LAND BOARD.

Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 23, 27 July 1893, Page 3

LAND BOARD.

The monthly meeting of tho Board was held to-day . Present— Tho Commissioner (Jfr. J. 11. Baker), Messrs A. W. Hogj, M H 11.. F Pnani. W. A. Fitzherbert, and T. W. Fisher. Thomas Benton, jun , of Featherston. interviewed the Board in referenco to tho transfer of sections Bfi and 87, block 16, Mangaone, a small graziug run, which he said he had taken up in ignorance of the condit.on requiring that he should resido on the lund. Tlio Board reserved iis decision until 2 o'clock, when it was decided to further postpone the matter for a month. Mr. E. B Bronn, solicitor, applied on behalf of J. Doole lo transfer his S"Ctions at ; 'liriraukawa to R. Badde'ey. Ihoapplica- 1 tion was granted, and it "was decided to i accept a statutory declaration from the i lessee as to tho value of his improvements. i IV. TV. M'CartMa iraifod on the Hoard, and oftprcd to give a«cesa through hia son's pro- , peity to a totara reserve belonging to the ( Board at Mangahao, on condition that lie > was allowed to take up the land when tlio c timber had been token off. Mr. M'Cardle ■ was asked to put his offer into writing, and , was informed that it wouM be dealt with at ( the ne\t meeting of tbo I'oa'-d Tho following applications for land were : approved :— ft. Stone, ,f. Hall, J. Dompsov, J. Lecney, W. Monsey, and H. Somorvil'le , (Tutaeknru), E. Muwby nnd |{. Gould (Mako- • tukn). 1{ Gould was allowed to include tho names of his two sous iv his application for land at Mukotuku, pi o\ tiled pioper declarations are sent in. The Commissioner ropui ted ha\inß held a i ballot amongst tlio members of tho Hunter- ' ville Farm Hoinestea't Association No. 3, and it was resolved lo forfeit tbo interests of thoso selectors who had Lot complied with the regulations. Tho Commisfioner also reported that he bad sold 40 town sections of j-.icio each in the township of Pohungina for j&iO, the " prices ranging from £7 10s to each section. He hud also disposed of 27 suburban sections, of four to 30 acres, for JEIGI9 2s Gil, the puoes ranging from i! 22 100 to XL' 1 per section, O. S. C'hiibliaus-on was granted till Ist Januaiy, ISM, to t.iko up his residenco on - Ins Mtlatjc homeoteud section, M.akino. The les-ee of Small Kun No. 11, Te Parapara block, applied for a refund of the monejs paid by him, as his leaso had not been ishiied The application was refused, and the lessee's interest forfeited for noncompliance with tlio conditions of tho Aot. W. Fulchcr was granted 12 mouths in which to do the improvements on his section at Makuri. The Commissioner was authorised to decide as to the best site for a cemetery at Mangahao. It was resolved to Brant T. H. Walker's application to transfer his section to J. ~ Harding if he can get a snrvcyor to certify as to certain improvements. An application by W. H. Mountfield to transfer his section at Makuri to J. Malier was declined, and the section was declared forfeited for non-compliance with the conditions of the Act, the section to be weighted with the C"tim ited value of the improvements. The adjourned application in regard to the tran-fer of E. Kirk's interest in section 32, block 1, Mangaone, to S. Dawsdli, came befote tlio Board, and it was resolved to refuse tho transfer to Mr. Dawson, and approve of the one to Mr. Hi^gins, provided Mr Kirk cxecntes a declaration under Fcction 117 of tho Act. Mr. Higgins was _ directed to effect the deficient improvements within the next six months.