TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81907, 19 December 1906, Page 2

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

The mouth! v Hire! inn; <>f Iho T--i.nl-. naki Lund Jicinvcl was held at Xoiv flynioutli on Tuesday. The dominis, sioner (Mr I-'. Simpson) presided, and there were iilso present: .Messrs .1. | lTcsloji. Itattenliury, .1. H. Council, | am! .McClimwmr.

NKW APPLICATIONS. The land applications received since last meeting were us under: —Optional Kigh t of Purchase: Violet ilickford, 'sot-. 4, !>!. K, Opakn, H 27 acres; Jlark liarr, sec. 1, 111. 111. Onioiiii, lti-13 aeres; Charles .Uclutyro and Daniel George Mciiitvrr. see.' 4, I'i. :i, .Valine, 12(12 acres;" Win. Ceo. Arlington, sec. I, bl. ii, Pouafu. 1111 aei-es. Lease-in perpetuity: \V. .11. Iloiliind. see. (id, lil. 4, Purilutn, :IS acres .'! roods. Cash: Michael Burgess. ;cc. 57, 1)1. (i, Xgairc, 71) acres. Total area, 41(iS acres. The ii]ijilic:itiuiis were approved. W. P. Jlark applied to he allowed io withdraw his application for sec :i, 1)1. l«, OiiHiii-.i, until lie lias line' more time to inspect the land.—Agreei

W. (!. Jliu-i- applied to lie allowed to withdraw his application for sec. lil), 1)1. 4, Parilutu.—Approved. TJiANSFKIbS. Applications wove received for the following transfers:—J. P. Al. Ilimijihrey to llumpiiivv and Oohliie, see. -I, hi. S, Want; -L T. Llake to J-;. .Mns«i, sec. 1(1, lil. 2, Pouutu; A. Hvodic to T. if. Lvon, sec. 1, 1)1. 4, Olmra; A. ii. lUttenl'nuv io K A. Shaw, sec. 32, lil. ». iliini; ,i. J. McLaughlin to J. J. and 15. McLaughlin, sec. 4, hi. (!, Waro; S. IX Pope to P. Jackson, see. ii, hi. !», I'pper Wailara; J. M. Clague to P. Ilond, sec. 14, 111. i"), Olmra; It. Smith to It. W. .Bond, sec. 13, bl. 11, Jlimi; \V. McL. Kennedy to .las. .laekson, sees. 12 and 13, hi. lil, Ngatimarii; (!. Simpson to J. Simpson, sec. SB, hi. 10, Xgairc; \V. Woodne-y, by mortgage, to 0. K. 1 light, sees. 74 and 7(1, hi. 14, Pouatu; 11. Blair to L. Smith, sec 3, hi. 2, Mahoc; K li. Bcwar to P. CI. Kops, sec. 3, bl. 3, Xgathmiru. 'file whole of the applications were approved. In the ease of ft. Smith, approval was granted subject to the improvements -required having been eU'eeted. P. Jackson was allowed .six mouths' leave of absence from sec. o, bl. 9, tipper Waitara.

Jt was resolved, that in view of the .surrounding circumstances ami the facilities of access the Hoard cannot see its way to relax the conditions of personal residence on see. 1, U. 4, Ouura. NONCOMPLIAMCK A schedule of 15 tenants who had not complied with conditions was dealt, with as follows:—II. Wells, sec. 15, bl. lfi, Xgalimarn (non-resident, asks for time), six months extension of time granted; J. liurns, sec. 4, bl. (i, Aria (non-improvement, selector has left the district-, forfeited; (.!. It. Mosirian, sec. 8, bl. 15, Aria (will complete deficient improvements this season), three months' extension granted; Lichtwark and Thompson, sec. 7, bl. 14, W'aro (non-resident, asks for ex tension of time), four months' extension granted; li. R, Hliewry, see. IS, bl. (i, Poiiatu (delicient improvements, asks for extension of tiiiie), twelve months' extension granted; A. M. ('Jill, sec. 11, bl. ■>, lleao (asks time to do required improvements), six mouths' extension granted; M. A. Kraser. sec. 4, bl. 3, l/pper Waitnra (delicient improvements, asks that forfeiture be not made), declared forfeited; C. (icioeh, see. 4, bl. Hi, Ngalimaru (will do improvements required this season), six months' extension granted; ilowinan Ib'os., sees. 11 and :14, bl. a, Ngatininru (will make up delicient improvements), six months' extension; >l. A. Dromgool, see. 2, bl. ]•"), Xgatimaru (delicient improvements, asks for extension (if time), six months' extension granted. Improved Farm settlers: T. It. Ando-r, son, see. li!), bl. 14, Pouatu (non-ro-.i dent, no reply to Hoard), deferred to end of year); 0. Pittams. sec. 8, bl. 'J, Tytoro (non-resident, asj;s for section tithe exchanged), declared forfeited; C. hovctt, sec. 4, bl. 14, Ohura (nonyosident and nn improvements, intends forfeiting), deciaicd forfeited; C. (.(. Dallas, see. 7, bl. 2, Ohura (nonresident, asks for extension of time), in, Id.'2, l)luuuJ'(nou-resident),' dej dared forfeited. ; • *

