LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7999, 18 October 1887, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

The Land Board met on Monday. Present: Messrs, T. Kelly (Chairman), Livingston, and Syme. Land Transactions. — The following land sales wero transacted : — Leaso : Miry A. Thomas, section 10, block 7, Kaupokonui, upset, Is. Deferred payment : R. Johns, section 9, block 7, Hawera, upsel, £10 ; W. Smaller, section 91, block 2, N^aire, upset, £4 10s. Tho total area of sales was 317 acres 2 roods 10 perches. Extensions. — John Sharrock, section 33, block 4, Kaupokonui ; George Cloul, section 31, block 16, Kaupokonui ; James Smith, section 47, block 6, N^aire ; A. J. Honey field, section 13, block 3, Ngaire ; Florence O'Donovaß, section 11 and 12, block 3, Ngaire ; D. Sinclair, sections 63 and 64, Moa ; Walter Hold way, section 7, block 7, Ngaire ; John Campbell, section 53, block 10, Ngaire ; A. M. Campbell, section 54, block 10, Ngaire, were all granted extension of timo to May 31, 1888, lo comply with final conditions of improvement. Transfers. — Raymond Jones was allowe 1 to transfer loaee of section 2G, block 2, Huiroa, to A. S. Roberts. John Frusor applied, and was allowed, to transfer a moiety of his interest in deferred payment section 19, block 14, Knupokonui, to Alex mder Eraser. John A. Fischer was granted leave lo transfer section 8, block 1, and section 3, block 5, Huiroa, to J. Fischer and J. Butler. Instalments. — The following were granted extension of time to November 30, 1887, to pay instalments of interest for rent : W. H. Denne, section 38. block 1, Oeo ;J. Hill, section 76 aud 77, block 12, Cape ; M. E. Byork, section 75, block 12, Cape ; E. R. Morgan, section 7, block 2, Cape ; J. E. Reed, section 57, block 2, N^;\ire. Letter. — Mr. Govett, who acted for Mr. Tuivers, of Wellington, wroto under date of 4th instant, in reference lo appealing against the transfer of section 620, Opaku, from P. and D. lluiley to D. F. and J. Hurley. — It is undeistood that the transfer baa been appealed against. Wa'imatc. — A letter, with a resolution enclosed, was received from tha Waimate Road Board in reference to two items objected lo in thjir plan of expenditure. They agreed to expend tho money as susrffcstod by the Board. jtfemo. — Tho Crown Lands Office inti mated that the Minister or! Lands did not consider it desimblo to reduce the price of pastoral lands in the Turannki district at tho present time; and that the const ler.iti m of tho Board's resolution bearing on fin opening of tho University reserve at Patea had been postponed for tho timo b.-ins:. Clifton County. — Tho plan of proposed expenditure of tho Clifton County Council was relerred to tho Ranker to report on Hawera. — Mr. 1. Ba_v Iy, chairntau of the Hawera County Council, waited on the Board with the facts on which Sir F. Whitaker t-,ave his opinion us to what bodj certain deferred pajmont moneys ascruiu^ from land in the llawoni county should »o. It will be remembered that the whole nutler was lo be referred to the l.iw ottieo in Wellington, as tho Parihaka Road Boird objected to tiio Taranaki county chummy; off certain roads. In this iustaneo thu Lm,l Board had askeil for the fnuts from tho Iluwera counSy in order to lay thu mutter fairly bar'ore the Liw Office, ' Wellington. AJr. Boj Iy pointed out aevei.il other things ia connection with local body expenditure, rut was told thufc tho Laid Board could not mtnudy such things, as the procedure wad laid down by Act. The Board adjoin nod.

Scan o'l tins VVolliai'ton papoiti (-i t> tho Wan^auui Herald) arc never tired ol puffing the wonderful enterprise of the Manawutu Iviilway Company ; but tin eutirpriso ia by no meuns hurprisinn when wo coubidur Iho w iy tho wheels havo bi en greased. This i'ortiiPiito Co iipanyr* cuvo i no less tlun 20U.OUU acres oL land of Hi • '•piaiiio valuo" of .€O,I, OiU • a qsiaatitv ot reclaimed lain! (20 n o , '"-titutited ill i! 30,000 ; andwoiks' „ . over by lh Hall Government valued .a £42,000." The total gift of the Company amounted to £108,000. But tho real value of iho l.md wan £1 an acre, or £210,000 instead ot £96,000. Wo have uccorJin^ly to ad.i £114,000 to the amount, which milus up a total bonus of £282,010. In the raiiw.ix. thereloiv, were Hold to the Government for what it cost, tho Company would poelcel upv.ards o£ a quarter o£ v million! Who pays ? " Can you tell mo what a smile in ? " asked a gentleman o£ a littlo girl. 'Tte, sir, it is a whisper of v laugh," ,