NELSON LAND BOARD

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 19 December 1914, Page 3

NELSON LAND BOARD

The •monthly meeting of the >.elson Land Board 'was held on Wednesday. Present: Mr F. A. Thompson (Commissioner) and Messrs. Baigent and Walker. Application for renewable lease : John I. and D 7 Mason, block iv, Waitapu, >K)U acres, granted under section 138 of the Land Act, 1908, at 10s per a re, 4 vears' exemption. Application for occupation licenses: Frank Stanlev Salisbury, block iv, Leslie 1000 acres, granted. £4 per annum: Fi-ancis McWha, block xvi, Lyell, 10 acres, granted subject to noxious weeds beinf kept down, annual rental 10s. Transfers and subleases: Section 2, block ii, Flora, 248 acres, Charles Ims to A. F. Lewis; section 2, block xviji, 124 acres 2 roods, Charles Lewis to A. F. Lewis, adjourned till February meetiug of Board section 9. block iv.. Waiiti. 54 acres. E. A. Drogemuller to Henry Thomas Gould, approved; section 3, block viii. 676 acres, Stephen Mairs to Arthur Mairs, approved subject to improvements being completed' within 6 months; section 6, block xv., Marina, 419 acres, E. Monahan to H. Monahan, approved; section 5, block viii, Marir.a, 636- acres', James Lynch to John. I atrick Lynch and James Lynch, approved; section 2. block vii, Maruia, 25 acres, James Lynch to John Pa-rick Lynch and' James Lynch, approved; =ecticm 5, block viii, (Jordan, 793 ztrea, T. H. Utrrbridge to C. G- A. Cioss, adjourned to January meeting; section 13, block ii, Tutaki, 489 acres, Mai ia James to Jesse James, adjourned, r«-£i-dence conditions not complied with; L. P. 318, sec 3, block xv, Kahu, 664 acres LP. 320, Section 4, block «., Lewis 489 acres 2 roods, J. S. Produce to C G. Monteith, adojurned for ranger's ' report, to be beard at Reef ton; lection 5, block viii, Gordan 793 • eras, F. H. Durbridge, application for ex« mption from residence as section unsuitable, theTe being no road access, - exemption cranted during pleasure of Board % : Application for fee simple: c«.d:onj 1. and part- 1 of 27, blocks xv and xv.. Mount Arthur, acres 105 tcTes and 50 acres 2 roods, Joseph Henry Price, apPr luTrenders and forfeitures: Blocks x. xi v and vii,- Tasman ana Qwna, 600 acres, W. M. A. Gibbs, accepted; block v Tutaki, 400 acres, A. C. Pahl. accepted, and ranger to value m"-prove-xn.6iit.-s. -, .-. The Murchison ■ County Council ;;;• plied for approval of propped expenditure of thirds, £2lB 7s 6d. aporo^vl. Messrs Pitt and Moore, on o-h.i:t ot the owners of Flaxmore asked to ex, change some 7 acres of their land lor part of section.B2, block xn, Mftoftka, public utility reserve.—Adjourned for Board's inspection. . A schedule of lessees wno comphed with the condition oi: t.ieix leases was laid before the B'-avl H vras resolved to take act m against each. _ ■■