TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1917, Page 5

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

MONTH'S IMUBTII^, '. The ordinary meeting of the. ?oard was held vesterdav. JftGgeqtf:: Messrs Q. H. Ballard (CoJomissaoijer. fa the chair), Jno. J. W. H. Wtmn, and N. R, Cleland. Mr. Byian was. mn>* ed leave of absence. Sections 2, 3, and 4, IMwnrQpiqMka Railway Reserve, 17a. Or. %,, 'Watts.—-Approved on yearly lease, (object to usual conditions, at 3a pe* *pte. Section 9, block, VIE, Tangitu, 0B , acres, cash, James Coimolly.™-Jtowlii-mended for- approval, price tq be feed -by. the Commissioner, subject to. certain condition?.

Section 27, Lepjwrtoa towpßhkk \r., Co-operative JSairirOe., Ltd.-HRecommended for approve njfce to be fixed by the Oommiai«»r, SeeMoas 66, fljf, «>, bleak jy, Pq*tt»tu, 23 acres, Nath»n, Bs»yfe Ri#»r«Ui(toI proved.

Section 23, Wool; XJV, Acift t MB*. TOn. A. Carter; section 23, black XV, Aria, »19a., W, A. and J. & C&rtefcmAo,, proved. •

MEAfULTEK?. The following lessees e& tension of time in, -which to comply'igtii ■ Section 7, block 11, Bangl. 886*., «n----improvem^Bt.—Three n»alhft m &Sm conditions. '' *'""" , Section 8, felocb; EL ®ans 06a. 2*»%* non-improvement.—Six wm*«. Section 10, block If, Aria, gfc. or< 23p., non-residenceHThree "forfeiture.

; The following applications, wesa &N proved or jsoomißMided fttP aspw»fcici Section l, Wo* SX,, PeufttM, Bt» ma£ C V .QwtartoE. M, Jqnaa, t***taT«} block W, (PwitutH (9potswqo4 «e«M ment>, 4a. ftp, Bap„ »a Sfeatv tali.ffi Bensley. Lgtb a of U, tqwn of Near igjsi mouth, uv as?,, g, &.& •)Mi v ,«jnQ H. Standish to J, A. Aw*WPR. Bestteni 3, block IV, Kapuwt, PHfe,, Artfew Qmotj to W. f. 'Dolman. Section «>, Ifafc'V Waimate, 'losa, lr. 3«p„ f. jr. Clewwt; to John Steckhpuse. . ©mtfonft 31, m and T, blo<jk XV, to <F. K. &opke, 'Parts sections BQap,l and 818, tortn of New Psyim»*ljh, W (approximately), L, I* fcangridz? t« py Sutclifte. •

The following applications were. »-. fused:—Section 3, block VII, Tasgite, 1388 a., Matthew McKinnon. to A. E,t Elliott. 'Section 12, "block I, Alia, MSa., \V. Melon© to E. C. 'Davidson.'' Sta&oa 10, block VII, Mapara, 488 a., Daniel Doolian to H. P. Brightwell. An application by David Gill> and J. Englebretsen to transfer section 3, block 111, Waro, 1610 a., to John 'Tltibian, was adjourned, MISCELLANEOUS.

The Clifton County Council's propos* / als for the expenditure of £339 Gs 2d, ' accrued thirds, were fupproved, subject to . certificate from Crown Lands ranger, 'i. The Patoa County Council's nropoaals -, for the expenditure of £6B as 3d, accrued thirds, were approved, subject to nwg* er's certificate.

Jt was resolved to re-offer EJR. Stations 392 and 418, New iPlymau.th.2r.:3p, under the Education 'Reserves Act nnd ; Sec, 5 (g) of the Public Bodies' Leases Act, KXJB, at the rental flyed s>y tha Crown "Usda Tangerj also JJ.R jpfcrt 1909, town of N«v Plymouth, 38p. The following lessees, who are «H(lW>* ~ on active service, were granted 12 months in which to comply w&h require- - ments:- F- J. Duckwortlv, sectlott 2, ' block V, Tfturakawi, 912 a.; Jaofc Yarrtfl, section 9, 'block XII, Mimi, 6Hf»i S- W. ' Peddle, section 36, .block IV, Paxitottt (Spotswood settlement), 2a. 3r. Wp. Tn connection with the action d«t«r» mined on at the Board meeting on June 27 1917, with regard to E.R. section Ift, block Vtil, Omona, 300 a., it was resolved k> vary the resolution passed on thfcfc date and open the land in the manner decided on, but weighted with valuation for improvements £75 in favor of the persons entitled. The Board in committee dealt with one application for rental remission from a selector who is absent on active service, and decided to recommend a concession to the Minister under tho circumstances. Ten applications for postponement of collection of rent were reeeived and recommended for the Minister's consideration according to the individual circumstances of each case.