TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1918, Page 3

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY MLIiTIMI. The ordinary montuiy meeting of the Land Board uas hold al, Xcw Plymouth on Wednesday. lWul: .Mr. 11. H. iiullurd (Cominisiioiuu-i, in tin; chair, Messrs Heslop, Martin and Clelaml. APPLICATION'S FOR LAND. Sw-tion -15, Block VIE, Waitara, freehold. Alfred T-cslell.—Refused. _ Section 1. Ulack X. Mapara, W. A. Ifanlmry.— Refused. i't. Section ]J, Town Belt, New I'lymotitli, freehold, J. Robertson.—Recommended for approval. Pt. Section 1055, Town of X T cw Plymouth, freehold, H. G. H. Jordan.—Recommended for approval. Lots l(i, etc., Village of 'Pukearuhe, freehold, C. R. Lambert and S. >T. Moodey.—Recommended for approval. Section 4, Block 1, Piopiotea West, ('. 0. Pearson and P. R. Ellis.—Recommended for approval. Pt. Section 127, Block, IV, Egmont, freehold, Petrlr McSratti.—RefliseS. Section Croydon Settlement, Block IX, Huiroa, Arthur Blanch&rd,— Approved. Block XVI. Pouatu, H. .J. Kave.—Adjourned. •Pt. Moki Road Timber Reserve, Block I, Pouatu, Walter Frank and Q. L. Frank.—Adjourned. Pt. Ohura Towtis'iip Reserve, S. E. Meredith.—Adjourned. APPLICATION FOR FEE SIMPLE. Tho following applications for the freehold wero . approved: Section 12, Block I, Aria S.D., IGS acres, F. c! Davidson; Sections 7 and .10, Block XI, Xgaire, M. A. O'Shea; Section 10, Block 11, Upper Waitara, .Teremiali Murray. DEFAULTERS. Sections 1500 to 1504, 1587, Town of New Plymouth, nonpayment of rent. — Adjourned. Sections 2, 5, 7, Mangaehu Village, nonpayment of rent.—Forfeited as from 30th June 191S, and balance of rent to be sued for (£2 18s 2d). Section 30, Block I, Tangitu, nonpayment of rent.—Forfeited, rental arrears to be sued for. TRANSFERS AXD SUBLEASES. The following transfers were approved or recommended for approval:— Section t), Block V, Kapara S.D., A. Hunter to Alexander Mc. G. Elmslie, Andrew L. Elmslie, Jas. Elmslie and Ewen Elmslie. Section 10, Block 111, Ngaere, A. W. *?eid to R. S. Death. Lot 1, Section 803 to 808, Town of New Plymouth, L. L. Langridge to Annie Coad. Section 30, Block XVT, Egmont, Geo. Young to B. J. Kerewell. Lot 4. Section U, Town Belt of New 'Plymouth, J. S. S. Medley and A. R. Standish to R. B. Reid. Pt. Section W, Town Belt of New Plymouth, Richard Cock to M. M. Wadman. Section J (J, Block V, Egniont, G. Harsh to Collett and Co., Ltd. Section 8, Block IV,' Upper Waitara, G. I lines and G. F. Perston to G. Inncs. Section 4, Block XI, X'gaere, Hannah Kneebone to H. A. Blackstock. Section 15, Block V, Upper Waitara, Official Assignee .in estate of W. J. Tucker to W. 11. Whittaker. Section 14, Block XI, Aria, U\ D. Gulliver to Thomas Stmthijrs. Section 37, Block VI, Egmont, Peter Mtfatti (o J. P. P. Kelly (Transferee to divest himself of present leasehold.) Section 1, Block XI, Aria, O. L. Bicheno and Susan Bicheno to Susan Bicheno.

Lot 3, W, Town Belt of New Plymouth, A. V. Hoddcr to E. G. Johnston. Section 1, Block XIII, Huiroi, J. T. Walsh to P. 11. Barnitt. An application to transfer Section 531, Town of New 'Plymouth, M. 0. Mackay to L. M. Voght, was left in the Commissioner's hands. CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS. The, Board's resolution of 2Gth, ult., granting an extension of lease of Section 32, Block 111, Waimate, to J. J. Patterson was rescinded, as the land is required for the immediate purpose of a demonstration dairy farm. Mr. Hickman Russell was appointed the Board's arbitrator in the assessment of new rentals for several E. K. leases about to expire. M. Mattar, licensee of Section 3, Block V, Fiopiotea West was granted six months extension of time to reside. Elizabeth Wilson, lessee of Sections 20 and 21, Town of Hawera Extension No. 5, was granted permission to erect improvements to the value of £4BO, comprising house of three rooms (£320), workshop (£3O), wash-house, etc., £35), lattice, fences, gates ( £3O), concrete yards ( £SO), cowshed (£23), fowlhouse and yard (20),

Harry Iluckle was granted twelve months extension of time to complete improvements on Section 2, Block HI, Piopiotea West, lie being a soldier still on active service. Messrs Roy and Nicholson applied on behalf of Mr. IT. CI. Cunningham to purchase Sections 1, 3, 8, 0, 27, 33, 49, 01, 05, 00, 70, 80, 00, 90, 07 and 102, Tikorangi Township—The Board approved offering the Crown Lots at public auction at upset, prices to be fixed by the Crown Lands Ranger. The licensee of Section 0, Block XI, Mahoc S. D. 530 acres, applied for permission to forfeit his holding.—Forfeited as at 30th .June 1018, without respect to overdue rent. A. .T. Woolston was granted twelve months exemption from residence on Section If. Block XVI, Ohura, he being still on active service. George Parker, lessee of Section 10, Block I, Rangi, applied for exemption from residence.—Approved provided the lessee complies with conditions embodied in Section 22 (2) of tho Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913. Paul Koho and Emil Widner, through tljfir solicitors, applied to surrender their Section 0 ,Block f, Pouatii S. D. 1090 acres, selected 26th May, 1915—Surrender accepted as from 30th June, 1018, for improvements in favor of persons entitled thereto. Mr. N. O. Kensington, District Surveyor, reorted on Section 1), Block XI, Tangitu S. D., 355 acres for offering for discharged soldier settlement.—-Re-solved to rescind the Board's resolution of 24th January. 1917, and open the land under special tenures for discarged soldiers. The Clifton County Council forward proposals for thirds accrued to 31/3/18 amounting to £27G 9s Id were approved Seven applications for postponement of rent, seven applications for soldier advances for improvement were received

and recommendation:-, made in accordance. villi the circumstances of each case. .Mr. Frank Wilson applied for consent to transfer E. H. lots 2308, 23U», 2310, Town of New Plymouth, 2730 to A. 11. T. Joues to 11. E. Hunt. LAND BALLOT. The following applications, .successful in ballot, were confirmed by the Board: —■ 17 Block IV, Totoro, 299 acres lr. I2p. (two' applications) R.L.D.S., A. H. Morris. I Block 11, Rangi, 317 acres lr. lOp. (four applications) S.T.L., D. G. 4 Block IV, Totoro, 209 acres 2r. (four applications) S.T.L., H. C. Carry. 4 Block VIII, Tangitu, 259 acres 3r. 17p. (one application) S.T.L., J. J. Busby. II Block It, Piopiotea W, 34 aere» 3r. 22p. (one application) R.L.D.S., G. Kindberg.