TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 30, 25 June 1914, Page 6

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

MONTH L \ MEETING. The. Taranaki Land Board held its usual' monthly meeting on Wednesday; Present: Messrs. G H. Bullard (Commissioner of Crown Lands), A. Ooxiiead, and C, J. Ryan.

LAND APPLIED FOR. Application for section 1, block IV., Ivapara, 745 acres, 0.r.p., G. C. Tothill, junr, sole applicant.—Granted. . Section 5, block VII., Omona, 760 acres, 0.r.p.., A. F. and G. D. Needliam. Sole applicants —Gfanted. (Section C. block XIV., Mahoe, 980 acres, 0.r.p., G. GV'Csllaghan and N. F. Tavender. Sole applicants.—Approved. Section 10, block VIII., Wai'o, 661 acres, r,l„ YV. A. D. Gould and W. J. Doole. Sole applicants. —Approved. Section 0, block V. ,Huiroa, Tariki Settlement.—'To be submitted to ballot.

The following applicants were admitted to ballot. —Preference: G. Burton,'Jno Mailion, M. Malion, K. Atkins, W. Atkins, T. R. Smart, lv. S. Smart, E. YVatkin, K. 11. Urbalin, A. G : . Pitt; nonpreference. J. Kerrisk, V. Barry, D TD. Wicklnim, 11. Feather, G. YV. Sanderson

TRANSFERS. Jas. Rothery applied to transfer section 8, Oakura Town Belt, 15 across to W. _M. St. George.—Approved A. McKinnon applied to transfer section 2, block XXI., Olrom, 080 acres* to I'. \V. Hayward... Consideration- £2720. —Approved. G. W J. and T. Geary applied to transfer- section 002, Patea district 100 acres to Miss 0. A Geary. Family arrangement—Approved. _ ' 11.' Ficldes applied to transfer section 4, block XIV., Aria, 1008 acres., to S. Smith. £5 ios per acre. Conditions fulfilled. —Approved. E A. Haycock applied to transfer section 1, block 11., Tangitu, 57 acres, to 11. E. Billings for £1824 2s 6d. —Approved. Mortgagee of A. ,T. Allerby applied to transfer section 4, block VII., iVVaro, 205 . acres, to 11. J. G. flills.T-Approved ' F. O'Keefe and C. Dovett, lesees of section 3, block lll.,.Mapara, 456 acres, applied to transfer to F. O'Keefe for £2O. —Approved. O. J. Ilawkon applied to 'transfer section 3, byoek XIV, Waro, 310 acres, education rcsMve, lease to E. B. Roberton, who holds' 1728 acres adjoining J. Grafham, Jimr., applied to transfer section 0, block XI., Tangitu, 678 acres, to L. C. 11. EllieoU.—Approved. M L. G-;uistad applied to transfer section 5,. block XII., Upper- Waitara, 47G acres, to C.'A. Lawson for £3OO. Refused.

Mrs. A. 13. .Tunics applied on the 20tli November last to transfer section 27, block XV., Ngatimaru, 109 awes 3' roods ■2G perches, to Mrs. C. M. Snow at a consideration of £2220. Mr Show held o'iakune. Mrs -Snow said she did not reside. lie also Bold out of 200 ®cro» at Ohakune. Mrs Snow said she did not intend to reside on station 27, but would instal a 'manager. It was. considered a case of trafficking in land and tfae transfer was not recommended. But Mr, James attended the Board) and the application was subsequently approved. Mrs. Snow having acquired the section for £2200 (tlie transfer was registered in March last) now applies to transfer to IS. Bellamy for £2575, on the plea that she cannot work the plaice from a distance.—This application appeared, to justify the previous opinion regarding speculation, and the transfer was therefore refused.

H. A Wood's application to sublet section 94, block X, Xgaire, to 11. Greatoi ex, deferred from test meeting for pioduction ->f copy of sublease of land held by Mr. Greatorex, was approved. • D. Cahill appiied to transfer sublease o ( section pt. 23, block XV., Kaupokoliui, 73 acres', 3 roods 10 perc.lies, to A. J Parsell. —Approved IT. Kaspar applied to sublet section 24, block 11., Ohura, 259 acres, to O. H. Ourxie for 5 years, with option of purchase. —Refusal.

8 11. and S. A. Jenkins applied to subdivide and transfer part of sectior. 3.1, block XV., Nfriii.ro, to L. C. Hitchcock. —Deferred for ranger's report 011 subdivision.

E. J. Bannett applied to transfer -jub-lea« of section 1, 'block XIII., Hiiiroa, 140 axirsv, to W. D. Taylor.—Approved. J Edwards a ["plied to sublet sections pt. 2 and 2!i. block XV., Kaupokonui, 70 a-cros, to E. J. Penzer, and E. J. Pen»'i' applied to transfer the sublease to F. Wiltshire.—Deferred.

