WELLINGTON LAND BOARD.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8153, 4 June 1906, Page 6

WELLINGTON LAND BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Wellington Land Board was continued on Friday. Present—The Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr John Strauehon), and Messrs John Stevens, M.H.R., T. H. Robinson, Alex. Reese, and J. Dawson. The Commissioner submitted particulars of thirty-one sections in the Dyer Settlement, comprising 10,704 acresj rood 10 perches, being offered iu areas varying from 111 acres to 787 aares, grouped, subdivided, and 1 priced as shown in pamphlets; also !of the reserves made therein and j ehowti in plane. This was approved. I The settlement is a couple oi miles from Martin borough, and was formerly known as the Dry River LOstate. It has been subdivided into right dairy farms, and will bo opened on Juno 25th. The following title was upprovod: Sections 144 and 221, block 8, Kopnaran«a, H. and C. Laiug. The following trnusfors were approved:—Section 7, block, Tiffin, A. and H. Daysh to A. Dayah; section 8, block 1, Tiffin, A. and H. Dayah to A. Daysh; section 8, block 3, Mount Ceibonis, J. Foulds to H. 0. Thomas sections 15a aud 17, block 4, Mount Cerberus, G. Fitzgerald to P. Brady; section 11, block i 3, Ruahiue, J. Ahlera to W. A. O'Dwyer; section 19, block 6, Poketoi, W. J. Patrick to Annie Owen (widow); section 94, block I,Makuri, A. Marsh to H. I'. Petersen (subjoct tj conversion to v.h.1.p.); block 8, Belmont (Maungaraki Settlement), E. J. Hitohens to A. MoGrey or, section 272, block 7, Wainuioru, R. Venell to K., E. K, and G. W. Venell. The following transfers aud subdivisions were approved: Sections 24, 25. 26, block 10, Aohanga, F. G. Valoia to P. Valoia (sections 25 and 26). The following conversions of tenure wore approved:—Section 94, block 1 Makuri (Maugaamarauia Village settlement), A. Marsh; section 272, blook 7, Waiuuioru., R., E. E. and G. VV. Vennell (subjoctjo transfer). Mr J. Maughan attended with reference to the refusal of the Board to approve the transfer of section 14, blook 5, Mount Cerberus, to himself. It was pointed out to him that he could not make the necessary statutory declaration. Mr J. MoKenzio applied to transfer sections 10 and 25, blocks 11 and 15, Makuri, to Mr E. 11. Whitmore, after 27 acres of sections 25 had been cut off to reduce the area to the limit Mr Whitmore can legally hold. Mr Stevens moved that the 27 acres be cut off section 25 if there is power to do so, and that the transfer Of the balance to Mr Whitmore be approved. Mr Robinson seconded. Mr Reese moved that the matter be held over to enable it to be ascertained whether the 27 acres can bo cut off. Mr Dawson ■ moved, and the Commissioner seconded, that the application be not granted. This amendment was carried, Messrs Sawson and Keeseand the Commissioner voting for it, Messrs Stevens and Robinson against. Mr J. Pryde applied to transfer seotion 15, blook 15, Makuri to Mr T. E. Parker. This was approved, and it was resolved to pay £6l 16s 3d to the public account from the amount received for improvements on the sections, the balance of £lO 8s 9d to be paid to the late selector. The Commissioner advised the Board that he had approved a renewal of tbeAkitioTotara Limited Company's license to float timber down the Akitio river and its tributaries, in terms of the Timber Flotage Act, 1884. It was resolved to confirm the action of the Commissioner. It was resolved to pay £4l received for improvements on section 19, block 1, Aohanga, into the public account. It was resolved to pay £25 received for improvements on seotion 22, blook 13, Mangahao, into the public account, in part payment of rental in airear.

It was resolved to pay £lO, received for improvements, on section 59, block 10, Kaitawa, into the public account, and to pay the balance of £194 5s to the late selec-1 tors. Mr A. Mdlardy applied to purohase the road inspector's office Waeone. The matter was referred to the Crown Lands Ranger, to see what rental is iu arrear, and to report. Mrs Brown, lessee of oeotion 84, block 2, Hunua, wrote further re Mr 1. Augustine'B conduct to her. It was resolved to direct Mr Angus- J tine to remove his fences from the river reserve, his application for section 86, Mananui, to be held over sine die, and his deposit to be returned. A report was received from the Crown Ijands Ranger on the publio reserves in Brownston township, and it was resolved to approve of tenders being invited for leases of the same, as per schedule, on the usual conditions, term of lease seven The Board deoided to value the piece of section 5, block 15, Manganui, to be aliottod to Mr. W. Wbittaker, at £1 per aore, Mr Whittaker alfro to pay the cost of survey. Messrs Quiulau and Popplewell wrote asking for protection for about four years to their tramway rights through reserves 68 and 69 block 1 Maugaone when the land is put up for sottlement.—The matter will be dealt with when the land is dealt with. The Board decided that the closed road leading to section 48, Hastwell Village Settlement should bo allotted to Mr P. O. Mrtdsen in terms of soctiqn 13 of the Laud Act 1895 at £lO per acre. The Crown Lands Ranger reported on seotion 1, block 4, Tararua.—-It was deoided to recommend that the reservation be removed, with a view to dealing with the section later on. The price of the portion of closed road near section 8, block 13, Manganui, to be sold to Mr Dale, was fixed at £2 per acre. Mr W. Lunt applied for time to pay the rental in arrear on section 5, block 2, Mount Cerberus. —It was resolved to require him to make double payments on July Ist and January in enoh year until arrears are extinguished. Mrs E. A. Jensen applied for exemption from residence on section 7, block 1, Owhango, as he husband has leased a section at Mangatainoka.—The applicant's proposal is to bo accepted for twelve months,

Mr H. G. Leach, elector of seotion 10, block 3, Fnkotni, wrote with reference to resilience on the seotion. —lt was resolved to a«o"pt the proposals in the mrauluue, and to require the Crow a Lauda Ranger to repott again later on. The Crown Lands Ranger reported to the effect that Mr E. R. Daldy, lessee of section 14, block 4, Tararua , was residing with his parents on section 16, about sixty chains distant.—This will be accepted as residence in the meantime. The following action was decided on with retard'to three small graz-ing-runs which will expire in September and October, 1907:— Dealing with two of the /uns—one being sections 5 and 7, block 4, Kiwhata, aud the other bring section 1, blook 5, Kiwhata—was postponed till next meeting, the Ranger to have them in hand in the meantime. With regard to the third run—sections 21, 22, 24. 25, and 26, block 7, Wairarapa—it was decided that the leases be not offered to the lessee, but that the land be retained in connection with other land on the margin of the Wairarapa Lake. The Commissioner submitted a summary of eichty-niue reports from the Crown Lands Ranger, which showed that sixty-nine had complied with conditions, and twenty were defaulters. —lt was decided to accept the sixty nine as satisfactory, and to call on the defaulters to give reasons for non-compliance. The Board then adjourned. On Thursday, June 7th, it will meet at the Courthouse, Carterton, in connection with applications for sections in the Makupuku aud Hikawera estates.