LAND BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 496, 1 May 1909, Page 15

LAND BOARD.

" A. meeting of tho Land Board was held at the District Land and Survey Office on Thursday;; when there' wero present: Mr. Jas.: Mackenzie .(Commissioner of Crown; Lands), in-'the-chair; nnd : Messrs; A. .Reese,. Jos. Dawson, 1 and C. ,T. Canton. -7 .- The; following applications, . for land were dealt with:—' :7. : - : ,: ' ■ : With reference to the 'application by- Mr.'A. Jones to transfer Section 6a,/Block II,: Mount Cerberus; (98:acrfts),: to:.Mr. T. A. Yeoman, a further, report was received from, the Crown Lands Ranger, and it wqfs resolved 1 to allow, the transfer to proceed. -77 ) ■ Mr. Jas. Loney: applied. >to. transfer 'Section 25,'Block,V,'Mount.Cerberus (200: acres), to Mr. Ai _A.'-'Hutching. L Mr. Hutching, being at.present; the lessee, of -.'two other lekses which do : not^adjoin,> the board'was'unable to approve the'application;..... .; With reference to . the 'proposed : transfer , of Section 5,- Block 111, Waipakura (1135 acres), from ; P. V.'B.'Cameron to, Mr. T. JO. JlacLcan, it .was'. resolved;'to i approve the transfor. . ; Mr.iE, G.. : Leach,applied.t'o transfer Section 10, Block XI;: Puketoi ;(200. acres), to. Mr.-'.Ed-,ward Jewitt. ' , It-wus, resolved that as' Mr.' Jcwitt appears to bo 'the same person who already holds ;two, leased which'do not adjoin this section,", he is \ not elijiblei. as a transferee, i : With -reference-.-'to ..th«; amplication -by Mr. C. L. Bankart to. be allowed to'eiehange some of. the trees on his"Section 14, Block X, Ranga.equivalent iquantity of cut -timber for "building purposes, it was resolved ■that as the:, timber" on the section is valued at ss. he may exchange it for. sawn'timber te'.that value, :subject ' to. tho. exchange being effected .to,, the satisfaction of :Mr. Ammunson, timber expert, on whoso certificate that everything is in ;'order tho' matter will be efFeoted, ;and: tho : :iE22 :Ss." 'will .thin : be' paid • to the Receiver of Land Revenue to .be used as rental as the .half-yearly 'payments - fall due in the usual manner. '" 7 -" ~' -. . ■y With, reference .to the'- disposal of portion of .Stcnoni ; V.S.-, --.south'of' the stream,;;containing .3-1 acres-more or. less, Mr. 1 S. Stent ; applied - to V have. it ./allotted to ■ hini :Without:'edmpotitidn,;'in,'terms of .Section 203 (3. and 4) of the Land. Act,'.l9oß, and-Mt was resolved to approve' the - request;- and fix the price at" iES 2s;'Gd. ;per acre., If timber on secitjen is sold," one half to, be' paid to Receiver #f Land Revenue. • : '• Mr. A. T.' Smith,; lessee o£ Section 50,: Block I,- Mangaono (Hukanui V.S.J;' 37- acres 0 roods 23 :;porches,' applied; to be allowed to reside' on ;tl>'e-:adjoining . railway '.reserve. . • This 1 was •cjrrccd to. • .. • . , -V. H. : White and W.-E. Anderson applied •:»?. Lots .13' ' and 14);, Langdalo. Township (10 It.- .was , .resolved to recommend that , a .-temporary licenso to occupy the sections from' yearvto year he; granted; to :Mr.'"I l . H.: White 'at;tho',; present ;aniiual rental, 1 subject to. throe months .'notice, a. right-of-way to be reserved •.throughlSections 13. andM;for. the useiof tEe lessee adjoining Section 3, Block 111 Kewa. . ' ■ • - ; ?■ .^Vhitei,:'.lessee; of, Sections. 9 and 10, J.angdale Township (10 acres), applied to forfeit ,in favour of his brother, P. H.. White. It wasj-esolved -to approve'of."his. interest-be-lng forfeited ■-accordingly, : to" .recommend that when the, allotment reverts to the.. Crown it be.a]l6tted to Mr. IV H. White without competitioa -at .the' present- annual -rent,' under n> * ® °fjtne Land, for' Settlments" Act, Other; business was also dealt' with.- ' '