WESTLAND LAND BOARD

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 August 1941, Page 6

WESTLAND LAND BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING.

[OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HOKITIKA, August 7. The Westland Land Board met yesterday. Present: The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr B. King (chairman), Messrs M. Wallace, E. A. Kirby, B. Ward and AV. Clayton. Applications: Block I, Ahaura, 27.4 acres, Regulations, Gustav Samuel Burrows.—Adjourned. Block XIII, Wataroa, 168 acres, Section 147, A. C. A. Dehn. —Refused. Borough of Kumara, half an acre, Section 147, Amanda Margaret Homer.—Adjourned. Block IX, Mawheraiti, 100 acres, Regulations, A. Kennedy^—Refused. Block X, Waimea, 50 acres, regulations, L. D. Kelly. Granted. Sections 365 to 373 (both included), town of Ross, la Or 20p, renewable lease, Stuart and Chapman Ltd.—Grant confirmed. Sections 3663 and 3758, Block VI., Kanieri, 322 acres and 10 perches, regulations, Chas. Mills. —Granted. Elock I, Kanieri, lac 2rds, Section 147. C. Pfahlert. —Adjourned. Block I, Ahaura, Pt. VIII M.D.L.0., John ' Frederick Rasmussen. —Adjourned. Sections 1,2 and 3, town of Rapahoe, Section 147, James McTaggart.— Granted. Block XIII, Wataroa, 48ac lrd 18p, regulations, Thomas Nolan. —Granted. Borough of Runanga, 2 roods, Section 147, Gilbert Walker Refused. . „ . . , Timber licenses: A. Priest applied for a timber splitting license over an area lying between his section ana Bell Hll tram in Block 11, Brunner.— Withdrawal approved. M. Kelly applied for a renewal of his timberoni’’ttin” b ’ n ense over part section 3229 and 3305, Block X, Waimea. —Granted. L. Kelly applied for a renewal of his timbersolitting license over 18 acres in part section 3229, Block IX, ' Waimea.— Granted. A. Dalkie applied.for a renewal of his timber-splitting; license over 20 acres, part section 330 a, Block X, Waimea. —Granted. Walter Scott applied for a renewal of his timbersplitting license over 20 acres, section 2074, Block IX, Karangarua.—Refused. C. Hill applied for a timbeisplitting license over 80 acres, part section 3215, Block XIII, Ahauia, formerly held by J. Craig. Granted. James Murphy applied for a renewal of his. timber-splitting license over 80 acres in part section 3228, Block XI, Waimea. —Granted. R. D. Green apnlied for a renewal of his timbersplitting license over 30 acres in Block XIV. Mawheraiti. —Granted. J. Wylde applied for a tihmer-splitting license over 20 acres on southern,, boundary of section 656. —Granted. G. A Stewart applied for a renewal of his timber-splitting license over 80 acres, Block XI. Waimea.—Gi anted Geo. Martin applied for a renewal of his timber-splitting license over pait section 2720, Block X, Mawheranui, 10 acres. —Granted. , Transfers and Sub-leases: Block XV., Waiwhero: 100 acres: Michael Alexander Aynsley and J. Christie to Ashton Anderson Jefferies. —Approved Block 1, Totara, 8 acres: Florence Alice Upjohn to James William Thomson and David Wallace Thoni-c-on —Approved. Blocks 1 and 11, Totara, 12a Ir 20p.: William Berry (executor of A. W. Upjohn) to James William Thomson and David Wallace Thomson.—Approved. Exchanges: Section 2690, Block 11, Brunner: James Forster Davidson: Regulation license to renewable lease. —Adjourned. . Miscellaneous: Section 3376, Block IV., Waimea. 3 acres 26 perches. W. T. Ogilvie whose license over above area expires on the 31st December

1942. applies for a renewal. —Approved. Section 3377, Block V.II, Waimea S.D., 9 acres 1 rood. C. W. J. Pierson whose license over above area expires on December 31, 1942, applies for a renewal. —Adjourned. Sections 3391 and 3392, Block IV., Waimea. 3 acres Ir. 28p. A. Bruhn whose license over above area expires on December 31, 1942, applies for a renewal. —Adjourned. F. E. Black applies to cancel his license over Block XIV., Okarito. —License cancelled. 100 acres, Block X Bruce Bay, H. H. Busch applied to have above license terminated as it has been eroded by the sea.—License terminated. Block XIII., Bruce Bay, 160 acres. H. H. Busch applies for reduction in rent on above license. — Rent reduced. T. Mallinson applies to cancel M.L. 765 over 550 acres, Blocks 1., 11., and V., Kopara.—License terminated. Section 2650, Block VII., Bruce Bay, 155 acres: Estate of E. R. Wilson. The District Public Trustee applies for a renewal of above license which expires on December 31, 1941. —Resolutiorr of Novembei- 15, amended. Section 3382, Block XVI., Greymouth: 1 acre. Mrs. Lalor applies for a renewal of her license which expires on June 30, 1942.—Granted.