HAWKE'S BAY LAND BOARD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12585, 16 October 1911, Page 5

HAWKE'S BAY LAND BOARD.

An adjourned meeting of the Hawke's Bay Land Board was held at Gisborne 1 this morning; presents-Mr C. R. Pollen (Commissioner of Crown Lands), " ih the chair, "Messrs G. Wright, and ;R.i M.: Burrell. A letter was received from Mr Eustace Lane, apologising for noiy attend.-, ance, and suggesting the Board's meeting at Gisborne be held on Saturday.— The Comriussioner sai<l iherday of meeting had been discussed before, and it "\had been decided to adhere, to the pre-, sfcuit arrangement. He said the, only thulg^hat could, pc done, was, to alter the day ot.the , meeting, to .Tuesday,, and hold the meeting at Gisborne, ' on. the Wednesday.— The letter, was re? The trustees in 'the estate 1 of Maurice. Fitzgerald, applied for an 'adjustment_ of rerit-of Lot-3, Run-46, Uawa, S.D.— Mr Wright suggested that notice of motion X _„otfrat-h© given m such cases where a of the Board was to be reX ylrsed.— The Commissioner did not ' thirikl it advisable to interfere with the old Valuations— Mr Fitzgerald, brother - of deceased, attended, and explained the : position, which was that the widow and [ childr-n had to pay certain rent as an , outcome of .a mistake.— After some disi cusrion the 'Board decided that they . cpuld.>do nothing m the. matter, as any _'. should be. made between the . parties interested m the whole block, . which, the Commissioner pointed out. \ yvas valued as a whole, and not on the , subdivision. , Five applications were received for a '" small section of five acres at the Nga- . tapa settlement, adjoining Mr J. Harri- ' son's section.— Two applications were de- , clined, one on the grounds that the ap- [. plicant already held a section and the other, fln the ground that the applicant could not fill the residence clause. One application was withdrawn— The ballot s . takes place this afternoon *'■-. Mr John D. Burgess applied for^ex- * eruption from personal residence, S.G.R. v 92, Lot 2, Run 26, Hangaroa S.D.— Mr J. Wl Bright appeared on behalf of the ! applicant,, and pointed out that Mr Burgess had; to move nearer a school, on ' .-account ofUiis children- Mr Burgess ; " would be' on the farm most of his time. The nearest school was 18 miles away.— The Commissioner said t ne Board had X. power to \ grarit a two years' exeriiption . , v^Mr Birrel thought it would be a bene-fit-to the country for the children to be educated.— lt was agreed to grant a two years'* A transfer from H. A. Rollinson to J. S. Cooper, section 4, Tiniroto village, was .granted. J t> A transfer from P. Greene to J. P. Martin, R.L;S. 63, section 22, block v., Turanganui S.D., Te Arai settlement, - was granted, the grounds for transfer be- . ing ill-health. ;Mr J. W. Nolan appeared for'Mr Martin. -Tne Crown Lands Ranger reported saJtisjPactorily on • five holdings, subdivi-Bibns'^-^atutahi. The report showed that £116 worth of improvements were required and £829 had been effected^ the area of the holdings .being 16 acrjasj 3 roods and 11 perches." Messrs Henson and Green made application to acquire the freehold of o.r.p. 152, section 5, block vi., Motu S.IX — Granted. -■■■-._'■ ' .'•• 'The" Waiinata Roa(| Board's scheme *for the eipenditure of thirds amouritingl to £33 4s Id was a^prdyed. : ! The. Waikohu County Council's scheme for the -expenditure of thirds and fqurtJis, amounting to' £347 15s Bd, was, ap- • proved. : '" '•_ \ . The Commissioner said a quesbbn had arisen m regard' to run 147. ; The road .had not _eeh completed, arid cbijse- . tquently the thirds had -to be withhfeld until the roads were handed. over. The Councils asked to have the irioney and place it on fixed deposit. The Comiiissioner pointed out that the Board had no, power, m the 1 matter, whjch he cpnsidered was Xi pity 1 . iTbere was £860 lying idle, and not earning anything. — It was suggested that the money Ibe handed over to the Public Works t)e- . pa,rtment or ; • exnenditure.— The matter \yas left m the liands of the Comrriis^ sioner to arrange. The Waikohu County Council m ide Application for permission under' Beet ion . 150 of the Land Act, 1908, 't0 have the recurring annual thirds and fouuths pledged, as interest on the loan raifeed arid expended to give better access! m blocks ix-, xiii. and xiv., Motu, kn& blocks xii. and xv., Moanui S.D. — ) Granted;, v ) . , ';.. '";...; ;. j - It' was; decided ,/to put up to aucuion a reserve of 1 acre 8 perches, Otoko village. . ...i '-.' f Mr Oswald Swarbrick made application, fdi? la Duildirig site, part of section 12 of section 21.,' block 1, Waikohu S.D. —Declined. ! >"•■.■ The Commissioner recommended a re-' due tion of value of improvements on lot' sj> section 82^ Jblock ..%, Waihiata; S.D. ; (jpart Ormond Domain reserve). He explained that this was one of the two . sections that were not, taken up owing to their being loaded , with . improvements. There was. an application for the . , section from' Mr Ne'enan providing the improvements were~vremoved. — It was agreed, to all.p.w, the original tenant to remove the buildings arid deduce the valuation by 'half. ?^Jr G. Stye was the successful applicant for] ;the five acre Section at Ngatapa - jpettlemept. ; .