TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 42, 20 October 1913, Page 2

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

IyiONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of fhe Taranaki Land Board was held in New Plymouth on Thursday, when there were present: Messrs G. H. Bullard (in | the chair), J. Heslp, J,, Eattenhury, and A. Coxhead. Leave of absence was granted t® MivEyan. ■■■•-• Application for Transfer. Applications for consent to transfer ■were dealt with as follow : j L. E. Curtis to J. W. Simmons, Section 4, Block IV., Huh’oa, 125 pcres, consideration £4ls.—Approved. James Mullins to E. D. Warburton, Section 9, Block 11, Totoro S.D. lot acres, at £8 per acre.—Approved. 1 W. G. Collett to E. A. and L. E. V. Billing, Section 4, Block 1., Aria, 131 acres, consideration £1448. —Approved. G. G. A. G. and S. G. Larcom to A. G. and G. S. Larcom, Section 5. Block 1, Opaku, 915 acres, £soo.—Approved . \V. J. S. Pawbin to Thomas Hayes, section 18, Block 111., Omona S.D., 100 acres, £Boo.—Approved. G. E. Parsons to Mrs A. dopes lection 4, Block XVI., Poatu, 56/ ..pres, £I2OO. Transferee will he lapd3ss when her husband .formally abani.ons his gectipn as intended.—Ap uoyed, subject to husband being land oSvj. W. G. Epbingon to H. G. F. and C i. Flyger, Section 2, Block XA I. Jmona, 1166 acres, £3320.— Eefuged ,s transferees not landless. J. H. Slight, per mortgagee, to C ). and C. J. B. Beauchamp, Secfin; V, JSlppk IX-, Upper AYaitara, 140; rpres, for £l2so.—Postponed pendin; urther information. Bf, Calvert to Mrs A. M. Calvert ].E. Lease of 569 and 570, New Ply loxtfh.—.Approved. M. F. Anderson to M. F. Hair*, gee ion 38, Block VI., Huriroa, 61 acreor £4.oo.—Approved, subject to al onditions of lease being fulfilled. Public Trustee in estate of T. Lang tan, to L. G. Andrews, Section f luirangi Town Belt, 39 acres, E.E rpse, for £47 10s.—To be approved or eceipt of declaration as to value o' improvements, and the fire insuranc . o ]icy if necessary/ and provided al ■onditions of lease are fulfilled. . , ; , The application‘pf E- C.’ Gaidinbi o suhdivdeySectpit 7i'Bldck IX., Xga 'imam, and tfansffer piirt to J. .P dppenberger, was appVpyed on, Aug st 21, provided■ trkhsfe?fee dispose! f ihis interest in 499 ,’aprds in fcihtdt' ,ury. Kipponbergep Wrote explainin : as connection! with tluParea te|efi - et o, and it Was»decided -to approVe ‘ & he transfer ffncbhditjtomdiy. : ' w. Shafrook bb'''Hfenry : Hah'ce] She •ons 11.1 find 1&? cres, for £650, L-E- Lease.—Ec used. Mrs. A...E*. Jaineg 4q. Mrs, C r M now,. .Section-27, Block XV., Ngati laru, 199 acres, for £22oo.—Con deration deferred. E. A.-Jg.ftjgispa, ,tp„ ,F.< .ScJilifiLting üb-lease of Spfition 32 y( guWebtion f f Bloclf; Mm^uppltomi. i<Wth I sub if option 3 :l .Id* Tvaupokc l _ mi, E.E.-rAPPVO ve d, .;SPhjeQt To ful Imcnt ofrjponsjkierationsr oft lease. .■ I H. Geauga i ,-pf i sefit.io.OMift i lock 13, .Qh xi ra'iMdPP. 1 IfiV A Pific.' f Tatu tqjfpshippf/Qfierm to improve is fencing line.*- -.The ranger, valued, be land atr£3<dos;;p er acre and had lid off a suitable place.— r Approded. The application; by Nr Early for lan. n the Ohura Valley was left in tlir Commissioner’s r hands. • The applications for sections on pos -er plans Nos. 269 and 270 were ap >roved. Subleases. John Barron applied to suh-Joas/ option 21, block 15, Ngatimaru, 20 cres, to Henry hfanpp for £4B pci nnum. Hance also applied tor sec ion 11 apd 12, rhlppk 2) Xgaire,-31 cres, on sub-lease frpip W. Sjiarj'pdr -Eefpsed. ‘ ; The application of B. C. O’Dowdr sub-let section -18, block 4, Paritu a, 5 acres, to H. Standl’ing fpr three ■rears, was granted. Sale and Selection. It was regolved to re-offer section .5, block 1, Tangitu, formerly held ,y E. Glentworth, for selection unde; .art 3at a value of £3 per acre. The nprovements are worth £228 17s and _ f this sum £139 3s 3d is to be included ’ i the capital value and £B9 13s 9d to ,e paid in. cash by the successful ap Jicant. ’ ’ :It was decided to offer E.E. section 69, New Plymouth, for a term of 21 ears at £1 per annum. 1 \ The original lease to* L. Newman, ■f section A ; Hua village, sub-lea sod o F. Salway having'expired, it war lecided to re-offer tiie lease for 21 ears with right of renewal at 30s per nnum by public auction. Section 63, Hua Village, an Educaion Eeserve, will for similar reasons, ,p offered at auction at an upset of 0s per annum, also section sub. V iakaramea Town Bolt, at 30s per anuim, and section 8, Hba Village, at 3s kl per anndm. It was resolved to offer section 2. dock 4, Mahoe, 598 acres, for selocr ion on renewable lease at £1 per icro, and spptjpn 1, Block 9, Mahoe, 729 acres, under part 3, at the same orice, ■"

