TARANAKI LAND BOARD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 72, 21 April 1909, Page 4

TARANAKI LAND BOARD

Tire Land. Board met yesterday. IVlent: Messrs F. S'niijMm (Commissioner of Crown Lands), presiding, J. Heslop, v. Kattenburv, and J. MeCluggage. THAXSKKRS. The following applications for transfer W.'R' referred to the Minister: —\\. J ISnant to W. Abbott, section 1.-l and 175. block 4, JJgalimaru, and sccl ju* 174 and 170, block 10, Upper Wm-ta-a- I'. Walsh to K. liribboii, sections 4, 5. « and 7, block 1, Miini; L. Mapp to if. M. Ht'Cidiv. section 33, block lii. lv nioiit; D. Moyuihun, senr. and juiir., to F. "Anderson, sections 10 and 11, block 14, Ngatimaru; K. M. Cox to -Geo M'- ; till section 15, block 12, Huiroa: ..-. j Death/to. F. 11. and W. W. Harrea. Sertoli 2, block 11, Omona (eondit • n.illy upon ! residence conditions being complied/'with forthwith); 11. C. Lnwsoa to J. IE jlagce, section 13, block 11, ilimi; J. Penny, juiit., to J. and R. .Morris, section 3, block 15, Ohvira; A. H. J*e to J.-Penny, junr., section 14, block 14, phura (conditionaly upon residence be'ing taken up forthwith); J. Mcßeady to T. McKenzic and W. H. Holloway, section 15, block »,.Totoro; R. Loveday to '9C. J. AahwelN section 2. block fi, Oiiura ycondiUouaJly upon residence being tak3en up forthwith); T. O'Donnell to M'. lilaagjrSck'a'adj'H. A. Julian, section 23, (subject to ranger's reGreenwood to.A.W. and R. it'. SllMd, ieitidn 8, block 11, Upper WaiiSajja {Wbjsct , ''tb itaprovements being ?Ve(Jfiei i: by ganger, and to residence being taket) tip--forthwith); K. Branigaii 3o A. W. ThompMn. section 25, block 14, rOliura (subject to. residence being taken up forthwith). ■-.. The application of J. Diggins to transfer'section 31, block 15, aad section 4, block, 15, .Ngatimaru, was deferred for (squiry

SUB-LEASES. Sut-leases were approved as follows: W. F. Ludlow to Urn. and \V. S. Kehely. B v lerfeir'Bi Moek 5, Kanpokoliui: R. T. Cowern to Win. Ellerni, section 23, block v4sHuiroaj A. V. R. and R. F.Nicholls to ~F. A. Litchwark, section 6. block ft, ~.War<ii and W. A. Corhett to J. 11. Humphrey, section 13, hlock ID, Cape (the latter conditionally upon residence being: complied with and continued by ,;the iucoming tenant). v , A . i. .LEASES ISSUED. ■ ;iEhc following-Improved Farm settlers applied for their leases to issue, and the requests weni acceded to:—H. !iS.aunder9_section .5, block 10, Totoro; o. ; > A,.. Manning,. section h Iblock 3> * Ohuva.. ■ . EXTENSION OF TIME. " T'.vo. months' extension of time was granted, for the registration of the following transfers:—ll. Worthington to ' ll' C. Lawson; j. Sexton to A. C. Perfect; J. K. Frank to R. Mehrtens; CI. 13. Jellynian to T. L. Buxton. ;. RESIDENCE CONDITIONS '• ,V A : . 'Fiefohcr notified that he was nowresident on section 4, hlock 8, Aria.— The ranger will report, and the tenant be warned that residence must be continuous. ■ Anna'Bennett wrote giving, reasons dor not residing on section 11, block 11 ■ Pouatu. She stated that she intended a-farmon the main road 'niton t ficcjtniles from her present holding, and she would reside there.- Resolved, that if she is not residing on the ' kvnd"twithin one month, further action must be .taken. W. Law reported that he was residing on section .7, hlock 11. Aria, trail improving- iti—Resolved, that the interest of the selector.be forfeitedMr. M. tireenwood waited on the Board and asked for re-consideration of the-decision of the Board as to residence on small run section 8, hlock 12. Wnitnra.'held by himself and his brother.— It was decided to suspend further action for the present. '

GENERAL. B. Prior applied to he allowed to effect ■all the improvements required for section 3, block 7, Pouatu. on section 7, as the road was not up to section 5. Jhc Board could not comply with the request.

applied for the freehold of section 4, block 11. Xgatiuiaru.—Ap--prnycit . . ~= tljhe granger's report on section 11, Uopji 2; Heao, held by A, M. (Jill, was Te«u,*-p*''og to. the serious illness of the selector further action was delayed ior, three .months.

A. Armstrong" was informed that the liqard could not grant .his application to 'bayo jart pf section 1, block 13, Taurakajva, surveyed at his expense and that;pait r offered to him. , ihe piece of Crown land severed from ..ijcytion 147. block 0, EgmoHt, by the Maude.; road deviation will be ottered iQJ.sale to the.adjoining owner. The Moa Road Board's proposed okto .18 ipldTwas approved (■ll was decidcj tojajyc the necessary Sjteps to disp&e M£" a'piece of Crown fend in block 3, Ohura, situated on the \J'ailangßt»*>ToJKl; - ',." ■■".;. IT. K WiifmiM 'applied for a title to part of olit'RHiott foiid,'"adjoining section nnrt 54, Orcy district.—Approved. : t. liuenftTwif applied for the sandhills at ■Jlfr mb(jti:of the Waitara river for sa>c_ or' application was not entertained:*' "■■' .' : .

T. V. Mansell applied for a lenancr of section 27;'-TTninjia settlement, upon conditions that fencing erected by him would; Jic protected Vheii the section was .i offered.—Messrs Mansell and "McPhee' will be offered the several portions of the section at the, rate of 7s per>«tfnuro; tenancy beingfrom month to month.

" A. A. Dagg wrote ''that lie would retain section 3, block 1(1. Upper Waitara.—Hv- will-be-called upon to commence hi- improvements at once.