LAND BOARD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8935, 18 November 1890, Page 3

LAND BOARD.

The Land Board met on Monday. Present: Tho Commissioner of Crown Lands (chairman), Messrs Standish, Kelly, and Livingston. , Deferred Payment Salts. — Sec 31, block 10, Huiroa, was sold to J. Morgan at an upset of 18s 9d per acre. Perpetual Lenses. — Tho following leases were acceded to : — Sec 23, block 12, Hawera, to A. T. Ulston, at 6d per acre; pec 22, block 15, Huiroa, to J. Bland, at lOid per acre. Deferred Payment Transfers. — The following were agreed to: — G. V. Pearce, sec 31, block 15, Kaupokonui, to W. B. Pearce; W. Shearer, sec 29. block 16, Kaupokonui, to 11. and E. C. Sutherland. Lease Transfer*. — The Board passed the appended: — It. E. Stephens, sec 12, block 15, Ngaire, to J. Harre; J. Mahoney, sec 21, block 3, Ngairo,. to T. Bayly, jun.; R. M. Tyerman, sec 1, block 5, Opaku, to A. Cameron and A. C. Lees. Surrender. — Tho surrender by Dickson * and Lind of Run 3, Opaku, was received, and tho Board decided, "That Mr Barton I be instructed to proceed with execution, and that Mr Ilutchison be informed thereof that the surrender will be accepted on payment of the amount sued for, with costs." Capitalisation. —S. Prestney and son were allowed to capitalise sees 12 and 11, block 16, Waitara. Extensions.— The following were allowed extension of d. f erred payment license from 10 to 14 years: — E. J. Morgan, sec 69, block 1, Opunake; and H. Hodge, sec 4, block 13, Opaku. Timber Measurement. — Tho Board decided to inform Mrs Brown, of Ngaire, that the timber taken by her from the Ngaire Block will be measured by the present sawmiilers' method. Schedulrs. — The following schedules of proposed expenditure of deferred j ayment and perpetual lease thirds were passed : — Stratford Town Board, £39 4s 7d; Moa Road Board, £324 15s 4d; and Clifton County Council, £4 10s 10d.— The Board refused to pass one item in the Stratford schedule, whioh was objected to by G. Capper, a settler on the Pembroke Rood. Objection to Rz-valuatlon.—Gc. W. Gane wrote, objecting to the re-valuation put on deferred payment sec 100, block 1, Opunake. He Avent fully into tho matter. The Board referred the letter to the ranger, with a request to report on the allegations contained therein. — A letter from G. Dunton, relative to sec 12, block 5, Opunake, was similarly referred. — T. Collins also wrote on the same matter respecting sec 10, block 5, Opunake. This letter was also similarly referred. Unsurveyed Land. — F. W. Cribb wrote, asking the Board if they could get the Mangapukatea Block put in the market, as he desired to take up some of the land.— - The Board declined to offer the block as unsurveyed land. Defaulters. — It was decided to sue all dofaulters 3 or more payments in arrears. Enforcing Payment. — The Board decided to instruct Mr Barton to enforce payment in the case of Mr Willy, who was sued for timber taken from the Ngaire swamp. — The Board decided also to sue W. Baker, of Inglewood, for value of timber taken off Crown Lands. A letter was received from Mr Baker, who stated the timber was taken off the Crown land without his knowledge. Sutherland's Case. — Mr A. Sutherland, of Manaia, waited on the Board with respect to the re-valuation of his land, and also with respect to the Board taking action to recover arrears due. — The Board passed no resolution on the matter. Standish Road. — A letter was received from J. Mahoney, lessee of sec 22, block 3, Ngaire, relative to expenditure of money on the Standish Road. — The Commissioner had replied that it was a matter for the local body to deal with. Einh School Endowment. — The Undersecretary wrote stating that the Government had decided to allow the New Plymouth High School Board a further area of land to tbe value of £1200 to make up the amount of £10,000 to which the Board was entitled ; and enquired whether sees. 1, 2, and 3,Jblock 16, Waitara, comprising 894 acres, of an estimated value of £1181, were available in terms of resolution passed by tlie Land Board on June,C, 1887. If these weTe not available, he asked that the matter be placed before the Board with a view to another selection being made. — Consideration of the letter was postponed till next meeting. Pricing Sections. — The Board priced sections in part of Block 15, Waitara. Sees 12 and 13 were priced at 10s; sees 15 and 18 at 15s; and sees 16 and 17 at 20s per acre. Sec 14 was allotted as a school site. An Opinion. — The question of whether a lessee or sub-lessee was compelled to reside on a section was raised in the case of the sub-lease of 6ec 8, block 3, Hawera, from J. Campion to E. Sach. Justice Conolly gave the following opinion :—: — "The lessee becomes upon such sanctioned sub-lease released from his liability to reside, and that the obligation to reside devolves upon the sub-lessee." The Board adjourned.