TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 March 1918, Page 8

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. A special meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday. Present: Mr. G. 11. Bnllr.rd (Commissioner) in the chair, Messrs licslop, Martin, Cleland and Rvan. APPLICATION FOR LAND. The following were recommended for approval: Section 833, firey district. 1 acre perches; cash, 11. J. IT, Okey. Section -I"-:, block V., Waitara, 84 acres, cash, VY. E Hawke. ' DEFAULTERS. The car-e of the occupier of sub. B Kakaramea town bell, 0 acres 2 roods 1(1 perches (failure to clear noxious weed i was adjourned for a month as a filial concession. TRANSFERS AND SUB-LEASES. The following applications were approved or recommended for approval: Seel ion Ki, block IX., Totoro, 290 acres 1 rood 30 perches—Poland Kidd to Peter Ilf-nglin (Mr. licslop dissented). Section 5, block V, Waro, 430 acres — Mrs. S. L. Taylor to Wm. Lynch. Part section 107, block IT., Ngaire, 101 ac-rei- 2 roods 20 perches—Sydney Medcalf to Betsy Stables. Section 10. block X., Ngatimaru 33S acres 10 perches —J. A. Haswell to C. R. Mathers. Section 2, block XVI., Omona, 1100 f"i'; —11. T. T. Flyger to Svdney Marie!!. Section' 7, block 11., Kangi S.D., 295 ace;—l. S. Slattery (through mortgagee* to A, A. Oliver to conditions). Seei ion 4, block XIII.. Waro, 507 acres V W. Kemn a»d TTeurv Kemp to F. D. I'avne and W. H. Moves. Q e<-1 ion 3 block XIIT., Waro, 420 acr:* —T. .1. A- ITutchins to F. I). Payne and W li Moves. Section 0 block IV.. Piopiotea West, P'9 ceres—-J. M. IToeHinu t" ?T'c!i:>cl | Marti l ' (subject to production of nstr.m. j ion paiiersl. j /inou to A. A. O'Ualloran, was adjour.'i

The following applications were refused- Section 2, block 11., Aria, 057 acres I rood IS perches—Hans I'rebenson to J. T. Hutchinson. Section fl, bloek IX., Totoro, 134 acres 30 ;j.-ches—.l. T. Hutchinson and Lydia Hutchinson to Lydia Hutchinson. MISCELLANEOUS. Consent was given to the building liiie on the northern side of Harris street, New 'Plymouth, being set back 33 feet from the centre line of the slreet. The forfeiture of 15. R. lease of section i!iS, town of New Plymouth, ] rood, was rescinded, arrears of rent having beer paid. Twelve months' extension of time for improvements was granted to H. C. Trowerii, licensee of section fi, block XI., Mailt*, absent with the Expeditionary IN- Waitomo County Council's proposals for expenditure of thirds were approved. ill-. T. S'acehy, Cro\in Lands Ranger, reported as follows:--Crown lands: 27 ncl.'.ns. area 5540 acres; improvements lequired, £3557; effected, £11,830. One defaulter for residence and one for improvement;:. National Endowment: 19 S'ct'.'iip, area 53(M acres; improvements mmi-red £3737, effected £10,357. No defaulters.—Received Tlk.- Under Secretary for Lands liotifi'd that in the case of improved lands acquired for returned soldier settlement the Minister could not see his way to n:!oi;t the Board's suggestion as to erecting legal standard shec-p-proof boundary ltnces The Commissioner of Crown T.ands s'.lim its a plan of the proposed subdivision of the-Croydon settlement for soldier settlement' 1 as under: Area, Section Is block IX. Huiroa S.I?. 144 1 C 2s „ ~ SO 32S 3s „ • „ SO 225 „ 4s „ „ SO 3 (10 5s „ „ 82 ono 0s „ • ~ S2 2in 7s „ „ SO 217 Sniion Is homestead of six rooms with bathroom washlumse and two small shedi, and cowshed GOft x 12ft.

Section 7s small dwelling house niul shod and cowshed, also woolslied.—Approved Mr T. Sheeliy, Crown Lands Ranger, reported on valuations on Crown sections in tlif: Palii and Mapara S.D.'s, proposed l.) have opened for soldier settlement:— Section S, block X.. Mapara 5.1)., 13!) !U-ros: section SI, block X., Manara S.D., i'OS re-res; section 2. block 1.. I 'alli S. I). 507 acres; section 4, block 1., Palii S.D., 515 acres; section 5, block [., PahiS.D., 3(15 iires; section (>, block 1., Paiti S.D., L'lac. 2k.; section 7, block T., Palu 5.1)., 355 acres; section 8, block 1.. Palii 5.1)., 240 acres; section 9, block I, Palii 5.1)., 318 arcs.—Approved opening for dissoldiers under sect ion 4 (special t.nines) of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act. 1915, und amendments. Mr. T. Sheedy. Crown Lands Ranger, ""ported on the undermentioned areas proposed to have opened under section 2 (cvi'inarv tenures) of the Discharged Foldiers Settlement Aet, 1915, and amendments:— Sction HI, block V., Aria S.J).. .ISO acres; section 11, block V., Aria S.D., 068 acres (subject to section 13; of the Land Act, 190R), renewable lease only. (Section 17, block IV.. Totoro 5.1).. 2fl9ac: lr. 12p. (national endowment renewable lease only). Section 4. block IV., Totoro S.D., 2(i!)ac. Sir. — Ani'roved. IN COMMITTEE. Three mortgages totalling £S92 were I armrc.vcd. Five applications for postponement of payment of rent were re..•>'>•l(l and dealt with according to the circumstances. Applications under the • Rishv-"C<l Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, from returned soldier selactors for advances totalling £520 were recommended for approval of the Hon. Minister of Lards. '

Two applications under section 23 of the 'and Laws Amendment Aet. 1915, by Crown tenants on active service for remissions of rent wore received and devdt with. The Commissioner of Crown Lands submitted for review the ease of a returned soldier selector wdio had not been working his section to the satisfaction of the I'oard. It was resolved to re-enter and determine the lease. The unsatisfactory position of another returned soldie- selector was also brought before the Bowl and it was decided to inform the lessee that he must commence personal residence on the land within two months' time. A.n application bv a discharged soldier under section 2 of the Discharged Sold;eris' Settlement Amendment Act, 1917, to purchase the fee simple of an area of private land was refused.