APPLICATIONS DEALT WITH BY NELSON LAND BOARD

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 October 1948, Page 3

APPLICATIONS DEALT WITH BY NELSON LAND BOARD

A number of applications concerning areas of land in the Inangahua and Buller district were dealt with by the Nelson Land Board last week, as follows, all being approved except wneie otherwise stated: — _ Land applications:—Section 36, Carter’s Beach (32 perches) -by William Allan Pearson of Westport and Frederick George Herring, Westport. 57 acres in Block VII, Ngakawau, by A. Sturgeon of Stockton. Year-to-year grazing license granted as from January 1, 1949, at annual rent of £1 Bs. An application by A. Sturgeon for timber cutting rights over 80 acres in Ngakawau S.D., was adjourned for a report. :1 . .... Extension of timber cutting rights.— Crown Land, Block VI, Mawheraiti S.D. (12 acres), licensee J. Somerville.— Permit extended for one year from August 13. 1948. Part Section 18, Block XIV, Mokihinui S.D. (8£ acres), licensee Otto Cecil Levy—Permit extended for one year from September 10, 1948. Crown land Sections 14 and 9, Block IX, Inangahua S.D. (80 acres), licensee D. R. Seymour.—Left in hands of Commissioner of Crown lands as to term. Transfers and sub-leases. —Section 448, Westport (1 rood), from J. C. Fountaine to Brian Patrick Ryan of Westport. Section 25, Westport Colliery Reserve from Lessee E. L. S. H. Skilton, to Sub-lessess The Westport Taxis Ltd. Cancellation and issue of new license. —Section 15, Maruia (1 acre 2 roods 6.7 perches), licensee Eva May Norriss. Crown land adjoining road and Crown land adjoining Section 11, Block IV, Rahu S.D. (10 acres approx.), licensee Monica Leila Norriss, applicant David George Biggs, of Maruia. — Adjourned for report. Cancellation.—Eight sections, Reefton (2 roods 16.8 perches), licensee R. H. Hocking.—Cancelled as at June 30, 1948.

Forfeiture. —Section 176, Westport Colliery Reserve (15.8 perches), lessee John Thomas Milligan deceased. —Forfeited.