LAND BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3038, 26 October 1888, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

A- meeting ofthe Land Board was held yesterday.' Messrs Merchant, (commissioner, in the chair), W. A. Fitzherbert, W. W. McCardlo, H. Bunny, and D. H, Macarthur, M.H.R. The ; Commissioner l stated that 65 licenses had been extended from 10 years to Id years up to the present date. Permission .was given to the solecfor of block IX, Pohangina, to complete bis title; The application of 0. Maulboe (section 76 Block Xin, Apiti) and W. Isles (seoim\ 86, Block XVI, Mangahao) to capitalise was approved. A number of. applications io transfer- were granted, The question of price and tenure of land applied for by Mr J. ■Smith was again considered, and it was resolved that the price should he £2 cash. Messrs -Bartholomew and Dunn appliedfor a timber license for 300 acres in the Horowhenua blook. I was decided to set aside 800 acres and grant a tiinber license for three years under the forest regulations, amended io meet the ease, on payment of 8s per acre.' Mr 6. Whitoomb's application; for lease of the reserve .opposite seotion 23, Blook XII, Mangahao, was again considered and it was decided not to reduce the price from £6.per aero. It was deoidedto offer-land appliedfor by Mr B. E, Meredith, under the.Aot of 1887, weighted,with £49 for value of improvements aiid £2O cost of survoy at a price of 6s per acre. It was decided to cancel'the license for sectionOO, Bloek'Xl.'Kppuaranga, and re-offer the land at £$ per acre, weighted with £219 10s, value of improvements. The Pahiaka Eoad Board forwarded.amended proposals for the expenditure of accrued thirds in tho ; Masterton •• Mangahao and Masterton.Hawera,: WoodvilleMangahao and Woodville-Manga-tainok special settlement blocks. With regard to the Mastfirton-Man-gahao, it'-was decided to approve tho proposals, and request the Board to carry them out. The proposals with respect to the other ■ districts were approved.' Mr Macarthur's motion respecting capitalised special settlement thirds was postponed till next meeting,' After some farther'business the meeting adjourned.—N. Z. Times.