NELSON LAND BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 11 September 1908, Page 4

NELSON LAND BOARD.

Tho monthly meeting of the Land Board was hold yesterday, Present : Mr l' - . W. Flanagan (U-niniissioner), mid .Messrs Walker, Lynch, and U rati. \ from Mr Sinclair. 1 Applications for occupation licenses 2 with right of purchase were approved as follows : — J. H. H. Eggers, section , 4. block ii., Wai-iti, 74 acres; T. H. » 0. W. Thompson, sections 13, 25, 26, and 28. block x., Wai-iti, and section . 24. block vi., Wai-iti, 535a lr 34p, suc- . cessfuJ at ballot. *• An application to purchase under Section 128 of the Land Act, 1908, by Kdward John Robinson, block iv., Gordon. 18 acres, was approved. i > Applications for renewable leases were dealt with as follows : — Maurice Henry Bruning, block vi., Kongahu, 550 acres, further adjourned for one month, meanwhile if the land is applied for Mr i Briming's right will lapse ; Sidney Prosser Bray, blocks xiv. and xv., Tail, mor. 1650 aores, area reduced to 1150 acres ; King Solomon Whareri, section 15. block ii., Takaka, 93a Or 16p, approved ; Louis Fauchelle, block x, Takaka. 200 acres, adjourned in order that the application be put on proper form ; David Davis, section 1, block xiii., Aorere. 220 acres, approved ; Mary Eliza -Milligan, sections 31 and 33, block xii., Inangahua, 93a 3r 21p, not open, approved provisionally, and that the. matter be referred to the Warden for his consent, and if he will not approve of a renewable lease he be asked to approve of a pastoral license ; Arthur Jeherv Durrani, section 20, block iv., Takaka, 340 acres, approved ; Dugald Angus Henderson, block v., Kongahu, 777 acres, approved, subject to survey; Hary Creber, block vi., Kongahu, Mb acres, declined, it being the opinion of the Board that he already holds Hufficiost la.n— l ; Joli- Willia^n Whlt_xker. blocks xiv. and xv., Tadmor, 500 acres, approved, subject to survey, applicant to sign the necessary form ; Honrv Thomas, block iv., Matiri, 440 acres, approved, subject to survey ; Christopher Pahl, blocks ii. and vi., Tadmor. 1310 acres, approved, subject to survey. The application of Walter O'Rourke, of Murchison, for permission to acquire an area of 200 acres of the Mangles Block under section 138 of the Land Act. 1908, was not acceded to. The Board, however, expressed the opinion that if Mr O'Rourke applied for the conversion of his pastoral license of 200 acres into renewable lease tho appli- ; cation would bo favourably considered. Applications for renewable lease un- j der section 129 of the Land Act, 1908, wore dealt with as follow.* : — Lionel Ernest Lines, block v., Inangahua, 130 acres, adjourned for advertisement; David Blackadder, block iii., Lewis, 2CO acres, advertisements received, approved, subject to the approval of the Governor and subject to survey. j A letter from tho Under-Secretary for Lands was read, notifying the approval of tho Minister of Lands to the granting of Joseph Cockram's application for . renewable leaso under tins section at ' 7s an acre. i Auplications for pastoral licenses were i dealt with as follows: — William and Thonias Patrick Williams, sections 1, 2 and 3, block viii., Kawatiri, 203a 2r 35p, approved, subject to the right of anv land that may possibly be renuired in connection with the Westport water works extension being resumed without compensation, capital value 12s an acre; William Henry Newman, blcck v.. Inangahua, 1000 acres, approved, the western boundary to bo along the boundaries of sections 38 and J 39, block v, Inangahua survey district, value 10s an acre, subject to survey ; I tha application by Messrs Suisted I Bros., of Westport, for an area of j about 52 acres situate in block in., j Kawitiri survey district, was refused, tho area in question being for the most J Dart foroshoro of the Orowaiti river (ti- j day), over which, in the public interest, | the Crown should possess unrestricted ; <ontrol; James Cowan and James Hunt, block ii.. Reefton, 771a lr 29p, adjourn, ed for advertisement; Charles Camp- . bell, block ix., Waitapu, 300 acres, adjourned for advertisement ; James Henrv Luff, section 52, block iv., Kawatiri. 