MEETINGS

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 August 1935, Page 8

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.R. Edwards, J. O’Regan. W. Blackadder, and F. W. Gibbs. "

Application for Temporary License. —l2 acres in Block VII, Mawheraiti S.D. Applicant, Ralph'Hazeldine.—Resolved' to grant an occupation license at an annual rental of £l. Application for land.—Block IV., Kawatfri S;P. ; Area ; 73 acres 1 rood 6 perches. Applicant,. R. J. Kelps.—Adjourned. A- ‘ .. ' Application to Transfer. —Section 75, Block 111, District of Takaka, Waitapu, S.D., H. R. Couper to John North.—Declined.

Lands to be Opened.—Sections 4 and 7, Block IV, Matiri Survey District. Area 869 acres.—Resolved to re-offer for selection on renewable lease, as one holding at a capital value of £220 weighted with £5BO for improvements in favour of the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Account; Section 4, Block 11, Brighton- Survey District. Area 63 acres.—Resolved not to re-offer meantime.

Land for Re-opening.—Section 20, Block XV., Maruia Survey District. Area 421 acres.—Resolved not to re-of-fer. Section 2, Block IV., Waitapu Survey District Area 621 acres; Section 4, Block IV., Waitapu Survey District, Area 387 acres—Resolved to reoffer for selectrOn’"separately on renewable Tea’sb at values of £235 in the case'nf‘ Section 2 and £l2O for Section 4, Section 2 to be weighted with £llO for improvements in favour of the Mortgage Corporation of N.Z. Cancellation. —Sections 29, 30. 34, 7. 9, Blocks I and V Whakapoai S.D. 142 acres 05 perches, C. Lewis. —Resolved to cancel license as at Forfeiture. —Section 2, Block V., Kongahu S.D. Area 792 acres— J. Henry.—Resolved to declare license forfeited.

Exchange of Tenure. —Section 2, Block IX., Inangahua S.D. Area 152, acres 05 perches; Section 3, Block IX, Inangahua S.Dz, area 159 acres 07 perches; Section 4, Block IX., Inangaarea 15Q T a ! dres ! 3 n roods 31 perches; Section Tp, Block IX, ; Inangahua 5 S.D., area J§7 kcrefe 1 rood 06 perches; Section 11, BlockDL, Inangahua 1 S.D., 'area 167. '-T rood 30 perches; Section I'2, Block'lX, Inangahua S.D., area 19.5 acres 3.' roods 0.4 perches. Henry Betts.—Resolved to appoint Field Inspector Campbell as the Board’s appraiser. Expiry and Renewal. —Section 8, Block VII Square 11 Takaka Survey District., area 72 acres. 'N- G. Franklyn.—Resolved to offer lessee a renewal of lease at the same rental. Part sections 38, 41 and 232. Block VI, Reefton S.D. H. J. Buckland.—‘Resolved to offer lessee a renewal of lease at an annual rental of £5.

Applications to Cut Timber. —Approximately SO acres of Section 29, Block 111, Steeples "S.D. Applicant., ,F. E. B. Fox.—Resolved to grant a timber’cutting license for 12 months at the royalty rate recommended by the Field Inspector.. 80 acres in Block 11, Ngakawau Survey District. Applicant, Jas. lifcDonald— Resolved to grant timber cutting license for 12 months at the usual royalty rates and a ground rental of £l, subject to payment of fees and arrears of rent. Part Section 32; Block VI, Kawatiri S.D. Applicant,' j.' A. Corrie.—Resolved to grant a timber cutting license for 12 months at the usual royalty rates subject to cutting being continuous. Approximately 20 acres-iii Section 5 Block X ’Waiiti S.D. Applicant, L. C. Baigent.—ReSolved - to grant’a permit to Mr. L. C. Baigent to cut firewood under the supervision of the Field Inspector at a .royalty of 2/6 per cord, also to cancel license granted, to Mr. E, C. N. Houl.t. ;4.0 acres; in Block I, Qhika Survey District. Applicant. M. Hunter.—Resolved to grant a timber cutting license lor 12 months at the usual royalty rates subject to royalty being paid through'sawmiller.—' Application to Cut Fencing Posts. — Section 23, Block 111, Steeples S.D.. applicant, - , ’ C. T. Bruning.—Resolved to grant a permit to cut 200 posts un.der the supervision of the Field Inspector at a royalty of 10/- per 100 posts. Application for License for Removal of Fire Clay.—Section "13. Block V, Waitapu S.D., Area 12 acres 2 roods. Applicants: John North and Wm. McPherson:—Adjoui’ne'd' for Field Inspector’s and'Warden’s reports. Renewal:’Sect. 25. Blk. HI, Steeples S.D - . 80 acres approximately.—Resolved to grant a henewal' of license for a period of 12 months at the usual royalty, rates. Cancellation of Timber Cutting License.—Part Section 2, Block 11, Mawheraiti Survey District. 80 acres —Resolved to suspend license protem and adjourn for Field Inspector’s report. •

