TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8008, 20 December 1905, Page 3

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The Land Board met on Tuesday. Present: The Commissioner of Crown Land* (in the chair), Messn. Hcslop, Rattenbury, Connett, and McCluggage.

LAKD AmifD JOB. " I The bud applied for aince last I meeting was " under:—Section 5, Block 1, Mimi, 99 acres, J. A. McEldowney, o.r.p; Section 6, Block 1, Opaku, 962 acres, J. A. Oliver, 0.r.p.; Section 3, Block XIV., Upper Waitara, . 815 acres, S. Love, 0.r.p.; Section 22, Block 11., Ohura, 568 acre*, 0. H. Carrie, Li.p.; Section 13, Block 111., 842 acres 3 roods, T. A. O'Brien, l.i.p; Bection 6, Block VI., Aria, 470 acres, X. A. Johansen, Li.p.; Section 3, Block XIJ., Upper Waitara, 500 acres, J. JudJ, Li.p.[ Section 16, Block V 1.,; Kapara, 23 acre* 2 roods 27 perches, B. TTPyemont, cash; Section 4, Blockl XIIL, Mimi, 97 acres, L. Deans, cr.p.; Section 10, Block IX., Waro, 867 acres, C. O. Deans, 0.r.p.; Section 6, Block XVI., Opakn, 602 aeres, W. C. H. and B. Dassler, OJ.p.; Sec-i tion 4, Block XVI., Upper Waitara, 884 acre*, W. H. Partridge, lip.; 1 Section 7, Block XVL, Upper Waitara, | 845 acres, C. Skitrop, 0.r.p.; Sections 8 and4,Bloek IX., Kapara, 526 acres, 3. andC. O'Reilley, 0.r.i».; Bection 7, Block XE, Upper Waitara, 600 urea, D. W. Smith, o.r.p. The applications wr 'e approved, and the valuations for improvements will be paid over to the former tenants after deduction of any n-oueyi iie to the Crown.

A aehcdule of sections sold at auction in the town of Aria and suburbs, ■lra tillage of Tarata, was laid on the table.

TBASSFEB9. H. J. Callingham to J. McCluggage, Sections 15 and 17, Block 1., Mahoe; P. O'Connor to J. and P. O'Connor, jun., Section 13, Block XIV., Xgatimaro, Section 15, Block 11., Omona; and Section 17, Block 11., Omona; G. Mekenaie and J. Morrow, to G. Mc- ' Xensie, Section 11, Block IV., Sgatimini; A. Dornbusch to E. M. Izett, ' Section 73, Block X., Pouatu. Approved, vnbject to application papers re Section 17, Block U„ Omona, being received.

FBEBItOtD. J. T. Boyle was granted the right to acquire freehold of section 10, Block X., Ngatimaru.

■Ason's kk»t. Tb» assistant ranger, Mr J. W. Thurston, reported noon the inspection of twenty holdings comprising 13,253 acres. Enquired value of improvements. £ltU; nke effected £Bl9. Eight tenants veete resident, out of whom only one was required to reside, twelve settlers had not effected sufficient improvements, and one was in default for residence. It wu decided to notify those in default to show cause why they hare not complied' with requirements.

Consent was given to certain mortgages, and the Commissioner's action in endorsements was approved.

soi-hsidutc. Mr J. A. Murray waited on the! Board in regard to non-residence by; •i* wife on Section 16, Block 111., and Section 6, Block IV., Ngatimaru. It sras decided that three months' further extension of time be allowed 11-w§wa to effect a transfer. ,'fke Csaunissioner brought up the •utter of non-residence by £. 8. Jones on Section 30, Block XL, Opunake, Wdnvkr Village Settlement conditiosnu The Board had in April, 1902, approved of a transfer to Messrs Bobb and Davidson, subject to residence condittoes being complied with, bnt up to the present the transfer had not been completed, and Bo one was resident. The Board decided to take the necessary steps to forfeit the section.

SO I«SOVBMJSSTB. | TJuttnoger reported that X. Giblin ' ludnotraeeM toy improvements on jft ntiejT Ij Bfock V., Egmont, an he dUhedto oonsetre Hie timber for millComtAentiau of thin matter was allowed to stand over until the time lor the final conditions of improvement tnfbjcv In,the meantime the tenant ■fill be allowed to we tSe, timber as desired.

hud om. The ranger reported on the application of W. H. Sprcmll for portion of (he township reserve Section 22, Block Xt, Omona, Michael Kelly applied ytt another portion of it. The applications were left in the j Mn of the Commissioner, with powor to vti.'

tots OTVIATIOM. A plan' «f deviation!! of Poarangi road wit l'»id o.t the table, and it wan decided th*A »«tl« effected should be amended aoa-irdingr/.

A /,OJOUU£K. C J. Biddle wrote, giving reasons fir applying «»r a long, lease of Bc.■tions 19, Block IJ£» Ana, and 7, Block X Totoro; or to hare them added to Ut holding. The matter was left in tbe hands of the Commissioner to deal with on receipt of the Banger's report, but on the understanding that the Crown should not'part with the possession of the reserves.

