LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 May 1916, Page 7

LAND BOARD.

. THE MONTHLY MEETING Tlie Taranaki Land Board met at New Plymouth yesterday. Present: Messrs. G. 11. Billiard (commissioner), in the chair, and C. J. Evan, John Hislop, and J. W. H. Martin. APPLICATIONS FOR LAND. The following applications for land were dealt with.—Section 10, block 4, Ohura, lOac. 3rd., B. Wrigley.—Granted, subject to the usual conditions at annual rent of £2 10s-. Section 15, block IG, Aria s.d., 9ac. 3rd. lp., G. Jebb.—Granted subject to the usual conditions at 10s per acre annual rent. Crown lands, block 2, Tangitu e.d., lac., Tangitu Hall Society Incorporated— Granted subject to usual conditions at 10s per acre rental. Block 2, Tangitu s.d., three acreg, M. J. O'Reilly.—Granted .subject to the usual conditions, the fixing of the rent to be left in the chairman's hands. Block x, Totoro, five acres (Umukaimata 2b sa, No. 1), Donald Tolme.—Recommended for approval. Capital value £2O. THE FEE SIMPLE. The following application for the fee simple was approved:—Section 2, block 7, Upper Waitara, 1828 acres, C. S., C. H., and L. W. Larsen. TRANSFERS AND SUBLEASES. The following transfers and subleases were dealt with:—Section 1, block ,3, Tangitu, si)sac. 2rd., G. E. Welch to J. D. Jack. (Recommended for approval) ; pt. section 57, block 1, Ngaire, 74ac. 2rd., G. Murdoch to W. Greenwell (approved) ; section 0, blqck 4, Aria, 627 acres, R. E. Till and A. N. Aldridgo to A. N. Aldridgo and A. M. Aldridge (recommended for approval); section 4, block 16, Ohura, 332 ac 2rd., C. J. Powick to J. P. Uden and C, T. Gerke (recommended for approval); section 1, block 1, Piopiotea west, 823 acres, D. Mac Donald to A. L. Wratt (recommended for approval); section 1, block 8, Ohura, 1290 acres, C. E. Stewart to W. D. Owen (recommended for approval); section 2, block 2, Heao, 07ac. lr. 18p., W. J. Andrews to T. Mather (recommended for approval); section 515, New Plymouth, lr. 1.3 p., J. M. Auld to E. George (approved) ; section 2, 3, block 0, Ngatimaril, 38ac. 3r. 33p., section 36, block C, Ngatimaruj 432 ac, section 41, block 6, Ngatimaru, 200ae. lr. 34p., sub. 1, section 32, block 6, Ngatimaru, 17ac. 3r. 26p., W. H. Wallace to J. H. Hobbs (approved); section 13, block 4, Totoro, 181 acres, W. Butcher to J. Wise (approved); section 28, block 16, Egmont,_ 127ac. 20p., R. Mapp jnr. to W. G. Tucker (approved); section 26, block 16, Egmont, 150 acres, G. E. Meads to E. A. Bonner (approved); section 3, block 12, Aria, 200ae. 2r. 9p., K. McLean and H. Parker to H. Parker (approved); section 8, block 11, Mapara, 170ac. 2r., T. Hall to R. J. Kirk (recommended for approval); section 13, block 2, Heao, 169 acreß, T. Mather to D. F. McLeod (recommended for approval); section 9, block 10, Maheo, 547 acres, L. C. Brown to Jas. Aim (approved) ; sections 22, 23, block !), Mimi., 73R acres 19p., W. W., Johnson to W. W. Johnson and C. Johnson (recommended for approval). MISCELLANEOUS. G. F. Banfleld and J. Christopherson, leasees of o.r.p. section 35, block 1, Tangitu s.d., 148ac. 3r., applied for exemption from residence as they have enlisted for active service.—Twelve months' exemption was granted. John Hanley, lesee of sections 8 and 17, block 2, Heao s.d., 200 acres, applied for exemption from residence as he has enlisted for active service.—Twelve months' exemption granted. Jack Yarrall, lessee of o.r.p. section 9, block 12, Mimi, 511 acres, applied for exemption from residence as he has enlisted for active service.—Twelve months' exemption granted. N. B. Collins, lessee of l.i.p. section 7, block 7, Waro, 434 acres, applied for exemption from residence as he has venlisted for active service.—Twelve months' exemption grantedi W. G. French, lessee of o.r.p. sections 14 and 16, block 6, Aria, 854 acres, applied for exemption from residence as he has enlisted for active service.—Twelve months' exemption granted. Mr. F. M. Standish waited on the Board with regard to the price fixed by the Board for the sale to him under section 131 of the Act of lots 61, G2-, block 3, Huiroa s.d. The Board decided to adhere to price already fixed and agreed to by the Minister. The Board (in coniittee) dealt with a number of applications for consent to mortgage, also postponment of collection ijf rent.