NELSON LAND BOARD

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 May 1939, Page 12

NELSON LAND BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING HELD

[OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.! NELSON, May 13

The monthly meeting of the Nelson Land Board, held on Thursday, was attended by Mr. P. R. Wilkinson. Commissioner of Crown Lands (Chairman), and Messrs. A. R. Edwards, J. O’Regan, W. Blackadder and ’ F. W. Gibbs. The following applications for land were dealt with: — Pastoral Run No. 60 (Rainbow), area 76,200 acres. Applicant, I). W. Oxnam. —Approved. Section 5. Block XII, Mokihinui S.D., area 529 acres. Applicant, G. H. Grant senr.—Declined.

Transfers: Section 30, Block XV, Mckihinui S.D., area 5 acres 7 perches. W. L. McGrane to W. G. Mclndoe— Approved. Section 57, Block 11, Tutaki S.D.. area. 9ac. 3rds. 21pchs. D. W. Oxnam to J. J. Robinson. —Approved. Section 68, Black VII, Takaka S.D., area llac. 3rds. Bpchs. A. F. Kerr to R. H. Simpson. —Approved. Section 27, Block I, Rintoul S.D.. 82 acres, and 1 Section 7, Block V, Rintoul S. 206 acres. F. G. Robertson to W. M. Lammas. —Approved. Land to be Re-offered: Section 14, Block 111. Inangahua S.D., area 92ac. 3rds. 26pchs.—Resolved not to re-of-fer.

Forfeitures: Section 17, Block I, Steeples S.D., area 298 acres 3 roods. T. J. and T. I. Tiller. —Resolved to declare Pastoral License No. 556 forfeited.

Section 13, Block I, Ohika Survey District, area 16ac. Ird. 16pclis. James C. Redvdon. —Resolved to declare Pastoral License No. 581 forfeited. Section 8, Block HI, Inangahua S.D., area 160 acres. J. J. Ryan. —Resolved to declare Pastoral License No. 602 forfeited..

Application for exemption from residence: Section 3, Block VI, Takaka S.D., area SSac. 2rds. O. W. SixtusResolved to grant exemption from residence during the pleasure of the Board.

Section- 17, Block IX, Aorere S.D., area 25 acres. O. C. and A. G. Skilton. —Resolved l to' grant exemption from residence during the pleasure of the Board.

Sections 2, 3 and 7, Blocks 111 and IV, Howard S.D., area 1085 acres. Lawrence Mead. —Resolved to grant exemption from residence during the pleasure of the Board.

Cancellation: 25 acres in Block I, Tutaki S.D. Matakitaki Junction Gold Dredging (No Lialibity) Co. —Resolved to cancel OL3IG as at 30/6/39, and to grant a year to year grazing license to Mr. C. G. O’Brien, at an annual rental of £l, as from 1/7/39. The Inangahua County Council forwarded proposals for the expenditureof thirds amounting to £B3/10/- and accrued to 31/3/39.—Approved. The Buller County Council forwarded proposals for the expenditure of thirds, etc., amounting to £52/8/G and accrued to 31/3/39.— Approved. 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 31/3/39. £36.—Approved.

The Board also dealt with 22 items in committee