV., Xgatimarii. The applications to transfer from W. D. .Vdamson ami H. Suilivo,, to M. .1. Ucinmcll in one instance and to .1. F. Cemmi.ll in the second 'instance, were postponed for further in iViiry, atil.t tho 'rej ; ,nT of I, fc danger. 11. 11. Wille's application t« transler half interest in K i.v. I, block \ L. Ohura, to V. Uiile was app.-o\.-,l oi, the conditions speeiiied in the letter of tho Kith inst. 1,, the l.oard. 11. and .1. Smith applied for permission to divide sections o- 1U ,, 1 20, block VI., Ngatiu.arti. and to transfer portions to \Y. L. Ila.ylock, he in return to transler pori:<,n of see. 1.-i, Hack VI., .Vg-atimaru. to Uiem.-Appi'ovi..,l in terms of the Commissioner's memorandum of Lh.e !)th ; i.sL Five mortgages were consented to. W. C. Ky,nes' application to trans-f-T lemjio.-ary gi'a/ing lie, n,. of pan s.e. I'.IIT, I'alea. to C. S. and 0. Ilawken was approMd. C. Jones apple.-1 for ami was grinnled the fie. Imkl of sees. 2 and •<, I lock VL. Kapara. Coiui'.l.'i'alioii of I!. A. Adams' letter rek-rriiig to noii-r.-i-deuce on sei-eion 111. block X., Ngaire was de.'err.d till next meeting. The ranger reported Inning iesumed [lossessk.n of forfeited sections as follow :—See. 21. block IV.. i N'g.itiinaru ; ami see. fi, block IL, Mahoe. Consideration of the report was post p00,,!. The l.oaiil deferred until the March meeting the consi-der.it ion of C. lieuson's application on behalf of b s wi.e and (.'. Clark to select ■:,<-. 1. block YL. Ohura, and a piviiolis i fler by IL G. C-.M'rie for the same selection. The \..iln,aiion of t.'lfi for improvcmeiits elTect.-d on sees. HI and J;5,1 block IX., liimi, l.v the furllier occuiders, (!. ai.-d A. Fii!iian!«, was n>-| noiKd to have been paid bv A. <■'. i-'i 'fank. who had taken up the land. -Consideration was ..kLrred. J. Wr'i'jlit's applicivtioa for lease of portion of sec. Hfl, .'.Jock IX.. Collate, as a building site, wil 1 Iv con-si-dernl next month. 'I he Clifton Count v Council submitted proposals of expenditure <-f a-il'licd khirrls £!)' l", Ce Id. e).d the Hakura Hoad Hoard .C.'W Is ild.—.\pproeed siibjevt to the Coaimissioiier and ranker h: ir.g satislied that the proposals are benelicial to the settlers f'-oin whose lands the thirds were -deiived.