LAND BOARD.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 117, 15 May 1912, Page 7

LAND BOARD.

>■ The monthly meeting of the Marl- • iliorbugh Land Board was held to-cUy. ;• "There were present: The Commis- ' .isioner (Mr W. H. Skinner), and .:':• ••■,::,; Messrs A,MoCalrum, J. Boyd, H. -M. Reader, and J. Fulton. WAKAMARINA SETTLERS. X: Messrs Crispin, McKay, and Burke, "■.■■'.Wakaniarina settlers, waited on the Board and asked for additional land. . .Mr Crispin held 200 acres, Mr Burke ,$9 and Mr McKay 82. The land beling sought .was in the block being cut v out by Messrs Smart Bros. This . .block the Commissioner had ordered to be surveyed. ; ' :. The deputation represented that their holdings were .too small to enV able them to live on them independently, of outwdo work. The'members expressed themselves ? ■ :in sympathy with the request. ;;i v. •■■■•• 'It■-. was resolved that the Commissioner be asked to report to the next I meeting after' visiting the locality, ' ; .and interviewing the settlers and the £•'■ v;«urveyGi*. : . ' • / APPLICATIONS. & W: H.Dalton applied to lease :;;iV-:-wabout-' a quarter: of an acre of land '&■■-A djoining tho piece already granted v'to him, for fencing purposes,—Oii the motion of Mt Reader, the applica!Hion was granted. ' ■ ■. _"\ :. 'Mrs Spwman verbally applied to . V'lrtase the }Vedge. Point reserce.—The :;"; "application was declined,/the reserve ; alre«ady having been applied for. G. Q.^Beech applied for sections v !'l4, 15, 18, 19, and 20, Block XII, S :: &dr<3i on a year'si iease.-^The applicawas deferred pending: the obtam-■•i-v-:'iapL;bf a\Tftpor^:lrom tKe.;Raiigei'.. ■ ' Tliomas ■Watson aDplied to lease *hat portion of the Koama-ru reserve •' 'froifl section 136 to Cape Koamaru. '■'•on a year-to-j'ear tenure, and;olrerea ■':>£! per annum rent.^-The' matter, was^ •Tefe'rred' to the., Commissioner,,, who ;p\ igjtated that he would visit the locality ; * H. ;Coz?n^\ applied tcr puwhase^the r^^e^simple 'of 'section .11, Bldck ,-iy ~_• 'Onamalutu:.S:p: -cAJV improvements: *V:.^fid been dpn^sas^iiwed pv Ac% r- ; * ,apolieation was! approved..••„ . > TIMBER ROYALTIES.: ' A: communication forom Mr BoT-i- ---■:■ fnore in reference, to the payment v) i., timber royalties on Section.4B, Bloc^ i; M ■■Wakaadtarin'a, was considei-ed1, but bo!a<y(iion:waa taken. -RiESIDENCE CONI>ITI€NS. ''■y '- IH. I>. Stewß.rt appliedxfor exemp- ':": *tion 'from residence on S.G. Runs 1J U /' , " ■ , ,!■.,■. ' ; It wias' resolved; to reply that trie -residential conditions must Jbe ootl''''plieS with- within -tha-ee months. :;>■■■,'.. . DEVIATION ROAD. j- ~ " W. H. Ching wtrote complaining; of jan'irijustice dene; to him by ,the^tak-v -ing of ;:a deviation roiid thtotigh ■rtfion 10, Block 1., Taylor Pass 6U>. 'Tth'e fro'adi was taken in August, iwyOTt wias resolved that the; Commissioner visit the locality,, and M?* (CJliing "bei asked to attend the. .next ;in«^ting -to sta-te his case. ,; .' '//•i ---i':- ■■■ •'" -.-■TIfV'ER'.'W'ORKSi/' ■■•';... V:V- •■■'Th©/.'CSoiiAy'..CleiIk, Kaikoua-a, wrote 'forwarding v, resolution of the Couir&y, ■flOoundil in. refea-once to pi-ptectire ; ■woi'ks. '-on the Waimanarana^ River. (The GfeuneJll at its; meeting held on ,4th May, resolved to hold the matter i«ver for.fourteen days, arid if no re-poi-t wiiis stt'bmitted' within that time ■ -the wrarte as agreed; on .would! be pro'ceedied: with. ■ Th© Commissioner, stated th»t ;.J:<2 would !be'visiting place with tho resident engineer shortly,- and: would report at next meeting. * "THIRDS." " The Picton Road Board submittxvl then- schodiiile of pi-oposedi expen<3i'■iiuire. of , "thirds" amounting to £523 6s Id.—Approved' subject to the Com- ;, jnisaioner's i/pprov&l, . . ■■■ m-n A-va-B<Tniß.,ci'.. ■ ;•. :' '■■

The Picton Road Board submitted then- schoclule of proposed! 'expeniH'•iiuir©. of , "thirds" amounting to £523 6s Id.—Approved' subject to the Com-. ;, ;jnisaioncr's approval, . . :-.;'■;■;: ■ ; ■•■■ :timsi^rs: ■ ;- v : The following applications to transfer were submitted:— W. D. H. Baillie to J, Wallace, 100 acres of S.G. Run No. 33;-~-Ap- '.' -prayed. '' ■ .■. ;•.. ■■ ~ :■.; ..,■:■■/ ...,-.■ '^ :■'■■[.. ; Sarah Derbyshire to A; H.i Derb-yfr iV ; jshire, ■Section" 12, Block IX ? :A]:d■^:B... T.:;.lt;i-G ! r>onair :v;to;,.J.-0..' M. half interest in Sections -2. ''■'■'.;.-Z t .4, 5, 8, 13, and 15, Block VI., :■■■ £ihkV&ter S.D;—Approved. .' V :■3. F. to B. T. R. Greensil^ ':■■ .Sections 2 and 3, Block. VIL, 6, Block III.,; and; part 6, Block VII., Linkwater S.D.—Approved. R. F. Spensiey to Geo. Livingstone/ .'' Section 7, f Block VI., Cape Oampb?ll S.D.—-Approvedi.