TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 February 1916, Page 2

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

ORDINARY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Taranaki Land Board was held at New Plymouth yesterday, when there were present: 'Messrs C, H. Bullard (Commissioner of Crown Lands), Coxhead, Ryan and Healop. APPLICATIONS FOR LAND. Applications for land were dealt with as follows:—Section 20, block 15, Aria, 2ac. 3r. lflp., Otangiwai Hall Society.— Granted a year-to-year lease, subject to the usual conditions, at 20s per annum rental. Portiont Sratford-Main Trunk railway, 4ac. Or. II) p., cash, T, do Vere Hunt. —Recommended for approval at a capital value of £2OO, subject to conditions. Section 27, block 4, Totoro, 50 acres, Renewable Lease, A. E. Bloomfield.—Confirmed. Section 10, block 14, Ohura, lOac. 2r. 30p., miscellaneous lease, Ohura County Council.—Granted a year-to-year lease, subject to the usual conditions, at an annual rental of 255. The following applications were approved:—Section 25, block 2j Aria, Ma. 3r. Dp., E. R. Fleetwood; section 7, block 10, Totoro, 44a. 3r. 24p., E. E. McNamara; section 20, block 11, Totoro, 201 a. Jr. 30p,, Jno. Cullen; section 0, block 2, Rangi, 100 acres. L. H. Coleman; section 8, block 10, Tangitu, 744 acres. W. T. Shields; section 33, block 2. Piopiotea West, 10a. lr. Slip., M. A. Bradley; section 2, block 12, Waro, fill acres, E. Quarterman; section 1, block 12, Totoro, 327 acres, M. C. Barnett; section 1, block 4, Piopiotea West, 109 acres, H. N. Maddox; section 21, block 2, Piopiotea West, oa. 2r. ISp., G. A. Fredrickson; section 3, block S, Totoro, 375 a. 3r. 30p., A. Sundvick; section 3, block 2, Rangi, 07 acres, E. H. Cook; section 2, block 2, Rangi, 72 acres, E. M. Robinson; section 7, block 2, Rangi, -295 acres, J. E. Slattery; section 30, block 2, PiOplotea West, 11a. 3r. 10p., E. Fiulay; section 9, block 7, Mapara, 403 acres', D. Wallace; section 35, block 2, Piopiotea West, 219 acres, I. Carter; section 1, block 2, Piopiotea West, 144 acres, ,T. O'Connor; section 4, block 2. Rangi, 82 acres, A. E. Dyson; section 2, block 12, Totoro,. 155 a. lr. gin., K. Atkins; section 3, block 4, Heao, 301 acres, M. Steffcrt; section 1, block 2, Rangi, 320 acres. F. J. Churchill; section 12, block 10, Totoro, 559 acres, Renewable Lease, F. W. O'Sullivan; section 1, block 4, Tainui, 598 acres, Renewable Lease, W. A. Davis. Section 13, block 10, Mahoe, flac. 2r. Op., Miscellaneous Lease, Tahunaroa District Settlers Association.—Granted a year-to-year lease at 10s per annum rental. I In the case of J. E. Slattery, approval was subject to Mrs. Slattery divesting herself of five acres leasehold! and in the case of F. J. Churchill (section 1, block '■'., Rangi S.D.), subject to reduction of area for magazine site required by the Public Works Department. APPLICATIONS FOR FEE SIMPLE. Section 1, block 10. Waro. 1208 acres, •I. Corlett.—Approved, in view of surrounding circumstances. Mr. Quilliam (solicitor) and the applicant appeared in support. The Receiver of Land Revenue reported that tlie undermentioned lessees had paid the amount required for the freehold of their sections:—Sections 10. 11 and 12, block 15, Pauatu, SSOac. Or. lp., F. M. J. McC'utclmii; section 2, block 2. Mahoe, 931 ac. 3r. 22p., Laurence Smith; section 92, block 8, Waimate. 105 acres, E R. Batten: sections 30 and 44. block 4, Paritutu, 10 acres, F. A. Hooker Issue of Crown grants was approved. TRANSFERS AND SUB-LEASES. Section fl, block 7, Cape, and section 17, block 5, Egmont, 53S acres, R. J. Morey to J. S. Moratti Refused. Sections 1 and 2, block S, Aria, 1551 acres, .1. McGrath to O. ('. Pleasant?.— Adjourned for fuller particular* as to classification of area held by proposed transferee. Section 9, block 15, Ohura, lOac. (lr. 22 p., J. Malone to R. White.—Recommended for approval. Secion 33, block 18, Egmont. 77ae. lr. Op., M. M. Becsby to J. Biesiek.—Refused. Section 10, block 15. Ngatimaru, 200 acres, J. S. Smith to Jas. Jackson.—Refused. Section 0, block 12, Omona. 050 acres. P. T. Burgess to E. Dive.—Refused. Section 1, block 11, Aria, 15ae. 2r„ A. Tyler to E, Brake, and section 9, block 11, Mapara, 157 acres, E. Brake to A. Tyler.—Recommended for approval. Parts sections oil-3, town of New Plymouth, 35 perches, W. J. Chancy to F. M. Blundell.—Approved, the fixing of the annual rental to be left in the chairman's hands. Section 5, block 10, Pauatu, 460 acres, E. Lowe to C. Lowe.—Refused. Part section 91, block 10, Pouafu, tt) acres, ][. N. E. and F. ]•:, Cleland to R (.'. Lay.—Recommended for approval. Section SO and 89. block 10. Pouatti, 37 acres. R. C. Lay to IT.. N. T. and F. E. Cleland.—Recommended for approval. Section 110, block 2. Ngairc, 9Sac. Or. 26]).. J. R. Parkinson to G. E. Ireland.— Approved. Section 2. block 10, Mahoe. 580 acres, O F. Kopkc to C. F. Kopkc and A. C. W. Lehmann.—Recommended. Section 84. block 10, Pouatu, 37ac. 2r„ part sections 80. 89. block 10, Pouatu, 174ac. lr.; part section 91, block 10, Pouatu, 10 acres, 1!. C. Lay to F. F. Trask. —Recommended for approval. Section 15.. block 2, Omona; section 13. block 14. Ngatimaru, 203ac. 3r.; section 10, block 2, Omona, 200ac.: section Hi, block 2. Omona. 170 acres. IT. Campbell to (.!. T. Perrott.—Approved, subject to transfer, Perrott to Wright, being completed forthwith. Section 57, block 1, Mahoe. 95ac. 3r. Iflp., and section 107, block 1. Mahoe, SO acres. A. E. Speck to A. C. Roberts.— Approved. Section 1231, New Plymouth, one rood. C. Carter to F. E. McGivon—Approved. NON-FULFILMENT OF CONDITIONS. Section 14, block 8, Omona, J. B. Norris. non-improvement. Six months' grace allowed. Section 8, block 4. Upper Waitara, G, Tunes and F. G. Pcrston. non-residence.— Three months' grace allowed or holding will be forfeited. Section 1, block 10. Waro, .1. Corlett. noli-residence—Withdrawn. Section J4. block 2, Piopiotea West, J. W. King. noii-residenco.— Three months granted in which to reside, otherwise forfeiture to follow. Section 4, block 3, Piopiotea West, W. West and J. W. Lee, non-improvement and non-residence.—Six months' grace allowed. Section 10, block 4, Piopiotea West, N. Davics, non-residence.—Six months' grace allowed. Section 30, block 2, Piopiotea West. iE. E. Mills, non-residence,—Six months' exm allowed,

