TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 180, 29 January 1914, Page 6

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. At the monthly meeting of the Taranaki Land Hoard vesterdav there were present. Messrs (!.' 11. liill'lard, (in Ho i hair), J. lleslop, and .1. Ratteubiirv. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs A. Coxhead and C. J. Ryan.

TRANSFERS. Applications for permission to Ir.ms ?er land were dealt with as follows: Win. Goodwin applied to transfer i-.'c-tiuu il, block 11, Ohiira, 1250 acres ;,-. 11. Goodwin. —Approved. ! ,- 11. N. and d. A. Alexander applied 1,, transfer section a block 7, Cape, 17 1 ' j acres, and 1:1 block 7 Cape, 100 acres, li ! U. 11. Fisher.—Approved. ft | IT. and T. Marfell applied to transfer 'section I block 11, .Vl'ahoe, -128 acres te T. Marfell.—Approved. [ Wm. Duirs applied to transfer section ■8 block 12, Ilawera, 111 acres Or 27p to O. J. Ifawken in consideration of (he latter taking over all liabilities under the lease.—Approved. R. A. Kelly applied to transfer section JO block 11,'Mimi. li:i acres, to Robert j Aroa.—Approved. ] A. M. Henderson applied to transfer ■ secHon 24 block Hi. Iluiroa. 11:1 acres j 2r Hip, and section 25 block Hi. Iluiroa. }W4 acres 2r (ip both in Clandon SettleJ.mcnt, tl» .las. Me. 1. R, Lockhead, at i £l2 per aero—Approved, subject to tin f noxious weeds conditions.

C. T. Thomas applied to transfer sublease of Education reserve lease, section pt. inn, block 2. Xijairc, 100 acres Or 22p, to if. .1. Upper.—Approved The resolution of December IS. 1013, in reference to Mibilivi-ion and transfer of town belt V and part V, Xew Plymouth,hy Medley and Standish.wa->co'n-firmed.

Wm. Rly applied tn transfer section 32, block 11, Ngairc. 172 acres, to R C. Major.—Deferred till next meeting. ' IJCASR?. It was resolved to approve of the lease, of sub. 31 and 33, part section 42, I'utea suburbs, lr 2:>.!)p. at lle> upset rental, to .Mrs. M. A. Lawson.

D. D. Gilliand, who-e application for section 2, block 3, (linara, St.") acres,was held over to enable him to inspect the land, applied to withdraw his application. —Approved. It was resolved in re-otl'er section '->, block 11, Mahoe, !HJ7 acres, formerly held by \Y. 11. .lours, under part 3, at the same valuation.

It was resolved to gram J. J. Thoinascn a lease of section 10, block o, Tangitu, 3acres lr Bp, .school site, uiura-ci-ted, for five years at a rental of 3\ per annum,

It was resolved to let on temporary lease to Hopkirk section 20, block 2, Ngatimani, Cemetery licserve, formerly held under public reserve lease (area 10 acres).

It was resolved that sections ,',, ',, ',. S. etc. Tarata. be rc-nli'crcd for lease'at a rental of £4 ."» per annum for t"n years.

. W. A. Quin formerly held subdivisions 3 and 5 of section ISO. Patea district (Ilawera).—lt was resolved to leave to the chairman the niatt»r of offering the lease separately for a (erin of five years without right of renewal, section 'li, at £2O per annum, and section ;"> at £1.5.

Tl\« N'cw Zealand Loan find Meivamile policy Co., formerly field sillj-s-'<tio;i 2 section ISi), l'.itoa dMiirt (lliiweial. It was proposed to ull'er them for lease for five years without rijjlit of renewal, at a rental of i'lo per annum.—Loft to the chairman. Sub-sections 1 an I i of section ISO, Pa tea district (llawera), were advertised for lease on February 13, i:)M. Tt was proposed tliev lie withdrawn, with a view to hcine. re-oH'ored.—Left to the chairman.

APPLICATION' TO PURCHASE. : The Mokiiii ('(ml and iKstates (Jo. applied to jiHivliiisv a strip of land of alioiit 1 acre 2v L'llp in Tiiimii S.D., to enable n junction to 1)« effected between Pnnipiiru and Mohakatino roads.—Left to the ( ommissionei. KOX-IiKsIDKNCK CLAUSE. Xlie Kotare PNijircssi e Committee called attention to non-residence by John Collctt on section 1, block 10, Wai'o.—lt was decided to call on selector to sbow cause win his interest should ;iot be forfeited for non-residence. The Association al-o called attention to the non-residence of [•'.. C. an 1 W. 11. Kent on sections I. 2, and 3 block (i, Wuvo.—No action !t t present. Messrs limes and I'erston were called on to show eansc why their interest in section >', block ■!.' Waitarn YVc-t, should not be forfeited for failure to fnllil residence conditions, tunes stated hi! was cndravoriii;' to arrange a new partnership.-It iva* derided that the licensees be notilied that if a satisfactory application in proper form to take in a new partner is not received in time for consideration at Hi" meeting in February, the license will be declared forfeited at that meet in*. LAND F01! SCENIC PURPOSES. Section 84. block 10, Pouatii, 03 acres, is a piece of frown land. Applications have been made for it at various times and declined by the Board. The area is likely to be affected by the

railway. There was a proposal to reserve the section for scenic purposes. Settlers have applied for parts of the laud. It luiH been decided that the html is not suitable for scenic purposes, and it is suggested that the Hoard should offer the land for sale. —Consideration deferred.

