NELSON LAND BOARD

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 18 August 1914, Page 8

NELSON LAND BOARD

The- Kelson Land Board met- on Thursday and Friday last. Present : Messrs F. A. Thompson (Commissioner). Baigent, Patterson, Sinclair, and Walker. CORRESPONDENCE. From the Under-Secretary for Lands ' v notifying' the approval of the Minister to the disposal to J. M. Willetts, adjoining lessee, of lot 1, section 3, block v, Hope. 70 acres ; to Mr J. D. Drummend, adjoining lessee, of lot 2, section 3, -block v, Hope, 53 acres. From the Under-Secretary for Lands, notifying the approval of the Land Board's recommendation that an area cf 20 acres, being part cf section 12, block viii, Maruia, be sold to adjoining owner. B. L. Svmonds, after the removal of the map reservation; from the Under-Secre-tarv for Lands, notifying the Minister s aDproval of transfer R- G. Petterson to 0. C. Petterson, section 12, block vi, Takaka. Applications to .purchase for cash : Executors of Hursthouse Estate, part section 21, block iv, Waimea; executors Hursthouse estate, part section 21, blcck ix,* Waimea, rehearing-granted, resolved to adhere to m-evious resolution ; Mary Ellen Price, part 4 oi 26, block xv, Waiiti, declmed, land being railway reserve ; H/T. Palmer, block'iv, Waimea, 20 acres, deferred for .production of proper form and report, and valuation to be made. Applications for occupation licenses with right of purchase : William Lines, SO, vii. 'Tadmor, approved; Rhoda Martha Grooby, 109, vi, Motueka, declined: Isaac Gibbs, section 23, via., Tadmor, declined. Application for rehearing: L.P. 257, 23, viii," Tadmor, A. O. Coleman. —Resolved to rescind resolution of July 9. 1914. and allow sections fco remain open in favour of A.- G. Coleman as already advertised. Applications for renewable leases: JW. Drummond, lot 2 of 3. v., Hope, 53 acres, approved ; J. M. Willetts, lot 1 of 3. v., Hope, 70 acres, approved ; F. H. Holyoake, iblock xii, Totaranui, 600 acres, deferred waiting survey of roaG access; J. H. 'Richards, 2 and part, x., Pakawau, 200 acres, declined,; A. F. Berry, parts 61, 57, 53, 52, 58, 59, v., Waitapu, 320 acres, declined, land to be opened en renewable lease in surveyed lots; B. H. Heath and E. Thompson, Maruia, 3 acres, granted subject to Warden's concurrence and cancellation cf mining title; A. J._ Rogers, block ix, Tutaki, 230 acres, granted; J. Reid, i, Matakitaki, 300 acres, deferred pending completion of survey now in progress ; A. ,J. McHardy, section iii, Upner Aorere, declined, land ooeil only under pastoral regulations; R. Drew, xiii., Wangapeka, 60 acres, deferred pending sui'vev.

, Amplications far pastoral licenses : H. V. Harvey and J. S. Climo, i, Onetara, and ii, Pakawau, 600 acres, adjourned; J. L. Burley, xiii, Lyell, 100 acres, deferred, ranger to report; J. Barclay and B. Russell, xvi, Lyell, 100 aces. Education Reserves Act, 1908, and amendments, and Public. Leases Art. 1908, A. J. Oxnam, t, xv, Matin, 253 acres, confirmed. Application under Public Reserves a.nd Do-mains Act: xV. Salmond,. 11, iv. Maruia, 63a lr 14p, confirmed.

Application for Crown grants: J. T. Wakehouse, 28, x, Vv 7 akapuaka, 244 acres, approved. Payment to following local author'tie-? ■o* thirds was approved: Dovedale Road Board, £9 19s Id ; Upper Moutere Road Beard, £1 16s 9d.

Application to surrender lease and ob-tain-renewable lease :-J. Oxnam, 1, block ii, Tutaki, adjourned for report. Applications, for occupation licenses: John Barton, 21, village of Miirchison, adjourned for advertisement and report; T. J. Reaney, xi, Wangapeka, adjourned —ranger to report. , Application to purchase fee simple O.R.P. licenses: A. Funnel], 112, viii, Motueka, granted extempticn from residence, and granted six months' time to complete statutory improvements. ' Transfers: Section 24, blick xi, Wangapeka, D. S. i Hanger to J: H. Jones, approved ; .section 403, block xi, Wangapeka, D. S. Hanger to. J. H. Jones, approyed ;• sections 65 and 10, block iv, Tutaki, R. O'Connor to-J. O'Connor, recommended subject to Minister's consent ; section 26, block xii, Mt. Arthur. F. S. Salisbury to H, B. Thorn, approved; sections 10 and 4, block xv, Burnett. Thonxas.Bell to P. Dwan, adjourned for Tanger's report; sections 45 and 26, block x, Wakapuaka, E. A. H. and A. M. Bisley to'E. E. Bell, adjourned for one month; sections 44, 42, 55, 27, block x, Wangaoeka, E. A. H. and M. Bisley to E.' E. Bell, adjourned for one month ; sections 129 and 57, block i> Maunpatapu, E. A. H. and M. Bisky to E. E. Bell, adjourned for one month; sections 665 and 5, block ix. and part section 29, block x, Wai-iti, W- D. Griffith to A. I*. Griffith, adjourned for report; section i. block xiii, Kaiteriteri, G. E. and J. H. Evans to J. H. Evans, adjourned for report; sections 82 and 16. block ii, I'akaka. Mete Puki to Iti Rameka, adjourned for report; section 4, block \x, Tutaki, A. F. McNamara to John Lester, approved, subject to Minister's cor: sent; sections 13 and 14, block : v, ,1\ taranui; F. T. Hunter to C. E M-,-<Suane, adjourned for report: ' Iri: '< \, G<?dcn, E. J. Robinson to H. >. H;iii*\. approved ; sections 6. 7, 8, 3, 9, village of >i&nu, J. W! Christian to A. A ~mcf, approved; section '6, block ix, Grdoii, \\. A. Gibbs «o D. M -<\v ,x c om ai