It was resolved to offer section 50, Whangajnomona town, for auction at a valuation to bo made. Valuations. The following valuations were approved for sections in the Knitieke dock:—Section 5, block 7, Omona, Vss; section 11, block 7, Onion a, 255; section 13, block 7, Qmona, 30s ; section 13, block 7, Ornona, 2os; section 5, block 8, Omona, 17s 6d; section G, block 8, Omona, 255; and section 7, block 8, Omona, 15s. The price for the piece of road in section 7, block 9, Tptoro, required by

Messrs Anderson and Simpson was lixed at 7s 10s. General. It was resolved to certify that >1 as. McGregor is entitled to a certificate of title for section 34, 9. Mimi, and that W. Gill is entitled to one for sub-section 2 of 65, block 14, Pouatu S.D. ii The issue of a license for section 3, block 2, Tangitu, to X. C. CjlSorfou xnd of a license for section 23; block 11, Mapara, to H. J. Ringham, was ipproved. Tile application of A. R. Boflomley o take Jnoj .Minch as a partner in lection 8, block 1, Pouatu, in copsiderition of help afforded with improvenents,. was granted. It was resolved to affirm the oporoval in regard to dealing with Farjie to Perrott, as a transfer instead of a sub-lease, provided the Commissioner was satisfied that all was in order. The application of W., Whitten to withdraw from partnership with A. D. Buckham in E.R. lease of section 3, block 12, Waitara, as the area was ‘■oo small for two, was approved, prodded that all the conditions of the ease have been fulfilled. Notice will he given to Miss A, E. tagenson and A. Hagenson, that, ailing compliance with the residence laufce on' section s,"hl(bck 6, sVaro, iption will bd ; taken. It ivas resolVed' to renew the exnnption ‘in favor of the selector of sector! 14, 'block* 9, Khpara, from the esidential ! clause 1 at ; the pleasure o; he Board, owing to difficulties in chaining a building site. : j Ranger Twiss reported that, FLT 'ane, lessee; of spcdcm -25, Hpa and Vaiwakaiho, was doing i satisfactory, vprk in clearing the blackberries. (Ranger wfts appointed arbirator for renewal of lease of sections '3l and 533, New Plymouth, held by !. A, Johnston, which expires on the st October, 19J4. , ; , Section 3, block 2, Totoro, having oen disposed of, weighted with £25 2s for improvements, it was deed- 1 'ed to disburse this amount as fol--iws :—Crown, on account of interact, dvances and costs, £24 9s Id; late ejector, £1 2s.lid. Applications for Land. The Stratford ’County' Council apded for sections 4,' 8, and 16'(1 acre .“roods 14 pprelies) for a eurface- ■ .laids. cottage and paddock. It was resolved to repomihdnd the application >t consent. *

