MEETINGS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 May 1934, Page 3

MEETINGS

NELSON LAND BOARD. The Nelson Land Board met on Thursday last. Present Mr A. F. Waters, Commissioner of Crown Lands (chairman) and Messrs A. 11. Edwards, J. O’Regan, W. Blackadder and F. AV. Gibbs. . „ Applications for Land Sections and' 3, Block XIV and Section 7, Block X, Tadmor S.D., area 984 acres.—Applicant, F. AV. Heine.— Application approved. Section 4, Block IV., Maruia Survey District, area 540 acres 2 roods 9 perches. —Applicants, Miss L. E. Chell and AV. A. Hutchings.—Applications declined. Transfers: Section 19, Block VIII., Tadinor S.D., area 524 acres, and Section 15. 104 acres.—Superintendent oi State Advances to D. MacG. Jamieson. —Transfers approved. Lands to be opened: Section 11, Block XII, Waimea Survey District, area 1364 acres. —Resolved to reopen 60S acres for selection on renewable lease at a capital value of £228 weighted with £490 for improvements in favour of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account. Application for renewal: Sections 1 and 6, Block 111., Waitahu Survey District, area 94 acres 28 poles.—Applicant, T. R. Watson, —Resolved to grant a pastoral regulation license to Mr T. R. Watson over Section 6, Block 111., Waitahu Survey District as from 1//34 at an annual rental of £2. Reduction of improvement valuation: Sections 14-and 15, Block 111... AVangapeka Survey District, area 240 acres, previously held by J. O. Hickey.- Resolved to reduce the valuation of improvements to £l5O in terms of Section 81 of the Land Act, 1924. Expenditure of thirds, etc.: ITie AVaimea County Council forwarded proposals for the expenditure of thirds amounting to £l6/14/4 accrued to 31/3/34.— Approved. The Murchison County Council. forwarded proposals for the expenditure of thirds amounting to £l3/14/1(1 accrued to 31/3/34. —Approved. The Inangahua County Council forwarded proposals for the expenditure of thirds, etc., accrued to March 31, 1934, amounting to £39 17/I.— Approved.

Applications for timber licenses: Part section 37, Block 11.. Alotueka Survey District, area. 30 acres. —Applicant, K. Alabey.—Resolved to grant a permit to Air K. Alabey to cut firewood and posts on 30 acres ol Section 37, Block 11., Motueka. Survey District, at a royalty of 2/6 per cord for firewood and 10/- per 100 for birch posts, for a term of six months. Section 3. Block V., Tainui Survey District.—-Appli-cant, Al. C. Drummond. —Resolved to grant a permit for six months to Air Ai. C. Drummond to cut firewood at a royalty of 2/6 per cord. 75 acres, in Block IV., Waitakere Survey District. —Applicant, AI. H. Alitchell. —Resolved io grant a timber cutting license to Air M. H. Mitchell lor twelve months at the usual royally rates. i Renewal of timber-cutting licenses: I Section 7, Block VIII., Maruia Survey [District, area 460 acres 2 roods 29 l pales.—Applicant, Robert Buiiii.—ApI plication declined. Part Section 26, j Block IV., Waitakere S.D., area 50 i acres.—Applicants, Bowater and j Bryan, Ltd.—Adjourned. 40 acres in I Block XIV., Reefton Survey District — ' McMaster and Party.—Resolved to : grant renewal of timber license for 'two years as from 11/5/34. Part Seclion Pi, Block NVI. Alawheraiti S.D.,

area 20 acres.—F. G. Thorn. —Resolved to grant a, renewal of license for a further term of one. year. Grazing Permit: Sections 6, 20, 22, Block IV., Waitakere S.D.—Michael Shine. —Resolved to grant a temporary grazing license Io Mr M. Shine a| an annual rental of CB. ’flic Board also dealt with IS items in committee.