TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 234, 21 February 1913, Page 7

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

The ordinary moi: My meeting of the Taranaki Land lioai. was held at Now I'lvmoiuh Yesterday, .hen there were, present: Messrs. <i. 11. Milliard. Commissioner ■') Crown Lands, in tin' chair, lleslop. IJattonburv and Uyan. The following applications wore dealt W, j, l,: ( "' m,;;,, r and I'. -I. Vayne, for block 111., Upper WaiUra, .00 acres, 0.r.p.. approved. [[ Osborne, see 15. block XL. Map..ia. 101 aere. 0.r.,, Resolved to cancel approval ,f N- »• Jo-™' »Pl ,lu " a '""• ; f ;. ( ,f, nll l deposit and approve ot 11. U-,-borne's application. T. OVn.mor and 0. Baxter, block XIIL, Waio, 905 acres, 0.r.p.-Ap-proposed lo approve the .lis- i bnrscment of £IBS 7s bd received ovujk provon.onts on section .].). block X 1... Moflari«. and of £i'.2 1S«. on section i, block XIL. Mapara.-Approved H liiair. tranter section 4. block \ 11., Malioe. 4(13 acres, to Walter Rogers.Approved. . . c 'Janet f-ide. application for transfei, section 4. block VIT.. Waro. to .Tacobmo 'and \ltred Tfauenson. was reconsidered. 11 ~„*■ tli.it Mrs. Uagensoivs husband held 10:25 acres, and that sac was. therefore, not landless. f was resolved to rescind approval of the transfer and extend the time for three months to etlecf a transfer to an eligible perJohn Chadwick's transfer of section 4, •1041/, acres, block XV.. Upper AYaitara, which lie lus held six years to R. IT. Phillips, junr.. on account of ill-liealtli. was approved. . H. and (".'. F.lank's application to dissolve partnership in section 0. block XT., \ria. 533 acres, was approved. ; Transfer of section 0. block \L. Aria, from ('. F. Heavn to J. ITearn. was approved. W Graham, transfer section 2. block VI.. Malioe, to 11. A. McLeod. owiim to, want of access. Graham and McLeod i both waited on the. Board iir support,.- ■ I Declined. .

F. A. CufficlclV transfer section 7. | block XV.. Upper Waitara. 501) acres, to i C. A. >vmons. was approved. j Tlio proposed exchange of llil'/i acres section 37. block XVI.. F.frmont. from I B. C. Xcl-on to ?. Moratti was approved, as was also tlir exchange of DO acres, section 2. block XV.. Xgatimarn, and 00 acres, section 20. b'ock XV.. Xgatimaru, from P. Moral!i to '■: 0. Xelson. I \V. Willi's trails'-" .section ">. block! XVI.. Oinona. fl!H) • es. to Otto Buck-J man. was approved, object to improve-, merit* being complet W. J. Weston, tr fer sub-section 2 and 3of section W. > v Plymouth Town Belt, to f. Skitro'p.-- ' 'proved. <■. P. A. Kelly and W. I. Shaw, transfer j section -I. block XIV. Omona. to P. A. ■ Kelly. F. Hill and B. Dive. Mr. Dive a! tended, and in reply to questions stat-■ ed that he had snhlet his land with a j purchasing clause. —'Resolved that the j tran-fcr be not, approved unless Mr. Dive divests himself of his interest in other lands. Mr. Dive asked to he allowed to submit his daughter's name as a transferee, and was told that the application) would be considered. T. TTastie. transfer of sections 11. 12 and 20. block XTIT.. and 20 and 21. block XVT.. Mahoe. and 0. 10. 12. ].'! and 14, block T. Taurakawa. IMS acres, to Tlios. Burt, and P. L. Harnett.—Deferred for further information. The transfer of section."> 44. New Plymonth, from Mary Ballot to Wm. Sadler was confirmed. j J. C. B. Walsh, transfer by exchange j of sections 4. o. 0 and 7. block T. Mimi, | 404 acres, to A. R. Orudis.—Approved { subject to completion of the exchange. 0. L. Kaspar, transfer of section 11, block lV...X'iaero. llfi acres, to H. Rimson, a'-, he is not used to fanning.—Postponed to enable the proposed transferee to attend. ]

■\V. M. Humphries, transfer section 2 Work XII.. 21.5 acres, to R. Jackson.-

Approved subject to the transferee divestinjr himself of the lease of \U acres expirin;: in .lime next. A. llayward. transfer section (i, block 1., Pinpiotcatea West. So 4 aeres. to Alice Bowers on account of bad access and his :wife\ liealtli.—Kefnsed. as Mi's. B-ow-(■r's husband is not landless. SECTIONS FOR SELECTION, LTC. ■ Section 7. block XV., Opalni, will hp, offered for lease by public auction at an upset rental of I2s Oil per annum. ; Section 4. block VFIf.. Taujritu. will bo offered for selection at 40s per acre. ~

Sections in the Taurahawa, and Tail; matamahoe blocks will be offered for, selection at prices scheduled. Applicant's to attend at New Plymouth to be personally examined. Sections on the Maiijraili and Tarewa Loan Blocks, and sec-' tions fi and 7. block X.. Aria, will also be offered at scheduled prices. Applicants to be examined at Tauniarunui.

