LAND BOARD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13656, 12 April 1915, Page 4

LAND BOARD.

The Hawke's Bay Land Board met at Gisborne this morning. Present : The Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr W. H. Skinner), Messrs A. J. Cameron uud'L. McKay. TRANSFERS. M. McDonald and It. Wilson to M. McDonald. .Section 4, block 10, Knnakanaia setidenient.; 745 acres (land for settlement) — Agreed to recommend approval. W. G. Jones to Alex*. E. Sheriff : ♦Section 29, block 1, Pouparae settlement, 22 acres 2i\ 28p.— Approval granted. F, J. Crispin to,V. E. Ramlose : Sublease section 4, block 17, Clydebank MJttlejment) 506 acres 3r. — The. Commissioner said the Boai;d had granted Chrispin leave as he hail gone to the war, on condition that he nominated a person to look after, the property* In all such ease's. 'the Board had tried to meet the. young' men who were 'rendering a public service.— lt was agreed to . recommend approval. E.\J., Ewan to 1% T» Bradley and A. BeUi*tnyi,Subrlea®e section 3, block 17, Clydebarik settlement, 418 acres. — Similar circumstances.— Tb.e sub -lease for two years with "right of renewal from yea^;. to' year.— -Decided to recommend* approval;.^subject to transferee putting "m. 1 a formal application. C; 5; Gray, to D. M. MjcGuire: B.G.R. 117, Rtuu> 96, HiUurangi, 5820 acr&£--Th|S Commissioner pointed ou| that the property was selected iii 1908. The improvements required were £960 and effected £1886. The reason given for wanting to' transfer was insufficient capital to carry oh. — Tlie Ranger said another £200' nnproy'e.nientsi* ha<L. been done since' thte l#st inspection.— lt was decide tcN^recomiiiend' approval. G.; Rv Smart' and G. 8, "Grant to S. J. Rosevearr O.R.P. 440, section 6, block 3, Ngat.apa, 52J2, acres.— 7 Selected Februarys IsIJL. v Improvements required £294; effected 1 £612. The .Commissioner said' he would like" t£ have theV.j^rtied before the' Board: Sliiart 1 and Grant had gone hi only last y>ar. Mr Smart, m his application:' $aid ■■ 'he" felt there -was, .Vur-, gent need' f6r hini, to return, to Scotland" where his mother' was seriously ill^. his uncle haVinff beeii killed" m the wai ; , and he intended vbluriteeririg for the, front, as. sooii as' possible. \ Afr Gra^t also wanted to go t<>'_ Scotland and j.pm the axriiSf;: . . .7'He'. ,caft' j^in; the" .army here,"' ; remarkSd^ the, Com'ipiissiohev. "I do not .think! the re&sons are "siiiicierit." —Mr J;^ KiifaeV this stage,: andioh jbehalf; of the" apphi^nts said he could liiit Md^ ,ahy^th'ing\ fiuiher^-.the facts' ■^ere"'as st^ted.^The CQijunissibnesr, said they; had aj fcaie' ofthiß". kind, not j lon^ ago.^ A' mSh" got but' "6fV, Tongoio. 6tatmg he* wanted ,t<>. .go , tq to look' : aft v er his mother during' |the" war, but he-furhetl' up.at t||e '^aipajva. ballot l^ecefltlV.— iSlr "{^lnart ,then aUended. and i^rfep^ly^ to the Coninussioner, sqid he todK^'ovei* the; land' l^st ' Juljri— Tlie Comtiiigsioher ; : Uiiless^ther'e is: something very*" speciar the ' wilL not grant an appliytion I| u^d§r' tw<? years: - 1 - MiSma^i't, ifi-- r'eply^ ; to ; the Conimissi oner, eaid: he ,cOtild l iiot. sujipprt hig mother front' this ? end, \ntliciut first going to see lierV_.' H4-d'j,he* war been declai'e'd a) few iveeks 5 eaHiei- he would not have taken lip the, land.— The Commissioner. said the Board were giving ''young men every.' facility tog o to tli^ war, provided they -appoint some suitable" person to look after' the lil&ce'.— Mr Kinder said Mr Grant' coidd' ii6t .carry on by, hiniself. — The Cfemmissioiier : Thei;e is ijo reasott why 1 Smal-Ib'- couJd hoi 1 go' Home and see his mother, and leave; Grant Hi charge^ of t|ie plSce.— lii reply to the Commisiorier^ Mt Roseve'ai said he. was oKexihg' 2O" acres freehold 'at' prnioiiil .as part^epnsideration' f6r tj^e ti-ansfeYC—^if McEay. , said the' tiflly, thing iii favor '-of the transfer wag that ' the* youiig ineriwanted to join t^e 'army.—T he Cdftimissioner: "Weh*; they;, can join the army here,: and put sphieone m t<> loidk after 'the place. 1 hope it' is Tiot' a case^ of making. the" war' aii excuse for getting out of the . holding. , ' R. Denton to J. TJ.Rosevear ; Section 7, block,. 3, Ngata-pa, 511 acres ; selected m 1911; improvemeuts required £116, effected £820.— Mir Kinder appeared m support.-rTbe Commissioner pointed out that Denton wanted to take over as part consideration one of the\Waerenga-a-hika.Mission Estate dairy farms, which he thougHihe could run better than liis preseiit Tliolding.^Mr Gamei'on said the financial aspect did not appear to be veiy clear.-^-The Cpmmissioner intimated that the Board would consider both matters, ahd annouiice, their decision lateiv -r— lt w^as ultimately decided to refuse both applications. • . . . . Mi-.Geof-WUlock waited on the IJoard and aai^L'he had been instructed by J.. N. D#yis Colley, ,who was also going to the f roht, to apply for a transfer of .&; sectiorl m run 47, Rfikauroa, 1726 acres,. No papei's ha,d been prepared, but -he; would;/likertKe Board to deal' jvith .the matteiß ! ,.at ..this .m^eting,-^.Tlie Commissioner' pohited out that the young man would .-Vjii'.'-'in' Ti'erithairi. for some, time, and there' would be plenty of time., for the' application to.be made in'the usmil course.— At a later etage ( ■. Mr,. Willock again attended with the applicant, wtio arrived m town by> train ; and renewed the application. Mr Willock said Mr Colley wais\going .to TrMtham on Sunday nigKt; lie^ had, arranged for a uuf-chasei^Tr-^TJiB", Oommifeioner said there was njj^riei&d for iNIr Colley. to have sold liis hpldihg; to go ,?o the war. Tire Boar4'h^d;'beeh. granting, leave of absence 1 ' in ' BUch cases.— Applicant said he had endeavored- .to . suh.-leajg.e, .. but could not get fiiufficiti'nt'"iQ,meefc the obligations. * — Mr YTiJlock; 1 said a., ,,j1r William's was the proposed ..transferee.— ;The Commissioner said tli^y, .required further; particulars. They ., could;, not give any, asimraniceV bui"the ;Bigard would: assist the applicant' as" ffti 1 as they could. The Board c.ould l ,npfc I**ke a leap ill the dark, although^ .everyiihing, appeaoced ,to be m. order.. It would., be 4 abou^; four, months! before and tho n)«^er.w / ouid ; .,be,. dealt \vith as soon afl'the" Board; received a report from the rah'ger. ' „ . . APPJ^IGAiTJON FOR. FEE; SIMPLE: F. .C.^li^gge^t, section 2, ..b10ck 13, Jfgatapa,' 775 acries.'--T)ie.. Gomnussioneu said the applicant took up the land m 1904, and lie had resided there and earned out all the. requirements, «so tbey could do nothing, else but grant the application.—Granted. A formal resolution was passed approving, of the sale of the To Puia sections, which" were disposed of by auction | last month. ' I

