NELSON LAND BOARD

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 August 1942, Page 2

NELSON LAND BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING.

The Nelson Land Board met on Wednesday. Present: Mr. P. R. Wilkinson, Commissioner of Crown Lands (Chairman), and Messrs J. O’Regan, J. Creighton, A- Rowling and G. L. Mead.

Application for land: Sections 8,9, 11 and Pt. 10, Block VII, and Sections 4,5, and 6, Block VIII, Tadmor S.D. Area: 627 acres 32 perches. Applicants: O. L. Blanchet, T. T. Hodgkinson. —Successful in ballot, O. L. Blanchet. Resolved to grant O. L. Blanchet exemption from residence during pleasure of Land Board. Application for grazing tenancy: Area of 4 acres (approx.) in Block VIII, Kaiteriteri S.D. Applicant: S. K. Wolf.—Resolved to grant to S. K. Woolf a year to year grazing license over 4 acres of Crown Land in Block VIII, Kaiteriteri Survey District as from 9/7/42, at an annual rental of £2. Applications for timber permits and extensions: Section 4, Block XIV, Hokihinui S.D. Area: 51 acres. Applicant: J. R. B. Nixon.—Approved. Part Section 26, Block IV, Waitakere S.D. Area: 1 acre. Applicant: Frank Thomas Mitchell.—Approved. Part Sections 10 and 12 and unoccupied Crown Land, Block VI, Takaka Survey District. Area: 60 acres. Applicant: O. W. Sixtus. —Resolved to grant O. W. Sixtus a timber cutting license for two years from 14/9/42 over Part Sections 10 and 12 and unoccupied- Crown Land in Block VI, Takaka Survey District, area 60 acres, subject to payment of royalty at State Forest rates. Part Sections 3, 4 and 5, Block 11, Ohika S.D. Area: 80 acres. Applicant: Joseph William Stuart—Approved. Part Section 78, Block XV, Oparara S.D. Area: 80 acres. Applicant: F. T. JohnsonApproved. Part Section 82, Block XIV, Oparara S.D. Area: 80 acres. Applicant: J. R. M. Johnson. —Approved. Sections 79 and 80, Block XV, Oparara S.D. Area: 545 acres. Messrs Harris and Duncan. —Approved.

Application for license to remove limestone: Part Section 19, Block VI, Aorere Survey District. Area: 1 acre. Applicant: Charles Gordon Stuart, of Bainham.—Resolved to terminate license held by C. L. Grant over Part Section 19, Block VI, Aorere Survey Dstrict, area 1 acre, as at-30/6/42, and to grant C. G. .Stuart a license to remove limestone from that area as from 1/7/42, subject. to payment of royalty at 3d per z °Exchange of tenure: Section 5, Block VI/Ngakawau S.D. Area: 4 acres 3 roods 15 perches. Lessee: William Lutton.—Approved. Section 335, Town of Westport. Area: 1 rood. Lessee: E. M. Phillips. Transfer to Michael Bernard Scully, of Westport, solicitor. —Approved. Section 817, Westport Colliery Reserve. Area: 1 rood. Lessee: F. J. Callaghan.

Transfer to Edward Robert Rooney.— Approved. Section 1141, Westport Colliery Reserve. Area: 29.5 perches. Lessee: Thomas , Rae-Douglas. Transfer to Horace George Johnston, of Westport.—Approved. Section 65, Block HI, Kawatiri S.D.. 27.02 perches. Lessee: R. C. H. Hickford Transfer to Gee Queen Luey, of Westport, fruiterer—Approved. Section 14, Block XV, Mokihinui S.D. Area: 5 acres. Lessee: Margaret Smallholme. Transfer to Mrs. Agnes Grace Briggs, of Seddonville, housewife. —Approved. Application to sub-let: Sections 161 and 162, Westport Colliery Reserve. Area: 24 perches. Lessee: Mrs. Marr'garet O’Connell (nee Delayen). Sublease to Mrs. Nora Thurlow, of Westport.—Approved. Forfeiture: Section 7, Block 11, Matakitaki S.D. Area: 156 acres 3 roods. Lessee: Andrew McDowell. —Resolved to declare lease forfeited. Cancellations: Sections la, 2a, 4a, 5 7 25, 49, and 50, Block 11, Reefton S.D. Area: 368 acres 4 perches. Licensee: Thomas Patrick O’Regan.— Approved. Sections 2 and 16, Block X, Motupiko S.D. Area: 10 acres 1 rood 31 perches. License: George Herwin (deceased). —Resolved to terminate license as at 30/6/42. Section 6, Block XIV, Reefton S.D. Area: 110 acres. Licensee: F. C. Buckingham.—Resolved to terminate license as''at 30/6/42. Section 6, Block 11, Reef ton S.D. Area: 71 acres. Applicnnt: R .E. Gilseiicin. —Resolved to terminate R. E. Gilsenan’s timber cutting permit over Section 6, Llock 11, Reefton Survey District, as at 22/7/42. Sections 24 and 25, Block IX. Inangahua S.D. Area: 700 acres. The Inangahua Sawmilling Company. —Approved.