LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 181, 17 July 1900, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

The Land Board mot on MaMtp] Present: Messrs. Strauohon («Mc* man), Stock, Heslon, and lUttenbury,'" ,'*■ Tiio land applied for since the I*4 meeting, in addition to that balloted for on 12th inst., wm : —Section Village of Tarata, 3 roods, Ju. ■ cash; section 12, block 8, Waitara, S2S acres, L>. E. Smith, 0.r.p.; section 5, ( lock 3, Ngatiuiaru, 200 acrea, A, EL, Wnkeford, 0.r.p.; section 19, block 6, Ngatimaru, 810 acres, D. Maxwell, 0.r.p.; sections 27, 28, 35, block 6, Ngatimaru, D. S. Maxwell, oj.p.. W, Knox's application to convert his tenure of sections 18, 19, 21, block 2, Upper Waitara, to cash, was not The Commissioner drew ntfonft'nm to the fact that Messrs. Shewiy and Gate had no lease of tbeir prosent though they had been in possstsion for three years, and it was a matter forth* Board to decide whether or not they were eligible to take a lease of njfr4land not contiguous. The d*. ■ cided that they oould do so, Consent was given to the following transfersThos. Carman to John Walsh, section 101, bloek 10, Ngaire; F. Leary to Thos..EL Gambier, section 7, block 5, Egmont; T. Walsh to W. Walsh, section 14, block 7, Ngaire; E. J. W. Dew to Frank Baker, section 8, block 12, Waitara. '

Consent was given to A. to capitalise and acquire the freehold of section 57, block 6, Huiroa. Freeholds were granted to: R, Hicks, sections 211 and 246, Pate*; J, Halpin, section 2, block 9, Gape; Geo, Park house, section 14, block 16, Huiroa I John Prosser, section 5, j* Waitara; R. J. Swan and T. Ohamnay. section 12, block 7, Huiroa.

Permission wu given to u tt Jamieson and Scherer to transfer their tram and timber righto over 24, 25, 30, 35, and 37, blook R £gmont, to Messrs. Baigemt Baot, The action of the Oommunionar it withholding oonsent to the ime flf - louse to J. 0. Laroom of —nHiy t . blook 1, Op&ku,* in of % doubt having arisen u to the locality of a Native Reserve milled gifti'M, was confirmed, and it was decided that a new lease be issued to Mr. Luaom excluding the reserve in question, The Boird heard evidenoe m to (hi oUiuw of John Aitkin and Sou (J. K. * 4ud B H. Aitken) tj a share of valuation for improvements (£1(0) on section 9 blook 8, Huiroi. Mr, T, 0. Fookes represented John Aitw uJ Mr. J. B. Wilson appeared lor J, R, Aitken, B. H. Aitken not being present. The Boat J decided thattt »m not prep* red to enter upon ft li vision on the information before it out on a reooiver being duly appointed in writing by the pirties the money would be p&id over to him. The lease of A. £. Eylee of —«*t*n 13, block 13, Mahoe, was declared forf vitid for non-paymont of rent. [ The Ranger reported on the lands in tha Kakaramea township, and it was decided that, provided the survty was sufficient, the sections that wen Grown lands be oftered for sale by publie a notion in the terms of the report, the ■■ reserves to be oflered for lease for fiva years by public tender. '

The Hanger reported having re«umed possession of section 40, bljok 11, Waitara, and that Mr. S, X. Oooper ipplicd for eeotion 42.—Section 4(f k to be offered for nUo grouped with atcior.g 38 and 39, uuder pirt 8 ot thy let. The application of Mr, OoopAl was declined. Section* 42 and 43 ut obo grouped and oilwed for ea'e, ~ Mr. 0. IS. Mnjjr wrote with reference to the rent owing by Mrs Tocker in section 1. block 8, Huiroa.—The Board decided that it bed no option lut to declare the lease forfeited for ■ion-payment of rent. The Board adjourned, \ .