CROWN LANDS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 76, 22 December 1917, Page 14

CROWN LANDS

MEETING OF 'WELLINGTON BOARD

The Wellington Land Board met on Thursday. Mr. G. M'Clure (Commissioner) presided. Applications for Land. Applications for land wcro approved as follow: — Sections 41 and 42, Block VIII, sections 50. 51, and 55, Block IX, town of Makuri (all 2 acres 12 porches), C. M'Closkey, £39 cash. Section 112, Block XVI, town of Makuri, 2 roods 20 perches, Walter l'arkor, £17 cash. Sections 10, 11, 13, G", town of Livinston, 8 acres 16 porches, W. J. Eames, £132 cash. Sections 3, 5, G, suburbs of Piriaka, 115 acres 2 roods 5 porches, AY. J. Price, £78 cash. V Sections 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 28, 29, [ 30, 32, village of Marshall, 12 acres 3 roods 10 perches, Reginald E. Beckott, £139 cash. > Section 54, Block XII, Mount Cerberus S.D., 50 acres, H. T. Ellingham, ■C9O Lot 1 of 3, Block VIU, Kailieko S.D., 93 acres 19 porchcs, 0.E.1'., Albert M. A. Millynn. annual rent £16 3s. Section-9, Block I, Nukuniaru 5.1)., 1 aero 2 roods 35 perches, O R.P., Edward Leahy, annual rent £1 10s. Section 61, Block XIV, Ohinewairua S.D., i acres 3 roods, miscellaneous license, E. S. Arrowsmith, annual rent £15. Sections 222, 223, 225, £26, suburbs of Ractihi, 1 acre 3 roods 3 porches, temporary permit, David Bates, 17s. 6d. per month. Section .31, suburbs of Ohakune, 10 acres 28 perches, temporary permit, Ohakune Agricultural and Pastoral Association, annual rent £3. Part 3 and 4, Block VII, Makotiiku S.D., 75 acres, temporary permit, Tirntu Sawmilling Company, annual rent £18 15s Part 1 Section 39, Block VIII, , Belmont S.D., 56 acres 2 roods, temporary permit, Louis Anderson, annual rent £17. I Section 3, 'Fairfield Settlement, 169 abres 8 perches, renowablo lease, Cecil John Shaw, annual rent £164 ss. Section 6, Block 11, AVhirinaki 5.1)., 499 acres, renowablo lease, Frederick Bottjeman, annual rent £30. Transfers Approved. Section 22, Block IV, Hautapu S.D., 15 acres 20 porches, H. Gibbons, administrator in estate of 11. Barnes, to R. B. Totman. Section 72, Horowlienua E.V.S., 60 .teres 3 roods 39 perches, AV. Greenfield to S. Smith and R. T. Smith. Sections 3 and 4, Block' VI, Tiffin S.D., 218 acres >5 roods 35 porches, Ml J. -O'Brien to F. Daysh. Section 8, Block XIV, Oroua S.D. 30 acres 1 rood 27 perches, AY. Beatsoi to AV. 6. Shannon. ' Section 2, Block VII, _ Raugataun Township, Public Trustee in estate ol AV. Early to Louise Early. Section 12, Block V, Aolmnga S.D. : 150 acres, F. AV. Wood to Mrs. 31. O, Millar. „ Section 13, Block A r , Aohanga S.D. 153 acres, F. AV. AVood to Mrs. M. 0 Millar. Sub-Leases. Section 2, Block XI, Kaitawa S.D. ; 522 acres, Philip Hooper to G. Bultngs —Approved. Section 2, Block VII, Hunua S.D, 845 acros, 11. F. Paul to H. A. Scott ■—Approved, subject to the compulsorj purchasing elauso being deleted. Tho following local bodies submittec proposals for expenditure of accrue* thirds:—AVaimarino County Council £1389 13s. Id.; Kaitieke County Conncil, £615 3s. sd. Both proposals wer< approved. * _

