TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 204, 26 February 1914, Page 2

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The usual monthly meeting of the Taranaki Land Board was held yesterday. Present: Messrs 11. If. Billiard (Commissioner of Crown Lands), .T. lieslop, J. Rattenlmry, and ('. .1. Ryan. EDUCATION' LEASES. The result of the sale of Education Reserves leases on IStli instant was laid on the tabic. It was resolved to approve of leases as under-.—Section 30!) New Plymouth, A. H. Evans, CI rent per annum; section A Una Village, 1:'. Salway, €1 10s; section 8, Una Village, M. E.'E. Riley, (is fid; section C 3, Una Village, J. Homes, 10s; section IS, Kakaramea town belt. JO. ,1. JJooth. 023 10s.

Application for section 3, block 7, Tangitu, to JI. McKinnon, the sole applicant, was approved.

TRANS EEBS. Applications for transfers were dealt with as follow»: E. Uroeklebank, section I!, block 3, Mahoe, 1013 acres, to Robert McClug-gage.--Deferred. J. V. Shield, lessee of section 27. olock 8, Ngaire, 1!)2 acres, to James .McDonald.—Approved. J. C. Montefiore, lessee of section 238 and 204, New Plymouth, 2r 2.fip, to A. M'Williams.—Approved, subject to everything being in order. G. W. Hartnell, lessee of section 1. black 8, Ngatimaru, 322 acres, to M. MeCarten and T. H. Can'.—Approved. , N. W. King, section 0. block 13, Pouatu, 1 acre, 3r, 10j), to Allen McCuteh-an.—-ApprovU. . 2'%\% P., S. and N. Rosenback, section U, block 7, Waro, 5,55 acres, to W. A. Harvey.—Approved. H. Harrison, section 2, block 4, o]|iku, 5911/, acres, to G. T. Phillips.—Approved, subject to land now held being exchanged. <'. A. Skinner, sections 3(1 and 44, Spotswood, 10 acres, to his sister, G. H. Skinner, on account of ill-health.—Ap-proved. G. M. Smith, section 11, block IS, Ngatimara, 200 acres, to James Jackson. —Refused, as applicant not landlessW. 11. Collett, block 1, Tangitu, 180 acres, to das. DufTy and J. IT. Brown Refused. .1. D. Smith', section 17, block 15, Pouatu, 082 acres, to T. K. Hodder and G. H. Elliott.—Approved. Wm. Cochran, sublease of section 1, ■block 13, Huiroa, 141) acres, to E. J. Bennett.—Approved, S. Williamson, section 0, block 3, Aria, 220 acres, to C. G. Eriksson and H. R. MacDonald—Refused, as transferee not landless.

W. lily, to transfer stction 32 block 11, Ngaire. 172 acres, to C. E. Major—Approved, subject to the transfer of shares being verified by certificates of the companies concerned.

A. M. Henderson, sections 24 and 25,. block .10, Huiroa Clandon Settlement, 308 acres, Or 22p, at fl2 per acre, to J. Mel. R. Lockli \id.—Held over till next meeting. Application to transfer Mr. Perston's half in Innea and Perston's interests in section 8, block 4, Upper Waitara, 1100 acres, to E. A. Lewis was approved.. Evan Jones applied for permission to give live weekly tenancies over parts of section 42, block 3, Ngairc—Held over for ranger's report llalliwell and Sellsir applied on behalf of J. and I. 8. Hardley, for consent to a proposed sub-division of lots (i and 7, of section 18(1, Hawera.—Refused, and' resumption of lease recommended. W. Forrest's application for a timber cutting license over section 5, bloek I, Rangi, was granted. das. Penniall, who held a Maori! lease in block 7, Tangitu, 1136 acres, applied for a lease of Crown land adioining.— Refused. GENERAL.

The Borough Council of New Plymouth asked permission to encroach on section lfllia, leased by Mrs. Evetts under Education Reserve lease, for the purpose of diverting Mangaotuku stream and raising levels of streets.—Consent given, subject to the stream diversion and raising of levels It was resolved that P. J. Wasley, who was compelled through an accident bushfalling, to forfeit section 7. block 10, Aria, be not disqualified under section 15 (I) Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, and also to take steps to get Mr. Tolme's report.

Mrs. Oillbanks' interest in section 43, Spotswood, were forfeited. \V. A. Thornton, lessee of section 1, block ■>, Totoro, was called on to show cause why his interest should not be forfeited for non-residence.—Action suspended.

It was resolved to give the parties notice that consent to transfer section S, block 5, Aria, Cobiirn. to self and Ansell, will be withdrawn if the transfer was not registered within one month. It was proposed to ?ive Messrs Simson Bros., notice of forfeiture of lease of section 11, block 4, Ngaire, owing to unsatisfactory position in regard to residence. John Corlett was called on to show cause why his interest in section 1, block 10, Waro, should not bo forfeited for non-residence. He annlied for exemption from residence on the ground that there is no school for his children to attend—Exempted for 12 months. h. J. Ashworth, lessee of section 2, block (J, Upper Waitara, asked for exemption from residence and forwarded doctor's certificate. Six months.' exemption granted. * V. liandley, lessee o' section 8, block 0, Upper Waitara, 030 acres, applied for permission to reside at Urenui owing to no road access to section.—Granted during the pleasure of the Board. It was resolved to approve of the issue of freehold titles to s ctinns 2 and 3 block 11, Opaku, held by Jas.. Dallon on' 0.R.P., all conditions having been complied with. K. Ricknrd, lessee of sections (Ml, 07, Ofl, Spotswood, 23 acres, applied ' - convert to deferred payment.—Granted, subject to conditions of residence. McKen/.ie and Ilolloway, lessees of section l.">, block !), Totoro, 201 acres lr lOp, applied for deferred Dayment license.—Granted, subject to * residence conditions. W. h. Oldham applied to be relieved of section 0, block 11, Mahoe, 530 acres, selected by liim on 19th June, 1913, on O.R.P.—Decided to cancel his license subject to payment of rent to da'e of forfeiture. 11. C. S. Bullcott stated he would abandon section (i, block 5, Huiroa— The land will be re-offered for selection at s> cardial value of £l3 ss.