LAND BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2330, 25 June 1886, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

An ordinary meeting of tho Lund Board wasrreld.ycsterdaymorniiic.'there bomg preßont^,Meßsi'B'J. • \V; A'. Marchant, Chief Commissioner (in' the chair) H. Bunny, G, Beetham, W. L Fitzljerbort] W. VV. MftCsrdle, ind A. Reese. A schedule of land sold since last meeting showed that 576 acres-37 perches in the Pahiatua Village Settlement had been disposed of for £2038135. An application by Mr J. Olson to bo allowed to complete the payments on section 10, block 12, Mangahao, wasagrobd'-tb. : Mr T, P, Aitken, selector of section 4, block 3, and Mr G. Johnston, selector of section 12, block asked, to be allowed to capitalise unpaid settlements,—Agreed to, Mr J. Stubbs applied to 1 be allowed totransferhis interest infection 1541, block 5, Kairanga, Whi's wifo.' The 'application was granted. The selector of aectiona 23 and 8, blocks 8 and 8, Mangaone, asked for tiuio to mako his improve-menta.-Agreed to. MrO. M, Burko, the selector of section 5, block 9 Wairoa applied for time toeffeot improvement!. The* application was granted on condition that tho improvements are completed by the end of Marsh, Mr J, Burke, selector of section 20, block 6\ Mangaone, wan allowed time in which to make his next payment.: Mr S. : Linten, seleotorof Bsctioo 28, block 5,' Kopuaranga, asked to be relieved of his responsibility. This was agreed to. Messis Ross and others asked that land should be. thrown i ; open under the homestead system. The Board decided to ask applicants to indicatethe locality where (hey wished to settle.; : ,The Secretary of the Woodville-Tiraume'a Special Settlement Association applied to be informed if the deferred payment thirds would bo handed totho-Associ'ationforroad works. The Board decided to inform the writer that it cannot accede to such a request, but that the Road-Board will be • asked to Bpend the money as the Association may direct, Mr J, Olsen asked for permission to build a Crown land Adjoin-. ing hirselection. The Board postponed consideration till the next meeting. M W. Nagel's application, that deferred,, payment thirds accruing from his sections should be handed over to the Alfredton Road Board, was again considered. It was decided to point oufc-to the applicant) that the Board had no power to accede to BUch a request, but that the Road Board will be asked to spend the .money as he wished."MrT.'H. Wrigley and others applied that Crown landi north of Rangitumau should be thrown open. Tho Board resolvodtorequestGovemment to expend the money voted for roads, so &s to open the Rangituraau Crown lands. front pegs would be inserted in sections at Mauriceville. The Chairman stated that the Chief Surveyor had been Instructed to visit the locality and 'report. Mr J. Rose and other* wrote asking :.f «ecfcibna 48 and 66, Pahiatua. are to be cut up and sold to. thorn, and, -if so, on "what terms,, Itwai resolved that thriecttohi' should becnt up, and offered on perpetual lease in the usual way, and that applicants should be informed accordingly; 1 - The application of Messrs W. G,, and A. K. Wood for a portion of small run, No." 31; was again considered. The Board decided that it could not accede to the request. The Bcheme of laying out a township at the back of Pahiatua was again considered, and it was resolved that sebtions 52,66, and 67 Bhould bo reserved and, cut up into sections of from 10 to 30 acres. . Mr Beetham asked when the application of Messrs Carnell and Branigan, that land at Alfredton should be surveyed, was to be granted. [ He said that the matter had now been in abeyance for over two years, The Chairman stated that a party was now on its way to carry out the. survey. The Chairman ex* plained, with regard to clearing the central Mongaone road, that the Surveyor General had directed that no funds were available. Mr. MoOardle moved, and it was carried, that the Government be

informed; tliat;as tenders' were "called for the work, artd rejected, because they were too histh, a'sum<of money should he now set aside to 'complete it, The Board decided to obtain a report on the land betweon the native resorVe and the MaiV •gaone block '.'suitable for village settlement—Post, \' '■.'.,.■■