HAWKE’S BAY LAND BOARD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3272, 18 July 1911, Page 3

HAWKE’S BAY LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING.

The Hawke’s Bay Land Board met at the iiancis Uliice yesterday. Tnefollowing were present: —Mr C. It. Pollen (Commissioner of Grown Lands), in the chair, Messrs Geo. Wright and It. M. Birreil. , ■ A. It. Mclntyre made application to transfer section 51-53, village of Tiniroto. to Miss N. M. Kent. It was agreed to recommend that the application be granted. / An application to transfer O.R.P. 147, Section 1, block 10, Wlnmgara S.iD., from W. Hood to A. Douglas was approved. Another application to tranfer from James Atkins and J. W. Bain to Mrs M. E. U’ren, Education Reserve Lease No. 176, sections 30 and 31, Patutahi subs., was also approved. Mrs M. A. Kent made application to have issued a certificate of title for cash selection sections 61 and 62, block 15, Hangaroa S.D. The application was granted.

O. W. Todd made application for permission to acquire the freehold of O.R.P. 134, section 37. block 3, Norsewood S.D. The Board decided to grant the permission asked for." The following schemes for the expenditure of “thirds’’ and “fourths” were submitted:—Cook County Council, £216 6s 3d; Wairoa County Council, £251 3s lid; Waiapu County Council, £345 13s 7d.

These were approved, subject to inspection. The Waikolm County Council made application for permission to hand over the expenditure of fourths derived from S.G.R. Nos. 76 and 77, Ngatapa SLD., to the Cook County Council, as interest on the amount expended in the formation of Murphy’s road, which would give access to the aboie runs. The application was approved. F. and R. Mcßae made application for accommodation house license, section 2, block 111., Hangaroa S.D., 80 acres. The Board decided to grant the application, provided that the accommodation consist of not less than three rooms, and that travelling stock be also provided for.

The Crown Lands Ranger’s 'report showed that the number of holdings inspected was 19, and of the improvements required amounting to £13,614, work to the value of £32,595 had been effected. There was t ne non-resident holder, and none were deficient with improvements. An application, for additional area as a building site by N, J. Nunnerlev, O.R.P. 427, section 24, block 1, Waikolm S.D. was approved. Mr J. H. Smith of Te Aral appeared before the Board in support of his application to fell the gum' trees, comprising a plantation on his property. He pointed out that lie did not wish to profit in> any way by the felling of the trees, but that they prevented the house getting any sun for the greater part of the day, and were proving a detriment to the pasture in their immediate vicinity. There were eighty trees in all, but those at the western end were not so close, together as those at the eastern end. It was pointed out that the ©outage was very old, and that the site in the plantation was unsuitable. Mr Smith said that he did not think that the house was top old, so long as the sun could reach it. The Commissioner asked Mr Smith if he was prepared to fell twenty-four trees at the eastern end, and if he would benefit by this. Personally , he was much adverse" to the felling of the trees, but .he recognised that there was some ground to the application.

■ 4Tie applicant stated that permission to fell twenty-four trees at the easternend and six at the western end of the plantation would he satisfactory. It was decided to grant permission to 41r Smith to cut down the number of trees mentioned and the Crown Lands ranger was instructed to mark the trees to be felled.