NELSON LAND BOARD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 15 April 1909, Page 4

NELSON LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY" MEETIXC. Tlie monthly inditing of tin; Nclton Land Hoard was held last Thm-eilay. Present: Air 1". \V Flanagan (Commissioner of Crown Lands), in the chair, and Messrs Lynch, Sinclair. Wratt, and Walker. Among the applicants for renewable leases approved were the following : — Kobert Herbert Lodge, section 5, block viii., Tutaki. 878 a; James Rogers, section 3, block viii., Tutaki, 1110 a, possession to be given 30th June, 1909 ; Alfred Christian Pahl, block v., Tutaki, 500 a, capital value 10s an acre, rem 4s 8d an acre per annum. A number of applications for pastoral licences were dealt with, including the Wowing :— R. Ak-Xnee, Mata'iitaki, 150 a or 2boa, resolved that the applicant Ue ineligible, he? being the holder of an area o,f 360 a in Olcnroy block under tie regulation.- Tor the occupa tion of pastoral lands m mining districts; Charles Downie, jntii*. , block vi., Una, 59CU., approved, provided applicant immediately deposits the sum of £5 12s 6d required by law ; frank K. McKee, block vi., Una, 650 a, approved, annual rental £11. Among the applications for occupation licenses received wore the following : — John McOlauglrey,, section 22, block viii., TadOior, 22a. adjourned for advertisement: John Prebble, block vi., Una, 1658 a, declined, as area is included in pastoral licenses granted to P. Downie, junr., and F. K. McNee ; A. R. Emmett, sections 47 and a.r.s., block v., Waitapu, .'ssla lr 17p, two objections, resolved that th c sections applied for be opened for selection on renewable lease provided the Ward.'n concurs; H. J. Wells, Tasman, 500 a, declined, on the ground that there is is not the carrying area available ; Wm. J. Robson, Tasman, 500 a, approved, rental £3 per annum ; E. B. Davies, sections 6 and a.r.s., block vi. and x., Wai-'ti, 1177 a, postponed m order that advertisements re'itina; thereto may be cinu!:>ted in the Wai-iti district. Two aplications for l.'rown grants by holders ot certificates of ucvupatinn to purchasi; were approved as follow." : — James Hruwn, section 7, block xi., W'akapiiakfi, 44a; Charles Thornton Dudley, section 12, block v. and vi., Motuekn. It was deckled to recommend that an area of 10,000 acres in the Heaphy biock be offered for lease by public iilicfiori .-i>. pastonl agricultural land for ii period of ten years at an annual rental of £20 " ! A letter was received from Mr \V. Mk-Farlane in reference to improve- , ments on his own and Mrs McFarlane's sections in Matiri block. It was resolved that Mr McFar'.ane be allowed three months' time to compete th<> felling of 25 acres on his section, and to sow down in grass the burnt portion of his holding. It was further resolved that Mrs McFarlane's lease of section 7, block viii., Matiri, containing 342 . acres. bt> canei'lli'd for non-romplimue wilh the 1 conditions of lease, and that the land be opened tor selection on iv '■ i:pwal>l<? loa=e with exempt inn hum payment of rent for ioin- year?. ! Mi M. A. Pahl was granted prrmission to shift the position of his 400 acres, renewable lease. Matakitaki lilook, so as to join C. Pahl's appli- , cation in the noortli, Messrs Hooper riw., ulio jouuhl per- i mission to lie allovvr-d to dispose of ; section 3, block v., and section 25 j and 26, block viii.. Tadmor, were re- j tiuesteil to make their application on (he prescribed form Mr C Lewis, Tahika, asked for remiss'on of rent on an area of 1600 aci-"s in Takakr, district held by him Resolved that the Board has no power to remit rent on any lease or license, and that the licensee of land held under temporary occupation license has nn claim, against the Crown for im-proved-cuts effected Jby hifn. A scheme for tho <)X.pendituro of "thirds," amounting to £41 4s , lOd, was submitted by the Collingwood County Council and approved. The Crown Lands Ranger reported on improvements etfccted by Crown tenants on leaseholds ia Marina. Matiri, Burett, Rahu, Lewis, Lyell, ~\latakitaki, Tutaki, and Hope districts, and it wns resolved that defaulter"; in respect thereof L>e calle,i upon to show can^e befjre the ?th June next why their leases should nut be camelled for non-compliance with the conditions of lease. App'i'-nt'./ns by YV. O'fiha : n to purchase the freehold l.i.p. holdings, section 1, block v. , Tainui, sections 36 and 37, block iii.. Hope, 703 a, and sections 19 and 13, block iii., 11i.j.e,- 185 acres, were approved. The following leases n-ere" camelled for non-completion o£ conditions thereof: — Mr Dwun, section 3, block i.. Tutaki, 2a ; J. fi. and ■ YV. D. Lash, block iv., Aorere, l£o acres. Anionj the transfers approved were the following: — Sections 46, block v. , Waitapu, CM. Huntar and J. 1). Madifian to C. \\. Willis: teclicn 147. Hope. 43a, J. Kerr, jnnr. , to Public Trustee: Hope, 1000 a and Howard 30s, A. N. Balcheloi ;,m) R. Kerr to Public Trustee. Applications for transfer* of certain lands at Kaiteiiterl by H. Fi. Kirhy and F. A. Franklyn to J. Glasgow and J. C;. Askew respectively, were adjourned for ranger's -report.