NELSON LAND BOARD

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 September 1940, Page 9

NELSON LAND BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING. The Nelson Land Board met on Thursday last. Present: Mr P. R-' Wilkinson (Commissioner of Crown Lands, chairman), and Messrs J. O’Regan, F. W. Gibbs, A. Rowling, and J. Creighton. Applications for land: Section 33, village of Omau, area 6ac. 3 roods; section 36, 4 acres. Applicants—l, Edward O’Callaghan; 2, John M. O’Callaghan; 3, John W. Jape.—Resolved to allot section 33 to Edward O’Callaghan and section 36 to John Martin O’Callaghan. Section 35, town of Carter’s Beach, area 32 perches. Applicant, W. J. Blackler.—Approved. Section 19, Block IX., Otumahana S.D., area 475 acres. Applicant, W. W. Anderson. —Resolved to grant Mr W. W. Anderson a year-to-year license from 8.5.1928. Section 3, Block X., Motupiko S.D., area 684 acres. Applicant, M. Godbaz. —Resolved to grant Mr M. Godbaz a year-to-year license over section 3, Block X., Motupiko S.D., at a rental to be fixed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Pt. section 22, Block 111., Steeples S.D., area 140 acres (approx.). Applicant, H. W. Williams.—Resolved to grant Mr H. W. Williams a year-to-year license over 140 acres of section 22, Block HL, Steples S.D. Section 14, Block VII., Takaka S.D., area 110 acres. Applicant, James Franklyn.— Resolved to grant Mr J. Franklyn a lease-in-perpetuity title as from 1.1.40. Section 88, village of Muchison, area 2 acres. Applicant, C. G. S. O’Brien.—Resolved to terminate licence at 31.12.40 and, to grant Mr C. G. S. O’Brien' a year-to-year license over section 88, village of Murchison, as from 1.1.41. Section 4, Block XI., Kaiteriteri S.D., area 2 acres 2 roods. Applicant: Estate of F. E. Fauchelle. —Resolved to cancel present license at 9.9.40 and to grant a year-to-year license from 10.9.40 to Mr F. E. Fauchelle.

Transfers: Section 8, Block VII., Sq. 11, Takaka S.D., area 72 acres: Estate of F. E. Franklyn to James Franklyn.—Approved. Section 4, Block VII., Rahu S.D., area 268 acres, W. J. Lester to G. B. Harris.—Approved. Timber permits: Approximately 2ac. in Block 1., Tutaki S.D. Applicant, B. C. Spiers.—Resolved to grant Mr B. C. Spiers a permit for six months to remove 20 cords of firewood from dead timber on the area subject to the payment of royalty at 2/6 per cord. Section 7, Block XIV., Tutaki S.D. Applicant, Mrs M. A. Wall.— Resolved to grant a timber-cutting permit to Mrs M. A. Wall subject to payment of royalty and permit fee: Section 26, Block IX., Inangahua S.D. Applicants, J. M. Bunt and Co.—Resolved to grant J. M. Bunt and Co. a permit to take milling timber from section 26, Block IX., Inangahua S.D., for a period of 12 months from date hereof. Sections 11 and 12, Block V., Kaiteriteri S.D. Applicant, E. H. Bloomfield.—Resolved to extend permit for 12 months.

Fireclay license: Pt. section 13, Block V., Waitapu S.D., area 12ac. 2rds. —Resolved to grant Mr McPherson the right to extract fireclay from pt. section 13, Block V., Waitapu S.D., over an area of 12 acres 2 roods for a term of three years subject to payment of royalty at 1/- per yard in terms of section 347 of the Land Act, 1924. Land for re-offering: Section 3, Block IV., Waitakere S.D., area 26 acres. —Resolved not to i'e-offer in the meantime.

Exemption from residence: Section 7, Block VI., Reefton S.D., area 26ac. 2rdp. 38p. Applicant: Ernest Cohen. —Resolved to grant exemption from residence during the pleasure of the Board. Section 3, Block VIII., and section 4, Block VII., Maruia S.D., area 1026 ac. 2rds. 38p. Aplicant, N. J. Peacock. —Resolved to grant exemption from residence during the pleasuse of the Board. Cancellations: Area of 3 roods in Block IX., Hope S.D.—Resolved to terminate license as at 13.3.40. Pt. section 19, Block 111., Kongahu S.D., area 100 acres. —Resolved to terminate license at 31.12.40. Pt. section 31, Block VIII., Kawatiri S.D., and section 5, Block 11., Ohika S.D., area 80 acres. —Resolved to terminate license as at 26.9.40 unless requirements complied with prior to that date. Forfeitures: Section 70, Sq. 131, Block X., Reefton S.D., area a 37ac. 2rds. 14p.—Resolved to declare lease forfeited. Section 8, Block XIV., Mokihinui S.D., area 23ac. 2rds, 12p; section 11, do., 12ac. lrd. 15p. Resolved to declare leases forfeited as at 12.9.40. Section 23, Block IX., Otumahana S.D., area 178 acres.—Resolved to declare lease forfeited. Expiries and renewals: Section 15, Block XIV., Pakawau S.D., area 402 acres 2rds. 14p.—Resolved to offer a renewal. Pt. section 66, Block V., Kawatiri S.D., area 97ac. 3rds. 33.5 p. The Westport Coal Co., Ltd.—Resolved to offer a renewal. Section 55, Block 111., Aorere S.D., area 23 acres. —J. W. Carter. —Resolved to offer a renewal. Pt. section 68, Block V., Kawatiri S.D., area 145 acres 2rds. 18p.—Catherine Maria O’Neill. —Resolved to offer a renewal. Section 8, Block 1., Ohika S.D., area 154 ,ac. 2rds. ,07p.—Edward Norris. —Resolved to offer a renewal. Section 113, Westport Colliery Reserve, area 16 perches —-E. C. Carter. —Resolved to offer a renewal. Lot 1 section 28, Westport Colliery Reserve, area 8.02 perches.— C. J. Atkin, S. Strachan, and estate of M. Atkin deed.—Resolved to offer, a renewal. Miscellaneous: Section 8, Block XJLI, Mawheraiti S.D., area 54 acres 33 perches.—Resolved to adjourn until the October meeting. The Conservator of Forests, Nelson, enquired whether the Land Board would consent to the constitution of a proposed fire district in the Takaka, Waingaro, Flora and Harapaki S.D. in so far as certain Crown land proposed to be covered by the fire district is concerned.— Approved. Application for land: Sections 6,3, town of Springs Junction. Applicant, John James Morris; sections 7,2, do. Applicant, Sarah Teresa Morris; sections 6.7, do. Applicant, D. A. Reid.— Resolved to allot. section 3 only to John James Morris and section 2 only to Miss Sarah Morris, also section 6 only to Mr D. A. Reid.