FKimox. B. 5. Wilson and 17 other settlers in thePouatu and Waro Surrey Disfliets, asked that the land on Mold, V aagapape, and Birikapa roads be opened for settlement.—No action to be taken at present.

mraovMßSTs. The Commissioner reported tliat the amount of valuation for improvement* on Section 22, Block IV, Mimi, (£sl) had been paid by the solicitor to the Srkool Commissioneri.

Itwaa decided that Mr Spalding's! ■hare of this, less any moneys due to the Crown, be paid over to him.

AMKKDID BOCXDARIW. A plan showing the proposed amendment of the boundary of Section 9, Block XIV., Ohura, to provide a better homestead site for Section 10, 08, account of the swampy nature of! the frontage, was submitted. The iroposal was approved, and a temporary lease was granted to the oiwipier of Section 10, at a rental to lie fixed by the Commissioner.

KMMMIOS EIaGJIED. 1 *be awietant finger reported having reto Hcd poucMion of Section 3, Block Tht» report wtt adopted, »nd the UpA v UI be offered for lease in porpetolty, to be classed a* light bush.

IMPBOTED FIBUB. fke figuring Improved Farm] tettlera ap »Bed •» cx.-bangc their hold--1 inn for o *«* Section?; H. Geange, Bertionl2, BloekW Ohura; A. M. Kiddle, Bect tern IS, Block 2. Ohura; J. D. Mnrpb.?. Section 21, Block 14, Ohura.—Left to the Commiiisioner to obtain further particulars. The report of Mr H. M. Skcet, District Surveyor, on Section 22, Block 14, Ohura, to )*■ added to Section 21, van adopted.

«roTswouu tsotbi.es. The Omata Boad Board applied for redress under Section 121 of "The Land Act, 1892," regarding overdue rate* on Sections til and ftt. Block 1 \ .. Paritiitu. Spotswood Mt li-wcnt, occu-j •A piedbv H. Mebaffcy and 11. T. flark.j IK The"Board will be informed tint the ?/ local body should exhnu.t it. oilier Jl- legal remedies lwfore the Land Board f i» called upon to take action. __ 1' The ranger reported on Section tb, VI., rfgaire, at present occupied the base of which exl'JOti. waited on the Board to the matter. of tit* ranger was adopted

and 12, Block 20, Waitara East township; Section 20, Block 6, Kapara; Section 52, Block 3, Huiroa; Sections, 162 to 182, Egmont VillaKC

EXTENSION OF LEASE. Mr T. Chamney waited on the Board with reference to his leaso of Section 52, Block 8, Huiroa. It was decided to extsnd the term of lease to 30th September next. The other cases are left in the hands of the Commissioner with power to act.

A HABDSHIP FEABED. E. G. Gandy wrote that the proposed deviation of Tongaporutu-Mangaroa road will deprive his Section 6, Block 6, Waro, of all road frontage.—Consideration deferred until the Boads Department has decided on the deviation.

ASXITAL LEASE. W. H. Foreman was granted a yearly lease of part of Stock Reserve, Section 8, Block 8, Mimi, the lease to be subject to termination by three months' notice in the event of the land being required by the public.

SUBBBXDEB. T. J. Davis was allowed to surrender rough part of Section 1, Block 8, Mimi, on the ground that it is useless for settlement purposes, and the lease will be amended accordingly.

' fOBFEITUBE. The Banger reported on Section 23, Waitara West, suburban.—Resolved that the report be adopted, and that the necessary action be taken in the direction of offering a lease of the land and obtaining back rent for illegal occupation. The following selectors applied to forfeit their holdings.—K. Symes, Section 8 and 9, Block 6, Aria; W. D. Hastie, Section 6jand 7, Block 1, Taurakawa j C. P. Lord, Section 4, Block 15, Upper Waitara.—Approved, subject to payment of overdue rent in two instances.

BKCEEATIOX BBSEBVB. John Harris' application to lease about six acres of Recreation Reserve at Mangaroa, was deferred for further consideration.

CHIUUSS EXTEXDXD. W. L. Fitiherbert applied to purchase part of Nob's Line, a closed road adjoining Section 22, Chilman Township Extended, owned by him. Consideration was deferred pending receipt of Banger's report.

NICKS BEDCCKD. The Banger reported on the present state of improvements on Section 5, Block XL, Opakn, and recommended that the price of the land be rednced. The value of the improvements will be reduced to £759, and of the land to 8s per acre.

Oscar Symes applied to transfer to A. C. Symes his grazing tenancy of Section 5, Block X, Opaku.—Granted.

ACCBfED THIRDS. . The Parihaka Boad Board submitted proposals for expenditure of £2O 15s 6d, accrued tlrirds.—Approved.

A WAIMATB matt™. The Commissioner and Mr Heslop were authorised to inspect the buildings on Section 98, Block 8, Waiftiato, occupied by T. Higginson, with a viewto fixing a cash price for same.

ROYALTIES. The matter of royalty for timber taken from part Section 1, Block 16, Aria, by H. H. Hyde in terms of his license was again considered, and the Commissioner was empowered to take action for recovery of same.

soxiors WEEDS. Mr T. Chsmney mentioned that opposite his land there were about two acres of State Forest which harboured noxious weeds. These he had to clear in order to keep his own land clear, and he asked to be allowed to fence it and lease it for cultivation. The matter was referred to the Commissioner with power to act,