HAWKE'S BAY LAND BOARD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12815, 15 July 1912, Page 5

HAWKE'S BAY LAND BOARD.

The Hawke's Bay Land Board met at 1 Gisborne tliis morning. Preselit : Messrs ;• R. 'T. Sadd (Commissioner of Crown Lands), m the chair, R, M. Birrell, T. Hyd-i arid R. B.'Ross. TRANSFERS. _*_. MacLeod to S. Oarer, r.l.s. 156, sec. 5, block. 11., 88 acres,. Clydebank settlement. — Favorably recommended. Official. Assignee (on behalf of JVSloan) to R. Mclntyre, o.r.p. 209, sec. 2, block XV111.,. 28.5 acres, Nuhafca, North S.D.— Granted. , E. S. A. and J. E. Haisman to J. F. King, o.r.p. 281, sec. 3, bjock IX., 815 acres, Motu. — Granted. 0. Swarbrick to Oi and J. G., S'warbrick, o.r.p. 428, sec. 18, block 1.,' 722 acres, Waikohu. — Mr A. Trevor Coleman appeared m support.— The Commissioner said there must be very, special circumstances to warrant the transfer.— It was decided to suggest that some other arrangement) be made. '-. t > W. o'Regatt to GV W> Willock, l.p. 219, see. 3, block XVI;, Hikurangi, 6400 acres.;— Mr.. Hi Bright appeared m sup r port. — Granted. H. GLC. Rideput, to D. R,. Caldwell, of Wanganui, _.gt,r. 75, run 68, Mamgatu, 1439 acres. — Mr Burnard appeared m • support.— Granted; Fl Bates to T. H. Hamilton, e.r. 181, sec. -55, block IV., Patutahi, 44 acres. — > Mr,.' Burnard appeared m support.—* Granted. T. J. Adair and F. H. Buiscke. to W m - Gardner, o.r.p. 282, sec. 1, block IX., Motu, 1970 acres.— Mr Bright ap- . peared m support, and Mr A. T. Gole'man for Messrs Adair and Buscke.— Mr Bright said it was practically .an exchange of town properties for country .property. — Mr, Ross thought the proposed consideration money m comparison with the value of improvements showed an inflation of value. — Mr Gardner said the property was well worth the amount of consideration offered. — Application granted. \ Mr E. G. Matthews applied for a i transfer of section 1, block 5, Hangaroa, 1075 acres, from J. R. Quinn to W. F. Holworthy. He explained that Mr Quinn had to sell out very much against his wfsh, owing to the health of his family. — The matter was adjouirned for further consideration. SUB-LEASES. » F. Hall, to C. Smith, E.R. 156, part sec. 132, town of Gisborne, also part of same section to F. W. King. Mr G. W. Willock appeared for Mr Hall, and explained 'that the application was m j connection with the large two-storied j building erected on the comer of Glad- j stone road and Peel street. Mr Hall ■ had leased . the ground shops to various j tenants, and the leases were approved by the Auckland School Commissioners. Since then two of the lessees had been allowed to surrender their lea.es> and it Was m respect of these tliat the applications were made. — 'The applications were granted. SUBDIVISION AND TRANSFER. , W. H. Jones to W. G. Jones, L.P.L.S. . 81, part section 27, block 1, Pauparae settlement, 26A acres. — Adjourned for enquiry from Under-Secre-tary. CORRESPONDENCE. The Opotiki County Council submitted a scheme for the expenditure of thirds, £95 9s sd.— Approved. Paane Paraone, explanation of nonresidence on R.L.S. 136, section 1, block XIV., Opoiti S.D., Clydebank settlement.— Notice to be given that residence must be taken up forthwith. John Boyd, application for remission of rent r.l.s. 140, sec. 6, 'block XIV- , Clydebank settlement, on account of losses from floods. — The Board declined to make recommendation for remission of rent, but to recommend that, time to pay arrears be allowed. . F. J. -Crispin, explanation of non-resi-dence on r.l.s. 14.7, sec. 4, block XVIL,, Opoiti S.D., Clydebank settlement.—Residence to be taken up forthwith. The Crown Lands Ranger reported on seven holdings m Waikohu survey district and Otoko village. — Usual notice to be sent to defaulters. The Crown Lands R*iger reported oh 48 holdings m Ngatapa, Tuahu, Hangaroa, 'and Waiau survey districts. — Notice to be sent to defaulters. .' Messrs : Nolan 'and Skeet, on behalf •of F. Hall, applied for an extension of lease of sees. 47 and 48, v town of Gisborne (half-acre, corner Lowe street and Childers road).— Mr G. W. Willock appeared, and asked that the matter be further adjoua"ned> as Mr Hall was away. — This was agreed to.