WELLINGTON LAND BOARD.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10543, 27 January 1912, Page 6

WELLINGTON LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. A mooting of the Land Board--'was held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on TJiursduy. There we}re present: Mi* James MoKenzic, Commissioner of Orowa Lands (in the chair), Messrs Joseph Dawson, H. T. Elliiigham, James ■Georgotti and William McLennan. '• The Public Trustee in the estate of Mrs M. O'Brien, deceased, applied to transfer part of section 102. block 2, Kopuaranga, -!0 acres, to Mr R .r"i Wilton.—lt Mas resolved to approve on tlic usual conditions, and provided the proposed transferee is statable £-nd eligible. I The solicitors renewed the applio;il' tions to transfer section' 78, block IS, \\ Maug.uh.ao, 101 a 3r (eduoatioh reserv >) b from Mr A. J. Jackson to Mr S. K. S'. Tipping, and from'tho latter to Mr N. Small, jimr., which was considered by tlie Board at last mooting, when it was resolved that rhe Board would bo prepared to consider a straight-out transfer to tlho person who is to hold »b> la.nd.--Tt was resolved to.adhere to the previous decision, but.to give the Commissioner discretionary power t< deal with, the case. Tlie- following transfers -were approved on the usual conditions: —Lot 4. block 2, Tararua, 200 acres, from L. A. Gardners to J. -Ta.tiham . and

Bargh; lot 10b, block -t, Mt. Cerberus. 50 acres, from W. H. Bagley to G. E. S. Sargent; iot 4, block 4, Mt. Cerberus, 99a lr 37p, from W. H. Bagley to G. E. S. Sargent; part 2 of 280, olock 11, Waanuioru, 394. acres, from O. G. W. Richards to V.-I. N,. Richards Transfer of sublease approved : —Lot 22, block 4, Mt, Cerberus, 200 acres, from W..T. Keddoll (sublessee) to G. E. S. Sargent. ""'

Mr W. Georgetti, .of Pirinoa, applied, to be allotted,so acres on section 31,.b10ck 0", -Haairiuigi, under section 131 of the Land Act, 1908, and it -vas lesoived to recommend, the application for approval at £1 per acre 1 . • A report was received from the Crown Lards Ranger on Mr H. II;. T. Douglavs application to be allowed, to obtain tlio freehold title of part 1 of sections 237. and 286, blocks"9, and 11, WainuiorU, 1136 a It 33p, jihJ. it was resolved that when..another year's residence Jias been effecte.i, making sven years in .aJI, as required ■by the license, there will be no objection to the application being granted.

, 'With reference to the application from the Nireahia Co-operative Dairy .Conipany r for section-47', Nireaha V.S. —A report was received from the the Crown Lands Banger amd Mr Dawson,, and it wias resolved to recommend for ■tihe Minister's approval, under clause 140 of title Land Act, 1908. With reference to Mr C. E. Wildbore's application for a better title to sections 55 to 59, Nireaha V.S., and his request for a. 35 years' lease of the sections at 12s 6d per acre, the Board furtheV considered the matter, and it was resolved to decline the request. Mr C. B. Wildlbore wrote with reference to noil-residence oii section 60, block.7, Tararua, Nireaha V.S.', 52a 3r 17p, and it was resolved that he must take up his residence on tihe land in April next. Mr C G. Staveley, lessee of section 5, plock 1, Waipawa, Dyer Settlement. 443 a 3r, applied for leave of absence for six months from March .next io <ro on. a health-recruiting trip, and it was •resolved to approve on the usual, conditions.

The Pahiatua County Council 'l'djwiarded a certtific&te that tuo roads' of access to'the following sections have been completed: —Section.l 33, block 3. Mangahao district, amount accrued £3 12s; Mangamaire, £4 14s 3d; sections 7 to 11, block 7, Mangaone,and Bootiona 1 to 4, block 1, Tararua,, £5 10s sd. The council applied to ■ be allowed to use the thirds accruing therefrom as ordinary revenue in the , terms of section 150 of Uhe Land Act, 1908. —It was approved, subject to the ranger's recommendation being favourable.'

Mr A. E. Hooker, leasee of section 20, block 2, Tiffin, Oarrington settlement, 93a Or 9d, wrote asking for permission to take another crop out of last year's paddock, as his other paddock is hardly ready,' and it was resolved to obtain a report from the Crown Lands Ranger*. The Otanaia Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., wrote asking to be allowed to surrender their interest in the lease, with a view of purchasing the freehold of the land afterwiaixls, in terms of section 64 and 70 (a) of tfoe Land for Settlements Act, 30r>«J a nd it was resolved to recommend for approval on the usual conditions.

The following mortgages were approved:— Lot 137, Featherafcon suburbs; lot 6, block 1, Kopuaranga.