LAND BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 187, 9 August 1895, Page 2

LAND BOARD.

A special meeting of tim Nelson Lund Hoard waa held yesterday. Present :- Tlie Comniisßiouer Mr 'Browning, aud Messrs Hamilton, Hate, and Kerr, Application for cash lands granted : W Harry, 10 acres uninrreyed blocks xiv, xv Oparurii, (is per acre. Applications for occupation with right of purchase granted : J G ami S Uuiniiey, *=ecs 31, 2-2, blk xii, \\ angaiißka, 171 a lr Op, 7s Od per acre. W J Kli.ssotc, soos 19 and 20, blk xii, Wangapeka, 198 a lr, 7s Od por aero. W King, soo 3!", blk iii, Aorere, 144 a 3r 2-jp, (is per acre. F Williams, sec 7, Mk vi, Motueka, 114a2r19p, 7s Od per acre. , „ W , '!. ft, , ul J W sees 8 and 9, blk I, l'akajyau, 2ooa 3r 24p, 7s Gd per acre, ' * ** C. J. Bartlott, 100 aoros, unsurveyed, blk xii, Motueka, Os per aore. S. CossgroYo, 100 acres, unsuivcycd, blk iii, Kongahu, 7s per acre. Stobbing and Atkinson, 100 acres, unsurveyed, blk iii, Mount Arthur, 0s per acre. Application for lease in perpetuity granted:— T. McCarthy, section 12, blk vi, Wangapeka, 81ia 2r, Gs per acre, Applications for Ocoupatiou Licenses! H. Kollett, section 5, blk iii, Tadmor, 17a 3r Op. Granted, £1 per annum. W. Gibbs, 1000 acres, Mount Arthur. Granted, rent ld per acre. Applications lor leases under Mining District Land Occupation Act: — W. Ratclilt, 30 acres, Mokihinui, unsurvcyed, postponed. D. MoLcl'an, 20 acres, Ngakawau; C. H. lOuinn, 100 acres, Mokihinui (exohange) • J. Edgar, 20 aores, Mokihinui; E. Pollock' 10 noreß, Mokihinui; F, Pat., 49a Or 38p. ' All granted subject to mining regulations J. Pressman, 5 aores, seotiq^ 84, blk xv Mokihinui. Granted, rent '3s per aore' W Nesbitt, 4a 3r 18p, sco 89, blk xv Mokihinui, Granted, rent 3s per aore, ' H Newman, 20 acres, Ohika; unsurvcyed. Granted, snbjt'ot to recommendation of Warden, ] G Bums, 8 aoreß, Ngakawau.— Ref used. I T Pratt, 2o acres, Mokihinui, -Post- ' poned. I wfllirniMijnn'lrr Crowii Lands (Nelson) i HHiit, 1807» assessed for sale I I

i ii r* th J Baigent, sees 26 to 29, blk xii, Waiiti, 361 a Ir, 7« per acre. W and E W Win, sec 194, square 2, Dovedale, 104 a 2r 21p, 7s Gd per acre. Hoult Bros., sees 90, 91,92 square 4, Wai-itii, 305 acres, 7s per acre. Hoult Bros, sees 169 and 170, square 2, Wni-iti, 255 acres, 7s per acre. W H Turner, sec 2, square 174, Tutakii 500 acres, 6s per acre. D Johnston, application for renewal of mineral lease, sec 4, square 1, Waimea. Postponed. Estate of J Ching, deceased. Resolved that executors can hold lease of sees 23 and 24, blk v, and sees 26 and 30, blk iv, lnangahua, on payment of arrears of rent and iines. W WhitwelPs application to exchange his D P lease sec 10, blk xiii, 'Motueka, tor lease in perpetuity. Postponed. N. Longney applied for license of 500 acres, Tophouse. rent free on condition of keeping down rabbits. Refused. Todd v. Tobin. Consideration postponed. Westport-Ngakawau Railway extension. Resolved that the undermentioned Companies te applied to for payment of tbe sum of £1512 12s Bd, deficiency in working of line for year ending 31st March 1895, the amount to Be divided pro rata, viz., New Cardiff Coal Conipany to £781 17s lOJd, Mokibinui Coal to £730 14s 9,-Jd. Westport Colliery Reserve Leases : Kesolved, That new leases under Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Act, 1877, Amendment Acts 1893-4, be issued for the following sections : -209, 27, 83, 144, 152, 117, 118, 140, 141, 97, 159, 160, 217, 68, 214, 119, 114, 179, 175, 145, 136, 9, 169. 54, 8, 118, pt 115, 11 2, 113, 68a, 60, 9, 142, 98.' Road thirds expenditure approved :— Suburban North Koad Board, £17 9s lod ; Stoke, £23 5s 6J ; Waimea West, £19 5s ; Dovedale, ±57 Ils 7d ; Upper Moutere, £45 2s ; Kiwaka, £59 9s Oil ; Motueki, £17 2s 4tl ; Takaka, £71 4s; CollinKwo il, £67 7s 3d ; Waimea County, £443 O-i Od ; Buller, £102 7s 4d ; lnangahua, 1 74 3-i Ud; Grey, £41 17s 8J; Amuri, £6 18s Gd ; Cheviot, £29 6-.