MEETINGS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 November 1936, Page 5

MEETINGS

NELSON LAND BOARD. The Nelson Land Board met on Thursday. Present: Messrs A. F. Waters, Commissioner of Crown Lands (Chairman), A. R. Edwards, J. O’Regan and W. Blackadder. Leave of absence was granted to Mr F. W. Gibbs on account of ill health. Applications for Land: —Sections 1, Block XIII, and 51, Block XII, Inangahua S.D., area 116 acres 3 roods .05 perches, applicant, L. J. Bell. —Resolved to grant an Occupation License at an annual rental of £1 5/-. Section 6, Block XVI, Maruia S.D., area 622 acres, applicant A. Wil-liams-Loader. —Resolved to grant an Occupation License at an annual rental of £2. Sections 1, 34, 101, Block XII, Kaiteriteri S.D., area 259 a 3rds, 10.17 p, applicant Chas. Higgs.—Resolved to grant a. Pastoral License to Mr Chas. Higgs at an annual rental of £5/4/-, and to decline Mr J. G. Wilkinson’s application for a firewood cutting license.

Transfers: —Open portion of Sections 79 and 80, Block XV., Oparara S.D., area 40 acres, R. N. Hird and R. G. Tunniclif to R. G. Tunnicliff.— Transfer approved. Sections 844, 855, Part Sections 843, 856, 857, 858, and 859, Town of Reefton, area 1 rood 31.4 perches, J. Scarlett to Mrs M. L. Discaciati. —Transfer approved subject to payment of arrears. Section 1126, Town of Westport, area 30.2 perches, G. Shaw to H. J. Lunny.—Transfer approved. Section 40, Block XVI, Wangapeka Survey District, area 102 a. The Cawthron Institute Trust Board of Nelson to A. J. Matthewson. — Transfer approved. Section 2, Subsection 3, Block VII, Kongahu S.D. area lOOacres .07 perches, Mrs M. E. Leach to R. J. Leach.—Transfer approved. Surrender: —Section 40, Village of Oman, Block I, Steeples S.D.. area 5 acres 3 roods, 16 perches, Mrs M. A. Milligan.—Resolved to cancel license on condition arrears of rent are paid.

Cancellation: Section 8, Block 1, Waitakere Survey District, area 33?. acres, W. E. Herring—Resolved to cancel license on condition arrears of rent are paid.

Land for Re-offcring—Section 9. Block Hl. Mawheraiti S.D., area 252 acres 1 rood, 27 perches, J. J. Byrne: Section 12, Block 111, Mawheraiti S.D., area 368 acres J rood, formerly Robt. Byrne. —Resolved to re-offer for selection on Renewable Lease at a Capital Value of £260, weighted with £3OO for .improvements. Reduction in Rental: —Crown Land in Block 11, Waimea Survey District, area 14 acres, licensee, Alfred Chailies. —Resolved to reduce rental to £1 per annum from 1.7.36. Exchange of Tenure. —Section 14, Block XI, Mokihinui Survey District, area 6a 3r 25p., Mrs Kate MitchellApproved, Capital Value of Renewable Lease to be £5O. Disbursement of Valuation for Improvements. —Section 6, Block XIII, and Sections 14 and 15, Blk. XIV, Tutaki S.D.; Section 8, Block I, Matakitaki S.D., Leonard Robertson.-— Resolved to approve of disbursement of improvement moneys as follows. Rent arrears £44/15/5; Re-offeriug fee, £3. Murchison County Council £l2/4/7. Total £6O. The Inangahua County Council forwarded proposals for the expenditure of thirds amounting to £67/16/10, accrued to 30.9.36. —Approved. The Buller County Council forwarded proposals for the expenditure of thirds amounting to £123/7/1, accrued to 30.9.36. —Approved. The Board also dealt with 9. items ‘in committee.’

PLUNKET SOCIETY. At the monthly meeting of the Greymouth branch of the Plunket Society, held in the rooms, there were present: Mesdames Barrett (chair), Clark, Webber, Marks, Trott, Baty, Fletcher, Burt, Smith, McKay, Ramage, Wilde, Harris, Miss Anderson, and the secretary (Mrs Phillips). Apologies for absence were received from Mesdames O’Brien, Carter, Leahy, and Wallis. The accounts were passed for payment. Arrangements were made for the annual fete and Rose Day, on Friday next. The nurses’ reports,.as follow, were received': —Town: Visits to homes 184; office 288; babies 237; older children 75; total town 600. Country: Visits to homes 207; visits to office, adults 191; babies 177; older children 34. Total —country 402. Total new cases 32. BAND OF HOPE. At the third meeting of the newlyorganised Greymouth Band of Hope, lieid in Church of Christ Hall last evening, the speaker* was Mr. C. Deans, who gave an illustrated talk on “Reasons or Excuses.” Pledge cards were handed out to those who had signed. Items were given by Jim Logan, June Spiers, Patricia Logan, and Mr Bergin (Hawaiian guitar). Games were played.