. Miscellaneous. A report was received from the ranger on S.G.R. 51, Block X, Rewa 5.D., 1365 acres.' It was resolved to advise the lessee that it has been dccided not to offer him a renewal or his lease at present, but his position in. the matter will not be prejudiced by any delay in further dealing with the matter;— Approved. ■: Mrs. H. Merry applied to r-urrenaer 40 acres, included in her permit to occupy Crown lands in Block All and XVI. Kaitieke.—lt was resolved to accept the surrender as oil December Jl, 1917, and to allow Mrs. Merry to remain in occupation of the remaining area included in.the permit, of bi acres, rental to be adjusted I? commissioner.— Approved. . The Commissioner submitted a plan of Pukenamu settlement and valuations. It was resolyed to approve tno scheme of subdivision into threo sections of 75, 74, and 73 acres, and ot their being offered on special tenures under Section 4 of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, at capital values, based on surveyor s valuation.— Recommended for the approval of the Minister. . • f The Public Trustee in the "state ot T. Lauren son. deceased, applied for an extension of the sublease of Section IX, Block X, Ohinewairua S.D., 10 J. ItBanks, for a term of one year.—ApApplication for Fee Simple.—Section 6. Block XIV, Manganui S.D., 200 acres, CI. W. G. Goanell-Approved. The commissioner advised the board that Part 2 of Section 375, Block V, Wairoa, 20 acres, recently surveyed, has now been proclaimed as >et apart under the Discharged Soldiers _ Settlement Act, 1915. The question of price was considered, and it was resolved to fix the capital value at £<UU. Mr. W. J. Welch, chairman of the Masterton County Council, and Mr. W. Fisher, chairman of the Masterton Hospital Committee, waited on tne board as a deputation from these ■ bodies, with regard to proposals re Waipoua River protection works—it was resolved to inspect the works. Mr. J. Bentley wrote, surrendering his interest in temporary granting permit over Lot 1, Hall-Jones Settlement, about 20J- acres, and Messrs. A. 0. Kaye and G. Weir applied for a permit to occupy same area.—lt was resolved to accept Mr. Bentley s surrender as on January 2, and to grant Messrs. Kayo and Weir a permit to occupy said area and cottage thereon at a rent of £9 ss. per month, subject to determination at any timo cn one month's notice in the event cv the whole or any portion bemg required ror other purposes. , The commissioner having reported that tlie survey of small lots at \\ ade s Landing had been completed.-It was resolvwl to proclaini as set apart tor disposal under Section 4 of "lie Discharged Soldiers Settlement Art, all tn" small lots disposed of to dtscnarged soldiers in Block XI, Retarulto S.D., which havo not been already pioclamied, and to adopt the values recommended by the ranger. It yas farther resolved to retain Section |.J, Block XI. Relaruke S.D., for the use ' of. the Public Works Department. The question of ro-olfcring sections in Hawfcrey and Wilford Settlements recently withdrawn from sale wfts considered—lt was Tesolvcd to re-ofler tor cash and deferred payments by public auction at recent upset prices the withdrawn sections in these settlements wliicli were recently offered on these tenures, and also to re-offer on renewable lease at former rentals the sections in Wilford Settlement lately withdrawn, and formerly offered an renewable lease. Mr. Harry A. Hiugs applied f(.r bection 14. Block VI, Hunua S.D., G acres 22 perches—lt was resolved to reconimond that he bo allowed to '.elect it 1 under ■ Section' 14 of the Land Laws

Amendment. Act, 1912, for casii or 0.R.P.. at the price of £40. Mr. J. A. Body applied for Scction 66, Manunui.V.S., 1 acre 12 ptrclies. —Ii was resolved to rescind the board s resolution of October 25, 1917, and to ' rceoinmond that Mr. Body i:e allowed to select Section (56, under Section 14 of the 'Laud Laws Amendment Act, 1912. at a capital value of £40, weighted with £2 for improvements. The question of re-offering the milling timber on mi area of about 5G.> acres of Crown land in Blocks IV and Villi Kaiti, east of railway, »ras considered. —It was resolved to oifor this timber in one lot 'by public auction, at an upset pricc based oil royalties, as follow, subject to such terms and conditions as the commissioner may see lit to impose:—Matai, 35.; rirnu and miro, 25.; khikatea. Is. per 100 superficial feet. .... "With reference to notice of determination given to Mr. E. T. Clark of iiis licence tn occupy Section 121, Block XIV, Belmont, Epuni Hamlet—lt i was resolved to allow him to remain in I occupation temporarily after .January 1. 1.918, at the rent hitherto paid, sub- , ject to termination at any time.