TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 272, 24 April 1914, Page 8

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

-VIOX'I'HIA .MKlvl'JNvl. Tlic usual (if tin: Tn r.uiuUi Land Hoard was ■held on Wednesday. The ..'omniissioner of Itowii Lands, Mr. G. 11. Itiillard, presided, and members present were .Messrs J. Itattenlniry, (,'. J. K.yan, and A. (Joxliead. API'IJCATIONS Kill LAND.

Application for sections were dealt with as follows:

T. ('. fre win was {.'ranted section 33, ' Spotswood, on deferred payment, and section 32, block 4, Paritutu, Spotswood ' Settlement, on deterred payment. The acceptance of tender bv Win. ; Cochran for grazing rights over'sect ion ; 14 block 14, Opakn, 21!) acres, at fl per month for l.nrce years, was confirmed.. Tin; application of K K. Batten for freehold deferred payment, section !>2, • Tokaora Settlement, for approval sub-i' jeet to usual conditions was approved. TRANSFERS, das. Pedcrscn' held sectiwi 7, block •1, Upper Waitara, CSS aires, under 0.1U'., but was not resident ana his interest was forfeited. He had 'mortgaged Hie section to Mrs. M. M. Passau, at whose request the Board suspended the forfeiture to enable her to realise. She obtained a transfer irom Pederseu, but consent was reiused, as she did not propose to reside. 'Lhe Board .then gave her time to find an eligible person who would take over the proper! v. This slip has now done, and the consent is reuuircd first to transfer to Mi's. Pasvan, to place her in a legal position, ami secondly for a transfer from her .to .). .M. .McU'od. The proposed transferee is landless, and has been six years dairying and bush farming.—The transfers were approved, A. E Smalloy applied to Iranifer section 20, block 5, 'Ngatimaru, 30/ a.cr.es, and sections 3 and fi, block 5 (400 acres), to Joseph .Smitheran, consideration £44 IS l,js. All conditions have been complied with, aim residence is no longer necessary. Smalley acquired the sections by transfer in January last at £3711. The transferee is landless and eligibleApproved. Applications to transfer were made as follows:—Arnold Van Asoh to Ivo Carr, IS acres; Arthur Van. Ascli to ho Carr, 885 awes; Arthur Van Asch to Ivo Carr, 112 acres; Gerrit Van Asch to bo Carr, 11 < acres; Uerrii, Van Asch to Ivo Carr, 100 acres; Gerrit Van Asch ■to Mrs. E. J. Car, 1700 acres; total area, 3007 acres. This property was under discussion by the iloard on August 21, 1013, when it was resolved to approve of u transfer from tlie Van Asch family to the YVaugh famiiy. It was considered that on account of the difficulty id' working tlie property, subdivision was not advisable. Tlie previous transfer fell through. Ivo Carr holds 283 acres, hn! is disposing of it. Mrs. E, J.Carr's husband iholds 700 acriM, but is selling to Van Asch. All conditions on the . leases being complied with, and there is no objection to the proposed transfers and they were accordingly approved. A. S. White applied to .transfer section I), block 'ls, Aria, 2fi!)a, 3r. Op., to Mrs. J'!. White.—lt was decided to hold the matter over pending .the consideration of the children's claims..

K. ('. Coxhead applied to transfer sec. pi. (IS, block 14, I'otmtii, KKa Ir Op, to F. K. Baker, on ground of ill-health. Consideration. ±1200; all conditions complied with. The transferee is a single man and landless, and 'has sufficient cows to stock the place. Value of improvements effected is £176; value of freehold £:)(io.—Approved. An application by W. H. Collet to transfer section 29, block 1, Tangitu, to ■Tiis. Duffy and J. H. Brown was refused, as Brown was not landless. The appli-

cation was reviveu in a request for consent to transfer to .las. Duffy, As inquiries seemed satisfactory, the transfer wus approved. It has now come to

the notice of the Board that Brown is still interested in the proposed transfer, anil is apparently financing ulty with a view to ultimately securing the land. It is therefore resolved that the resolution granting consent be rescinded, and th:il it lie left to the discretion of the Commissioner to take further action if necessary. A. M'Cutchau, selector ot section i!i.

block 4, Kangj, 5(10 acres, applied to

transfer 2:io acres to Mrs. M. Barrett for the sum of £2:10. The transferee is landless and eligible. M'Cutehan has held the

section 17 months.—Consideration "was deferred, pending a report from .the ranger. 11. If. Buckman applied to transfer

section •">(il>, New .Plymouth, '/,-acre, Education Kesorve Lease, to M. Tliompson. Consideration, £Buo.—Approved. I!. (.'. Lysaght applied to transfer section I, block 14, Omona, !)!)(> acres, Education Reserve Lease, to Alexander Hatrick. Con'siilerauon, £4482. The lease is held for a term of 30 years from July 1, 1 !10fi, with right of renewal. Rental, £l(i 12s per annum; and there are improvement conditions. —Approved, subject to ■the usual conditions. Application by C. Career to transfer section - r )."]2, .New Plymouth, to .1. .1. L. Anlil. approved at last meeting, was confinned.