i The provisional' approval of T- H. ‘Davey’s application'' for section 9, > ’ock 7, Mapara, Wins confirmed. The* application hy'the'Ohura A. apd d’. i Association ftn 1 a showground at i iholNiho Vak held oVer for fnrfhhi ulsiderationc “ 1 1 111 ' 1

i The ranger reported" fttt-the deferred pplication of W. H. Foreman for part ■i stock reserve, section 3, block 8, [imi, that the section was not Hl\giyv ) he required for some time* as there ere saleyards at the junction of >kau and Hoakii roads. The adjoinig owner, W. Schmjdt, also wanted he section. It was decided .to ask Fpyeipan tender ~:r _£u ; yeat/ to lease at. three ionths’ notice. ■■ ,•<! h-i Sic «

F. McD()i](il(l applied for a, Itfaße of acres of sectionl3*, .block LvTangiu 7 and J, Graham applied for pe'rnission to alter his fencing line. It as resolved that McDonald he gl'antd a temporary lease for five years at Os per annum, and that Graham he 'ermitted to occupy thi'pe acres at 5f icr annum, Doth subject to three ninths’ notice.

The application of J. C. Donnelly or additional land adjoining section ‘l, block 11, Mapara, was granted at ■, valuation of 55s per acre, O.R.P. enure, subject to proof of financial bility.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands ccently conducted a cash sale of seciqns in the towns of Waitara East nd West, Qakura, and Waitara West üburban. Fourteen sections were ffered and seven were purchased, following are particulars of the a)e: —

section 8, block 32, Waitara West, r, 2p. (upset £7 IDs). —1?. H. Bva)ant, Waitara,' £lO. * Sections 9 and 11, block 40. AVaiara West, lr.- (upset m H. ’’ate, Waitara, £5 each. Section 3, block 48, Waitara West, lr. (upset £s).—Thoihas Bell, Waitara.

Section 1, block 49/ Waitara AVest, r (upset £5)- —Thoirias 8011, £5. Section 172, Oakura (eastern part), >r. Ip. (upset £lo).—Mrs G. Rpthery, .Vhangamomona, £l6. Section 23, AVaitara AA r ost Suburbs, la. 3r. 33p. (upset £23s).—William L Knuckey, AVaitara, £305. Seetins in AVaitara AVest, Manutahi ind Opnnake were also offered for 'ease by public auction. Of the six sections offered, all were purchased, ii) one case, at a considerable advance on the upset. The particulars of the sales are as follows:

Section 2, Waitara West,,Suburban ’l7a. lr. 30p. (upset £ls 15s).r-^-lVIv« S. Moi’cer, Waitara, £27. -,w< Subsection 1 ot section 9, Manutahi, If. (upset £5), —M. O’Neill, £5. Section 46, Opunake, sa. 3r. (upset £o 15s). —M. J. Maeßeynokls, Opunake, ,£6. . > Section 47, Opunake, 7a. 2r. (upset £7 l().s). —Thomas Knowles, Xew; Ply'nioutb, £7 10s. w

Section 48,. Opunake, 9a. 2r.i (upset £9 10s). —T. Knowles, £9 10s.