TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 October 1916, Page 2

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY jIEETING. The ordirlVy monthly meeting of the Land Boarf was held at the District Lands and Survey Office yesterday Present: Messrs G. H. Bullard (Commissioner), John Heslop, J. W. H. Martin, and N. R. Cleland APPLICATIONS FOR LAND, Section -05, Urenui township, 6p., M.L., Mary Telfar.—Granted tenancy at 5s per annum. Section 47, town of Stratford, 1 rood, E.R., Harry Lewis Homan.—Approved, at an annual rental of £2 10s. Sections 12 to 16, Block IX, Waro, and Sections 3 to i, Kotare township, 57a. lr., M.L., F. C. and H. O. JonesGranted a five years' lease on certain conditions at an annual rental of £5. iPart Waitaanga township, 14 aeresj M. E. Andrew..-Granted a yearly tenancy at rental of ■£& 10s. Parts Sections. 2321 to 2324, town of New Plymouth (inclusive), 3r. 10p., E.R., Wm. Stubbs.—Approved at an annual rental of £2. Railway Reserve, Moki Road, 120 acres, Jeremiah Murray.—Refused. Under the Dir charged Soldiers' Settlement Act, lflilb, Section 13, Block VII, Pouatu S.D., 315 acres, Richard-William Holley.—Approved. Section 8, Block VII, Pouatu S.D. (township reserve), 26 acres, M.L., S. E. X Taylor.—Adjourned.' FREEHOLD. i The following application? for the fee simple were approved:—Section 'l4, Block VI, Kapara, Ivo Carr; Section IS, Block XV, Koupokonui, Francis McCarthy; Section 5, Block X, Mahoe, George Coe; Section 11, Block XIV, Qhura, George Ingham, Section 7, Block XV, Upper Waitara, C. A. Simons. TRANSFERS AND SUB-LEASES. The following transfer* were approved or recommended for approval:—Part Section 26, Block 11, Ohura, Charles MoHardie to James Risk; Sections 24 and 25, Block XIII, Ohura, E. A; Gothard to E. W. fluddick; Section 1, Block I, Heao, and Section 10, Block XIII, Ohura, E. B. Gothard to E. W. Ruddick; parts Section 1899, etc., New Plymouth, D.O.A. of F. P. Corkill'to James McNeill; Section 2, Block VII, Mapara, J.'R. Gillespie to C. A. Gillespie, A. E. L. Gillespie and Harry Gillespie; Sections 3 and 4, Block XXVII, town of Patea, David McLellan (deceased) by Public Trustee to J. M. Clarkson; Section 17, Block VI, Aria, Dominick Wolfstiauer and D. McLean to Donald McLean; part Section 11, Block' XI, Totoro, Frank Hurley to H. E. Mellor and R. G. Allen; Section 1, Block XI. Mapara, James Kirk to John MtfCabe; Section 13, Block XIV, Ngatimam, and Sections 15, 16, and 19, Block 11, Omona, G. T. Perrott to F. W. Hodder; part 2 of Section 23, Block XV, Kaupokomii, James Edwards to J. JW. Paterson, junr.; Section 201, New Plymouth, H. C. Osborne to John Firmstone; Section 28, Block X, Ngatimaru, 0. L. Frank to John Marra; Section 35, Block XVI, Egmont, S. C. Johnson to W. H. H. Young. The application of H. C. Bunt to transfer Section 1, Block X, Mapara, to Ernest Pawson was refused, the proposed transferee declining to take up residence on the land.

An application by N. E. Shewry to transfer three sections was adjourned. MOETGAGiES. ffie Board in committee approved of three applications for consent to mortgage at ruling rates of interest. RANGERS' RBPOiRTS. Mr. E. Tonne reported on 37 Crown lands holdings, area 10,950 acres; improvements required, £9,216; effected, £2i5,051; one defaulter for residence. Also on is National Endowment holdings of an area of 65C4 acres; improvements required, £7743; effected, £lB,119; no defaulters.

'Mr. E. A. Meredith reported on 2B Crown holdings, area 15,719 acres, improvements required £5046, effected £85160, 7 defaulters for improvements, 1 defaulter for improvements and residence; also on 3 National Endowment holdings, area 1680 acres, improvements required £BB3, offocted £1137, no defaulters. In the case of an Education Reserve of 895 acres, the improvements required ( £37) were in default.

CONCESSIONS. The lessee of Section 10, Block I, Rangi, was granted an extension of twelve months in which to make implements. The following were granted 12 months exemption from residence:—Lessee of Section fl, Block IV, Piopiotea West; lessee of Section fl, Block V, fiuiioa; lessee of Section 9, Block XIII, Waro; lessee of Section 23, Block XVI, Huiroa; An application by George Tyrer, selector of Section I, Block 111, Mnpara, for a reduction of rent, was refused. ■ JENERAL. It was resolved to open Section 8, Block VII, Omona S.D., <iso acres, for re-offering under the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act, at a capital value of 30s .per acre. The application of George Waterson, next-of-kin of the late H. A. Waterson, to surrender Section 5, Block V, Pouatu, was granted. The Whangamomona County Council's proposals for the expenditure of £35 4s, accrued thirds, were approved. It was resolved to offer Sections 1094 and 1v590, New Plymouth, area 2r. 2p, (together) for leasing at auction, at an upset rental of £l. It was decided to forfeit the lease of Section 5, Block VIII, Omona. It was decided to offer Section 1, Block 11, Waro, Sls acres, under renewable lease, at a capital value of 15s per acre. It was resolved to offer Sections 3, Block XVI, Waro, and 4 and a, Block IV, Pouatu, under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, at capital values of 30s, 2los, and 30s per acre respectively. Mr. E. A. Meredith, of Stratford, was appointed arbitrator for the Crown in the re-valuation of the small grazing run lease of Run 1, Block XIV, Opaku. John Monk, lessee of Section 3, Block 111, Totoro, was granted exemption, from residgnce. The Board in committee dealt sith five applications for exemption from rent from selectors absent on active service, and recommended for approval one application for rental postponement for a period. The Board also dealt with various selectors in arrear with rental payments.