AWARDS. Ranger Twiss, sole arbitrator, has made the. following award for the lea:;e oi lands held by S. A. Johnston, now c.v p'.red: Expired lease, rental £:l per annum; new lease rental, £l2 per annum; value of improvements. £3»l). lie also made the following award for tin; lease of part. 2 of sei'lion 2:1, block 15, Kanpokonui, 70 acres, for .'Hi years, held bv James Edwards, to expire on August 13. 1010:—Existing lease rental. £!» 15s per annum; new lease, £SO 15 per annum; value of improvements,.CtJU'J lis. Messrs Twiss and Long made Hie fol lowing award for lease of pari I of se." Hon 2,3, block 15, Kanpokonui, 7.'J aciv ;ir. Hip. for :ill years, held by I), and M Rvan. which expires on August l.'i. llllli -'-Existing lease rental. £8 15s per an mini; new lease, .€sl 18s 4d per annim: value of improvements, £SOO.

LAND LICENSES. Applications for the issue of licenses for the following pieces of laud held under an improved farm agreement, w.uv approved:- Section 2:1, block I, Tangitil, F. W. Hose: section 7, block 2, Tnngitu. D. 11. .Morey; section JO, block 1, Tangitu, C. Fitzgerald.

GENERAL. The sale tor cash by auction of subdivisions of Waihi Reserve, at a vaiuaiion to be made, was left to the Commissioner. It w-.is resolved that the Waimate West County Council be allowed credit. for improvements an a M't-oli' for renl., £L! 15s Oil, on lease of blocks 5 ami 0, .Manaia town. .Mrs. C. Cillbanks stated that slie.ln-d arranged, for a house to be built on section 4'i, Spotswood, and would be residing at the'end of February.- It, wis decided to inform her that if'the home was not well under way by the date of the February meeting, her interest

would lie cancelled. W. Gleeson waited on the Hoard and protested again*! the forfeiture of section 1, block 5 and section:>, block (!. Pouatu.—The Hoard' informed him that it did not intend to rescind the forfeiture.

Ranger Twiss reported that all the settlers in the Tariki settlement were reading except It. C. S. Houleott, lessee of section 11. block 5. Iluiroa. v _' It was resolved to suspend forfeiture of section 4, block 10. Waro, Anderson and lluriis. to enable mortgagee to protect her interests.

A. Lyford. whose wife selected section section 1, block :i, Ma para (110 acres, partly open land, on which residence is due in June, 1014, asked for exemption from resilience for twelve months. - [Granted until December 1, 1014. V. J. Wnsloy. who selected section 'i. (block 10, Aria! 550 acres, stated that: lie I could not carry it on.—lt was decided to cancel his interest.

A. J. W. Allerby acquired section 4, block 7, Waro, 2(Ki acres, from Mrs. Janet Eiile, on .September 211, 1(113. Tic now stated that he did not .inspect the section siillieiently and found he could not carrv it on.—lnterest forfciled.

W. Thornton acquired section 1, nlocs 2, Totoro. HIT acres, hv transfer in Mav. 1913, and the ranker'reported that-the section was deserted.—ll was resolved to call on the selector to show cause why bis interest should not be declared forfeited. The issue of a deferred payment license for section 2, block 2, Mahoc, 231 acres 3r. 22 p.. held by Laurence Smith on lease in perpetuity, was approved. Messrs Hay and Irons, junr., who heW section 7. block 1.5, Omona, lflS" acres, had effected improvements to the value of £IOO7, hut were a little short of full requirements.—lt was resolved to grant them time to complete. If. O. S. ISoulcott, lessee of section 0, block !">, Ilniroa, Tnriki settlement, enquired whether he might take in a partner. Tie has been advised of the

provisions of section 87 of the Laud Act. IHOB, and warned that he should fulfil the conditions of his lease in order to nnalify for a partnership at the legal date. —The action was confirmed, and

lessee was given one month in which li make satisfactory arrangements to re-

The Tamritu Settlers' Association (incorporated) applied to have the whole of the settlement declared a special district for roadinjr purposes.—lt was lesolved to recommend that all sections in the settlement, with the exception of section 21. block U, sections lit, 21 and

22, block 12, Mapara. and section 7, block 11. and sections 12, 13, 15, 17 and 22, block 1. Tangitu (excluded in pursuance of sub-section 5 of section r>o of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1013). bo declared n special district.