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The Land Board in each case adopted the reports, and decided to recommend them for the favourable consideration of the Minister. I have enclosed original reports and tracings, and will be glad if you will return these to me after being dealt with ; also, its the time is growing short, please make the matter an urgent one. Henry Trent, Enclosures: Tracings and schedule. Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs, Hawke's Bay Land District, Poverty Bay.

• Not suitable tor subdivision. fls suitable lor subdivision. Henry Trent, Lands Department, Napier. Commissioner of Crown Lands. S.G.R. 27/6. Run 43, Waingaromia S.D. Department of Lands and Survey, Gisborne, 18th February, 190*. Mr. B. G. Black, c/o Land Officer, Gisborne. Small Grating-run No. Waingaromia Survey District. Plkasi note that the question of the removal of your lease over the above run has been considered by the Land Board, and it was decided to recommend for the favourable consideration of the Minister of Lands that the run be subdivided for closer settlement, but that you be offered a renewal of that portion lying to the northern side of the road and extending to your back boundary (shown on the enclosed tracing) and comprising an area of about 900 acres, at tin increased rental, and I now give you uoticß accordingly, in conformity with the provisions of section 209 and following sections of " The Land Act, IcS;ss," and when a reply is received from the Minister you will be further comunicated with. Henry Tke.vi, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

2459/115 A, S.G. Runs. (Urgent.) Gisborne, 22nd February, 190*. The Under-Secretary for Lands, Wellington. Be Small Grazing-run*, Waingaromia, Tokomaru, and Uawa Survey Districts. I have the honour to call your attention to the special conditions recommended with respect to the following runs, to which 1 omitted to make special reference in forwarding reports, <fee, but which you will find are embodied in said reports. 1 append copies of the notices thai I have sent to the respective lessees: Small Grazing-run No. 42 ;F. Hall. Small Grazing-run No. 43 ; R. G. Black. Small Grazing-run No. 4G : Fitzgerald Bros. I would respectfully submit that by giving the lessees the option of accepting new leas, proposed, the requirements of closer settlement will be met, and at the same time in all probabilitj it will greatly assist in removing the present discontent displayed by the tenants. Hbnry Trent, Commissioner of Crown Lands. To be considered by Hon. Mr. McNab on return to Wellington.—W.C.K. 26/2/1908. Runs 17, 66, 45, 1 and 2 of 43, to be subdivided and disposed of; Run 46 to be offered on renewal lease to the present occupiers.—R.McNab. 4/3/1908. Department of Lands, Wellington, sth March, 1908. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Napier. Re Small Grazing-runs. In reply to your 2459/114, of the 18th ultimo, and subsequent correspondence in regard to certain small grazing-runs in the Hawke's Bay and Poverty Bay Districts, the Hon. the Minister of Lands

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Lease Run No. No. Survey District. Area. Prairie Value. Improve- i'ropoeed Leeee. mente. kernel. Kemai. Survey District. Alva. Priiiric Value. Hawke's Bay. , 14* 19* 20f 24 Hi 17 A. K. P. ;£ 8. d. £ , £ a. d.i £ s. d. t'olmi .. .. 823 0 0 2,01)4 0 0 405 i 26 0 0 51 12 0 Todd and Griften. Nuliaka .. .. 1,983 0 0 3,02."> 0 0 3,625 40 3 2 90 12 t> 8. and J. A. Blaok .. 2,263 0 0 8,065 0 0 8,200 80 0 2 .. Crone, Barker, and Nelson. Poverty Bay. let 17* 23f 24f 26* 27t 66 67 I 46 45 42 43, Lot 1 43, Lot 2 Taramarama .. 11,894 0 0 2,367 10 0 KM) 23 13 6 .. D. Couper. 983 2 0 1,475 Iβ 0 1,120 12 li 0 4o 0 0 1). E. O'Neill. Tokom.mi and Uawa 5,000 0 0 18,860 0 0 16,230 31 6 0 .. M.M.andG Pitzgerald WaingaromU .. 3,358 120 10,858 0 0 8,826 21 o 0 .. J. A. A. Casar. „ .. 4,195 0 0 13,785 0 0 12,379 20 4 5 344 12 7 F. Ha.ll .. 1,928 2 32 6,983 0 0, 6,078 13 10 0 .. El. G. Blaok. .. 2,425 3 8 8,576 0 0 7,665 16 10 0 27t