Land Board.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 778, 22 March 1905, Page 2

Land Board.

MONTHLY MEETING, j The monthly meeting of the Turuiiukl Land Jtourd was held ut .\ew Plymouth oil Tuesday. There wore 'resent : Alc.s.ii'a itiilleuljur\ Con«.tl, and McCiuggage. In*the alienee of t-le Commissioner, who is ,1 Wellington, 11 r Huliciibury was • oted to the chair. —lte-uppoiiituieiit. i Tlie Under-Secretary iur Crown J jnus notified the re-uppuintiiient ol Sir .1. AlcClugjsugo us a number of tlie ilou'id. —Transfers.— Mr (irny (Wilson and (iray) 011 lie half of Mr it. )>. Welsh, .solicitor, appeared before the board and submitted the case of J. 11. ltaker and A. S. Tonks, holding a lease in |ier petuity of sections 111 and 11, bloii 3, ilauera, of '11)1 acres, in which llaker is taking over the interest o 'l'onks under un agreement of dissolution of partnership.

The U'inibKT «us ajipros e.l. 1 C. F. ami E. Volzku applied to di- I vide lheir lease of sections 22 and 1 23, block 10, Kgmont, and obtain I separate louses, the former taking I section 23 and the latter section 22. The applications were approved in the terms of section 12 of th e Act. XI. C. Sefton, a beneficiare in the estate of \\. H. Sefton, deceased, holding an undivided half interest in section 27, block 2, Xgatiniuru, applied to transfer the said interest to himself, tho co-tenant.—Approved. —Mortgages.— Nine applications for permission to mortgago were apitrovikl, and ten mortgages were endorsed. —Tramway Rights.— G. J>nvcy applied for consent to a grant of timber and tramway rights to tho Opunnke Snwmilling Company, Ltd., over section 2, block 6, Kaupokonui.—Approved. —Government Reserve.— The Commissioner reported that the Government had resolved to rerurve section 22, block 4, Xgutima(•it mtrnncna aim) fhfli

ru, for scenery purposes, and that there was a valuation for improvements effected on the section by the former tenant. 11 was resolved that the Government lie recommended to place the ■iuin of £2l on the Estimates for payment to the former tenant, in terms of section 76 of the Act. —Freehold.— W. Monkhouse applied for the freehold title of sections 13 and 14, block 6, I'ouatu. The ranger reported that the necessary improvements hud been effected. The application waa approved. —Xow Survey.— A "plan and schedule of three sections in Ohura Survey District recently surveyed by Mr \V. T. Morjieth were laid on the table.—Consideration deferred to the next meeting. —Application for Homestead.— Oliver Old applied for section 22, block 11, Ohura, as a site for a homestead, there being no suitable place on the sections held by him on that side of the Ohura Hirer. It was resolved that the board can only grant a temporary lease of the land. —Hoad Heserve.— The I'nder Secretary lor Crown Lauds advised thai sections 81 and 82, block Opunakn, should l>e reserved lor road puipoaes, leaving it to the local body to take the necessary aiva at cither end as a connection between the existing roads. It was decided to inform the Crown Dairy Company that under 1 the circumstances the land cannot be sold to them. —Forfeiture.— Mr \\\ F. Douey, who applied for and obtained a lease of section 22, block 7, iliuil, on March 15, IUOI, refused to sign Ihe deed, us the date was incorrect. Resolved that the necessary steps be taken to declare tho interest of Mr Doncy in tho land to l>c forfeited.

—Clifton Koads Expenditure.— i The Clifton County Council fori warded proposals by the District , iioad Engineer for tho expenditure of Jt.">2!) His <*f, accrued thirds. ,' The proposals were agreed to. , —isolated Improvements.— ' A schedule of selectors in the To- . toro, Xihoiho, Mangupapa, and Paorao improved farm settlements, who have not yet effected improvements on'their holdings, was laid on lho table. It was resolved that notice be given to those In default, excepting those dealt with hereafter, to show cause by tho meeting in May next why their interest!! should not be declared forfeited. E, Dougherty- applied for extension i of time to effect Improvements on , section 9, block 18, Ohuru, owing '. to a misunderstanding between him and the office as to whon tho bush ' should be felled. It was resolved that an extension ' of time bo granted lo fell bush this ! sen6on. J. It. Law son applied for txtcnj sion oi time to effect improvements \ on section 13, block 12, Aria, as lie . did not know whether or not . the section had been finally allotted to him, he not having l had 'the declaration to sign, He would fell the bush this winter. Extension of time was grunted, li. H. Corbclt asked for an extension of time to effect deficient im- . provcnients on section 13, block 11, Cape. Twelve months' extension of time was granted. —Applications for Land.— A. W. Harnett applied for section I, block 13, Ohura, as un addition to his holding in the event of Hie section becoming forfeited. It was decided to defer consideration o* tho matter until the board could visit the district. R. Weinberg and 11. Barrett applied for section 24, block 8, Ohura, to be allotted to them and divided U.iwemi !»„,„ in <h« „v.«,t. ..< it lw»-

wlween them m the evontt of it being forfeited.—Consideration was dc- '- ferred. —lients at Waitara West.— () 11. T. Clare wrote slating that the rout, asked for sections 1 to (1, £, ~ 111. and 12, block 8.'.. Wuitur.i West " Township, viz., £~> tUs (kl pel' nn- '" uiini, wns excessive, ns the l.tnd was " under water during the, winter. '" Consideration was deferred io ne\l s meeting. —Mungarou Heipiosts.— t| - A letter was read from (.'. 11. Hope, , boardii/r.house keeper, asking for iikv ' of Crown land at Manguroa Town- . ship, for accommodation purposes. McClenaghan and Morpiiel, stoivkeepers, wrote nuking for u Miuihir concession at the same township. s It was decided that consideration " lie deferred .until the board visitsahe J district. —Valuation for Improvements.— •I. Hcslop wrote on the subject of - the valuation thut should be put on - improvements on forfeited sections in -• rough country. i It wuSji-csolved after fully consider- . ins the matter thai the valuations • according to tlio n.ngcr's report lie ! s adopted. ' —.V Jtond Board I'ispule.— < 1 .Mr \V. (I. Mulono waited on the board with reference lo the Old Av- ' , enuo Hoad in part section 03, til-ay ' , District. Ho nskej that as the ; Mangorei Itond Hoard objects to the sale of the land to Mr Sax ton for tie reason that it contains metal, and n Ciovcrnmcnt officer has already reported that the pit hus been worked out, another officer bo iustrueiM.' toi r«pe*t lo the l.uard on the matter. Mr Wells, who previously waited on the board as clerk to the road ' board, stated that the metal, al- ' though not suitable for a main ! road, was good enough for a side road, and reported fchu road board's ' objection to the disposal of the ( land on that account. ' It was resolved thut a further re- I port by obtained from the Chief Sur- ' vcyor. < Mr Ma lone also brought up the ' question of clearing up the title to « the Old Avenue Koad in other parts « of toition 03, and submitted a pro- • posal to effect an exchange with the ' Turanaki County Council. < It was resolved to defer eonsidera- * lion to next meeting, ( —A Stratford Mutter.— t The Minister for Crown Lands , wrote with reference to the third* accrued to the Stratford County , Council, for which no proposals had , been made for expenditure, and ' stating that tho Chief Engineer of Roads had boon notified of this, and ' will bring (ho matter under the not- K ice of the Minister for Public Works. " The board allowed Mr Mc('luct(Ugo Ji to postpone hi« notice of motion on * the subject to next mooting. s Ti» board adjgurn«j «t I.W ji.», «