LAND BOARD.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16569, 5 June 1914, Page 5

LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. Tho Canterbury Land Board met yesterday: present—the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr C. R. Pollen (chairman), and Messrs R. Macaulay, T. Gee, J. Stevenson and J. Sealy. Tho following transfers wore granted:—Sections 1)4-96, Block XIV., Waitaki S.D.—Francis J. F. Henry to David Gibson, 26 acres 1 rood. 39 perches; Reserve 1116, Pudding Hill —Hamisli M’Loan to Donald W. M’Lean, 22C0 acres; Section, 36216, Block XII. and XVI., Opawa S.D.—E. W. Rowe to Herbert Sewell, 43 acres 2 roods; Run 4b, Geraldine County—John Brown and L. N. Brown to David Shaw, jun., 1240 acres; Run 72a, Mackenzie County—Donald Burnett to Selwyn P. Hope, 16,000 acres; Run 85, Mackenzie County—Annie C. Bowe to Francis Bowe, 12,700 acres; Section 32,860, etc., Block X., Hutt S.D.—Hugh P. MurrayAyusley to Beatrice Dowling, 195 acres; Section 12, Block 111., Hanmer Township—Jessie Mathieson to Georgina Argelin, 32 perches. The transfers in the following cases were granted, subject to the consent of the Minister of Lands:—Run 136 a, Ashley County—Edward L. 11. Wolff to Charles H. Ensor, 330 acres; Section 6, Block VII., Valverdc Settlement— J. D. Parker to G. Brand, 174 acres 2 roods 10 perches. In the case of the following perpetual leases, which will expire in three years’ time, tho Crown Lands rangers in the districts were appointed valuators to fix tho rentals for the new terms:— North Canterbury.—P.L. 35—H. Bunn, Section 21, Blocks I. and V., Oxford. 102 acres 2 rood=. Mid-Canterbury. P.L. 37—John Huffey, Section 35740, Block X., Geraldine, 46 acres 1 rood 12 perches; P.L. V.H. 18—John Price, Section 67, Reserve 1497, Block VII., Lot 1., R. 1767, Ashburton, 20 acres 2 perches; P.L.V.H. 26—W. Hockley, Section 1, R. 240, Spaxton, 20 acres; P.L.V.H. 27—A. Grant, Section 4, R. 240, Spaxton, 16 acres 2 roods 10 perches; P.L.V.H. 28—L. M’Leish, Section 7, R. 240, Snaxton, 30 acres 1 rood; P.L.V.H. 29—A. M’Rae, Section 8. R. 240, Spaxton, 20 acres; P.L.V.H. 35 Henry Bates. Sect’on 10. R. 2-10. SpaXton,_ 29 acres; P.L.V.H. 46—F. Salt, Section 5, R. 240, Spaxton, 20 acres; P.L.V.H. 47—J. F. Chapman. Section 9, R. 240, Spaxton, 20 acres; P.L.V.H. 52—D. H. Clifton, Section 6, R. 240, Spaxton, 20 acres ; P.L.V.H. 53—A. Green, Section 3, R 240, Spaxton. 20 acres, 3 roods 14 perches; P.L.V.H. 64-—T. Atkinson, Section 5. R. 1467, Ashburton, 20 acres; P.L.V.H. 70— H. H. Cain, Section 9, Block XIII., South Rangitata, Geraldine, -41 acres 31 perches; P.L.V.H. 9—P. Morgan, Sections 1 to 6, R. 1771. Ashburton, 21 acres 2 roods; P.L.V.H. 71—G. D. Henderson. Section 3, R. 1467, Ashburton, 25 acres 1 rood 16 perches; P.L.V.H. 185—S. Switzer, Section 10, R. 1769, Ashburton, 7 acres 3 roods 3 perches; P.L.V.H. 67—T. Lots 5 and 6, R. 1781 and 1784, Hinds, 10 acres; P.L.V.H. 42—Edward Evans, Section 2, R. 1237, Orari, 23 acres 3 roods. South Canterbury.—P.L.V.S. 40—R. B. Ward. Section 7. R„ 1263. Ot-do. 5 acres (1915); P.L.V.H. 35—W. H. Ross, Section 80, R-. 261, Hakatarninea, 46 acres 2 roods 3 perches: P.L.V.H. 39 A. Williams, Section 99, 100-102. R. 642, Waitaki, 25 acres 3 roods 3 perches.