Application by Kvan Jones, lessee of Education Reserve lease, section 42. block :S, Ngairc. SO acres, for consent to

week to week tenancies of five cottages let to 11. Rehl, W. Robin, J. West, !!.Morrison ami Doran. There has been a, technical breacli of the lease m letting these cottages without consent, but as they appear to have been erected and let under the School Commissioners without objection it was rcso'ved to consent.

l\ Wat-ion applied to sublet 1(1 aer-s. part <if section 1: block n, Kaupokomii. held under perpetual lease, to Samuel Partes and i'homns H. Bronker at a rental of £!l) per annum, f»r siiw-inilliiij,' purpose-;. All conditions Jmil been complied will).- Approved subject to the nincer.s's usual report. Consent to transfer of section 73 : block 10. IV.iiatu. l-22>/ 2 acies. from C. 11. Tlionui.s to U W. Stapl.'tnn was "ranted on May 22. 1013, and il now transpires it was a sublease to which consent was required.—(Jranterl. Saunders and' I'rice applied to snlv-len-T section 1, »'»ck 15, Opakn. 420 acres, held under Taranaki Sci.olarships Kndowment keas», to M. Casey at a rental of £31.") per annnuni.—lt was resolved to approve subject to receipt of full particulars as to term, etc.

The issue of an O.K.P. liecn ,i . tion 21), block i2, .Mapara, ' . ' 1.A. Taylor under improved f tions, was appmved. It was resolved that Kai., . be .appointed arbitr.itor hi (■'.■" in with tin; renewal ot the foil v. cation Reserve Leases:—K. R. .-i,,", tions 1503 and 101S, .New ""in■ i K.K. 154, part section, ,\cw -.vi. «. E.R. 107, part section, New t'Aim;. E.R. 95, section 3, lluirangi 'i i-.n i;. E.R. (i, section -2, Htiirangi 'i ,vn i; I K.R. 13, sec. 1, Tikorangi TV:-. ]: E. R. 02, part section 'J2, New lyinmw:, E.R. HI, sections 13 and 14, Nc.v ; : mouth. 11. 11. Phillips, jun., obtain; d <•;■::'; 4, block 1.5, Upper Waitara, :;.')!:. •:>,■ ),-■ transfer from John Chauwß.c on ... H, 1913. When called on to reside hi stated he was living on adjoining land in the meantime. The section iiv.s i:. speeted on March 12, 1914, In:-. Hie ,;

lector was not residing on n :;• i on :■.: joining land. He. now sta.tes lie lui:: be. 11 away helping his father, but intents (•, reside.. As it is reported in the district that he has no intention of rev,! ing, it was resolved to notify him Wi-i his explanation is not suffici<nt. h-n that if he will have a habitable hoiw< erected within three months and .be living in it permanently no action will he taken in the meantime.

W. (>. tSpeedy, selector oi section 2, block 7, Heao, 203 acres, applied for permission to reside off i.io ~cction. It was resolved to grant him exemption for twelve niontns, and that he be informed it is not iu the interests of other children who will require a school that his family should be withdrawn for an indefinite period. Te Kiri holds a lease of Paiirna Native school site, part section 503 (3), CarJylc, for fourteen years from February 17, 1900, at an a.nnu:>,l rental of £2 18s. He is, in arrear with rent and is reported to have sublet the area lo another Native.—lt was n solved t.ha; the lease be cancelled and i,';e lessee ic I sued for arrears.

Joseph Hayes applied i'.n a year-to year lease of section fl, bloc:; 18, China 39'/ 2 acres, gazetted as a -lock reserve —lt was resolved to app.ovo the up plicatsoii'at a rental of li ;>cr annum.

It was resolved to cllVr section I block 11, Aria, 1011!) aefi, subdivided into sections as shown on scheme traring, to be approved by the Commissionei under optional conditions at a valuation to be made. F. W. Cribb, adjoining owner, wants to acquire some of the area, but. it was resolved to refuse His application. The Inglqwood Oil Boring and Prospecting Company. Ltd., hold a grunt of boring and otac.r rights over part .section 08, Moa District, unnor which it was covenanted'tnat the company should pay £lO- per. annum by way of royalty whether any royalty shall be due or not. There is a slim of £lO overdue, and the company appears to desire to abandon, the jgran-t.—Ft "was resolved to take aetipu to determine the grant and sue for tho arrears if there is power to do so.

Tt is proposed to cancel the interest of John Sheehy, in section 12, block 8. Ohura, 485' acres, as he has failed to sign the license.—Consiaerntion deferred.