LAND BOARD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3064, 27 April 1917, Page 8

LAND BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING The monthly meeting of tho Land Board was held yesterday, Sir. G. H. M. M'Clure (Commissioner of Crown -Lands) presiding. There were also present: Messrs. J. Dnwson, J. H. T. EllingKam, and C. M'lntyre. lne following application foj , land for cneh wore approved:— Section 17, Block IV, Kaitiektt S.D., 6 "acres 0 rood 3 6 perches, D.P., James William Tngley; price, .£222. Section 18, Block IV, Kaitieke S.D., 6 acres 0 roods 12 perches, D.P., Albert E. Grogan: price, £251. Section 19, Block IV, Kaitieke S.D.; 6 acres 0 roods 7 perches,' D.P., Manon Neumann; price, .£2lB. Section 20, Block IV, Kaitieko S.D., G acres 0 roods 37 ; perches, D.P., James A. Colledfte; price, .£2OO. Section 8, Suburbs of Eaurimu, 10 acres 0 roods 18 perches, D.P., John Connors; price, .£320. Section 2, ■ Suburbs t)f Eaurimu, 9 acres 0 roods IS perches, D.P., Francis J. Karam; price, i>3oo. : Permits to Occupy. Permits to occupy land from year to year were granted as follow:—Sections I,A 3, i, 5, 6, ?, 8 Block XVIII, Horopito West Township, 9 acres 1 rood 15 perches, temporary permit. Sections 1, 2, 3; i, 5, 6, Block XVI,. Horopito .West Township,' 7 acres, temporary permit, Thomas Butler; annual rent £2. Block XVI, Hanganui S.D., 258 acres, temporary permit (a yoars), Thomas BtrtV; annual rent, £5. Section i, Bartholoj mew Settlement, 29 a«res 3 roods 37 perches, temporary permit, Department of Agriculture; annnal rent, ,£llO os. 2d. Section 58 Livingstone Township, 3 roods 29 peroLes, temporary permit, W. I. Jjamee; ntnual rent, 15s. Discharged Soldiers' Settlement. The following applications under the IJiscnargod rioldiers' Settlement Act were approved :—Section. 1, Tiraumea Settlement, 400 acres. EX., James DiDoan: annual rent, £W. Section 15, Tiraumoa Settlement, 463 acres,. K.L., Keginald W. Rcbbell; annual rent, J2208 "e. Seotion H, Jtnkowai fcettiement, 50 acres 2 roods 16 perches, K.L., William G. M'Clure • annual rent MM 17s. 6d. Section 3, Block IX, Whinnaki S.D., 980 acres, E.L., James Hunter; annual rent .£B3 12s. Section 1 Block 11, Whirinaki S.D., 505 a poo% t." ames I" Coats;annual ront, S 16a - So ?, tloli *' B,ock XIV « Betaruke 1626 acres, K.L., B. J. Simpson; annual rent .£lO5 16s. Section 3, Greystoko bcttletnont, /I aoros 0 roods 16 perefcss. h..h., Ueorge H. Arurch; annual rent, fc. Section 56, Block X, Hunua S.D. 120 acres, Bichard L. Jones; anl nnal rent £16 1.165. Section U, Tiraumea Settlement, 3a7 acres 2 roods, EX., Chas ii*. Vjlitton.

' v Transfers. The following transfers were approved: -Section 48, Block % Pukookahu 8.D., 250 acres, AV. Searlo to J. Doolo, jun Section HO Blook VII, Raetibi Township; 1 rood; E. 0. West to E. I. Jetersen. Section 2, Block IV, Hunua S.D 531 acres 3 roods; E. Grant to 0. ft JespMi. Section 81, Block VIII, Mokotuku S.D., 3 acres; G. H. Jackson to B. L. Jrartin. Section 42, Block X, Mangahao S.D., 57 acres; J: Beron .to J. T. Baron. Section 36, Block XVIII, Itangahao S.D., 200 acres; H. Dillingham and A. AV. Small to A. W. Small. Section *, Block' 111, Mangahno S.D., 1075 acres 3 -roods; A. Caines to .L. Strachan. Section 10, Blook 111, Makuri, 622 acres; ,1. and AV. Halliday to ,T. B. Hull. Section .26, Block IV, Tararua S.D., 200 acres; 'H..Guy to P. Martin.

Applications for Fee Simple. Applications for , f eo simplo were approved as follow:—Section.*, Block X\T, Apiti S.D., 200 acres; Arthur Brookimr. Section 8, Block IV, Piiketoi. S.D., "00 acres; AV. T. Terry. Section 5, Block XIV, Ngamntea S.D., 1241 acres 13.G perolips.; R. Baddeley. Section 17, Block XV, Manganui S.D., G3.1 acres; John Sander?. Section 13. Blopk 111, Hautapu, SO acres; Charles TonV. Miscellaneous. It was resolved, in terms of Section 8 (5) of the Public-Bodies'Louses-Act, 1008, to let Section 325, Foxton Suburbs, to E. AValkor for a term of 21 years, from May 1 next, with perpetual rights of rejiewal. Rent for first term to be £& p'er acre. \ Mr. Walker's offer to dear the 'section , of weeds for tho sum of *620 to bo accepted. It was .resolved that on the expiry of the present lease of Section 1, Block I, Otthango (1 rood, Crown lands), a lease for five years will be issued to tho lessee, at a rental of .£3 per annum. . J. A. Chesham wrote asking that payment of rent for the broken'period from August 8, 1915 to December 31, 1915 (£47 2s. 7d.) on his son's Section 9, Block IV, Momahaki, be allowed to stand over whilst 'the latter is on active service.— Approved. Thomas Kennedy applied for an area of about 36} acres of Crown land to the south of his freehold Section 3, Block XIII, - Haiirangi S.D .—lt was resolved that he be allowed to purchase it as aecond-class land, under Section 131 of 'The Land Act, 1908, at the price of .£35. A letter was received from Hr. Gould on hehalf of Mr. JfCready asking- for permission to dispose of the buildings on Seotion 2, Block IV, Kangataua Township.—lt was resolved in the circumstances to grant the required permission, subject to Mr. M'Cready paying to .the Crown the amount of arrears of rent and cost of Te-ofteriiig, amounting to £6 lGs. . - ■ ' .. Victor Shore, occupier of Section 17, Block XII, Kaitieke S.D., applied for adjoinng Section li; Block XII, Kaitieke S.D., 192 acres.—lt was resolved ;to recommend that he be allowed to seleot it under Section 14 of The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, at a price to be filed by the ranger. A'request was received from the Secretary of Agriculture that steps be taken to lease Section 1, Block 11, Karioi S.D., 374 acres, temporarily from year to year. —It was resolved to grant Mr. AV.' Stephens a lease under Section 130 of the Lnnd Act; at a rental of .£BO a year.

E. R. Beotett applied to purchase or lease on a long tenure Sections 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 28, 29, 30, 32, Marshall VillageJ—lt wns resolyed to offer for cask by public auction at upset prices based on ranger's valuation. •■ ". ' The Commissioner submitted plan of subdivision of Ifangatainolca J. No! t !F., part 3 and A, Mangaone S.D.—Tt was resolved to authorise the Commissioner to. dispose of Sections 3+ and 35, about G5 acres each, linder Section i, of the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act, 1915, at prices to be fixed, and to retain Sections 3G and .37. about 133 acrea 3 roods 32 perches, with the view of allotting them (x> Lieut. Collins, the present oora'pier, who is at present on active service.