The Board also dealt with 16 items n committee.

REEFTON ADVANCEMENT ASSN

REEFTON, August 10.

A meeting of fife Reefton Advancement Association was held last evening. there being present' Messrs J. B. Discacaiti (chairman), W. J. Duff, B. IT.' Winchester, T. L. Floyd, W. F. Archer, G. J. Dick, G. E. A Hubbard, J Noble, L. R. Austin, A. Wells and J. Patterson.

The Department of Justice, re repairs to Court House, wrote that only necessary repairs were being executed.

Tile Main Highways Board wrote re the Ihangahua River bridge and Public Works Department wrote re painting the ' Inangalnia Bridge, that ar- ’ rangements had been made to paint > the posts; struts’ and rails of the handrail system. The Main Highways Board notified it would be pleased to give permission to 1 any Board or societies that are prepared to undertake voluntarily the beatitifi.catibn of main highways. It'was, bo\veVc’r, necessary to ensure the planting of trees docs not encroach on the fra'flicable width and that they do not in buy' way form obstruction to visibility?—The matter is being referred "to' the Board's representative at Groy mouth ’ The Public Works Department wrote that the Board was unable to assistj financially in the beautification proposed for the Buller Road. If it was proposed to plant, they should consult] the overseer. Mr. Matheson on the question of the situation of the proposed line of trees. tt was resolved that the Public Works Department. Greymouth. be written t” and thanked for tlo-ir reply offerin': i" paint the band rail:; and portion:- of the Inangahua bridge. Mr Dick referred to the cleaning of the side of the Buller Road, near the Railway Station. A good job was being made of it. but unless this was ploughed and the blackberry roots removed it would h< in the same had condition in a few months. The matter of the telegraph pole near the monument being out of alignment was referred to Mr. l-’loyd to

bring under the notice of the Telegraph Engineer oh liis next visit to Reeftbn;'--' a “• . ■ Mr’ Dick moved that the Railway Department aiid the' ,Main' Highway Board he asked-to complete the work oh the Buller road by 'eradicating the blackberry and removing "the' timbdr left bn the roadside.

Mr. Archer referred to a letter published re the ’slip : 6n the Black’s Point Road - and" the -bridge at Watson’s'. He considered it bfid taste to tVi’itb' such letters. - The work at the slip had been authorised. The' Engineer wa's hbW 'makirig T enquiries as to prociTrin*f''a compressor" t6’ do the work cheaply. -The left-hand bridge ’site has been ’inspected, and the’ Public Works EbgineeH had 'suggested' that a concrete 'bridge be erected and tlie necessary application had been'made to the Department at Wellington to allow the work to be done. - ” Mr.::'Patterson suggested that the Maih. Highways Board "be asked to have the frontage of the suburban Cemetery, 'improved, and it was re-' solved that the matter be brought under"'the "notice of the Council and ask that it be levelled up and a better surface provided; r The Unsatisfactory state of buildings in Broadway was referred to also the south" side of the approach to the Ih'angah'ua bridge west side. It was resolved to write to the Health Department, Westport, in reference to one building and "its unsafe condition. It was decided to'ask the Council to have the fire station iii Bayfield Street removed and the section fence'd and improved. ‘ Mr. J. Patterson moved that the Mining Executive be 'asked to have (lie proceedings of the meetings published iii the newspapers. The motion lapsed, not being seconded. fl'he necessity for the telephone exchange being opened on Sundays was discussed, and Mr. Floyd pointed out that unless 100 subscribers were connected with the ’phone it was in no case open on Sundays. The service could be used, however, by approaching him at any time on Sunday.