MEETINGS

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 March 1932, Page 12

MEETINGS

NELSON LAND BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Nelson Land Board took place oh Thursday last, when there were present: Mr A, F. Waters, Commissioner of Crown Lands (Chairman), and Messrs A. R. Edwards, J. O’Regan, W. Blackadder, and F. W. Gibbs. Exchange of Tenure:—Section 11, Block V, Reefton S.D., area 208 acres, G. G. Lockington.—Resolved to approve of exchange to Renewable Lease at same rental. Cancellation.—looo acres in Blocks ll,’ VI, and X, Burnett S.D., J. R. and R. W. Silcock—Resolved to cancel license at at 31.12.31. Application to Surrender. —Section 25, Block XIV, Oparara S.D., area 4 acres 3 roods .08 perches, T. G. I Richardson^ —Surrender accepted as I from 31.12.3 i: ; Forfeiture. —Run 55, Motupiko Suri vey District, area 30,000 acres, Jas. Lawson. —Resolved to declare the ; run to be forfeited. Application for Land’. —Section 662 , Town of Westport, area 1 rood, W. B. Williams. —Resolved to approve application, also of proposed improvements. Forfeiture.—Section 48, Block 11, Kawatiri S.D., area 193 acres 2 roods 24 perches, E. S. Cain. —Resolved to forfeit. Correspondence and Miscellaneous —The Conservator of State Forests, Nelson, forwarded proposals by Local Bodies as undei’ for the expenditure of fifths and tenths of revenue from Stdte Forests. —Inangahua C.C. for period ending 31.12.31, £ll/12/2; Buller C.C. for period ending 31.12.31. £4/17/11; Collingwood C.C. for period ending 31.12.31 £2/0/4. —Approved. The Board also dealt with 24 items ‘in committee.’ HOKITIKA BOROUGH COUNCIL [OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HOKITIKA, March 12. A meeting of the Hokitika Borough Council was held last evening; present: The Mayor (Mr. G. A. Perry), Crs. T. W. Duff, E. W. Heenan, A, R. Elcock, Dr. Teichelmann, A. C. Armstrong, Jas. King, D. P. Stuart, G. Heinz, D. J. Evans. M. S. Andrewes, applied for annual leave; —Granted. D. Breeze, secretary, Poultry Club, wrote intimating that Messrs J. J. Breeze, F. Groufsky and W. Hall, have been appointed trustees of the Horticultural Hall. The secretary Hokitika Fire Board, forwarded extract from report of the Inspector of Fire Brigades, drawing attention to the necessity of providing adequate water supply for fire purposes in Davie Street, Rolleston Street, Beach Street, and the north end of Sewell Street. —Resolved to ascertain cost. |

The secretary Hokitika Fire Brigade wrote asking for the use of Cass Square for Fire Brigade Demonstration on Saturday, March 12, and authority to charge an admission fee. — Granted. The secretary, Returned Soldiers’ Association, Hokitika, applied for permission to hold a sacred concert in the Princess Theatre on April 25, Anzac Night, and to charge an admission fee. —Granted.

Messrs Arthur Appleton and Huia Appleton applied for a twenty-one years’ lease of one acre of Part Municipal Reserve No. 446. —Referred to Town Clerk to report at next meeting. Mrs. A. Appleton notified that she wishes to relinquish the tenancy of Municipal Reserves No. 585, 586 and 587 from June 30, 1931. —Surrender accepted. The Chief Inspector of Explosives, Wellington, wrote intimating that an inspection of local Dangerous Goods Depots had been made, and that the conditions of storage were found to be satisfactory. The Chairman, No. 12 District Highways Council, Greymouth, wrote, asking for details of plant owned by Council, and used on Main Highways. —Received. The Auditor-General wrote in respect of Section 40 (h), Municipal Corporations Act, 1930, intimating conditions under which the constitutionary limit can be increased for the purchase of timber from the Kanieri Hokitika Sawmilling Company. The Treasurer reported receipts amounting to £464/17/6, payments £770/17/3; debit £330/15/1. Accounts amounting to £631 were passed for payment.

The Foreman repotred that the water in the reservoir averaged 6ft !)in for the • month; also reported on works carridd out by the staff. The Abattoir Manager reported animals slaughtered during the month: 16 cows, 22 heifers, 39 bullocks, 249 sheep, 161 lambs, 7 pigs, 13 calves; condemned 1 cow. Fees received £64/ 7/-, compared with £6l/17/- for same period last year. Cyi-il Coyle’s tender of 2/- per load for 100 loads of 21 cubic feet was accepted. It was resolved that the regulation forbidding motor traffic in Revell

Street on Saturday night be extended indefinitely. | It was resolved that £2 be charged T. Robinson, cordial manufacturer, for extraordinary water supply. It was resolved to approach the Government to have the Borough's quota to the Licensing Clerk’s salary reduced from £4O to £3O.