LAND BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2649, 16 July 1887, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

_ The. first meeting of tho Land Board since the resolution passed/ three weeks ago to meet at greater intervals, was held at the Waste Lands Office on Thursday morning. PresentMessrs J. W. A. Merchant (chairman) H. Bunny, W. W. McCardle, ,G. Beethara, W. A. Fitzherberfc and' A. Roase, The schedule showed that the laud disposed of since last meeting' was 1341 a 3r lip, at an upset price of •£339 lis 6d. The following applications to capitalize were approved ; Pohangina-R. and W. Print, section

; Block IX, Kopuranga— P. '.'W: H, 3ii- Summer, section 92/BlocV II; W »» W. B, Summer, section 94, Biobk IT ch- *^ m jl kroner, sectionlOO,,Blp in' S»'"• ™ Jackßol1 < section iCpeli ;. *> . Ma Pg«°ne,. W.. Clariilgp, : afc ho ,oV .v : . '<■ "section jl, Block" : 'XX.•-VOm^iniaWy?. jjj Howie, sectipnißlockiV.' '?s& fol. 'lowing applicfttionVfoWhß(e.re,^;<} s . granted:.on the^iisuaj^nltidijii"^ ,d' ; (J. Palmer' deferred-p)vinenV;sec.tious « 207to215i;HiintervillVtbF.;Biiian(i a A, A, Nbrris ) W. Wiggins, Referred. : payment Bection 279 Block JllfArp,'g waru,toH.Mowlem;T.Bell;perpetual j. lease section 23 Block IT., and. section It ;8 Block VII,, Mnh'giione to W, ■ T. d Lowes. The original.selector of^: r feited deferred-pay men t sectiouJPfjp £ Block VII, Mangabhe, wrote consent' j r ing to' the payment ito.the,- Official n Assignee of the clue M him.- for ii improvements afl'eoted on ; tiibi'jirid. An r 'application, from the' Alfrbdton .%tl d- Board: fof payment,of overduejrafccslon ike land:; was 'considered,, and.; on. vM r McCardle's nioWii waswsojpliih'at this Board approve, of tbe ; aitiount>due for rates to;th« Board. '. A letter was; rcb^ ville Koad Board rsiea overdue' on tlie forifeiterl'.; (lefepdfayr ' moiit section 28i- BlocsiT^Kqp^juigY to be paid out Of money' received i6r ; in>. lt provements eftected : ari ; the laud.-; -Mv '> Bunnymoved.MrEeesesecon'ded,t.kt B.' tlieain'ount be ha.ndetl over.ta tlie.^prig> |' iuallicenseo less amount of jates duejo 1 tho Board.-Carried. ; Mri'E'.'ii. s Campbell' was r grauted; penriisslbn. to f reside on hispwu laud .contiguous-to J his suiall nin'- ; Nb. 27;.'A/simHa.r ' application from Mr A.Mason.'in res> f pect'to" small run. No. Block % I Miingnwhci'o, was'also granted.';, An 1 explanation of tho reasons why Mr^- ' Rodwell did not reside, on his small. * run No. 26, TokonabFo, Va'a receivi. 1 The secretary was instructed io.js liiui to take up liis residence-.onJhfl' l ' land in question ns soon. «s possible!- ' It was resolved lo grant the appiica-, ' Hon of Mr R. H, Rhodes on behalf "of ! tho selector of section 11-, 810ck.1V.,, 5 Jl'akuri, for extension of lime in which*. 1 to effect- his iiiipr'oveuieritsV, ..Ic.cooj' '' nection with the cgiiiinu.nWatWi^n>; | the Under.Seci'olai'y'of Crown •.t'on,^' > to the effect that the A uck.land,'. VtotKs 1 hind; and Southland Land Boards' hat}'. altered- their times oi'Wti'ng. Eiv.' ' Bunny niovfid' that the Board. : 4ue.ei' afortnight,'and iberiatljoutuas they Ibouj-bt proper ;Tb;v plane-!'expending accrued' tliipis for«!',i waited' by Alfredtb'h Road Board .was.-i approved. In regard to..the' appjjco;;-.. ; tion of Mr T. Sltitor for pari .of .suiail" ■ run No! 35, Mangwhcrp, it was-re-., solved " to. obtain a. report on t.b.ev.: matter. Mr H. J..Ohristeiisen..wrot^;. asking whother roiidenco' would! sjJj compulsory on theltitiil in'.lJlockls? Mikimiki; applied for by hiiy. qn^lfc; perpetualleasnsyste.m,, .Tlio.;recrctai:»■'■ was instructed to inform him. that if'hV' was residing adjacent to th'o'isectiop'no;::; residence would be '.'enforced.' .Tho•--proposals wi-'ich tb? ; Copiiißßlbherßub-■:

wilted, sbowjjig, ilio'.'C'iowij lands j&;'< tbo Kaiwliatja district to have been sur- ; veyed ..for K:ile,.. were approve/. - A ■ letter wua 'received ■ from' 'Mr#, Hitching;), showiiig tho Board whig ° the Bmal!.run be wished to lease" wA.-' Buuated,?i|iii|g was granted'Ho%tlio' selector )^-'BlooIf"-X;

Makuiji of, the second , payment duo isV July, 18J7/' Tho Crown. LaMsKanger, reported that certain doferred-pynient solebtori in Hunteryille were not residing, on' their sections, as reijuired by the Act. •'•

On Mr Bunny's'hiotion it was resolved, to give them notice, that unlesss tliej? complied, with tbo'; residential clause-, the lands would matter of cancelling 1 $lO leasa sections 18,10, Block on account ot the selector--•failing: |t; ' pay up arrears was allowed over till next meeting. Mr H.fkinnister applied for 500 acres of un#Jur~ veyed Grown Lands in Block iWI. ''

Mikimiki, as a small run. Albrfsouiol discussion it was resolved to ' area surveyed in the spring, und t|in- ' form tbe selector that if he. likedtla undertake the survey as directed' Ifo the Chief Survej or, the Board approve of his application. Tbos; Commistdoner reported that tbo selector'-; of section 45, BlockX, Minguono;: wasv" three payments in arre:;i', and could 'hot be found. It was.resolved to in.Bert a notice in tho.Gascctte and a local

newspaper, giving hiui a month toc<Ju>. ply with the conditions,of hi« lioeuselor >' otborwisetbo seotionwouldbefor'feiy,', Inieply to tho Secretary, a communis"' ' tion was icceived from tbo rotary'of Crown Lands, stating that if ;,J ; two persons sip tbjjiauiWejjlara&if, : there is no objection to-tbqir tokiog j-rj."' I ono perpetuJ lease SHCtioij bct#ien.y .tham. The Featherston Boud Koar<U jasked for information' with regard to,',-' ;road access to section 97, Cross' Creeks • It was resolved toauppfy tbeNnforto*- ' toatfon asked for.. .Mr Bunny moved tliat section 537 and 538, Featherston

"District, now offered as-a suiall runbe withdrawn and offered separately as cash sections. The motion was seconded by Mr G. Beethara and carried. The Chairman slated that by/ S next meeting he would have the pro-

posals ready for the sale of 10,000 acres, of Crown Lands in Ihp Waitapu Block also for the sale of Crbwn.Lunds intheAlfredton, Houtli Mangaone, arid Rangituniau Blocks.. Tho then adjourne3.-.Press. .'.