TARANAKI LAND BOARD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 46, 16 August 1911, Page 3

TARANAKI LAND BOARD

\ | rfIOXTHLY MEETING, j The iiruinary monthly meeting of the J Tanwitk, l.iutil Board was held yesterday. i'resent: This Commissioner of Crown: Lands, Mr. W. Armstrong (in the chair), Messrs. ,1. Heslop, ,|. Hattenbury, McC'ltiggage, oiwl W. !i. Newman. AN APPEAL. The Hoard went into committee to ileal with tlie appeal of .Joshua Harris against tlie forfeiture of his interest in section 3, block 15, Ohura. H,e waited on the Hoard with Mr. G. Grey, and was examined on oath. The Board also heard Mr. Fteining (Marshall and Hutton), and eventually decided to confirm the forfeiture, I'he Hoard's decision \vaaniiDiin, ■■■< when it resumed in open meeting. TIIANSFERS. were approved as under: —• W■ : .-nnerliiKSPtt to 11. C. S. llughes, sec' il ami 17. block (>, Kapara; Ij-^vi to W. A. Hurley, sections 12 arc-I' W. M«wk (i. Kapara; L F. 1). Smith to 1. Wilkin-on, section 9, block 14, c,i section 10, lilock 9, Waro; Low-- and Hi-hell l to S. Lowe, section 5, block l.'i. Upper Waitara; 0. and A. lirnuga to Arthur Brougli, section 10, blwk Aria (subject to ranger's repor" : : i!. I). OVonnell to (leofl'rey I'ybus, sections 19 and 7, blocks 8 and 0, Mimi (subject to ranger's report); Craven and Moßae to I). W. McEne and H. W. Howie, section 2, block 1, Ohura; 11. E. Wight to Emma Hight, section 71, block 10, Pouatu; S. Boss to W. J. Ross, gectioii! IS, block Upper Waitara; W. A. F. and H. C. Zimmerman to C. MePhee, section 8. lilock 15, Upper Waitara; N. B. Fryd'ay to Alick Castle, section 7. block 13, Ohura (subject to improvements being brought up-to-date) Tlie application of C. F. A. Zimmerman to transfer to Julius Jacobsen, section 28, block 16, Huiroa, was refused. The following applications wtfre referred to the ranger for report: R. 11. Allen to Paul Co pt, section 1, block 1, Ngatimaru; 0. r.. 'i. Allen lo Paul Collycr, section .11), V.rk -J. Ngatimaru; E. Julian to John vviiit.i head, section 37, Wock 11, Waitm A 1)1-l'l TED POINT. Air. W. (i. Malone waited on the Board with reference to an application I by R. If. Harden to transfer an undivided interest in section 9, block 14, Mahoe, under which payment of rent conceded under section 127 of the Land Act, 1908, had been demanded. He submitted that as only a half interest of the section Ls being transferred the Act is silent on the point, and that if it do < apply only half the amount should be demanded.—The Board decided to obtain a tegal opinion on the subject. SUB-LEASES. Applications to sub-lease were dealt with' follows:—A. E. Sutton to J. S. Brough, section 2, block 12, Mimi—approved, subject to the Commissioner being satisfied with the sub-division, applicant to supply plan at his own expense. James Rooney to William Phillips, sections 25 and 2(5, block 9, Ngatimaru—approved. W. F. L. Jenkinson tc> J. and .T. ,T. Em?ding, part section SI, block 11. Ngaere—approved, subject to the Commissioner being satisfied with tha sub division, applicant to supply plan at his own expense. A month's extension was granted in which to register sub-lease C. A. E. Hodgkinson to .T. B Norris. section 11, block 2, Qinona, and section 7, block 7, Omona.

IMPROVED FARM SETTLERS. The following improved farm settler# applied for their leases:—F. J. Hallmond, section r>, block 5, Totoro; Wm. Kane, section 4, 'block 14. Ohura; Antony Christensen, section 11, block 10, OhuTa; John Bones, section 3, block 3, Totor*; P. Cnogun, section 10, block 9, Ohura.— The teaacs will be issued. GENERAL M. V. F.jran applied for the title of section 5, block 10, Opaku, to isbuc. — Acceded to. E. F. fluntreli's application for freehold o.f section 7, Mock 2, Maliofi, wa« acceded to. J. 0. Harrc appealed against forfeiture of sections 6 and 7, block 11, Pouatu. A statement of improvements effected was submitted.—Forfeiture rescinded, subject to ranger's report. The application of the Tatu Settlers' dip and snlevards was considered, and the Board could not see its way to recommend the Minister to grant the necessary land without compensation. The PommUsioner submitted the request of the Tatu Settlers' Association for a cemetery at Tatu.—Three acres of the village reserve will be set aside for the purpose. Wood Bros., lessees of section 26, block 13, Aria, applied for 180 acres of nnsurvey land in block 10. Aria.—Application to be advertised in terms of the Aet. O. E. Gooding applied for a lease of section 11, block 6, town of Huiroa.— Referred to ranger for report. .T. K.uperN application for lease of section 12, block 9, town of Mangaroa, was declined. (Left Sitting.)