LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8737, 25 March 1890, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

The Land Board metpn Monday. Present: Messns Kelly, Livingston, anil Slandish. In the absence of Mr Wectman, Mr Kelly was voted to the chair. Cash Sale*.—M. J. Mcßoynolds, sec BfJ,8 f J, block 12, Cape, £3 ; Mary Mcßoynolds, sec 91, block 12, Cape, £s.— Agreed to. Perpetual Lease. — R. Potts, seu 17, block 15, Huiroa, upset Is ; G. R. Boloyn, sec 5, block 9, Kaupokonui, Is ; J. Ilarre, sec 14, block 15, Ngaire, Is ; G. F. Mason, sec 59, ( block 11, Opunake, Is 3d ; F. Tindle, sec 63. block 11, Opunake, Is ; U. Doubo, sec 65, block 11, Opunake, Is 3d J- J. Prosser, sec 5, block 16, Wailara, Is. — Acceded to. ' Deferred Payment. — P. H. Surrey, sec , 2, block 7, Egmont, upset 18s 9d ; A. H. Taylor, sec 26, block 7, Egmont, 18s 9d ; F. H. Taylor, sec 27, block 7, Egmoni, 18s 9d ; D. B. Lattey, sec 23, block 10, Huiroa, 18s 9d.— Acceded to. Total Area. — The land disposed of was 2 acres cash, 1,151 lease, and 799 deferred payment ; total, 1,952 acres. Lease Transfers. — The following were allowed to transfer : — W. G. Middleton, sec 91, block 11, Kaupokonui, to G. Gibson, jun. ; M. Fitzgerald, sec 16, block 8, Kaupokonui, to Mina Webby. Deferred Payment Transfers. — The appended applicants were granted permission to transfer : — J. Jaekosch, sec 46, block 6, Huiroa, to F. Zimmerman ; P. T Bint, sec 53, block 6, Huiroa, to E. Wills ; A. Brown, sec 43 block 6, Ngaire, to Christina Brown; Public Trustee, sec 51, block 10, Ngaire, to A. M. Campbell ; J. Hamilton, sec 10, block 13, Waitara, to Herbert Conolly. Capitalisations. — The following applications to capitalise were acceded to :—: — J. Self, sec 56, block 1, Huiroa ; A. Govenlock, sees 28 — 32, block 3, Huiroa; J. Jaekosch, sec 55, block 6, Huiroa ; J. Mackie, sec 95, block 11, Kaupokonui; J. Hamilton, sec 10, block 13, Waitara. Extension of License. — J. George applied to extend deferred payment license from 10 to 14 years of sec 58, block 3, Huiroa; and the Public Trustee made a similar application in respect of sec 51, block 10, Ngaire. — Both agreed to. Plam of Proposed Expenditure. — Hawera County Council's plan of proposed expenditure, amounting to £196 10s 4d, was recommended by the Ranger and passed ; Clifton County Council's plan of £61 10s was also passed on the Ranger's recommendation ; Tataraimaka Road Board's plan, of £1 14s lOd, was also approved; and the Egmont Road Board's plan of £6 2s 8d was similarly dealt with. Stratford Se tions. — D. Gooch applied to purchase sec 395, Stratford ; W. and E. Buckthought, sec 281, Stratford ; S. H. James, sec 361, Stratford ; and Ann Gardiner, sec 755, Stratford. — The sections will be offered by auction. Swamp Land. — G. Newsham applied for «, 10 years' lease of block i, 5, 10, 11, and part block 17 •( Waitara East township), known as " the swamp," at a yearly rental of £1. — The Board decided to let the land on a yearly tenancy, terminable at three months' notice. Iluirangi Sections. — J. Andrews applied for certain unsold sections in Huirangi township on perpetual lease, and also stated that his brother, F. Andrews, was willing to take up certain other sections. — The Board decided to offer the unsold lots at Iluirangi under the alternative system. Ngaire Sivamp. — The following memo, dated March 7, was read from the Under Secretary of Lands with reference to the leasing of the Ngaire Swamp :—": — " Before taking any further action in tho matter the Honorable Minister of Lands wishes to know if the lands would be likely to let if subdivided into about 7 or 8 sections, say, as shown in pencil on the accompanying tracing, as there are objections to offering it for lease as a whole, or in large sections." — Consideration of the matter was postponed. Certificates of Title. — A schedule for certificates of title was put on the table, read, and approved. The Board adjourned.