Taranaki Land Board.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7802, 19 April 1905, Page 2

Taranaki Land Board.

,^P^^2l' w i? ttawwera Th„ r ..""ApPJ'caUoiia.-.* ee^'ree^^e^ 0 "- proved :-Lea»e wm •*" io. block arin. 1 ? fiar«2SE*r "rough, Geo. Urouirh a»H °? , . t J « "rough'; aectionTwock w fig™ 348 acres, J. p, P Kellv • 2. block o. Waro'. Christian ; section a, block 6 »«£ 500 acres, a. s. f; "lock 8 Waro, B(«7acZ T**? M. Humphrey ; section 20, block a Ohura, 878 acres p a mUSi • Optional right™/ 6. block 12, H l? k T , and J - * *.. W. Davis applied (or a 1m« part of section 11, block and asked if , enclng "• tectcf.-Mattcr o>fwred W0 " 8. J. Crozior applied for a ary lease of sections »7, mw» ™l. and 102, block 4 SnoLJX Settlement. l. u to XT^hl A temporary iua w waa a****.* ter, the rent to bo u^tw^^T* missioner and ranger. Transfers.—. LoVi,? 1 £ * JO, block 8, iqgmont; S. M«ISuS •1. It. Jones, section* i», iTand « block 4 omona; M. W.' HtaT to •ecOon 3, block 8, Uutan- A*^ 1 >n° K n -. K T wey/hair mU! re7* n section 21, block 2. Ohara • T Sr s° v- l !: Luk »- Si I; wotk a, Ngatimaru ; G. W TnvuJ Hon 9, block 11, OpakuTjas l££ ulent. WalmaU - lokaora Setttol

11 won resolved that all the »»nUcations, with the exccptloiTof that of James J. Jacobscn, section 85, m,,.* .7, Wock 10. Ngmthnaru ; J. « 'T\ S° „T' Bflrclfl >'- action W* ntock 2. Omona; !>. Schulu to J Armstrong, section 18, Wock « e£l Jcr of the original term of luuiw The application of J. »■ Uoaa. jun„ was ordered to be held ovvrfor 4 month for further Inuulry. All Um other applications were approved, —Freehold.— A. c Burr applied j o r the freehold of soct.on 12, block 14, Capov-Att-proved, v -»i'«- w

t —New Survey.— i'he plan and schedule or thn» actions recently surveyed in uS Ohura Survey District by Mr W V «;«• jt° f 8 "' 0 l « id on th« ti; ole.-Coneideration was deferred —Rental Matter.— Jhe application „f H , T . Clare for the lease of unsold sections In block <«, own of Wnitara West, »*« again Considered. --»B*m The lioard has no power to offer a lease of the land at a lower, rental than 5 per cent on the upset price! i -Sub-Division.- . ' I A letter was read from K. Wolaborg and H. u am tt, stating |S?t they would pay the cost of dlvWiiur

I The application was referred to the ranger for u report. ' T** Hoard's Powers.— '<>„„„ Lnder-Secrctary for Crow,, cotfl4 accept « surrender of a lease or license. un d could forfeit Uhs increst of any selector for non-wweu-tion of his lease or license, without first referring the matter to the Minister s consideration.

—Hacocourse .Lease Itefusod ' The secretary of the Tarata liachur Club forwarded a sketch showing the wctions in U* village of Tarata that the club desires to lease for a term olyeurs. * The lioard decided that it could not see its way to grunt the lease. —ltoad Deviations.— A Plan of the deviation of Poaraaji Koad *us laid on the table It was resolved Uiut the Utha of the sections affected be amended acwrding to the conditions under which consents of selector! were obtained, except that in tbo case of section «, block U. Mnhoe. the Sector, be allowed to acuolie a portion of the closed road for a homestead site. 1 luns of lund taken and exchanged lor the Mnhorahoru and Mangoefaa ltoad deviation were laid on the table and approved, —Hunger's Hoports.— Thu ranger's report on »0. J town of okato, was road » It was resolved that the learn bo offered for a term of live years at a rental of 5 per cent, on the capital value.

The ranger reported on tb» application of Ooorgo Stockwell for a portion of section 1, block ». i»ouatu, for a houwsAHMl »He. The Jtonrd decided that a reasonable building site bo granted. A report was also rocclvea from the ranger on the Application of H J. Dougherty, for right-of-way over section 17, block 18. Ohura. in order to get water a || the year round for section 16. or

It was agreed to grant the request.

J —Stratford Thirds I Pursuant to notice, Mr McCluo. the Hoard dated Jan. 17, on U T* Sffi" 1 C ° Unty C «• * - i&Z?fi£r •****"•** „ a . . -''"'wber Hlghts.application for timber rights over sections 9, 10, Mi etc., block 2 1 ountu considering that it will bo bet er to leave the timber standing until the roads to the land arc constructed,—Agreed to. —Holdings Inspected .- Mr .1. IJnrrou, Crown Lands llanm- on thc 'wpeclion of -l< holdings, comprising 4011 H acres. Thu rctpiiroiuenta of tho Art in improvements were Jtls,37t>; th« >alue of improvements uc»m»Hv ejected was £41.758. o t ,„« ~Jl dm, l»J werj.-_rt-s.dont, astf qo lent. lugblt-vo were in default fw residence and twelve for imorova'UOlltH. *^ Mr .1. w. Thurston submitted a ro«>rt dealing with 78 holdings, com. "'•sing .28.481 acres. Tna rwiulrv■uents. of . the Act in inqrovementa were £77.H4 ; the improvements a«v '.uttlly effected £10.31(1. The 7» Holders incjudwd 42 resident, and HO non-resident, six residing where not required. Right holders were in default for residence-, and ten for Improvements. The Hoard in adopting the re|HtrU considered them very satisfactory on the whole. ! —Tho Hoard on Tour.— The Hoard resolved to visit the set hctors in portions of the Tarwnakl Land IHstrict, and will leave oft Thursday for Whangaiuomona, proceeding through Tangnrakau (>om » the weather permiU, Mrenos ©« to ' Tatu Mangaroa, and ItatW. Wnm