CROWN LANDS BOARD

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6965, 14 March 1884, Page 5

CROWN LANDS BOARD

The fortnightly meeting of the Grown lands Hoard took place yesterday. Present.:: Messrs. P., A. Tole (Chief Commissioner, Chairman); B. Tonka, J. Hay, and YV. P. \ Mpa.ti Correspondence*—Letter received from :Uuder>Se,cretar.y pf Crown Lands directing : ,atten>ieu to Government notice declaring;,. certain; lauds to Tie waste lands of Grown. Reserve«. —Buard recommended, that reserves for the; following public purposes be; made in town of Taupe:— Domain, ■municipal. endowments, postal and telegraph;, sphool site, plantation, cemetery, Meclianics' and educational endowments. Following reserves were ordered to be: made :.—lO acres as. cemetery . site at Arapphue,, and. also, reserves for recreation and metal -purposes at .N.lbunt Roakill district;, . V.iKfIADS. Thhovgh. Private Erop.ehty.— The.. Assistant Surveyor-General: reported that lie had no power to take a road through private, property at Malngawai, as applied for by a settler named:'trqunsoni . . , CATTLii dASipisp Ground.—Oil the : applU cation of the Rodney County Council, 100 acres of land at the Hoteo. crossing, Pakiri blocks were ordered to be set apart as a cattle camping ground; EVASION OE DEFERRED PAYMEXT REGULATIONS. —rA.'settler named Mr.. Gcprge.Davis, at Ormoud, drew attention to the evasion of -tiro deferred; pay meet regulations by two: selectors iu the VVamoat district.—lt was resolved that the Land Officer at Gisbprne bp directed to report as to whether the conjijitions were being fulfilled or not. (i.DM; Lease;— Matthew Brothers applied for a gun lease oyer 10,000 acr.es of, land- at P.uheke, at Mangonui, over .<*hich..yh6y. held a depasturing.lease.—Boaril decided, to.grant 'the application at suc.hva. price as nirght be. apprai.ed by the Resident MagUtrite' ; ,at Mabgpuui. ■'-■■ . , ; ■ '■■:, '■■.-.; Applications; ...received .from, certain. Kaikobe settlers, ..asking' that land;.at Puiiaikitre be plToredi.-for. sale;:. The! applicants; werii desired to.;' furpishia.mapjbf land .applied tor. Several, applications'Vfdi'l ! lands received on. fpllQwiDg; blocks: ;Taramara; -;0.f., Omawharo,. Opaheke,. Hokiangai .and Wai'pareira. .. ..,.,.;,,

Crown Lands Raxger's Report.—The Crown Lands Ranger forwarded a report on the homestead se.ectious in the Waikawa block. Thames District Board decided to declare the following selections forfeited, as selectors had failed to comply with the homestead conditions, as to residence and cultivation : Batemau, Foster, and Mears. Blocks kok Disposal.—AssiatantSurvejor General iorwardud a survey made of land at Waihou and Hokianga district, and of the Okaihau block.—ft was decided to offer the land partly on immediate and partly on deferred payments. Miscellaneous.—There was some other routine business transacted of no public interest.