MEETINGS

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 June 1930, Page 12

MEETINGS

NELSON LAND BOARD. At the meeting of the Nelson Land Board held on Thursday last, there were present: Mr A. F. Waters, Commissioner of Crown Lands (Chairman.) and Messrs G. MacMahon, J. O’Regan, and W. Blackadder. Leave of absence from this meeting was granted to Mr A. R. Edwards. Applications for Land.—Section 22, Block 11, Waitakere S.D., area 439 acres. Applicant: Mrs ,D. Hartill. — Resolved to grant Mrs Hartill an occupation license over the section at an annual rental of £2. Sections 33-36 and 42 to 46, Block XV, Mokihinui S.D.; area 44 acres 1 rood 21 perches. Applicant, Henry Lowther. —Application approved. Section. 4, Block IX, Matiri S.D.; area 43 acres. Applicant, John Badcock.—Resolved to accept Mr Badcock’s tender. Sections 10 and 12, Block VI, Takaka. S.D., containing 45 acres and 407 acres respectively. Applicant, Otto W. Sixtus. —Application declined. Sections 71 and 72, Block XV, Mokihinui S.D.; area 10 acres. Applicant, C. J. H. King—Approved. 21 acres in Block XIII, Whakapoai S.D. Applicant, L. Harvey.—Resolved to grant Mr Harvey an occupation license at an annual rental of 15/-. Pt. Section 26 Block VII, Waimea S.D. Area 2 roows. Applicant, Henry O’Neill.—Resolved to grant an Occupation License as from 1/1/30, at an annual rental of £l. Section. 6, Block VII, Waitakere S.D. 492 acres. Applicant, F. M. Mitchell. —Application declined.

Application for Timber Reservation —Blocks 111 and 11, Reefton S.D., 640 acres; W. J. Morris—Refused. Applications for Timber-cutting Licenses. —60 acres in part of Sections 26 and 30, Block 111, Steeples S.D. Applicant, B. Williams.—Resolved to grant timber cutting license at a royalty of 12/6 per truck. Pt. Section 7 8 and 9, Block VII, Kawatin S.D. Applicant, Thomas Egan.—Resolved to grant timber cutting license at a royalty of 12/6 per truck. 50 acres m Block IV, Waitakere S.D. Applicants, Messrs Powell and ' Champion.—Resolved to grant a license to cut mining props over the area at the royalty of 12/6 per truck. Section 12, Block V, Otumahana S.D. Area 490 acres. Applicant, D. C. Leach.—Resolved to grant Mr Leach a license to cut yellow pine sleepers for six months at a royalty of 9d per sleeper. 150 acres in Blocks VI, VII, IX and X, Waitakere S.D. Applicant, M. Hunter.— Resolved to grant a license over the area to Mr M. Hunter at an annual rental of £5 plus royalty at the rate of 1/6 per 100 superficial feet of timber milled. Application for sawmilling license over Sections 5,6, 7 and Pt. 17, Block 11, Ohika Survey District, 50 acres. Bowater and Bryan. —Resolved to grant a sawmill license to Messrs Bowater and Bryan at 1/6 per hundred superficial feet royalty. Transfer of half interest.—Lot 15 St. Arnaud Township Extension No. 1, Section 74, Block XIII, Motupiko S.D. Public Trustee in Estate of E. W. Kidson, deceased, to J. O. Kidson. —Approved. Lands to be opened.—4 acres in Block 11, Matakitaki S.D. J. W. Ford. —Resolved to grant an occupation license at an annual rental of £1 10/-, subject to payment of arrears on previous license. Section 51, Block 111, Kawatiri S.D. Area 1 rood 20 perches. No action at present. Section 1, Block 111 and Section 14, Block IV, Mawheraiti S.D. Area 631 acres.—Adjourned. Cancellations.—Sections 4 and 5,

Block IX, Waimea- S.D. Area 5 acres 1 rood 1 perch. Mrs E. Lewis. —Resolved that license he cancelled as at 31/3/30. Pt. Section 21, Block I, Matakitaki Area 5 acres. J. and G. Walker. —Resolved to cancel license as at 31/12/29. Section 14, Block XII, Kaiteriteri S.D. Area 175 acres. Hansford and Mills Constructon Coy Ltd.Resolved to cancel license as at 31/12/30. 2 acres in Block XVI, Orikaka S.D. M. H. Pupich.—Resolved to cancel license as at 31/12/29, subject to balance of arrears being paid. 50 acres in Block VI, Una Survey District. A. J. W. Bartlett.—Resolved that license be cancelled as at 31/12/30. 160 acres in Blocks I and 11, Ngakawau S.D. Area 160 acres. J. P. Walsh. —Resolved to cancel license as at 31/12/29. 23 acres in Block I, Ohika S.D. and Section 41, Block IV, Waitakere S.D. Area 34 acres 2 roods 38 perches. J. H. Powell. —Resolved to cancel licenses. Lots 11, 12, 13, Pt. Section 76a Block XIII, Motupiko S.D., F. Jarrett and others. —Adjourned. Forfeiture. —Section 151, Town of (Westport. Estate of Mrs I. Clayworth, deceased. Recission of Forfeiture. —Section 1076, town of. Westport. G. White. Miscellaneous.—Section 5, Block IV, Kongahu S.D. Area 554 acres; capital value £375. —Resolved to reduce the capital value to £2lO. Sections 32, area 17 acres and Section 33, area 51 acres 36 perches, and Section 17, ai’ea 48 acres 33 perches. Proposed sale of closed road. —Resolved that sections be disposed of to the adjoining owners at prices assessed by the Field Inspector. The Board also dealt with 36 items in committee.