Wellington Land Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3189, 26 April 1889, Page 2

Wellington Land Board.

A meeting of the Board was held yesterday.' Present— Messrs Marchant (Commissioner), Bunny, Macarthur, M.H.E., McCardle, and Fitzherbert, Land sold since \gst meeting, 4482 acres 1 rood 7 perches fer £3714 lis Od. A. J. Rutherford received permission to. complete payments on seotlon 203,' block 12, Mangaone. The following applications to capitalize were approved: A. Shout, section 40, block 5, Mangaone; J. Davoy, section 8, block 5, Makuri, obtain title; ll,j Caselberg, seotiou 63, block 7, Mangabao. The following transfers were approved: Section 27, Levin suburbs, A, J. S. Dews to P. 1 Stuckoy; section 16, Block 11., Ma|iuri; G. V. Ascho to H. Wagafeff. Mr G. F. Hall applied to transfer, seotion 16, block XI, Mangahao, to J. Ayreton, This was agreed to,' but the Board decided by a resolution that in future'' cases of a similar character the Board will decline to approve of such speculative transfers. Subject to'the same rider the following transfers wore' approved; W. Bliss, and I.' Pjrie, .sections 29 and 81, block XI, Mailgahab,'to.vC.j: Watt; J.' section 16j block VII, llangahoo, ? to' Mr; Ayreton. The following' rtSolntionr vroro

■passed:—That a case be stated to the ' Supreme Court, under section.B2 of . the Land Act, 1885, with regard to { the decision of the Board that they . had ho'power todeolare Mr Hull's'" sedtion vested in the Official Assignee, '■"•' Governrneut to appear on;: behalf the Board. That selectors ill; arrear ~ more than one payment be at once • notified that proceedings, will be taken to compel payment after expiry;-; ofbrie month from the date of notice,- [■ That the. reserve ') be : offered on the Tiraumea river adjacent to Whitcombe's estate, Block XII, Mahgabao, under the new Act,, weighted with . the approved cost of survey,: at. a, price v of Lsper.acre : ; small;;, Crown •land,aa , jpift»| section; 85, iJloqk'lX, MahgaUao/fo Mr S. . J; Quick for cash at a valuation to bemade.;That.Governmentbeasked to. ■revoke proclamation with'referencei.'to" leasing section 2, block IX.'Mount'" Cerberus, in'terms of section 148 of the Land Act, 1885; to offer it under • the Act of'lßß7 at 10s per ..acre as second-class land. '....'. That Mr H. Fowler be informed that thirds and fourths must be spent on the roads, soas'tp open up the block for the benefit of the settlers.; That a form: [ of application for transfer. Bimjlaf to that in U6e in Hawke'sßoy be issued. :- That in accordance with the request >- of Mr- A. Martm.the reserve No. 6; '■'■ Block VL, Mangaoiie; be offered, weighted with the: cost of the improvements effected by him.on.the, section. A.sohdduWbf lands disposed ot during the past year was submitted and the meeting adjourned.