Section 9, Week 4. Piopiotea West. J. M. Houlihan, non-residence. Six months' grace allowed. Section 23, block 2, Piopiotea West, T. Slattery, non-residence.—Adjourned., Section 7, block 4.. Piopiotea West, G. Peterson, non-residence and deficient improvement.—Six months' grace allowed in which to comply. Section 2, block 5, Kapara, J. Stanger, jnnr., non-fnifilmcnt of conditions. — Further extension of six months allowed in which to find a suitable transferee. Section 8, block 5, Aria, R. P. Coburn, non-residence.—Forfeited. Section 10, block 1, Rangi, H. S. Troy, non-improvements.—Forfeited, GENERAU W. A. D. Gould and W. J. Doole, lessees of Bection 10, block 8, Waro, applied for exemption from residence and extension ot time to complete improvements, as they are enlisting for active service.—Twelve months' extension of time allowed in Which to reside and complete improvements. The question of rental remission is to stand over until a later date. Jas. Hutchins applied for a reduction in the price of section 1, block 13, Miini S.D., proposed to be sold to him.—Resolved to recommend a reduction in price to £2 per acre. The proposal of the Eltham County Council for expenditure of accrued thirds, amounting to £#B3 15s 7d, was approved. W. Canty and H, T. Warner, leasees of section 10, block 5, Ohura, applied to "irrpinler the section.—Accepted. W. 0. Irvine, lessee of section 6, block 0, Tangitu, applied for further exemption from residence for six months.—Granted. F. M. Standish applied for reduction in price of sections 01 and 62, block 3, Huiroa, proposed to be sold to him for cash under section 131 of the Land Act. —Refused. It was proposed to approve amendment of lease of section 31, block 15, Ngaire, consequent on deviation of Rotokare Lake road. Crown Lands Ranger Meredith forwarded report on improvements on section 5, block C, Mahoe, a forfeited section.—Resolved to re-open the land, I weighted with £4O, valuation for improvements at date. H. J. G. Hills, lessee of section 4, block 7, Waro, applied to have the section forfeited.—Adjourned. It was proposed to approve amendment of area of section 57, block 1, Mahoe, consequent on land taken for Strat-ford-Okahukura railway. R. H. Hughes, lessee of sections 5 and 0 block 4, Opaku, applied for leave of absence, as he had enlisted for active service.—Twelve months' exemption granted. S. A. Mair applied to purchase a strip of section 2, block 3, Tangitu. one chain wide, for road access to adjoining land. --Recommended, at £5 capital value, applicant to provide plan of'survey and ,afiorwards dedicate the area as a public, road. v It was proposed to approve of the dishnrsement of improvement monies on section 33 and 34, block 2, Piopiotea West, and sections "7, 41 and 42, Aria suburban, in terms of section 74 of the Land Act, 1908. The Receiver of Land Revenue was authorised to act. The Board, in committee, dealt with four applications for consent to mortgage at current rates of interest, also five applications for postponement of collection of rent for varying periods ; at •1 per cent, interest, and made the usual recommendations in each instance. The Board confirmed the action of the chairman and Mr. C. ,T. Ryan' (member of the Board) in connection with the applications and ballot at Taumar'unui for lands opened there for selection on January 21 last.