LAND BOARD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12095, 12 March 1910, Page 5

LAND BOARD.

(Special to" Herald.)

NAPIER, tliis day. The monthly meeting of the Land Board was held yesterday. The Hawke's 'Bay Education Board asked that tlie Board grant them four acres m block 3, OpoUitama, for the purposes of. a school site.— "-Minister , to be recommended to grant the request. W. H. Jones and- A. Greaves applied for permission to remove riietal from R.L.S. 72, section 5, block 9, Te Arai. — Minister to be recommended to' grant tlie request, subject to a depbsit of £20 being lodged with the Receiver at Gisborne> to Recover cost of surface damage. , i F., J. and C. -W. Crispin asked the ! Board to allow ihem to, exchange their holdings, sections 2 and 4, block 18, Opoiti.— Granted. • Cotterell and' .Humphries, - o,n behalf of D. El. O'Neill, applied for reinstatement of surrendered holding, section 5, block 6, Taramarama. — Granted. ' Frank .Griffiths applied to. be allowed to purchase , buildings . ori section 11, bloOk 12. Patutahi. — Granted. 'G. T.-'-Sef ton applied for reduction of rent on miscellaneous: lease of, block A, Waikohu, on the -ground, of ovei' valuation.—Rental to be reduced from 8s •to 5s per acre. The Waikohu County Council forwarded a scheme for expenditure of thirds. £259 19s lid.— Approved. , T J. Tliomfl.s applied for remission of rent on S.G.R. 89, Moanui, on ground of non-construction of roads. — Refused. A..' F. McLean a.pplied for permission to acquire the freehold, of' O.R.P. 92. section 2, block 16, Motu.— Granted. J. L. Spence, lessee of run No. 41. Hangaroa, applied for a| further period of exemption from residence.— Refused. C. R. Sainsbury applied for exemption fi-oin residence on section 21, block 8. Hangaroa, as lie was living on his own (reelioTd adjoining.— Granted. " T. J. Phillips was granted 12 monthsextension of time m which to comply with the residential conditions of his lease over section 73, Hangaroa village H-: C. Boys' explanation regarding hen-residence" on section 1, block 10, Hangaroa, was accepted as satisfactory. The following amplications ' to transfer were approved: W. McNeill to A. R. Watson, section 2, block 5, L T awa ; R. j Grace was granted permission to sub- j lease lot 2 of section 6, block 15.' Motvi, to John Mason, W. Donovan, and H. Homer. ; - ',* i