TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1919, Page 5

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of the Taranaki Land Board was held on Wednesday and yesterday. Present: Messrs 0. H.'Billiard (chairman), J. Hcslop; N. R. Cleland, and J. W, H. Martin. Section 5, Block VII,, Omona, was granted 4o E, J. Brough. It was resolved to sell rotul fronting sections 409' and 500, Grey District to M. B. L. Spence.

Lot D, Section 4, Town of New Plymouth, was transferred to E, M. King. The occupier of Section 4, Block V., Tangitu, is to either reside, or transfer. Board meetings for U)2(l were fixed for the fourth Wednesday in each month, excepting in November and December, when the Board will meet on sne third Wednesday. Special meetings will be fixed by notice.

One mortgage was approved. The following transactions for soldier.? land were dealt with: Twenty applications for rural land were recommended for approval, 14 were refused, ana 14 deferred for further valuations; 9 applications for houses were recommended, 5 refused, and 1 deferred; 5 applications to erect houses, and two to acquire town sections were recommended; three applications to discharge mortgages on rural land, and two on houses were recommended; three applications to purchase stock, etc., were recommended. Two applications for rehearing re rural properties were discussed, and previous resolutions adhered to.