GEn'EIUL A. It. Watkin allied to sublet see. i, bl. 'J, Ngatimari), to A. A. Watkin. —Agreed to. .Mortgage applications were approved, and the action of the Coimnis,sioncr between meetings eonlinucd. The following applied for the free-hold:-0. 11. Wesf;, see. 14, bl. 10, Ngatinmrii; K. McrVDowie, sec. 1, bl. !i, Kapiira—Approved. The I'nder-Sccifctary for Crown Lauds wrote advising that the pre vious instructions i-is to forfeitures of Crown tenants' holdings were cancelled, and that in future the reason for such forfeiture is to be stated when same is sent for gazcttal. Two selectors applied for their holdings to be forfeited:—li. S. Cor bett, sec. 13, bl. 11, Cape; L. Dean, sec. 4, bl. 13, Mimi.--Tkc surrender of Corbett's interest was accepted, and the interest of Mrs, Deans' declared forfeited, v '.^^m^^^M <j. feymo applied to surrender his lease of sec. 27, bl. 10, Huiroa —Further deferred for ranger's report. The Moil ltoad Board forwarded' proposals for expenditure of ,£ls 2s Hid, accrued thirds.—J'hu expenditure was approved,

'The ranger reported having l'e'sumed possession of the following forfeited sections:— Sec. 2, bl. 7, Mimi; sec. 5, bl. 1, Mimi; sec. 5, bl. 13, Waro; sec. 8, bl. 0, Upper Waitara; sec. 1, bl. 3, Mahoe.—The sections are to be ve-oll'ered for selection, alt except sec. 2, Id. 7, Mimi, to be classed as heavy bush land.

W. Sandison asked if pint of sec. 4, bl. 3, Ohura, could be obtained for a butter factory;— The ]j o!lr( i j s . lgm; . able to a lease being granted for bona fide purposes, operations to bu com monced at an early date. The ranger reported on part sec. 132, Id, 8, Capo (Pungareliu), gravel reserve, also on sees. !U and !J2, Waimatc Hospital reserve. llcport* adopted. The land is to he offered for lease by public auction, for a term of fourteen years. A plan for the deviation of Matirangi road in sees. 172, bl. 13, Pouatii, 17a, bl. 4, Ngatiinura, and 174, 170, hi. Ki. Upper Waitara, was laid on the tabic—Titles are. to bo amended accordingly.

The District Koad Engineer asked that 11 right be reserved to deviate the lilangatuiia road through sec. 14, b. 13, Jlimi, at present' Crown lands open for selection.—Request agreed to. The same oilicer wrote making suggestions as to the disposal of Jkiml taken from sects. 45U and 457, Okotuku district, for deviation of Okahutivon road.—Tho Hoard decided that tho severed- piece of land and the. closed road he vested in the Public trustee, so that tliev may be merged into sec. a, bl. .1.3, ofnikn. Tlie Taranaki Education Hoard applied for the use of the whavc and about 2 acres of land on sees. 12 and 13, (Huiva, for a school at Tatu.—lt was agreed to grant a, lease at a rental of os per week, and upon eondi tioii that siiilicient access be left to the remainder of the section. W. (!. Malonc, as mortgagee of a former lease of sees. l(j and 17 1)1. 4 Xy.iUiiv.im, asked that the arrears of rent be not deducted from tho valuation tor improvements.-!,! view of the tact that by protecting tho inv provenients the OSoard lias' lost the lent of the land for three years, the Board cannot see its way to sustain a lurther loss by remitting the rent in ayrear prior to tin: forfeiture, D l.'innegan applied for Crown lands adjoining see. 10, lit, (i, Aria, to be added thereto in order to improve boundary.—Deferred for yaiver's reJporti. ~ ° "' i

The application of f). Cliristian to suect iandad|Oiningsee, ;i 1,1 u \\r- Yi> lev the in.pvovemeut of his'boundaries, was ugiun considered.—lf |„. Iv ;u KCt the area, surveyed within ,si\- ! "maths the Hoard will dispose of the land to him.

The Commissioner submitted a 'schedule of 47 tenants in arreav with their rents. Notice had been given to pay belore the 31st iust.. in order 1„ avoid legal proceedings for recovcrv of the amounts owing.-The action 6t tlie Commissioner was continual W. Jameson wrote that ho hoped to be able to complete the purchase of •see, 3, bl. 1, Kapara, shortly.—He w jh be informed that the deposit is by law absolutely forfeited, and tho contawi M iiis s4'9.)«l*_Rj^.sfiiri^.