TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 32, 29 May 1914, Page 3

TARANAKI LAND BOARD.

The-monthly meeting of the Taranaki Crown Land Board was held at New Plymouth on Wednesday, when there were present: Messrs 0. H. Builard (Commissioner of Crown Lauds) in the chair, A. Coxhead, and C. J. Ryan, APPLICATIONS FOB LAND. Applications were approved m follows : J. P. E. Jacobs, section 9, block 11, Mahoa, 7-13 acres. TRANSFERS. R. P. Coburn selected section 8, block 5, Aria, with a partner'whose interest he acquired. He had not fulfilled the residence conditions, and applied to take his brother-in-law as a partner.—Two months were given to complete. J. E. Wafckin, transfer section 2, block 9, Ngatimaru, 76 acres, to Ed. Meuli, consideration £1064. All conditions fulfilled. Meuli was not landless.—Approved. 'Messrs Faulkner, transfer sections 170 and 172!, block 13, Pouatu, 188 acres 2roods 39 perches, to Messrs Marsh, consideration £1415. The transferees held section 5, block 16, Upper Waitara, 833 acres, conditions fulfilled, held on O.R.P. 0. F. Marsh already holds a sub-lease of the. section now to be transferred.—Approved. Transfer from White to White, deferred from last meeting to ascertain that interests of children were being protected, was now approved., A. K. Nelson, subsection 2 of section 26, block 10, NgatimarUj transfer to J. J. Kelly, consideration £B2O, area 70£ acres. Approved. " !; , , Lillie O'Keefe, sections 39 and 41, Mock 14, Pouatu, 137 acres 1 rood 5 perches, to P. J. Davis, consideration £1336. Transferee landless!-—Approv-ed. Herbert Chadwick, section 14, block 14, Ngatimaru, 257 acres, to A. and S. Kindber'g, for £l3os.—Approved. W. H. Collett, section 29, block I, Tangitu, 180 acres, to his wife.—Approved. W. P. Parsons and R. W. Best, Education section 19, block 12, Ngaire, 305 acres, to R. W. Best, for £020: dissolution of partnership.—Approved subject to all papers being received. O. Pederson, section 1, block 12, Tipper Waitara, 1030 acres, , transfer to I). E. D. Revell and C. Owen for £952 2s 6d. Residence complied to date.—Approved, subject to satisfactory declaration re improveniohts being furnished.' ' Section 73, block 10, Pouatu, 122 acres, held by G. H. Thomas, to C. W. Stapleton.—Approved, subject to necessary documents re sale. H: A.' Wood, section 94-block 10, Ngaire, 188 acres, applied to sublet to R, Greatorex for 10 years at £290 Is 6d per annum.—Deferred' for production of copy of sub-leasfe of" Wanganui land. A. H. Lee, to sublet section 40, block 6, Ngaire (Education Reserve) to D. C. Campbell. Annual rent £132 13s 8d (with other land). —Approved, subject to all papers being in order. Ellen Holloway,'section 11, block 1, Aria, 185 acres, to sublet to A. J. Barnes for five years at £63 per annum. - Approved;'subject to production of sub-lease. '"" " ~ . v.;-'TIIVR'DS. ' \ " '' M. Geever < leWee of sections 7 and 8; block s,'Mahoe', wished his thirds spent on Arnold Ruad. The Whangamomona County Council 'could not agree arid sttbmitted'.tlie-question for the Board's decision. It was resolved that the thirds be spent on Arnold Road to make a track to section /8, to a point considered sufficient by the Council's engineer. CROWN GRANTS. It was resolved to certify that the following lessees are entitled to Crown grants in terms of section 36 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912. Paul Collyer, section 30, block 2, Ngatimaru. E. Mossman, section 37, block 3, Qhura. C. J. Ryan, section ,5, block 4, Ohm a. E; Mossman, section 2, block 2, .Qhura. E. Abbott, sections 173 and 174, block 4, Ngatimaru, and sections 174 and 176, block 16, Upper. Wsitara. GENERAL. Section 8, block 11, Omona, 26 acres 3 roods 21 perches, quarry reserve, was offered at public auction on year-to-year tenancy at £2 per annum. There was no bid. It was resolved to accept the offer of 0. W. S. Hobbs, the former tenant, at £1 10s per annum. The Whanganiomona County Council applied to have five acres of the township reserve vested in the Stratford Hospital and Charitable Aid,Board as a site for a cottage hospital.—Left in the hands of the Commissioner^ T. E. Leech, lessee of* section 4. block 12, Aria, 200 acres, who said that lie had no habitiinle house on the section, was granted six months to build and reside.

W. A. Davis, lessee of sections 22 and 23, block 9, Minii, gave as a reason for non-residence that lie had met with an accident which necessitated his leaving the section and taking up light work for a time. He expected to he hack on the section in a few weeks.—Explanation accepted, provided he takes up his residence within one month. T. A. Bradley, lessee of section 4, block ;*). Mnlioe, was granted sixmonths' extension of time to bring his improvements, which are now £72 in arrows, up to date. B. W A. Hughoi, lessee of seeti«n 5, hlock 2. Heao, 151 i 'acras, had affected no iruj>roY<?mdnU t |itr] hud

uot : *. resided, though ha was granted six months' extension of time.—The ranger will report in six mouths and action will be deferred for the present.

Imies and Perston, lessees of. section 8, block 4, Upper Waitara, applied to transfer to Lines and Lewis.— Action deferred for three months.