WESTLAND LAND BOARD

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 October 1939, Page 3

WESTLAND LAND BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING HELD. [OUR own correspondent.] HOKITIKA, October 18. 'Hie monthly meeting of-the Westland Land Board, held to-day, was attended by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr B. King (chairman) and Messis B. Ward, M. Wallace, and R. A. Kirby. The following applications were dealt with:-— Block VIH., Mawheranui S.D., five acres. Section 147, Thomas Donnellan. —Granted tor two acres. Block XI., Wataroa S.D., 13 acres, renewable lease, M. .1. Mcßride.—Adjourned tor Warden’s report. Block V., Kanieri S.D., Section 147, H. T. Surgenor, 196 acres.—Granted. Block VIII., Mawheranui S.D., 19 acres, Section 147, P. F. E. O’Brien.- —- Granted for nine acres. W. Buchanan applied for a renewal of his timber-splitting license over five acres, timber reserve, Block X, Okuru S.D. Card 738 —Granted. George M. Blair applied for a rennewal of his timber-splitting license over 80 acres, Section 2735, Block XHL, Mawheranui S.D. —Adjourned. Transfers and sub-leases: Lot 1 ‘ D.P. 842, Pt. Section 150, Sq. 119 I Block IV., Cobden S.D.: 34.1 p, John Tennent to M. P. Traill.—Approved. I Exchange: Section 3061, Block IX., i Turiwhate S.D., W. M. Wilson, regulation license to renewable lease.— Withdrawn. Section 2302, Block XII., Greymouth S.L., 1 rood, D. Dunwoodie, whose ! lease over above section expires on I December 31. 1940, applied lor a renewal.—G ranted. Twenty-four acres two roods, Block V., Kanieri S.D. —E. O. Schroder applies to have the above area cancelled. —incense 1 ermin aled. The Commissioner placed beiorc the Board lor aproval dates tor Hoard meetings during 1940 as uiuier:— Wednesday, January 17, February 21. March 20, April 17, May 15, June 19, ! July 17, August 21, September is j October 16, November 20, Decent tier j IS. —Approved.