NELSON LAND BOARD

Nelson Evening Mail, 16 November 1916, Page 2

NELSON LAND BOARD

— MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Nelson •Land Board was held on Thursday last. 'Present: Mr F. A. Thompson (Commissioner) and Messrs Unigent. Bell, •Patterson, and .Walker. Application for "rash" : Section 3. block ii. Pakawau survev district, 416 acres 9 perches. Philip Moore. —Declined with a view to future disposal. Applications. for occupation with purchase: Secion 60. block iii, Motuekn survey district. 104 acres. W. H. M. Lennis." declined a.* there is no road access : section 9. block vii, Hope, survey district. 804 acres. Malcolm Mr-Conoc-hie, adjourned for one month. Applications for renewable leases : Part section 4. block x. Takaka survey district. 1030 acres. E. 'W. Riordan, "■rant confirmed-: part section 4,. block x. Takaka. survey district. 901 acres. A. H. Fauchelle." crant confirmed ; section 11. block xv, Waimea survev -district, 1700 acres, H. TV .Johnston, lapsed for linr-Tiavmciit of deposit; blocks viii and xi. Totaranui suryey district. 2000 acres. IT. O. Washbourn. further adjourned: blocks iv and v.. Kaiteriteri survey district. 2000 acres, 11. E. 0. Washbourn. further adjourned. Applications for pastoral licenses : Section 4. block viii. Owen survey district. 99 acres, F. .H. Gibbs, declined in t)ublie interest, to "be surveyed into suitable blocks: section 5. block viii. Owen survey district. F. W. Gibbs. ditto: block'xiii. Pakawau survev disrict, ".'SO arres. John C. Hiekmott. declined : blk vj. Matiri snrvev district. 6.00 acres. Cyril Warne,, declined. Aplication for education reserve : Section 49. -square 8, Takaka. survey district, 55 acres. W. Henderson. clined.. To be, offered for lease by public auction. > • Application under section 4of the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act, 1915: Section 8, blk vii, Hope survey district. 1047 acres. Newton JXtcCbnoehie.—Deferred. ',..-.. Appliontio \s for- oecumfion.' licenses : Part portion If a. Rotoiti . Villanre. 2 acres. R. G. pranted, at £1 per annum : nart seo+aon- 4, blk xv. T/yell survev district. 5 acres. . Roland' Fairhall, declined."' beuitr. scenic reserve;."section 49. souare S. blk xv, Takaka survev district. 55 acrqs. Chas. Ropers, declined, to be offered for lease by auction: section 10.. blk iv. .Mai-ilia- survey district, 17 acres, Jane Cameron, adjourned for ranger's . report; block, viii. Tadmor survey district. R. H. and A.-G. Coleman! granted at £1 per annum. Applications for fee simple : Section 47:' block, xvi, Wangapeka survey dis-: trict. 32 acres, E. ll Griffith, approved;, section 16, block xiv, Wangapeka- survey district, 103 acres. A. Roeske. approved: section 2, block x,. Matakitaki. survey district. 388 acres, W. H. Pebble, approved subject to warden's consent. Several applications for remissions of rent by soldiers on active service were recommended-'from date of enlistment. Applications for transfers and subleases : Section 8. blk iii, Lewis : survey district, 1148 acres,, V. G. Rockell to W. J. i-Simmiss.- adjourned.: section 3, blk xi. Manna survey district, 430 acres, N." : ,McConoehie to A. McConochie, approved: section 16. block v, Tntaki survey district, 114 a3r 2o- Caldwell and Roe to F. Bastin, declined.. Application for subdivision and transfer : Section 9, blk iv. Tutaki survey district, 747 acres, j, S. Bailey to C-. Moon.—Recommended for approval. Correspondence and miscellaneous : ~; From the. Collingwobd Countv^Council re rates in ari-ear on" section 33. block yi," Aprere survev 'district. 1 -^—Resolved that no action be taken; 'With reference 'to the deficient improvements- on 5 and' 30.. blocks i and ii, Gordon survey district. the matter was further ad iourned for visit.

From J. T.. fvinvig re fencing Lake Settlement. Consideration adjourned pending definite information. . -.From Ranger Harris re .blocking of drain through section 30. block x.v. Wan-.' ganeka survey district.—Lessee to be called upon for explanation why he, blocked the-drain. "•■'■" "".. ' Frdm Ranker Harris re Ferry reserve, sectiOjTi 8, block, ix. Wai-iti survey clist.rict.—Recommended removal of' reservation, and that the land, be put up to public competition. From J. James, juh.. : re imrr>!in?"o ■ <;* section 4, block V, Matakitaki survev district.—Twelve riibhths' extension: of time to complete'purchase granted. » _;. From Surveyybr FiiirliaH : re.' "timber cutting on part section 94a, Village 'of Murchison.—Resolved to ''grant "Mr Hunt permission 'to cut the dead timber oh the ground, for.'.firewood.at a royalty of Is 'per c6rd. : . Sio: timber to be ' felled. . i Schemes for the expenditure of thirds accrued to 30ib September, submitted,. j .by varioiis Idea-] bodies, were approved. The , theMotueka. survev district to be "opened for . returned sol disrs .were agreed to. "' , ' ' s. ' Transfers.: Section 23, blk l. Tutaki survev district, S.TD. F- Chandler to TV Keating, adjourned!; section 23, blk 12, Kaieriteri survey district. V R- J. H.Bradley to J. H. "Clark, approved sub.ject to papers being put in order. .'..'