TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 322, 22 January 1908, Page 3

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

) The Land Board met .yesterday. Prc- , sent: Messrs F. Simpson (Commiasio.i- ---'. er of Crown Lands I. in the chair, lleslop, i- j ltattenburv, Conneti. ami McCluggage. \\i " TRANSFERS. e Applications fur transfers were rcccivsjed as f0110w,.—. 1. Walsh to T. llurir-y, '. I section 11, block 11. Tuloro; It. Ilarnelt j to F.. section ■>. block :!. ( Hum i ; - ■ R. Harnett to K. Mossinaii, section 37. c block 3, tilinra: A. K. S|>eck to T. (1. I Oldaker, section- !l and In. lilock .">, Xga- - timam: 11. F. MaeDonald to M. .1. Me . Avady. section li. block 7, Uhura; H. .1. ■ j Itlanchett to .1. Xicholl* and X. Ashford, • ' section S. block 5, Kgmont; F. S. Cooper !, to K. W. Williams, section 4. block IS. , Union:!; A. Swallow to .1. anil H. .Mollis. section 2. block lti, Uhura; 11. Mcl.eod to X. .Mackenzie, section 3, block !>. Aria: 1.. 1!. Hirst to (J. Simpson, section S. block .-i. oliiira: 11. Johnston to 11. Ch.ipiu.iii. section :in, block 3. Ngatimarii: I". Jackson (.. ('. Weston, section | 5. block !i. Cpper Waitara: Firbank and ii»l)oiinell to V c. l{,m„elt. section 34. block !>. Miini. I! lv cl thai the applimtion of If. .1. Rlanchett be approveil. providing con. ditioiis ol iniprovcnient are complied Mr I'. 1!. Wilkinson appeared in support ot Mr F. s. Cooper. Mr Williams was also present. It was decided (hat the resolution forfeiting Mr Cooper's interest be rescinded, and that under the exceptional circumstances the transfer be reeomemnded for the approval of the Minister. 1 The applications „f 1,. )). |ji lst .„„] ' lirbank and O'Donnell lie deferred for ' the ranger's report. ( The application of I>. Jackson was refused as the conditions of residence had not been complied with. The other applications will be rccom- ! mended for the approval of the Minis- , ter. t

H. E. Fugle applied to sub-let sections 3 and 4, block 2, Upper Waitara, to Johnson.—Approved, subject to the sublessee carrying out the conditions of personal residence. EXPENDITURE OF 'THIRDS.'' The following local bodies submitted proposals for the expenditure of accrued thirds:—Oka to lioad Board. C.l!) 8s 3dMoa Road Board, Cl 4 4s 2d: Stratford County Council. €IOB 2s 4d.—Approved subject to the ranger's report lieim; sat-' is factory. AN"' INACCESSIBLE SECTION". L. Sutton, the holder of section 8 block ft, I'ouatn. applied for section 83' lilock 10. Pouatu, for residence purposes and to enable his children to iret to M-hool.-Resolved. that owing to "the inaccessibility of the present holdiii" the application he recommended for the farorable consideration of the Minister, and that a report be obtained from the ranger. A plan of the deviation of the Waninchu road, affecting the title of section 27. block l.j. Xgatimani. also one of (he Tirangi road affecting section 2, block l->. Ipper Waitara, were Laid on the table.—Titles will he amended accordingly. °

EXTEXSIOX OF TIME. Mary Williams applied for extension of time in which to reside on section •), block 5, Ohura.—The tenant must resido within three months, otherwise her interest will 1* forfeited.

ALLEGED EXCESSIVE REXT. •T. Telfar wrote declining a lease of section 65. township of Urentii, as the rent asked was excessive-Left in the hands oi the Commissioner. SPOTSWOOD. J. Barrow, ranger, submitted re-valua-tion of unallotted section in Spotswood Settlement, and made proposals' for »raethem.—Deferred. e

I FORFEITURES RECONSIDERED. The following setters, whose interests in leases had been 'forfeited for nonimprovements, applied for a re-hearim-of their respective cases:—C. F. and F. W. F. Marsh, section 5. block 16, Upper Waitara (unless required improvements are effected within six months, the forfeiture will lie confirmed) ; M. E. Petherifk. section 5. block .>. Wnro (forfeiture confirmed): .1. A. Ollivier, section 8, block 1. Opaku (forfeiture rescinded); ■I. A. Garlick, section 5. block 10, Mahoe (forfeiture to be confirmed if improvements are not effected within six months). NOX-COMPLIAXCE. A schedule of eight selectors who had not complied with conditions was laid on the table. REMISSION OF REXT. A petition was received from five tenants in the Huinga settlement, a«kingi for a remission of rent on account of non-completion of the metalling of the Raupuha road depriving them of the profits of the milling season for three months.—The petition will be forwarded for the favorable consideration of the Minister. •I. W. and 0. H. Etherington applied for remission of rent on section 3, block 11, Ohura, under the Bush and Swamp Act.—Refused. GENERAL. R. ODonnell applied for the issue of his lease of section 2, block 1, Aria.— Agreed to. A. Barnett's application to purchase the freehold of his le.ise-in-perpetuity of section 1, block 13, Aria, was held over until the necessary forms had been complied with. E. Townshend wrote offering to purchase section 8, block 10, Totoro. for a dairy factory site.—Action deferred. The ranger wili report upon the application of C. J. Riddle for the grazing on section 13, block 2, Aria, and section 7, block 10, Totoro. A plan of a further area for plantation reserve from section 2, block 0, Flawera, at the request of the lesse-»,

was laid on the table, and it was decided to amend the title accordingly. Mrs 0. H. Hope and B. McFarlanc applied for a further extension of time in which to reside on sections 4 and 8, block 9, Ohura, owing to the Road Department's deviation of the road frontage rendering it uncertain where to fence their clearing.—To reside within three months.

Mr C. E. Major, M.P., wrote on behalf of Mrs M. Hastie, asking that the forfeiture of sections 11, 15, IS, and 17, block 1, Taurakawa, be reconsidered, on account of tenant's illness.—Further action stayed for one month. W. M. T. Bell renewed his application to transfer section 93, block 8, Waimate, to D. P, Hurley and G. Hurley. Mr. J. E. Wilson waited on the Board

with the parties to the application.—The Board adhered to its previous resolution.

Mrs. M. Boyd waited on the Board and asked that the stumping elfected by her on section 3, block 8, Ngairc (Huinga settlement) be recorded. The ranger will report. Messrs. He-lop and Barron submitted tl.eir valuation of the improvements on ran 5. Opaku, and the Commissioner was empowered to re-offer the lands weighted with value of improvements I us reported.