LAND BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2702, 16 September 1887, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

The usual fortnightly meeting of tlio Lund Board was ln'M a; the Board's office yestorday morning, their being present Messrs J. VV, A. Mavchant (Chief Commissioner),"H. Bunny, W. W. McCnrdle, W, A,- Fitzerbert, and A. Reese-.- THe schedtjlashowed that the land disposed of since last meeting , tvas 49a 2r 2f3p at 8% upset price of £7B 08,' An applicati.oiEi'rOm Mr A. •Tuckey, s'eleelon.of lease sections 8, block XVlt 'Mftngahoa, to take m Mr J. J, Westwood as a joint lease was granted.' Messrs weber and- Koci applied to 1h» allowed to complete..their title deferred payment section 3, Block XI Mangaone, and obtain separate titles for parts or whole of sections, which application was granted,. The Commissioner reported ■: that nobody attended tho sale of sections 53?j&)d 538, Block VIII. Wijiohiue,-on the 18th insfc and. that the section; bVtioV,' offered for application on and deferred payment at the uext Bale.- .Tbe selector of sco- . lion" 34, BlockX, Paitakariki,- wrote explaining why the ioiptovemonte on the same bad Dot ; bmi efftcted. It wa?'resolved to request liim to make at : -ouce. ; A letter was ''feceived irouv-Mr'H; Ho wartb, stating that Mr'B, -Eg;ui" wished to purchase section 2T, Block XVIII., Mangahao, for dairy purposes, It was resolved that it is not advisable to sell th 6 section separately from the otberjj Mr P. Quirk Wrote'applying for 80 ® 90 acres of land between the Makakabi River and the main road near section 11, Block XV., Mangahao. It was resolved to let tho matter stand over till next. weoting, Tho Commissioner reported that enquiries bad been made with a view to the purchase •of sections 844 and 845, Castlepoint district,' and recomtiiended that the ranger report on same as. to value, road access, wishes of adjacent owners, etc., for future consideration. jAEho Alfredton Koad Board' wrote, 'Wing the Board to withdraw the restrictions placed upon their proposals to use accrued thirds in paying -interest on loan under the Local Bodies loan Act, .1886. It was decided ..to let the matter stand over until next-meeting. A letter was, received .from Mr John Davie, objecting to. the expenditure of • thirds from bis section in the manner proposed by 'the Eketahunaßoadl ' Board. Jt was decided to inform bim / that ". he should bco that the- Road Board expends the. thirds as be witshea, Proposals of expenditure, of thirds frp.ijj section 2?,'. Bfo'ek •V, Kopnaracga, were received from tbe;slauriceville Road Board and approved. ; Tho Commissionet:,report. wanted a license io , cut timber the Mangatainoka Village Settlement, yrowii. Laud, and that Mr Marsh wau- . ted permission to'pnt;up his'milled ■ have bush reserved bm unsold scefpis • ip : the same locality,' prior to tho timber being valued. r .Mr Marsh was asked to adhere to..the former agreement, ■ Tbe FeaiberSton Road . Board wrote stating that Mr-Wilkinson ; tobjectß to a road being- taken through' his land to section 97.'WeSt'etn Lab Block, and claims £2OO. compensation' for the . eajne.; It war resolved'., .to obtain ' a report on the' other routes.teftrreMo by. Mr Wilkinson, who attended i)nd stated his objections to'the' road'proposed..' It was. recomm'eudeil''by the Commissioner, that' the Bbard-resQlve that the purchasing price in ea.ch cuse. to obtain a titlo'tfuder lease system shall be equal ,to "and the same as the capital valiio computecfon the basis that, the annual'.; rental represents five per cent on tiie amo ( unt ,of such capital value. The suggestion was approved of by tbe Board. Mr T. Taylot, the selector of deferred payment seotion 121, Block- XIV, Mangaone, wrote objecting to tho upset for the land which he wishes to acquire adjoining hie section, also stating that danvtge has been/done to bis land by the ruilway department and...ciaiming compensation forHbe same. It was resolved to inform/ liira tha.t;;th'ii price cannot be altered,' and. that bo mußt apply to the Pubho.Works.'Department for compensation,!' stated the present.position of Sir 0 Phillips' claim for laud under the (forest Trees Planting Encouragement Act. Proposals yvere submilled by tbe Commissioner fo^, the, disposing of unsold.smallrlotsJitrbad junctions and iu the Mangaone; Bjock. -Mr 'Reeaa moved that- the . Commissioner A instructed-, vto-%ve them- ."cqt, ' tip and offered oa tbe Village Homer. Special.Settlement plan. Carried; v The ■Board resolved to fix'the date.,of: sale for the land in the Otairi and Maungakaretu Blocks/about, to be 'offend as follows; Deferred paymontapplication .November l r 1887, perpetual jease tenders, November 8," 1887.1 small* run b at Auction atj'Wanganui in NofvemW, Village jistlement at auction .at .Wellington on ; 'Npvembe i 1 10. • Jt 'wsi alsp i-esol ved -to ij&aer fc r tb o usual adbtsomcute in tb.Q Wellington ' and Wesi 06aBt papers, and-' tjbef • ftissioner .was... given' power,"ift.jßakc any : nece#sary alterations, or postpone the dates of oalesj : it''necessary:■ sectious were.fiited iwfollowa payment sections- not.'till afte'r : four twc| years. • Ap iappliciHioifcwftas revived., from Mr 220 acres of Crown Land o« _t lioVWiiohiiie. River, audit- mz resolved ' Bunny's motion; sanded. berbert th'at a' survey. W madei clz-tbe t whole area as sooii as possible'; ' : 'Mf! B. Budden wrote complaining /JtMibe Official Assignee, was about r to -sell i;bis wife's perpetual: lease- on account of his being a bankrupt .It was resolved that 1 ' tbß;:B<l!ard'4• power to interfere iii the^matfcerV: meeting' then

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