CORRESPONDENCE .AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Opotiki County Council, ." scheiu© for the expenditure of thirds and fourths, £112 *3g" lid:— Approved. W&ia'pu County Council, scheme foi the expenditure of thirds and' fourths, £200 Us 10d.— Approved. Waik^hyi. Cjouity Council, schemg for the expenditure of thefts and fourths, £639 7p Id.— Aj>provfed. E. W, Coop ajfomied, for exemption from personSl t esideric© on S.G.R' -No. 40, NuMET North, 4550 aciVl.^Tlie Commissioner eiidUhe matter ciamq bor fore tho Board s a>'m^^^'tli^.^l^ cation- Wtfs declined;. The applicant thpn; applied * for lilavis to r "tfygpax l??f6rQ the Board, afidtluV Had bpen granted.. Mr Coop •nfos-'on'e of "the origthal' Belectprs^. and had been m possession f o/ 15 years, fllio pla^ewW fully im|)rbyed. — Mr CameronT thAuglft tKe residelili^-V conditions mtst * Ka-Ve^lieeiv complied" \xiili.r-; f The iCpmnuseioner pointed optHl&t the applicftnt' waff applying for exe^iWon, for ' the remaining term of "lease, v about six years. Exetnptidti :' could *be granted ' attetf; 1Q years' residence, provided & substitute was nomiujtted. to look aitei* and • raside on- ih> property for the -i'D" maindjjr '; of the — Mr- McKay thought V.tJ^ applic>tieh could: reasonably /be : JM^Wa, — It '-was pointed i6ut that Mr Co^^hidV rieVof ; aCtuaJly 1 ' lived on the holotng, but, with his brother on .the.adjoiniEg, holding,— Mr McKay .:.. He has d6he a lot'of hard Trork. there.— The ■•• Commissioner : No. doubt about that. He. p6tili«ed^ out that ' tW Board had ■never dispensed ■with $h«' residential conditions according to the Act.— After further discussion Mr . Coop -was' called m. — Bub^a,u,e,ntly they Board considered the matter m committee. — The application was granted, provided a suitable person is nominated to reside permanently for the remaining term of the lease. ~ \A subsequent resolution was passed, accepting Mr B. Marchant as a substitute.

Messrs Nolan and Skeet, on behalf of J. Clark, applied for compensation for value of improvements effected of Education Endowment sections 4 ami 5 block. Turangamit, to be re-offered for lease on 28th April, 1915.'; — Referred to the Under-Secretarv of Lands.

The Ooinmisioner reported that rf.. Dudley, had,/ failed; to complete the purchase under deferred payment of section 3, block 9, Turanganui (To Arai setlement), and suggested that the contract to purchase be cancelled. — This was agreed to, the Commissioner remarking that this was really at Mr Dudley's own request.