LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 299, 27 May 1915, Page 3

LAND BOARD.

THE AIOXTIILY AIEKTINti. The monthly meeting of the Taranaki Laud Board was held at Xew 'Plymouth yesterday; present—.Mr. G. if. Milliard (Commissioner), in tlie chair, .and Alcssrs. it van, .lones and ileslop. I APPLICATIONS i'OR LAND. The following' applications for land were approved:—Section !). block I„ I'ouatu. HMO acres, ILL., Paul Kuhn f and Km il Widnier: section ], Mock X.. Mahoe, ."i2O acres, 0.R.P., Terence 'l!ear ; don; section 21,' block IV., Alimi, 322 acres, 0.1i.1\, M. Kendall; section i>, block XL. Afahoc. 717 acres. O.R.P'., AL I'. llya.n; section 10, block 11., Aria, 88 acres II roods! 31) perches, O.R,|\. J. E. McLeoil: section 1, block V., section .1. block- VI., Pouatu, .'lll acres, R.L., J. Sepie; section 8, block 11., Tanrakawa, ; 0.K.p., R. A. Neumann, TLAXSEERS AX I) Si'll-LEASES. The following transfers and sub-leases were approved:—Sections and «33, Xew Plymouth, 2 acres 0 rood 2 perches, S. A. Johnston to T. Bullock: section 1 2. block XII., Waiiara S.D., IDS acres, A. J). Buchanan to .1. E. .Tones: section -IT, block VI.. Xgjire S.l). 117 acres, ■» roods 0 perches, M. A. Kenny to A. Afi'Kcnzie; section l!l, Xew Plymouth, 3(1 acres II rood IS perches V,".' K. AlcAlluui to .T. If. Sellers; section -!. block jfCIV., Ponat-,1 5.1).. 433 aces, V.. E. Maliony to R. Law, 1!. A. Law and ,T. I). Law; section -17. block XL, Xga.ire 5.1)., Il'fi acres, Robert Palmer to Darcy May; section :i. block ILL, Waro 5.1).. 1(110 acres. Douglas Smith to David tiill and John Euglobrefsen: section 4-1, block XL,

Waiiara 5.1)., MSti acres. ,T.A.. C.A. and : I P. C. (,'aiislad to 'P. 0. (.'ausla'l; see- I j tion 12. block XII.. lltiiroa 5.1).. 112 ' acres (I rood 30 perches. (', Oreen to ■!. JI. "Ryan: section 7. block VIII., Mimi S.D., 123 acres, section 14, block VHL, Alimi 5.1)., 47 acres. 11. J. Taylor (executor of T. 11. Tavlor) to A.' R. Scott: section HI, block 111.. Oniona, ■lO acres (approx.). section (I. block VIT., .">!> acres (approx.), ,T. W. Oeiljrp to S. 11. .lames; section 1, hlo.-k TV., ITawera i 5.1)., 200 acres, A. T. Peters to C. Wadior anil S. V. Washer; sociinn !)(!. block X.. Pouatii, 197 acres 3 roods 3:1 i nerches, section o.">. block X.. Pouatu, 311 acres. E. I',. Cleland to Hugh Cleland. X T . R. Cleland and F. E. Cleland : x section (i, block IX., Pouatu S.D., 1411 ! acres i roods 24 perches, 11. W. Cle- J land to E. E. Cleland; section .'I, blockVIIL. Omona S.D., 1307 acres, E. P. Conhl to E. P. Could anil X. H. Arilcn; J section 12, block V., Egmont S.D., 2!).* i acres, Alfred Leeder to W. Watt. The following were reconiineniled for ' approval:—Section 7, block 1 L, Totoro { 5.1)., 170 acres 1 rood, 11. P. C. ; ArcLean to H. P. C. AlcLean and 11. O. AfcLean; section 70. block IV., Paritutu 5.1)., 4 acres 1 rood 13 perches, P. O. Holmes to John Xolson; section 9, block | : VIII.. Olnira S.D., 323 acres, J. L. Sproull and T. IL Brown to J. L. Sproull. Twelve months' temporary exemption , ; was allowed in the applications of:— i i T. J. A. Shepherd, lessee of R.L., set- i tion 7, block XIT.. Ohura 5.1)., -12S acri'S, i for a temporary leave of absence from i the section, and W. A. Harvey, lessee i of L.1.1'., Section 0, block Ylt., Waro '• 5.1)., .mo acres, residing on section 1, j hloi k 111.. Waro, adjoining ibis holding, j I Hanger states he is preparing to buiid i i on section 0. ,

MISCELLANEOUS. Palea County Council "thirds" proposal for expenditure of £S!) 3s lid, Moturoa Road Hoard " thirds " proposals for expenditure of £1 His ](ld, and Wtiroa l'oad Hoard "thirds" proposals for expenditure of £lO (is ftl were all approved. '! he Public Works Department advises that tile old Railway Reserve fronting O.R.p. sections 7. 0 and 11, block T., Malioo S.U., comprising 0 acres 0 rood :i'2 perches, is to be leased to the bolder of those sections, Rasmus Anderson, on the same tenure, at a rent of ;">s petacre, Xew license to issue for the increased rental on payment of necessary fees. The Assistant-T'nder-Recretary for bands forwarded an opinion from the Crown Law odicer as to the power of 'he Land Hoard to accept surrender of leases of education reserves.—Received. Tu order to meet the terms entered into between the Public Works Department and Mr. D. M. Pitcaithlv in regard to compensation for land taken for railway purposes, it was resolved to fix the rental tor a. temporary lease of section 2!l, block TV., Xgalimaru S.D., 1 acres -2 roods P.2 perches, at IDs per annum. 'five applications for consents to mortgage were granted, subject to the usual conditions. The Stratford County engineer, with Mrs. ,T. Weyboiirne, lessee of E.R., section Hi. Wanpanni district, waited on (he board witn regard to the council's authority to remove metal from the holding for public purposes. The chairman (Mr. I'ullard) explained the position, pointing out that no lessee had the right to dispose of metal or travel by way of royalty or sale, as being a'! breach of the implied covenant, in The lease against "waste," and that any royalty on that account would lie claimed by the Department for the Endowment Fund.