TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 81, 22 August 1912, Page 3

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

ADJOURNED MEETING. Tlie meeting of tin- Taranaki Land Board, which adjourned on Tuesday was continued yesterday afternoon, the Crown Lands CommLssioner (Mr. Billiard) presiding. vV. Atkins wrote asking if residence by him would be sufficient on section 1, block 3, Rangi, held by Mrs. Atkins, as she was unable to reside until the summer.—lt was decided to inform him that the residence i.s not due until..October, 1!)];!, but Unit residence by. him would not count. Following on the ranger's report, it was resolved to otVer section 27, block !), Totoro, for .settlement under part 3, Land Act, at £.3 10s per acre. » The application of ,T. 11. W. Cooper, of Westown, for section 84. block 4, Paritutu, in the Spotswood settlement, was approved. , VENUE OF A LAND BALLOT. Mr. Hesloj) called attention to the decision to bold the ballot of the Wha-. titokarua Block at New Plymouth instead of at 'Taumarunui. Messrs. McCluggage, Rattenbury, and Ryan also stated that it was desirable that the block,.should have been ballotted for at Taumarunui.

On the motion of Mr. Ryan, seconded by Mr. lleslop, it was resolved to inform the .Under-Secretary that the Board regretted tluyt its , recommendation t(> bold the ballot at Tajimarunui had> not been accepted, as the Board was acquainted with the local requirements. and was aware that the decision, "'would- give great dissatisfaction in the district where it was understood the ballot would be held, and that the Board was of the opinion that to hold a ballot in tk> vicinity of tV land to be disposed of enabled would-be selectors to visit the land and attend the ballot, at one expense; and it therefore requested that when future ballots are being fixed -it shall be consulted, in order that advantage may be.taken of its local knowledge. • GENERAL. The' application of S. H. Brown, selector on section 15; block 9, Ohura, fqr SOO.a'cres of section 1, block 1%, Waro, was refused, sis the Board had no power to deal .with it. .

The Man gar oa school committee applied for section 11, block !), town of Mangaroa', at presenjt held under halfyearly lease by the Oliura County Council. to be set aside for school purposes. —Upon' Ranger Tolme explaining the position, it whs decided- tq-refuse the application and'inform the committee that if application l was .made for an-acre-of the Domain it would, be considered. The Kotare Progressive Committee requested that? a section be allotted in Kotare township.for .town hall site.— Consideration was postponed iifltil the township was felled. , • .

Mr. E-. Meredith,, assistant Crown lands ranger, 1 submitted a tracing of the proposed cemetery site in section 27, blpck; 11, Mapara, which it was decided to recommend for approval, He also reported pn assuming possession of section 3, was decided to . oiler the section under Part 3 of the' Lane] Act. A plan of 'the- deviation of Waikaka road through section 3,,b10ck 15, Aria, was laid on. «thj& table and approved.

The Ohura' County Council submitted proposals for' the expenditure of £323 !)s of thirds accrued Marclv 31, 1912.' —Approved. '' . It was decided to, approve of an ad-; ditional area being, added-to section 10; block 1, Tanpitu, held by T. 11. Summers, in terms of the ranger's report. Ranger Tolpie reported on the application of the' Ohura A. and P. Society for a show ground at Ohura. and it was decided to leave the matter in the hands, of the Commissioner. EDUCATION 7 RESERVES.

The following, transactions in education reserves - in ; Xcw; Plymouth were approved:—Seetjoijis ' 302 and 418, R. Beale; section 543, .A. L. section 573, IT. Stacker; sections, 2308, 2309, and 231 ft,. A. IT.' T,\ Jones. SUB-LEASES. Sub-leases in education reserves were approved as follows,:—'] 1 . 11. Birdsall to A. M. Scott, section [ii, iSTock 0, Ngaere; W: Viekers to.CVyHazelton, section 43, Manganui '' ' . A lease of se^t'ion - 575, 22ew Plymouth, was granted to 'ft.' Beale, anil "a lease of sections'2nO J aD,d SIGJ Xe>v Plymouth, to W. B. Davies. , ' SCjtoOL S'ITE.

It was dtftideii to recommend that the application of the Taranaki Education Board for sectiori'47, in the township of Whafigamomorta, for a school site be approved. '■ ' " -a' The Commissioner ! reported ! :that he had , issued instructions for the subdivision of section 13. b'lock-14, Ohurit; with a view to' its being offered, and it wits resolved ,to confirm his action.

It was resolved to ' obtain a report from the ranger, with a scheme of subdivision, on.section 1, block 2, Piofiiotea West, lately forfeited. A suggestion by Mr. Ryan that (he land sh.mhl be 1 opened for selection- subject to milling rights was. nftt entertained.

The Board approyed of the. amefide'd area taken from section 62; block I, Mahoe, for a polite statioji. . \V. D. Anderson was granted a temporary lease hi' section 11, block 0, Totoro, comprising , 10,. acres. ;