SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND BOARD

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 111, 10 May 1919, Page 15

SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND BOARD

A meeting of the South Auckland I Land Board was held yesterday. Present: j Messrs. H. M. Skeet (Commissioner), A. I fi. Harris. .1. G. Rutherford, G. J. Mur- j raj lie Teko). The boundaries of this; Board, since the establishment of the one for .North Auckland, start from about Mercer, and extend to Taumarunui i on the one side, and take in also Rotora.T and Opotiki districts. \ llargareta R. Pettigrew, as administra- i tri.t nf the estate of Claude Pettigrew, , wis permitted to transfer land at Ota- ! rr.ke to Richard fflack and Clifford Harris, her husband having died during tin' epidemic, and left her with two j ci iltlren. W. I. Scaton's application to transfer | tv ("','m!.-s I. Ilugenin. nf To Knit.i, 7211 i acres nt Otannki. pri'e C.'i.nflo. was dp-fp-red. It »as polnled nut that this fir'ti was bought in Mils for €4,3.18.. llr Rui! orfonl mid i? the laml liad gone op '" v.il'.io, the vendor was entitled to th, prnllt, he would have had to stand th. |~.- :■:,,] it declined. The rent i.i; remitted on a section at' Wa:o"ka. it bciiin ,:.,!p,I .;,.,• the holder Wn- k:,Mcd on active service, nnd his br Ihor had not vet ivl'irned from the! fr.nt. ■ i \ n'mrbcr nf applications by dis-j ehargnl soldiers wai granted by the' Board. Var'ous applications by discharged rol■] Aicrs for assistance to purchase land Were ri!~i dealt with. In one case the an-j pliranLV iuiipp was Oerman. but the fact' ilfl'it !ip h •.! Icon on aetivo service was Bel.l sumVcn'. to warrant the granting of tfifl application. Some of the amounts! e-1.-c.l for were fairly big. In one c.i.-e' £10.000 was asked to purchase 2,007 aero- in others. £2.500 for IHB acres,l fßopn for did acres. £o,rW) for 112 arrea,! afc.onn for 2\Ct acres. £2,37.-. for 100 a<-ny<.j A number nf advances were also printed to soldier settlers.