Crown Lands Board.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7877, 20 July 1905, Page 4

Crown Lands Board.

The monthly meeting of the. Tarniiafci Land Hoard was held.oii Tuesday. The Commissioner of Crown. La'lis ! (Mr F. Simpson) presided, and there ! were ulso present :—Messrs Ratten- j bur.s mid Connect. I New Applications.— A. Anderson, put i n nu application lor sect ion 1, tilock '.(, Warn. '.fl> acres on optional right of purchase.— Approved. .). l'resti'.lge applied foi the Ire.-- , hole! of section Hi, block PJ, .Miptire. ' —Approvid. . 1-'. \\. Myers applied 'fur a lease of i section 2. - ., block In. Xgatiiiiani c-r.- ' utery lyserve at Miii.ikiuiia. Tit Hanger recommended thai th,- ivsi-r- ! viilion im removed a|Kl that sccl'ion I!", Hiiiakama suburban, be made a j cemetery reserve instead.—lt was r- | solved to trninl h yearly lease !■> tie applicant at a rmlal of £1 per a'.num. J as. Rater.-*)!! applied lor a I--as'-of sections 1 and 'J. Villaae of Taal.i. It "as decided that ,i yearl.lcami lie granted, subject to deterniiiiation In tlm-e months' notic- on either side, at a rental of "Us per ai.ilnch Clark renewal his appli'.i tion for a lease of section 11. bloc! :<. Oinonii, stating that he would i-e shut oil the road to the dairy factory if anyone else obtained it.—lf was resolved that a yearly leiuinc;. be ~'runi -d, at a rental of ">s pt. annum. —Trn nsf.-rs.— The following applications wer ■ made for transfers :—O. VunlAsch to Arthur YunAsch, section 10, block li. Kapara ; -H. Mc.Neight to 1». Stoffel. section* IH and 19, block 11, Xgaire F. M. McN'eighl to I*. Stoffel, setion 21, block 11. Ngaire ; M. ,i Brew to ]'. StofTel, section 1!~>, block 11. Ngaire; (!. Hint to W. V. Hill section - , .">, block .">, Xgu'timaru ; S. 11. Po|ie to E. 11. Pope, section .",, block!). Ppper Waitarn : •). Muirjnr.. to .J. Muir sen., section ">O, block 1. Mahoe; K. «. 'lWrler to .1.0. H" chanan. section 11. block 14. Pom ■ tu ; K. Xops to 11. (iilbert, sections £!, XI, 29, block •), Ngntimaru ; II F. Riley to A. E. and J. Watku . suction 1">. block lli, Waitaru. It was decided to defer the applica tion of S. 11. Pope until the Hoar is satisfied thalt the transfoivo will re si'de on the land. The other applications were at proved. —A Mangaroa Matter.— Tho Plidcr-Seeietary for Crowr fluids wrote that in view of the expenditure by the Roads Ik'partlm. n in tilling, grassing nnd fencing IH' paddock at Mangaroa, it is not cd visalile to interfere with tie occupa tion of it by the Pcpartment.— It was resolved-to inform the I'nler-Sei rotary that the Hoard regrets th" decision of the IVparVmenl in this matter, and draws its nttentiiai to the unanimous wish of the settlers- for ac coiifiHi*li>K'.oi\. '-vAtiohr will \\my >■ great deal of friction between then and the Hoard, and I hat the actior of the Department blocks up a pulili< street and bars- airless to the pubPi recreation ground. —A Closed Road.— The District Road Kngineer (Mr (J T. Murray), submitted a report oi a further inspection of the <'|rl Aveti ue Road and the metal pit.—lt agriH-tl thai, in view of theaeiion i the Mangorei Road Hoiuxl in objecting to ihe sale of the closed tu.v'. that the Hoard ear. do nothinj; fie ther in W" UKiiiitinie. —Non-residence. — .1. T. Harkla explnined the teasoi for non-residence on his section mi stated that h's sons had been livin; on the land, and that owing to tic Uate of access he coiitlnol take h wife and other members of ms fait .[>■ on the land.—lt was io rraut twelve months' extension <■' time. D. Mi-Ken/i.i wrote slating t \at he intend d elVclinu ni"re iinproveineiii < on si-etion - J. block 111, Ohiti-a. ihi cenr, and will take .i.is latiiily on I. the lata! at the end of the vein- '■' lime is allowed. It was dee'ded rial providing tl . ipplicant. eonimenccs bush felling not lutei than August next, i lie Hon,-.' .vill postp-me ,-tction in I lie ma'ti. ■ at prcs.-iii. \l. Cnviiwood attend, d th.- Hoar. ;n,-tin- and explained Hurl lie 'on'tl io! res.l on s-ct.on .1. block PJ. Waitar.i. as he was residing "n hi father's property tibout four mil—iway : bis falli- r In'ing an old tti;:n in-iessitat.-d his looking ai'let■ ihe innpert y. lie askul for resid-nee to i.-dis|K-ns~fl with.—lt was ngi-ed In 11-.e i-ircuieMantes to give Iwehe months' extension of time. —Question of Arrears

A sehi*lulc oi J7 selectors in arrear : for thn-e or more instalments of rent was la i<l on I tie ftible. 'it was ilei-idud to submit the liM to the Minister fur decision as t" what action shall be taken. —Resumptions.— The Ranger reported on a propositi to resume pact of section lf>. block H, ilinii. held by .Mrs .1. O. Eastwood, for forest preservation. H was ugi-tcd that the matter bit i further inquired into and tho propused boundaries 'delincd by survey. —School Site.—

Tho secrcUary of the Mongaro.'i School Committee asked that the. area of Ihe school site, - acres',, lie extended, to 7 acres, so as to include u Hill 11L the back for the erection of ;i flagstaff. The Hoard decided that the application could not I)o'dealt with al present as the railway resesve would eut right llii-uugh the proposal extension ol the school area. —Accrued Thirds.— The following local -bodies submitted proposals regarding accured thirds :—Kgmonl County Council, t'l 2s 5d ; Clifton County Council, £2i."i Os 9d ; Stratford County Council, £ls. The proposals were agreed to with live exception of tire Clifton proposals, in regard to which the report of the. Ranger modifying them was adopted. -Timber Cuttiug.Tlie Board having been informed that cutting of timber is proposed to he put in hand by the Roads Department in the Whangamomoiia township reserve, it was decided that the attention of the Department In- drawn to the matter, as the. Board has not authorised any person to cut timber in the reserve. L. Li beau applied for permission to eut tin-wood from sections 2, :t, I, a, and 7, Mangarehu village., and section 11, cemetery reserve, suibur-h-an. The report of the Ranger was adopted, with the additional condition that any milling timber must lie left standing. —MortgagesNine mortgage applications were approved, and the action the the Commissioner in endorsing eight other mortgages was approved. —Selections Available.— The Ranger reported on the valuation of sections 1, block 10; section 3, block 11, and section !i, block 1.1, tipper Waitara, recently reduced j;,' area by the !>.»•!; portions licin- s-n----veyeil off fin iinvsi reserves. The Ranger'- report was adopted, ami the laud is to |,e offered for sale or selection. -Proposed Creamery SiteJames llnddie asked if it would be possible for him to sell a portion of his lease in perpetuity holding, see lion la, block 12, Niwiie,' for a creamery site. M Was resolved that the reply of the Commissioner be continued.