TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 310, 23 May 1913, Page 3

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

t " j .MONTHLY MEETING. > [ The monthly meeting of the Taranaki t J Land' .Board was held yesterday, when j ; the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr. ; j G. 11. Bullant) presided, other members ; i present being:—Messrs .J. lleslop and [ W Kattenbury. i The application of 11. Collins for section 1, block 10, Mahoe, was approved; also that of S. J. Crozier for additional land at Spotswood. Mrs. L. I. Reed, who selected sections 27 and COT, Spotswood, was allowed to exchange for section 35. Applications to transfer were dealt with as follows: —J. Potter to J. and G. Potter, section 2, block 6, Heao, 262 acres; 11. Russell to Clara Smith, section 4, block 2, Aria, 250 acres; J. I'. Kenny to 11. Russell, section lfl, block I, Aria, 190 acres; Hugh Bryson to W. G. Wilson, section 2, block 3, Mahoe, 533 acres; K. W. Frank to D. Yandle, section 15, block 10, Ngatimaru, 270 acres; D. Yandle to K. W. Frank, section 8, block 16, Ngatimaru, 200 acres; (J. H. Thomas to C. W. Stapleton, section 73, block 10, Pouatu, 122 acres; W. Miskelly to O. P. Gernhoefer, section 57, block 11, Ngaire, 171 acres; M. W. Walker to E. J. Hutcliinson, section 17, block 13, Ohura, IS3 acres; Collett and Co., i Ltd., to R. G. Marsh, section l(i, block f>, Egmont, 293 acres; McKinley and Williams to W. E. Porter, section 9, block 10, Ohura, 192 acres; C. F. Dassler to H. Hirst, section 14, block 9, Kapara, 300 acres; Sinclair and Carmichael to Sinclair, section 21, block 9, Ngatimaru, 314 acres; J. Longden to Emma Longden, section 7, block 1, Tangitu; A. Mclntyre I to W. A. Thornton, section 1, block 2, | Totoro, 107 acres; A. H. Ellicott to A. j J. Williams, section 1, block 3, Tangitu, 595 acres; W. H. Sandlier to W. Moles, I sections 18 and 19, block 2, Ngatimaru, 595 acres; L. R. Davies to P .Roberts and W. J. James, section 10, block 12, Waro, 1013 acres; W. Graham to C. McQuinn, section 6, block 2, Mahoe, 345 acres; J. Eide to A. J. A. Allerby, section 4, block 7, Waro, 2G5 acres; J. S. J Harrison to J. Robertson and 1 W. Johnston, section 58, Spotswood, 3 acres 1 ! rood, 36 perches; Mrs. Alice Gilmour to H. Stocker, section 583, New Plymouth; Foreman and Bridge to W. Bright, section 6, block 1, Pouatu, 753 acres; D. R. Hight to Newton W. King, sub-section 9, 10, 11, 12 of section 72, block 14, Pouatu, 3 roods 39.6 perches. Messrs. Wilson, Anderson, Rutherford and MacAlister were present with j Mrs. MePhee, and urged that forfeit- j ure of section 8, block 15, North Wai- J tara, be rescinded and transferred to Mrs. MePhee and be approved. After further consideration of the exceptional circumstances it was resolved to permit her to register the transfer. Applications to sub-lease were approved as follows:—R. Mapt to W. G. Tucker, section 38, block XVI,, iEgmont, 127 [ acres; S. Metcalf to G. S. Hobbs, 101 acres, Education Reserve, part section | 107, block 2, Ngaire; C. Morris to G. D. and L. B. Parsons, section 57, block 10, Kaupokonui, 241 acres. A new lease of section 8, block 11, j Cape, to C V. Shaw was granted, simi--1 lar action being taken in the application, of E. W. A. Hughes for six months' time to reside on section 5, block 2, Heao. An application by R. Roth for reduction in valuation of section 14, block 16, Ohura, from £5 to £2 10s was declined The application of E. W. A. Hughes for six months' time to reside on section 5, block 2, Heao, was approved. Messrs. Meyenberg Bros applied for milling rights over section 13, block 1, Piopiotea West district, but it was resolved that the timber be appraised and offered at auction J G. S. Hobb's application for a lease of section 8, block 11, Omona .was approved at a rental of £2 from year to year In the application of F. G. and M. M. Carthew and E. G. IT. Perry for 20 acres, part township reserve section 22, block 11, Omona south district, it was resolved that section be subdivided and i a report made on the claims of adjacent owners with a view to their obtaining homestead sites. Consideration of a church site for the > Church of England at Matiere was postponed pending receipt of a definite application. Other applications approved were? — E. E. Bennett for additional land adjoining section 17, block 2, Aria; A. M. Bodie lease of section 27, block 12, Ngaire, for 7 years at £7 10s per annum; T. Hegglin, lease of section 12,1) lock 5. Aria township, for 5 years at a rental of 10s. per acre. In the application for section 30, block 11, Mapara, by J. Coombridge and P. Baer. it was resolved that this section

Applications to sub-lease were approved as follows: R. Mapt to W. G. Tucker, section 38, block XVI,, iEgmont, 127 acres; S. Metcalf to G. S. Hobbs, 101 acres, Education Reserve, part section 107, block 2, Ngaire; C. Morris to G. D. and L. B. Parsons, section 57, block 10, Kaupokonui, 241 acres, j A new lease of section 8, block 11, Cape, to C V. Shaw was granted, similar action being taken in the application, of E. W. A. Hughes for six months' time to reside on section 5, block 2, Heao. An application by R. Roth for reduction in valuation of section 14, block 16, Ohura, from £5 to £2 10s was declined

In the application of F. G. and M. M. Carthew and E. G. IT. Perry for 20 acres, part township reserve section 22, block 11, Omona south, district, it was resolved that section be subdivided and a report made on the claims of adjacent owners with a view to their obtaining homestead sites. Consideration of a church site for the Church of England at Matiere was postponed pending receipt of a definite application. Other applications approved were? — E. E. Bennett for additional land adjoining section 17, block 2, Aria; A. M. Bodie lease of section 27, block 12, Ngaire, for 7 years at £7 10s per annum; T. Hegglin, lease of section 12,1) lock 5. Aria township, for 5 years at a rental of 10s. per acre. In the application for section 30, block ! 11, Mapara, by J. Coombridge and P. Baer, it was resolved that this section be not dealt with at paresent. Approval was given to the following proposals:—To offer section 6, block 1, Tangitu, 131 acres, for selection under part 3, at £3 per acre; to offer section 3, block 9, Ngatimaru, 62% acres, for selection under part 3 at £3 15s per acre; to classify section 7, block 15, and section 9, block 18, Opatau, section 3, I block 3, and section 1, block 9. Mahoe, and section (i, block lfi, Upper Waitara, as second-class land; to certify inuteT section 30, sub-section (1) of the Land Laws Amendment Act 1912, that the j following are entitled to Crown grants: ! —Section 33, block 15, Aria (T. E. i Brash), section 13, block 9, Totoro (M. jT. and C. E. West), section 18, block ! 3, Opunake (E. M. Lysaght). j Leases and licenses will be given to I the following selectors, subject in all ; cases to the usual requirements:—secItion 29. block 1. Tangitu (W. IT. Colli tt). section 2, block 11, Mapara (E. F. Fraei). section 18. block 11, Mapara, V. Tlanwriglit. section 7, block 1. Tangitu (.T. Longdcn), section 27, block 1, Tangitu (W. Carroll), block 2, Totoro (A. McTntyre).