111 acres, declined, the land to be ononed in a few days on renewable, lease: Anna McDowell, block vi., Matakitaki. 25 acres, declined, applicant ineligible. Letter from V. M. E. Delia Vedoya, forwarding advertisement of applica- j tion for pastoral license over 100 acres, block vi.. Inangahua, was read, and] tho matter was adjourned until formal ( application for tho land is received. John Hunter's application for M.D.L.O. lease, block ii., Ngakawau, 20 acres .was adjourned for report by Crown Lands Ranger. Applications for occupation licenses were dealt with as follows :— Ambrose O'Rourke. section 24, block xiv., Ma--1 tin. 3a 2r, granted, rent 10s per annum: Joshua Newport, sections 21, 22, 23 and 24, block vi., Aorere, 291a 2r 38p. approved, rental £3 per annum; O. E. Simon, for executors of Jules Si- [ mon. section 88, Westport, 1 rood, l granted to the executors of Jules Simon, deceased, rental 10s per annum; William M. Heath, section 39, block vii., Tadmor. 3a 3r lOp, granted, rent £1 per annum; A. J. Palmer and Sons, ' rp.'tions 45. 46, and 47, village ot Manu. Ift Or Bp, granted, rental £5 per annum: A. G. Davidson, section 27, block iv.. Inangahua, 8a 2r 36p, adjourned for advertisement. A letter was read from A. Mills, asking for rehearing of J. Sherlock's application for occupation license over part of section 54, block iv., Kawatiri, refused at July meeting. Mr J. Sherlock's application was re-heard, and it was resolved that seeing that Mr Dixon, owner of tho coal mining lease, concurred in Mr Sherlock's application, the Board approved it at a rental of 30s per annum. _.-,_, , An application from W. T. Slee on behalf of 0. G. Jones to renew flax license over 70 acres, block xii, Oparara distriet, was approved, royalty 7s 6d a ton. A letter from Messrs Free, Cottrell, and Lawry, on behalf of T. R. Watson was read, applying for pastoral license over 100 acres of his occupation license. Resolved that 40 acres be granted subject to the approval of the Warden, rent five per cent on a capital value of 15s an acre. A letter from E. H. de Malmanche, asking to lease Workmen's Homes reserve, block iii, Kongahu district, 280 acres, was adjourned for report by the Crown Lands Ranger. Applications to purchase freehold of I.i. p. were approved as follows: — W. R. Walker, section 1, block iii, Rahu, 373 acres ; do, section 1, block iv, Rahu, 847 acres ; do, section 9, blk iv, Rahu, 779a ; P. E. B. Walker, section 5, blk xvi, Burnett, 831a; do, section 2, blk xvi, Burnett, 513a; W. Rout junr., blk iv, Mania, 1289a; T. W. Anderson, sees. 18 and 19, blk x, Wakapuaka. In cases of Daniel Stewart, section 3, blk vii, Rahu, 734a ; 0. E. Walker, sec. 2, blk. xv, Rahu, 1064a; and Rose Gibbins, sec. 3, blk iv, Mahu, 516a, it was resolved that Mr George Macmahon he appointed appraiser to value the fee simple of the land. Applications for Crown grants by holders of certificates of occupation to purchase were dealt with as follows : — William Harry (deceased), section 35, blk xiv, Oparara, 16a 2r 31p, resolved that the title be issued in the name of Wm. Harry; F. W. Gibbs, section 59, block iv, Aorere, 73a 2r 36p, approved ; Thos. Austin, section 2, blk. vii, Wakapuaka, 50a lr 26p, approved ; Ralph Bate, see. tion 18, blk. ix, Kaiteriteri, 189a, postponed for inspection by Crown Lands Ranger; F. A. L. Wells, section 30 blk vin, French Pass, 238a, approved. An application was made by Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. on behalf of a client to leaso or purchase 3000 to 6000 acres on Gordon's Knob. Resolved to throw the land open for selection on renewable lease. An application to surrender mining districts land occupation lease and obtain a renewable leaso by Wm. Ratcliffo, sec. 9, blk. x, Mokihinui, was approved, j Chas. Thomas Bruning's application I for section 9, block ii, Steeples, was i postponed for report by Crown Land ' Ranger and Warden. I In reference to Elizabeth for section 12, block i, Kawatiri, it was resolved ; that the applicant he informed that as soon as 30 acres have been felled on the area tho Land Board will favourably consider the application. G. J. Barton s application for section 1, blk iv, Steeples, was approved, subje *«- to the consen t of the Warden. Miscellaneous— Frederick George W. Large's application to be admitted as tenant in common with Alfred Large in ' o.r.p. holding of 994a in block vi, Maunr ■ (. ■ — ■ . Ol '• a l Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for i st Coughr- and Colds ne-er fails. Is fid a ■nd 2s 64 . •-- - :-^- •'

