DISTRICT LANDS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10087, 28 September 1918, Page 9

DISTRICT LANDS

WELLINGTON BOARD MEETS DETAILS OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED. The monthly meeting of the Wellington District Land Board was continued yesterday, Mr G. H. M. McClure (Commissioner of Crown Lands) presiding. APPLICATIONS FOR LAND. The following applications for land (Vera approped: section 28, Mawaihakona township, 3 roods '22 perches, cash, J. J. Moore, price £13l»; section 10, block 2, Whirmaki S.D., 1110 acres, R.L., Oswald B. Bartrum, annual rent, .£74 18s' 6d; section '2, block o, Whirinaki S.D.. Hl3 acres 2 roods, R.L., C. H. Hellawell, annual i-qrtt £6B 17s; Lot 1 of 8, Fairfield settlement, 56a lr 18p, R.L., George Ross, annual rent £37 Is 6d; , lot 2, of 8, Fairfield settlement, 74a 3r 28p, RIL., T. S. Manson, annual rent £53 6s 6d; lot 2of 11, Makowai settlement, 36a Or 9p, R.L., H. V. Remnant, annual rent £7B 6s; section 27, Makowai settlement, 79a 2r sp, R.L., Stanley Quinlan, annual rent £164 14s; section 28, Makowai settlement, 108 acres, R.L., M. P. Meeham, annual rent £l6O 4s; section 1, Muhunoa settlement, 49a 3r 30p, R.L., Guy Marriott, annual ,rent, .£122; lot 4 of 18, block 4, Kairanga S.D., 97 acres 3 roods, R.L., Allan F. McKenzie, annual rent £llO 15s; building instalment £35 ; 7s; section 53, block 9, Mangaone S.D., 98a lr 3p, R.L., H. D. Wright, annual rent £lll, annual building instalment £4O 8s; section 2, Muhunoa settlement, 49a 3r Op, E.L., B. R. Butt, annual rent £122: section 26. Makowai settlement, 96a 'Or 13p, R.L., Joseph Larlrin, annual rent £lsl 3s, annual building instalment .£l7 5s Bd. TRANSFERS. The following transfers were approved:—Section 116 (lot 1), Palmerston North, 23 perches, W. C. A. Dimock to F. E. Henselmann; section 8 (lot 10), block 14, Mangahao S.D., 16a 2r 16p, T..C. Cole to E. B. Oliver; section 6,- block 13,Levin Township, 1 rood, P. L. ; Arcus. to H. W. Bear; section 29, K Horowhenua V.S., 5 acreSj J. Follett to H. Leger; section 10, block 8, Makotuku, 200 acres, A. S. Merson and J. Crowe; section 10a, block 13, Makotnku, 2a 2r Op, A. S. Merson and J. Crowe; section 11, block 5, Karioi S.D., 200 acres, A. S. Merson and J. Crowe; section 259, Raotihi Township, 1 acre, H. Jenkins to E-. Brown; section 1, block 9, Makotuku, 160 acres, S. H. Gould to T. Sion (subject to no remission of rent if' transferee called up); section Hi block 9, Tarara, 400; acres,: ;W. K.-'Syke4,.toL.''S.' r ßurlingj section 18a, block 8, Mount Cerberus, 304 acres, John Buroh to Denis Buckley; section 47, town of Newman, 4a Or 323 p, B. St. C. Syme to John Cooper. SUB-LEASES. Sub-leases were dealt with as under: Sections 1 and 7a, block 7, Mikimiki S.D., 960 and 582 acres, J. C. J. Bwington to N. H. McLachlan.—ReFused. ,Section. : .103,., v Eorofeoro V.S*, la 3r 2p," Publico Trustee-testate of P. Brown) to !/. T. Rowley.—Approved. Section 26, block 4, Apiti S.D., 200 acres. T. McClenaghan to W. G. Delhi and T. Elliott Approved. Sections 7 and 29b, block 10, Mount Cerberus, 100 a 3r 24p, and 200 acres, P. Waldmann to F. E. Freeman.—Approved subject to no remission of rent if transferee is called up for military service. APPLICATIONS FOR FEE ..SIMPLE, . Applications for fee simple , were, approved, as under: — Section 6, blook 10, Obinewairua S.D. 357 a 2r OOp, N. R, and J. A. Jacobson. Section 7, block 15, Ohinewairua S.D., 2333 acres, Mrs G. A. Fannin. Seotion 4, block 7, RoEaruke S.D., 1185 acres, T Gay nor. CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS. L. W. Fletcher applied for permission to subdivide section 49, Heatherlea settlement (24a 2r 23p) and transfer a portion, about 10 acres, to Mrs H. E. B. Taylor, wife of the lessee of the adjoining section 50.—Refused. Tht Patea County Council asked permission to expend some of the thirds at present in hand from section 24, block 6, Nukumaru S.D., on repairs to a stock bridge giving access to the Lower Waitotara Valley road.—Approved. S.'H. Rasmußsen, who on June 29th last intimated his acceptance of a renewal lease of Education reserve section 30a, blocks 11 and 14, Mangaone 18 acres at a rental of £73 10s per annum, wrote asking that the mattei be reopened and the rent fixed by arbitration.—Refused. The Under-Secretarv forwarded a copy of a memorandum received from the Solicitor-General as to aggregation, in its relation to Education reserves.— Received. t The Under-Secretary wrote with legard to the proposed constitution of the Maungaroa special roading district, as recommended bv the board at its last meeting, and stated it is not clear that the roads are in an incomplete Btate; and that special roading moneys may not be used lor repairs.—It was decided to rescind the board's resolution of August 29th. 1918, constituting the special road district. The Kaitieke Countv Council forwarded a petition from the selectors of 29 sections, extending from near Raurimu out' "to the Wanganui river, asking that their sections be constituted a special roading district.—Refused.

J. B. Smith. Crown Lands Ranger, reported on the application of the selectors of sections 1, 8. 9 and 11,' block 9, Kaiteke S.D.. that their holdings be constituted a sDccial roading district—Refused.

The following proposal for the expenditure of accrued thirds was approved in terms of the rancor's recommendation, Akitio County Council, £B6 4s Id. 0. W. Mexted asked for exemption from residenco nn section 140, block 3, Mangahno S.D.. until after the ballots have been taken for Class D.— Position to be considered after November 29th nest.