WESTLAND LAND BOARD

Grey River Argus, 22 December 1916, Page 4

WESTLAND LAND BOARD

The following business was transacted at the meeting of the Land Board held at Hokitika on Wednesday :— - Section 2747, Block 11. Brunner S. D. 371 acres, registered. C. N. and J. Taylor. Grant confirmed. Block VI, Mawheranui g.D., 300 acres, secti6n 130, 1. Taylor. Ad jourSection^ 2550, Block VII, Waimea S.D., 150 acres, R. L. M. Syme. With drawn. Section 2550, Block VII, Waimea S. D., 150 acres R.L. Richard Walsh. Withdrawn. • Cobden and Mawheranui S.D., 1000 acres, flax-cutting. Horace' James Grant. Extending from Cobden bridge to boundary pf Westland and Nel son Land Districts. Granted. Sections 2632 and 2931, block V, Waiwhero S.D: 72 acres, registered, T. M. Poschich (includes R.L. 36 r which is being surrendered.) Granted. • Sections 31 13 and 3282, block IV, Waimea S.D. , 197 acres, J. R. Coburn to R. Russell. Refused. Section XXVII Runanga townshrp, 30 perches section XXVII Runanga township, 1 rood, John Myhoi to J. Gruthardt. Approved. Section 31 17 block/XIII, Mawheraiti S.D. 52 acres 2 roods, P. Moore to J. J Halpin. Refused. Block XIII, Mawheraiti S. D. 78 acres P. Moore to J. J. Halpin. Refused. . Block X Te Kinga S.D. 6 acres, sec tion 2 block X 30 acres and 203 acres 2 roods Poerua Settlement, P. C. T. Priest to H. J. Newman. Approved. Section 2536 block VII. Waimea S. D. 209- acres, M. A. Duckworth to J. Cherrie- -Adjourned. Section 3174, block 11, Turiwhate S.D.,' 155 -acres,' P. R. Nicholas to J. J. Malone. Recommended. Section 1, block XIII, Ahaura - S. D. 640 acres, J. M. Prebble to W. Fisher Approyed. Section 2853, block XII Greymputh S. D. 2 roods 3Q perches, B. N, Kento R. J. Meacle. Recommended. Section 2 s 54, block XIII," Mawheraiti S.D., <P. Moore. Regulation lieto Warder-. , E.E. Reserve s-- lion 143. town -of Cobden, F. Garth applies for a- new lease under section 2,(5) of the Education Reserves, Amendment Act, tqio. New lease granted. Section 3010, block XVI, Greymouth; John Tunnell who has joined the Expeditionary .Forces applies for exemption from rent during -his absence. Exemption recommended. T. Cargill asks that the question of the allocation of the available land adjoining his section 3316, block V, Waiwhero S.D. between himself and and J. M. Dennehy be reconsidered. Refused.

Section 2899, block V, Brunner S.D James Bertie applies to surrender this license as he is unable to work the section. License declared forfeited. _A. -. V. Nisbet makes provisional application for land at Barrytown under the Soldiers Settlement Act. 300 acres unsurved- land, block XII XVI, Waitaha S. D. W. Wright to whom this lease was provisionally granted asks leave to withdraw and obtain refund of survey fees as his application was made under a misapprehension as to the land available. R. W. Poschich, applies for compensation for improvements effected on area held under license No. 779 which the Land Board recently decided to terminate v L.I. P. 339 section 5 Runanga township, Amelia Kerr. asks that she be relieved of this lease' as she has left the district.