jonrned for orouiict' -.1 f y • i• r f< mi =. Subdivision and transfer; Sections 34 and 31, block iii, Tadnior, Win. Anglesey to L. Blanchet, arroroved as per plan produced ; section 5, block xvi > Tadmor,.F. Rochfort to W. A. and J. H. Jordan, approved as ner plan produced ; sections 70 and 27, block xvi,, Mt. Arthur. Geo.. Perry to J. H. Price, deferred for production of subdivisional plan; section 23 and part 24, block vii. T;id."••or, J. G. Gre;-n to E. Cobeldick, deferred for production of subdivisional plan. The Board approved o'f the necessary authority being given tu the CbmmisBioner of Crmvn Lands to add' an areri, 3a Ir 150, of a closed road to -Mrs M. J Brown's O.R.P. license, section 14, block vii., YVangamoa; and to add an ansa, 3r 9p, of a closed road to Mr A. K. Dickson's renewable lease, section 4, block viii, Tutaki.

Land to be opened for selection : Sec tion 14, blo:k iv, Matiri, approved, capi tal value 15s oer acre.

Application* for rehearing: "W. L.. W - f • C .v. am l K ,<? - J - l>aJ 'l, section 19, block viii., Tadmor, rehearing granted, 6 months to to do. improvenents; J. S. Prentice to C. C. Monteith, section 4, Hock Hi, Levi's, and section-3, block xv, ■Raliii, rehearing granted,, deferred for otic month.

MISCELLANEOUS

W.. J. Cain, seleetcr of sections 2 and 3, block xi', Tadmor, applied for postponement of rent. —Recommeifded postponement of one vear's rent. G. J. W. Forcf, section 21, block i. Tutaki, applied to have his interest in section cancelled, as he was leaving the district.—-Accepted. The following applied t:r exemption from residence- Wm. Hastilow, section 18, block, viii., Tadmor, gran fedl; A. R. Fannin, -section 5, block" v!i, Marma. granted; A. E. Vincent, section 1, block

xvi, Maruia, to state "\l residing con timiouslv.

Non-compliance with improvement conditions: N. J. H. Peacock, section 7, block viii, Maruia, resolved toi grant lessee two years to effect improvements in this section; E. G. GibsUn, section 9, block iii, Burnett, granted eighteen months to do statutory improvements. R. C. Peacock, section 7, block iii, Burnett, applied for exemption from rent on the above section.—No power to gram exemption. Letter received ft'cin J. and M. Putter, stating that as the Board had adhered to previous resolution cancelling interest in section 22. block, i. Tutaki, they would like t.i know if the' Board would allow them to purchase for cash. —Declined.

Application for renewable lease : D. W. Thomson, section -2, block i.x., Burnett, 150 acres. —Declined, not open on this tenure, being timber reserve. Report to be obtained with view to reopening.

A. Anderson, licensee cf sectkn 2, block iii, Howard, wrote requesting the Board to reconsider its decision not to allow" the" transfer to N. Wilkins.— Rehearing granted and transfer approved. The Commissioner submitted an assessment of the sections in Govvan block, and it was resolved to approve of trie values given below :—Section 1, block ix, Hope. 16s; section 2, block ix. Hope, 20s ; section 6, Block x, Hope, 19s ; section 7, block x, Hope, 19s; section 5, block xiii., Hope, 19s; section 4, block xiii, Hone, 19s ;'section 1, block xiv, Hope, 20s; section 2, block xiv, Hone, 22s • section 3, block xiv, Hope, 20s; section 1, blcck xvi, Rotoroa, 20s. \ Section 4, block xvi, Howard, F. v.r. Cummings attended the Board and asked for rehearing of transfer.- — Rehearing granted . Transfer approved subject to Minister's consent. Application for cash : N.Z. Marble and Cement. Company, Ltd., section 14, block xii, Kaiteriteri.—Adjourned for report. Application for renewable lease : F. J. Walker, sections 14 and 15, Takaka. —Granted subject to present existing read conditions. Transfer: Section 5. block iv.. Waiiti. E. A. Drogemuller to H. T. Gould. —Adjourned for report. Sectk;n 5, block vii, Tutaki, A. and H. Flower.—Granted exemption from residence as lessee living on adjoining land.