NELSON LAND BOARD

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 December 1937, Page 14

NELSON LAND BOARD

monthly meeting. The Nelson Land Board met on Thursday; present.; Mr. kinson, Commissioner of Crown Lands (ruairman) and Messrs. A. R. J'mwards, J. O’Regan, W. Blackadder and for Land: 1000 acres (approximately) in blocks V, VI, and X Reefton S.D. Applicants, Thos. John Gilmer and Walter Williams-Re-solved to grant, an occupation license to Mr. T. J. Gilmer at. rental of £5. Section 1, Sq. 175, Block XII, Burnett S.D., area 1281 acres capital value £250. Annual rental £lO. Applicant, John Thomson.—Resolved to erant Mr. J. Thomson a renewable lease at a capital value of £250. Application for Timber License. Area of 50 acres in Block XV, Mokiliinui S.D., applicant, Hydro Coal Co.Resolved to (1) rescind resolution of 12/8/1937 granting Messrs. Moynihan and party a timber cutting license and (2) grant the Hydro Coal Company a timber cutting license for twelve months from 9/12/37 at the usual royalty rates. Transfer: Section 80, Westport Colliery Reserve. Area 12.1 p etches, annual rental £9, Tyrrell Williams to the Buller Times Ltd.—Transfer .approved. Exchange of Tenure: Section 19, Block VIII, Tadmor S.D., area 524 acres, capital value £157/4/-, annual rental under ORP 271 £7/17/2, D. M. Jamieson— Approved. Increase in Area: Area of 112 acres in Block 11, Tutaki S.D:, annual rental £5/15/-, D. O’Rourke.—Resolved to include in Occupation License No. 143 two and a half acres of land lying between the road and river in Block 11, Tutaki Survey District. 14 acres approximately, being western half of Brown Creek fronting Sections 2/5, Block IX, Inangahua S.D., annual rent £l, Henry Betts. —Resolved to include area opposite Sections 2/5, Block IX, Inangahua Survey District in O.L. 899 and to increase rent to £l/5/-. Cancellation: Sections 14 and 16, Block VIII, Mawheraiti S.D., area 301 acres, annual rental £2, H. J. Chandler. —Resolved to cancel OL 1090 as at 28/12/1J)36. Expenditure of Fifths, etc: The Conservator of Forests, Nelson, forwarded proposals by local bodies as under for the expenditure of fifths of revenue from State Forests: Inangahua County Council, period ending 30/9/37, £67/0/4. —Approved.