LAND BOARD

Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9035, 18 March 1891, Page 2

LAND BOARD

The Laud Board met on Monday. Present: The Commissioner of Crown Land* (chairmin), Messrs Kelly, Standiih, aud Livingston. Deferred Payment Land. — M. J. MacReynolds, sees 128 and 129, block 8, Cape, upset £4 Is 3d; 11. Lattey & "E. Liveinoore, sees 9 and 11, block 7, Huiroa, 18s 9d ; H. T. Jeff re, sec 1, block 8, Opunake, 18s 9 1. — Acceded to. Pevp-tual Leaszs. — The following Icjscs were granted :—H T. Jeffrc, sec 4, block 5, Kaupokonui, upset 9J; same, sec 5, block s, Kaupokonui, 9 J; C. Watt, sec 1, block 2, Ngatimavu, Is. Sb afford. — Tho Board decided to recommend sees 3(3, 37, 38, 79, 80, and 81 as municipal reserves at Stratford, for the purpose of extending the Recreation Reserve, on the application of the Stratford Town Board. Ue-valu Uion. — The Hanger reported on a number of sections under " The Selectors' Re- valuation Act, 1859."--Tho Board approved of tho same, and will forward them to the Minister for Lands. Punchu — H. Doabe wrote with reference to the Board letting him have an acre section in the Punch u Village settlement, inland of Opunake. — The Board decided tc inCorm applicant that the section will be offered for sale when the land has beeu cleared. Deferred Payment Transfers. — The following were acceded to : — N. Schumacher, sec 23, Manganui. to H, Laltey aii.l £. Livennore; E. Morgan, sec 54, block 1, Huiroa, to H. E. Eskrigge ; J. J. West, sec 43, block 3, Ngaire, to H. B. Worthington. Lease Transfers. — The appended were agreed to : — Marko aud Pring, socs 7 and 10, block 8, Kanpokonui, to R. Dixon ; C. j F. Atkinson, sec 1, block 13, Waitara, to I J. G. Harkness ; C. A. Jones, sec 27, block J 2, Huiroa, to 11. Jones. Duplicate License. — Tho Board agreed to grant a duplicate license to J. S xton ■ for sec 18, block 6, Kaupokonui. Capitalisations. — The following wore allowed to capitalise : — M. Ziminermann, sec 21, block 6, Huiroa ; same, sec 22, block 6, Huiroa ; W. Greig, sec 12, block 6, Kaupokonui; F. W. Court, sec 10, block 16, Waitara. Cape. — G. Person applied for sees 117, 118, 119, block 8, Cape, to bo offered for sale. — The Board deuided to offer the land at auction at £3 per acre. Pukeuruhe. — J. J. Gilbert wroto with reference to the survey oE waste lands north of Pukearuhe. — The Board decided to take steps to have the land surveyed when a surveyor is available. Stratford towt lols. — In response to applications for town lots at Stratford the Board decided that tho Commissioner should offer sections on date to be fixed. Koheki Road. — The Board decided to recommend the Moa Road Board to appropriate £10 for improvement of the Koheke Road. The ranger reported in favor of this course. Plans of expenditure pissel. — Tho Board approved of the following plans of expenditure of deferred payment and perpetual lease thirds : Waimate Road Board, £187 3s Gd ; Clifton Council £50. The Maxwell transfer. — Letters were received from Mary Maxwell and Mr C. E. Major in connection with the transfer of lease of sec 16, block 15, Ngaire, from j Mary Maxwell to H. Pease. — Tho Board adjourned consideration of the case till next meeting. — The letters from the above parties informed the Board that the copy of Mr Major's letter offering Mary Maxwell £10 for her interest in the sect on could not be found . Memo. — A memo was received from the General Crown Lands Office intimating that the Governor had approved of the recommendation of the Land Board that sees 147 and 148, Stratford, be offered for sale by public auction. Salisbury Road. — The Manganui Road Board enquired if the deferred pa3 r mont and perpetual lease revenue accruing to the Salisbury Road could be used in paying interest on a loan borrowed under " The Local Bodies Loans Act 1886 " in case the BoarrJ raised a loan to metal the road. — The Board decided that they could not consider the scheme until details were furnished. Proposed Transfer. —E. A. Goodson applied to transfer sec 8, block 8, Kaupokonui, to D. R. M. Warren. — Tho Board decided to ask Mrs Goodson her leasons for making tho application, as the land has not been held two years. StarvHnj Orders. — Mr Kelly moved, " That Standing Orders be prepared for the conduct of the Board's business." — Seconded by Mr Livingston. — Mr Standish moved as an amendment, " That i Standing Orders are unnecessary, and, moreover, if made, they would be ultra vires." — Seconded by Mr Livingston pro forma. — The amendment was lost, and the original motion carried. —It was then decided that the Chairman and Mr Kelly prepare the Standing Orders for the regulation of the Board's proceedings. Moa Roud Board Loan. — The Ranger reported on the proposal of the Moa Road Board to appropriats £110 yearly from deferred payment and perpetual leaso revenue to pay interest and sinking fund on the loan of £1200 which the Board intended to raise. — The Ranger's report was favorable, and the Board approved of the proposal. The Board adjourned.

LECTURE BY REV. U. P. RAIKKS. Tui: llev. H. P. Bailees delivered tin instructive and amusing lecture, entitled " The Life of a Country Parson," in St. Mary's schoolroom on Tuesday night. The Yen. Archdeacon Govett was in the chair. The reverend lecturer had a most attentive and appreciative audience. The title of tho lecture, of course, does not mean the life of a country parson in the colonies, but in England, and the way the lecturer placed his subject before tho audience would lead one to infer that a country parson's lot in that country was not such a bad one, all things considered. On the whole, the lecture was highly instructive, and the lecturer imparted into his narrative a certain amount of humour, which his auditors could not fail to appreciate.