Section 7. block NTH.. Upper Waitara. WO acres, at 12s lid per acre, was held over pending completion of access. Crown lands T)anp;itote-Tuhua. section 1 A.. I/SO acres, will be offered for selection at a valuation of 4os per acre. Leases of subsection 104. section ISO, Pa tea District, will be offered at auction at a capital upset value of £IOO and £24(1 respectively.

DEKAUI/riNU SELECTORS. ('. M. Jones, lessee of pari of section \V. New I'lyinoiith Town licit, will be jriven notice to clear the section of noxious weeds and trim the lied«e within one month, otherwise the lea>e will be determined.

C. Rolbery. Oakura. will be "ivcii notice of determination of lea.-e (if part of section 8. Oakura Town Pelt, for failure to clean land of noxious weeds.

, No action will be taken until September i!t rejrard to delicient improvements on section 7. block X.. Muhoe. held bv T. M. Renowden. to -iv,. ],i m time to fell bush.

Xo anion will he taken in regard to non-rc-idcncc ~n xvlioi! !). block V.. Ma- '"'•■'• li«'l'l by .\. .1. -»ml F. 0. Finnerlv. provided on,. ~f them win resume re-i- ---• hnee in tlnv,. nioiii.li>.

Xo iiction will be taken re non-resi-dence on section 7. block V.. Kapara. beld by S. f. Snow. (I was resolved to call on T. \V. Moorly. selector of section S. block X\'T.. Tonaim Io show raiise win- bis interest -hould not be forfeited 'for contravention of clause .10 of the Land Act. 1908. TlllliDS. The amended proposals of tbc Tlawera County Council for tlie expenditure ot thirds amount intr to £27 Ss fid were approved. Coinlition.nl approval for expenditure of £4I!I (is 10,1 bv the Waitomo Countv 1 t onncil was jjranied. subject to tin- workspecified beinjj found f or (]„. benelit of tlie sections returned. cnowx cfutificatfs. Certificates „f tlie Hoard were orant'•;l (<> tlie following lessee- -Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneerim;- Companv. !>(<!.. llamilt,,!,. section 14. block TTI.. Oluira; YV. }]. (Jibson. section o. block \T.. I pper Waitara; and T. A. Ilradlev. section (S2A. block 1.. Maboc TMPTtOVFT) FA KM SFTTT.FM KXTS. Applications for tbe issue of licenses for tlie following sections in Improved Farm Settlements were approved snb- '''<•'■ <» the ns.ul conditio,is: A. C. Hiitilies. section .'(. block XI.. Ma para: ] f J.. Tlenderson. section 14. block XT., Mapara: J .TV. (*ooinbrid»e. -eel ion o. block XT., kapara: T. Hale, seelion S. Mock XT.. Mapara: J. .T. Kennv. section 21. block XT.. Mapara: I!. Wi<r<r. section S. block T.. Taiifritn: and 11. Mcßetb. seelion 11. block T.. Tanjntu. ItAXCFirS RKFOTIT. Hanger Twi-- hail in-pecled (1022 acres held bv sixteen -electors. Tbe amount of

improvement- required to he ell'eeted was £3l(iS and the improvements ell'ected were valued at, £liSss. There were no defaulters.—Report adopted. GENERAL. Renewal of sub-lease of seel ion 25, 'block IV.. Xgaimaru. from F. M. Pridiaux to .). M. Robson. was approved. Sub-lease of section i. block XIII.. lliiiroa, 140 acres, Ale.-. Brown to VV'm. Cochrane.—Approved. A. L. liremcr's selection of part section 13 block IX.. Opalm. for cash instead of o.r.p. as originally intended.Approved. O. W. Henderson applied to purchase a piece of closed road on the norihern boundary of section 510, (,'rey District. It is proposed to nsk the' adjournine holders to tender for the purchase o? the land. I GENERAL. The Manga roa. School Committee askI ed the Hoard to reconsider its decision |J)i refusing to grant additional land I south of the acre already granted.- ReI solved to adhere to the' decision. Lessees of subsections f> and 7, seel ion ]«!>. Patea District, S acres, asked whe- . ther they should be required to erect a house as provided in the lease.-Resolv-ed to waive erection of house. Nairn and Lawn, for whom Mr Nairn appeared, asked for permission to effectall the improvements required on secturns 4 and 5. block XV.. Omona.'on section .).-Agrecd to on condition that no dealings be allowed with either secturn until the full improvements required are e/Teeted on bolh sections A new lease of section 7. block VIH Heao. win be issued to Tienrv Woodill on Payment of a fee of £] Ls.' his o ,igina! Iras.' hav.ng been partly destroyed by The reservation of 3 acres out of sec- ' <>Hett for n school site, was approvConsideration of a visit by the Land Board to the bnrkblocks was postponed