F. 11. Barnitt applied to transfer sublease of section 2, block 11., Omona. 202 acres 1 rood 23 perches, to Ales Innes —Approved conditionally. W. TI. Wallace applied to sublet sections 41, 3(>, 2, 3, and sub. 1 of 32, block VI, Ngatimaru, to J. 11. Hobba,— Granted, provided documents are in order. 10. 11. Pocl-'in and. A. .Scrivener applied to transfer section 8, (block XI., Tot-fro, to Scrivener: dissolution of fartnership.- Aj proved.

APPLICATIONS TOR FREEHOLD. Applications to acquire Wie freehold of o.r.p. sections were approved:— lSection 5, block XV., Pouatu, W. B. West; sections 2 and 3, Mock X, Kapara, C. R CaverhiH.

SPECIAL RATING DISTRICTS. 13. Tolme, Crown lands ranger, forwarded report on application from settlers 011 Okaihae and Whakamaro roads to have their sections declared a special rating district—Left in Commissioner's hands.

Ranger forwarded repou on ;• plication i . •J) utr and Puke .-ye, loading t —lt was pro;i:- ;, t.. reeonim, it the following ti ■ be d'eclai. , .pscial roauing d. .i < t • Section ,» VI., section 1, b. <■<;; \ i. • section 2, .i ». k VII., section «, bl ' VII., sen 1, block XI., '.= i , linn "2, block XI.. ..: section 3, 'block Nl., 1 jv per Waitii i' , -Approved. Sl.'j,LE OF THIRLS. A selicu.i.i. of proposals for 'uvpiuiiUtore of tu..'.i-, subject to ran;vrs <e. titicate, wit approved as follov.c T«> »• naki Count.«- c ouncil, flO Us flu; l'au-a County Council, £73 8s 4d; Hawera County lOnuiu'il, £'2l4 13s id.

~i i oCELLANEO U S, E, Lasli applied for consent to building oil and o.acrwfec improving wamus 5M and New Plymouth, iakt b,v Him un-..e T c.r. lease. —Approved. The New nymoctli Borough application io.r permission to ,'ucroacli on section JiiU to 3!>o and 3U'J >vitn lili mg, and 10 ,i.tcr levels '.f Fulfont street, waw approve.,.

J. .vu-i'ai. a"Ti!'ie<! for permission to reside oil' s« tion (i, block XII., .Mapara, a« his wile ,vas ill hospital and lti<s a.' cess to llio section was .bad.—Six months' exemption from residence was granted. Jake Stroud, lessee of section 7, block VII., Mapiiia, applied for extension of time to reside—'Six months' extension of time granted. J. lessee of section 5, block XL, Mapara, applied for leave of absence from section until December, as he was a way on the Waimilia road works.—Six ii oaths' leave approved. ■W. A. Davis, selector of sections 22 and 23, block IX., Mimi, 736 a. Or. 19p., had to leave on account of ill-health. The case was considered at 'last meet ing and it was resolved to accept, his explanation as to nan-residence, provided he was resident again within ".

month; lie now stated lie could net fulfil the conditions in a month, on ascount of family all'-aim and his own health; that he had an offer for grazing by a man w'lio would reside, and he applied for p.'niii;sion to uublet lor six months. —Approved. SectEc-n 1, t'ock 11., Totoro, held 'by W. A. Thornton, who acquired it bytransfer from Arch. Mclntyre, was now unoccupied, lihe lessee having abandoned it..—Mkslntyre will be given two months to submit a satisfactory proposal. Tlie proposal to grant H. Baverstock land adjoining his present holding in block IV., Mimi, was referred again to the Board for consideration of the proposed alteration of boundaries to include an area of 3IS acres. Amended boundaries apnroved.

It was deeided to offer under section 13a of the Land Act section 10, block V;, Ohura, 012 acres, an ung»zott«d forest reserve intended for growth and preservation of timber. The ranger reported that although very steep country the soil was good, and it was capable of carrying 1000 sheep.

Sections 263, 272, 273, Kakara-moa, I 3r. 9p., public buildings resiTve, held J under lease expiring on 30th .Inuc, 1314, j will be offered for lease. i Section 6, block X., Aria, 727 ; f value 40s per acre, will be rr-ioffero*. optiona! eonditione. |

Nathan Early (uving declined to proceed with application for laud in block VIII., Tangitii, it was decided to offer it for selection under optional conditions.

In connection' with an application by Anglican Church for section 14, block IV.. Matiere township, it was decided to sell the section to the applicants at a to be fixed.

F. Etfcr applied for portion of section 12, block 11., Pot a hi. to give him fencing boundary to sections 1 and 2, block 1., Pouatu.—Left in the bands of the Commissioner to j'rrange if possible. Mr S. Oakcs was granted 12 months' extension of totidenee clans-.'. It was rcso-'.vod to take no action regarding the nun-residencc of 11. J. Dougherty.