H.B. LAND BOARD.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 276, 10 November 1911, Page 6

H.B. LAND BOARD.

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Tiu* lucetitig was in the (•«>- v••> nmci'.t Bu.bling*. Napier. this '»»■» ng 1" ~ I.’ Mr ( . R. Prilira H **•■•■>•:**••■ n- , <>f i rown Lan<l*> in t’ ■ diau, Me-.>. (;. o Wright and R. M. TRANSIT RS. T’>..' folio v mg w.-’-r approved ; .J. E. •■•• I !■ H. Loft. sc<t;i»n l. block 15. No s.-.-.oiHi S.D. : F. J. Harris to F. ‘»!r Nutt, section 7. block 7. Ruataniwha. Forest Cale; G. S. Little tn A. Sehicrnir." ami L. T. Bernard. *<•<■ linns 1. •.*. ami bio- k •> and 7. Mo: 1 S.!>. ; G. E. I.ittle In A. S< hi'Tninc ami L. T. Bnrtiard. s.-.-tinn IS. I.lock 3. Morn SIC; E. V. Ta.v l >r to H. B. Taylor, ser-1 :<»n 7. bb-ok 11. (Ipotiki. (lydebanri ' <-t r lenient : O. C. Dob«on to W. G. Dob.on. *<■<• tion .‘l3. lii >< !•; :o. Norsr-wood. Ran-, rnati settlement. APPLII ATION TO A< FREEHOLD. The following applir at :<>::* to .!■•■ qmre freehold were granted ■_ A. Sthirrnitig and 1.. T. Ihirmrd. -iction I. 5. .”i ami I*. '■> >■ k- .5 and *. Mota. S.D.

A. Schierning and L. T. Bnrtiard. s-ction IS. block 3. Motn, S.D. RANGER S REPORT. The Crown Ranger rep. rtt <i a« follows in the undermentioned s-trle- ’; meats : • Ruahim' Special Settlement. Tin re are two selectors living on the j holdings, and four residing at a *hort 1 > distance from them. The total popu latioa is 16: stock I<H2. of which fo.->ir are sheep. The required improvements amount to £5113 lo -. and ■ those effected are estimated at 1 £»>•*> I -I 5 i Forest Gate Settlement.-- There arc 2S occupied section? with 26 si lectors. The population total- 123, . and the number of stock is 15.923. ; i 15.260 of which are sheep. The value of improvements amount to £2<>.112 it I. as against £s'>so 156 required | liy law. Lindsay Settlement. -The* number <>-f occupied sections is 66. Total population 263. Number of ?tock of which 17.562 are sheep. The improvements effected are valued, at £3h.6l t 9 I. while those required by law amount to £16.193. i ! Waiapu County.—There are , holdings in the settlement, and 2n people residing thereon. Nine had Been defaulted on account of non-re-

sidence. The improvements required amount to £ls.9fM 15. and those effected are valued at £7-1.-171 15 -. PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS Messrs. J. Faulknor and W. Millet tenants in Rokai block, block 15. Norsewood. S.D.. applied to the Board for assistance, as they were placed under great disadvantages through the non-construction of roads. It was evident that they, with other settlers in the same district, lived under very unfavourable conditions. Mr. Wright moved that the ranger report on the matter, ami that the consideration of assistance be postponed. Mr. F. Nugent's explanation .1 * to non-ttsiih nrr on section IL block I". Matapim. was accepted as satisfactory.

”r. I. M. SitTi|»- -n w«ot • .>• [ Iving for exemption from personal residence on section s ,blink 16, Norsewood. Rauinati settlement. Leave of absence granted for twelve months.

<«. W. Manin applied to surrender section 29, blo« k 5, Turangantii. Te Arai settlement. Surrender accepted and section to he offered for *eketion.

K. C. Wuson applied to lease sec linn 2. Id.H k 3. Hangaroa. dation reserve. Granted.

L M. Mont-kion applied for lease -«f Mangapoike. *eetion I. fob acres -2 ron<ls 1 ! per.-ip *. for a t'Tin of ihree y -ir., -aith right of renewal. < framed.

ft. Gilmour applied for exemption from personal residem e on section '3. Llo,-k 11. Nor-v-wood. Granted.