gatapu district, was approved ; J. R. Burnett was admitted as tenant in common with F. M. Burnett in I.i. p. holding over 440a, blk xi, Maruia district ; F. W. Douey was admitted conditionally as tenant in common with T. Doney in common with T. Doney in I.i. p. over sections 1 and 2, blks v and ix, Matiri ' district. Respecting the application of Messrs Bowater and Bryan, for permission to acquire on lease for a sawmill site one acre of the unused Cemetery reserve fronting Adderley-street, Westport, it was resolved to ascertain from the Railwap Dpartment if the reserve in ques- j tion is required for railway workshops, i and in the even of the area applied for j not being required for such purpose to ' submit it for lease by public tender for a term not exceeding 10 years. W. J. Dennehy's application to obtain a bette rtitle to the land held by him under the occupation license in block iv, Waitakere, and to include a further area, was declined. Resolved to grant S. Pedderson tiirifes until June next in which to start im'-' provements on the land, Hope district. A letter was read from Mr A. A. Wilson, Westport, on behalf of miners resident at Millerton that the sections in , the township of Hector Extension be opened for selection. It was resolved to inform Mr Wilson that the Hector Extension is virtually a mining township, and that therefore the disposal of the lands included therein is not within the jurisdiction of the Land Board, but in that of the Warden, to whom application should be made with the view of offering the lease by public auction under the Mining Act for a term of 21 years. On letter from Messrs W, L. Jeffries and .J. Squires re improvements on o.r.p. sections 30 and 33, blk vi, and l.i.p. sec. 3, blk ii, Aorere district, it was resolved to inform th© writers that the application was premature until transfers have been effected. The application of Mr A. D. Bayfield, on behalf of Mr William Davis, to whom an occupation lease of sections 5 and 53, block 1, Kawatiri, was, by resolution, granted by the Land Board at the meeting held on the 13th ultimo conditionally on the 13th ultimo conditionally on the payment of tho value in royalty of the milling timber growing on the land, for permission to pay the royalty by instalments, was approved, and the resolution above referred to modified accordingly, the issue of the title to be deferred until the last instalment of the I royalty has been paid on a date to be fixe dby the Board. j The Board approved of the following amounts being paid : — To the Stoke Road Board "thirds," £3 13s 19d ; Buller County Council, "thirds," £8 17s 2d. "Halves" for constructing, preparing, and maintaining roads, the Board approved of the payment of £141 9s 3d to the Buller County Council. j Surrenders and cancellation were dealt with as under : — Surrenders : F. Brewer, occupation license, 200a, blks ix and xiii, Aorere, accepted ; W. Williams, occupation license, 100a, blk iv, Steeples, ac- ' cepted ; T. P. Williams, occupation li- . cense, 100a, blk iv, Steeples, accepted ; i W. J. Moran, 1.i.p., section 6, blk viii, Rahu, 498a, accepted ; V. E. Moran, 1.i.p., sec. 2, blk xii, Rahu, 493a, accepted. Cancelation: Bettzeman and Jephcoate, occupation license, section 34, blk. iv, Kawatiri, cancelled ; James Allan, m.d.1.0., sec. 3, b'k ix, Waitakere, 'f>Urt- roceived, and Commissioner instructed that rent must be paid at on-e, or lease will be cancelled. A number ef transfers were dealt with, and the Boa j rose. ) _.