LAND BOARD.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17157, 28 May 1921, Page 5

LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The Canterbury Land Board met yesterTie Commissioner (Mr G. H. Bullard) presided, and there were also present: Messrs \V. Cunningham, D. Stowell, and R. Macau lay. The following applications for transfers of Crown leases were apnroved:— Section 136, block VIII., Arowhenua, 11 acres 1 rood 10 perches.—Nellie Driocoll to William James Giddings Section 12, block VII., Arowhenua, 6 acres. —John Joseph Daily to David Myles King. Section 13, block IV., Cheviot, 100 acres.— illiam John Lawson to Haiold Newman Buttle. Section 122, block XII., Pareora, 130 acl«s 1 rood.—Arthur Bennett to George Barkie. Section 19, block VIII., Waimate, 15 acres. —State Advances Superintendent, a® mortgagee for Margaret McXab Guthrie, to George Cioft. * Town Bection 1076, and part 1078, City of Christcliurch, i rood IS perches.—George Somuel Skippings to Ebeneza Hart Thompson. Section 45, block 11., Corwax, 372 acres 0 roods 30 perches.—Thomas Woods to James McCloy. • Part Ashburton Riverbed, adjoining reserve 1413, block 1., Wakanui, 23 acres.— Alexander Spring to Mary Spring Coutts' Island, land adjoins section 13317, block IV., Christchurch, 25 acres.—Prank Merrin to Winifred Harriet Fulton. Part "D.," lot 1, reserve block XIV., Geraldins, 153 acres 0.C3 pe:ches—Ernest William Taylor to Mabel Annie Taylor. Run 85 Mackenzie County, 12,700 acres.— Francis Bowe to Ellen Martin. Reserve 2925, block XVI., Pukaki, 6C9 Here:-.—Francis Bowe to Eller. Martin. Reserve 185, block XVI., Pukaki, 200 acvos. —Francis Bowe to Ellen Mii'tin. Sections 290 and 294, reserve 1673, South Rakaia, 'township, 3 acres 14 perches.—Laurence Oxley to George Andrew Goldio Haslett. _ D . Section 440, South Rakaia Township,—Laurence Osley to George Andrew Goldie Haslett. Seotions 4 ancf 5, block. XII., Opawa, 100 acres—Executors late David Maxwell to Owen Randall BlacklerT Section 2a, block VII., Ellesmere, 19 acres 1 rood 14 perches.—Frederick Hairy Field to Henry Turner. Section 2c, blocks 111., VII., reserve 959, EUeemere, CO acres 3 roods 33 perches.— Frederick Harry- Field to Henry Turner. Crown Land between railway and Kaituna Lagoon, block 111., Ellesmere, 90 . acres.— Frederick Harry Fiold to Henry Turner. The only applicants for the Waitangi run, which has been thrown open for settlement, were Messrs McLaren Bros., of Dunedin, and a ballot was thus rendered -unnecessary. The applicants were examined in Dunedin, and their application was approved conditionally? by the Canterbury Land Board yesterday. The Waitangi Run has an area of 21,200 acres, and. the annual rental is £G67 10a, for a term of 14 years. It is all pastoral country, -pith flats more or less stony along the Waitakj river, the remainder being rougn, broken country, ranging from 800 ft to 63001t.