NELSON LAND BOARD

Grey River Argus, 14 August 1935, Page 6

NELSON LAND BOARD

The meeting of the Nelson Laud Board was held on Thursday, August. 8. Present Mr. A. F. Waters, Commissioner of Crown Lands (chairman) and Messrs A. R. Edwards, J. O’Regan, W. Blackadder and F. W. Gibbs. 12 acres in Block VII, Mawheraiti S.D., applicant, Ralph Haseldine .— Resolved to grant an occupation license at rental of £1; Part Section 54, Block IV, Kawatiri S.D., area 73 acres 1 rood 06 perches., Applicant R. J. Kelpe.—Adjourned. Part Section 75, Block 111, District of Takaka, Waitapu S.D., transfer M. R. Couper to John North.—Declined. Lands to be Opened.—LP 601, Sections 4 and 7, Block IV, Matiri Survey District, area 860 acres. Resolved to re-offer for selection on Renewable Lease as one holding at a capital value of £220 weighted with £5BO for improvements in favour of the Dis charged Soldiers Settlement Account. RL 731, Section 4, Block 11, Brighton Survey District, area 63 acres.—Resolved not to re-offer meantime. Land for Re-offering.— RL 269, Section 20, Block XV, Maruia Survey District, area 421 acres.—Resolved not to re-offer. R.L. 981, Sections 2 and 4, Block IV, Waitapu Survey District, 621 and 387 acres respectively.—Resolved to re-offer for selection separately on Renewable Lease at values of £235 in the case of Section 2 and £l2O for Section 4, Section 2 to be weight-' ed with £llO for improvements in favour of the Mortgage Corporation of N.Z. OL 652, Sections 29, 30. 34, 7,9, Blocks I and V, Whakapoai, S.D., 142 acres .05 perches, C. Lewis.—Resolved to cancel license as at 30/6/32. PL. 603, Section 2, Block V, Rongalin S.D. area 792 acre*. J. Henry.—Resolved to declare license forfeited. Exchange of Tenure, LP 355, Section 2, Block IX, Inangahua S.D., area 152 acres .05 perches; LP 356, Section 3, Block IX, Inangahua S.D., area 197 acres 07 perches; LP 357, Section 4, Block IX, Inangahua S.D., area loOacres 3roods 31 perches; LP 358, Section 10, Block IX, Inangahua, S. area 187 acres lrood 0G perches; LP 359, Section 11, Block IX, Inangahua S.D., area 167 acres 1 rood 30 perches; LP 360, Section 12, Block IX, Inangahua S.D., area 195 acres 3 roods 04perches, Henry Betts. — Resolved to appoint Field Inspector Campbell as the Board’s appraiser. ER 193, Section 8, Block VII Sq 11, Takaka Survey District, area 72 acres, N. G. Franklyn.—Resolved to offer lessee a renewal of lease at the same rental. PL 337, Part Sections 38, 41 and 232, Block VI, Reefton S.D., H. J. Buckland.—Resolved to offer lessee a renewal of lease at rental of £5. Applications to Cut Timber. —80 acres of Section 29, Block 111, Steeples S.D., applicant F. E. B. Fox. Granted for 12 months at the royalty recoin-, mended by the Field Inspector, i 80 acres in Block 11, Ngakawau Survey District, applicant Jas. McDonald. Granted for twelve months at the usual royalty and a ground rental of £1 subject to payment of fees and arrears of rent. Part Section 32, Blk VI, Kawatiri S.D., applicant J. A. Corrie.—Granted for twelve months, usual royalty rates, cutting to be continuous. 20 acres in Section 5, Block X, Wai-iti 5. Applicant, L. C. Baigent.—Granted permit to eut l irewo °d under the supervision of the Field Inspector at a royalty of 2/6 per cord, a'so to cancel license granted to Mr. E. C. H. Hoult. 40 acres in Block I, Ohika Survey District, applicant, M. Hunter. Granted timber cutting license for twelve months subject to royalty being paid through sawmiller. Section 23, Block 111, Steeples S.D., applicant C. T. Bruning.—Resolved to grant a permit to cut 200 posts at a royalty of 10/- per 100. Application for License for Removal of Fire Clay. PL Part Section 13. Block V, Waitapu S.D., area 12.2.00, Applicants John North and Wm. Me Pherson. —Adjourned for Field Inspector’s and Warden’s reports. Renewal, part Section 25, Block 111, Steeples Survey District, 80 acres approx., F. E. M. Fox.—Resolved to grant a renewal of license for a period of twelve months at the usual royalty rates. Cancellation of Timber Cutting License.—Part Section 2, Block IT, Mawheraiti Survey District, 80 acres.—Re solved to suspend license pro tern and adjourn for Field Inspector’s report. The Board also dealt with 16 Items “in Committee.’ ’