LAND BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2260, 2 April 1886, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

n, T® °, r lw fortnightly meeting of t%Land Board was'held at JO o'clock this morning, There were present-, Messrs H, Bpnny (who in the absonco of the Commiaiioner of Crown Lands, occupied the chair). W. A. Fitzherberfc, W. WV McCardle, and A, Reese. The schedule of lands Bold Bince the previous meeting showed that 1 acre 2 roods 13 perches had been disposed of realising £l3. v ' Mr L. Brown applied for permission to captfaliße the unpaicjinstalinentaqneqction' Bohangina. l ' < A sitmliar apfilicatM was made bytyr a m ?l bI6W !?i tfl in ro! P ecfc section J, Block IX., Mantfahao, and it was agreed that tho. ranger should be asked to' further report on the land. The residents of Eketahuns, wrote reAmending,that section 40, Block VI

Mangaone, be J reserved for public purposes, and the Board agreed to do so, The selector of section 55, Block XIII, rohangina, wrote in reference to the non-compliance with conditions of tho Act. and the Ranger was authorised to furnish another report. The Under-Secretary' wrote directing attention to Forest Reserves which were ESS?********An application was made i* selector! n the Makiri.district for ro Access, and it was decided to iuftot W (Mle, Ohio Surveyor s p 3r f „ rm tll6 £ (k £ that locality. Mr J. A. Sm Aplied to lease a portion of the foresho* of the En"™' u Applicant b " informed Several railway employes applied for sections of five acres at Cross' Creek j and was agreed to layoff some small sections as recommended by the Chief Sur. veyor. r M-Sr* applied on behalf of hi» son, that the small run, No. 33, Otairi Block, be subdivided, and that 1000 acres / b leased to hm> The matter was ordered ( to stand over till the return of the Commissioner. I The Under-Secretary for Crown Lands I wrote informing the Board that the Min- I lstor approved of section 4, Block * VIII. f Waipakura, being grouped with sections ( 1,2, and 3. 1 The Masterton Road Board submitted f further proposals for the. expenditure of accrued deferred payment fiteMi, An. proved. IMg& ' The Chief P/Rrefflr. .mice to Mr P C."Fraser surveying Crown Lands applied for by Messrs Camwell and Brannigan, To; stand over till the return of the Commissioner, Mr Von Reden and others applied for ' oack-pegs to be inserted in their sections, and the Chief Surveyor was instructed to do this work as soon as possible:' ' An application was received through he Crown Lands Department from cm- . tam natives for permission to purchase about 300 acres 'if Tekewa.in the Otamakapua, No, 2 block, without competition. It was agreed that the land should be surveyed in une section. An intimation was received from th« Lncier-hecretary of Crown Lands thatths ' Minister of Lanus had reserved small runs N05.20, 21,22, aud 24 from diapoaal until the railway route had been finally determined. Approved. With reference to the: application of Dr Wallace re section 8, Block I„ Kopuaranea, an opinion from the, Crown Law Umcer was read as to married women becoming transferees of deferred uayment sections, it was to tho effect Aat in his opinion section 109 of the Larjttct did not extend to prevent a marrW himan becoming the transferee of alArred payment section. ' $§ Tt\e Board then adjourned.