MOTURIKA TO BE HELD BY CROWN

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LI, Issue 8107, 5 October 1922, Page 2

MOTURIKA TO BE HELD BY CROWN

HARBOUR BOARD TO br ALLOWED TO TAKE SToJjg

Mailers in connection with Molunki Island were O vOi at yesteni ivA meeting of ihp Harbour Board. The follo W i n ! communication received by Sir Wm, 1 lorries (mm the Hon R H. (Titbrie, M lister of Land'' dated September 18. was road'’ "Referring to the letter dun 23rd, ultimo, addressed !o VOu bv the bon. secretary of the Moi, rt Maungamu Mom mi Board • regard to incor Derating i h l ln nki Island in tee domain, 1 hawto state that there has ‘L J considerable ■_ connection with the rival a^.j i cations of the Donnin Ibartf ami Harbour Hoard with-reference to this Kami, The matte'; has been carefully considered and it j )a ,. been decided to declare tb s area In be Crown Land, to the provisions of the Lind Am I'QOS, and the Public Works R> parment is taking action in tb'idirection pursuant to Section ; m the Pul lie _ Works Amendment Act, IQO9 .At ter toe necessary clamotion has tv'on issued iJjg* CommisHnner ot'CrownLandsan-t the Auckland Land Board will then he in a portion to consider anv application for the right to take stone from the Island- and to grant facilities whereby the' public may use the area, for the purposes of public recreation, subject to sirh conditions as nuy be deemed neccessaiy, I [ lav2 already advised the Domain Board in terms of the aboVf>." Hon W, F. Massey, Prime Minister, also wrote in similar terms and intimated that the Board should place itself in communication with the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland, in regard to the matter. Mr H. M. Sheet, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland, wrote under date September 27; "Referring to your letter of the yth. List, in cnnncc'ion with the . cpmstirn of obtaining stone from, Motunki Islands for works being ■ undertaken by your Board, I have now to inform you that it has been decided to grant your ; Board a license to lake stone'* from the island on'payment of the ; royalty of id perymd, monthly 1 statements to be furnished as ■ regards the quantity of .stone quarried and payments made accordingly. Will you. kindly I furnish me with further pirticu--1 lars as to the location of the quarry in which your Board first - desires to commence operations, 1 together with any other particu- > lars as (o the general manner in'. 1 which the \ Board proposes to conduct the work, so that the, 1 proposals may receive final con- . sideration and approval." Mr Granr moved 1 — That the Board communicate with the Prime Minister and the Minister ’ of Lands, with a request that the ; royalty on stone shall not exceed ’ one half-penny per yard ; also t that Sir Wm. Herries and MrF. F. Hockly. M, P, be asked to f assist in the matter. L Mr McDowell seconded. 1 Mr Southey thought the Gov--1 ernment had already met the • Board in a generous manner. 1 Mr Grant’s motion was put and J carried, Mr Southey dissenting,