LAND BOARD

Southland Times, Issue 18975, 23 June 1923, Page 15 (Supplement)

LAND BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Southland Land Board took place last Thursday, when there were present: —Mr R. S. Galbraith (Commissioner of Crown Lands), and Messrs James Fleming, John Carmichael and James Hargest. The following application for the Fee Simple was approved: Section 58 , Block VIII., Campbelltown Hundred, 99 acres 1 rood 23 poles.—William Treloar. CORRESPONDENCE. Owen Taylor offered £1 per annum for a temporary right over the islands m Oreti River opposite Section 29 Block XII and 220/221 Block VIII. Hokonui District (about 20 acres). —Refused, and year to year right granted to the adjoining owner at 35/- per annum. Messrs Macalister Bros., solicitors, applied for the consent of the Board to the vesting in Florence Rose Ellis of the closed road containing 4 acres 1 rood 4 poles adjoining Education Reserve, Section 34 Block VII Winton Hundred; to the vesting in Cornelius Henry Lawrence of the closed road containing 2 roods 10 perches adjoining Crown Reserve Section 70 Block XIII New River Hundred, and to the taking for road purposes of an area of 2 roods 7.7 perches for which there is no title being part of the old bed of the Oreti River. —Approved. The temporary license granted over Section 11 Block II Campbelltown Hundred, 34 acres 1 rood 23 poles was cancelled, and year to year right is to be offered to Mr M. C. Davidson at £2 10/- per annum. The Southland Sawmilling Company, per W. H. Brent, applied for a further extension of time in which to cut out the timber on Sawmill Area No. 588 in Block VI. Alton S.D.—Twelve months extension at ground rental of £lO to be recommended for approval to Hon. Minister of Lands. The General Manager of the Tourist Department requested that Sections 51/70 Marakura Township be leased to the Tourist Department with a view to running the land in connection with the Te Anau Hotel. —Temporary license over unleased land in Marakura Township (Lake Te Anau) grant, ed to Mr E. C. Govan at £5 per annum.

The following transfers were approved:— Section 58 Block VIII. Campbelltown Hundred, 99 acres 1 rood 23 poles.—Administratrix in the Estate of Richard Bennett Treloar to William Treloar; Section 10 Block IX. Wendon, 284 acres 2 roods 8 poles.— Margaret Henderson to James William Lamb; Lot 3of Run 326 a Garvie, 1446 acres.—William Robson and Paul Barrett to Anthony Ridley Maher; Section 7 Block II Wendonside, 307 acres 3 roods 33 poles.—William Robson and Paul Barrett to Rodger William Maher and Alfred Herbert Maher; Lot 9of 61 blk XVI Town of Gore, 30.8 perches.—Aeneas Hiram Smith to Hannah Maher; Lot 5 of 30 Block XVI Town of Gore, 2 roods 16 perches.—Executor in the estate of John Kirk to Douglas McGill; Area between Sections 67 and 68 Block I Waikaia and the River, 10 acres.— Roderick Mclvor to Charles Edward Soper; Section 6 Block XIV Town of Lumsden, I rood.—Margaret Elizabeth Macpherson to Joseph Isaacs; Sections 8, 10, 13 and 17 Block XIV Town of Lumsden, 1 acre 2 roods.—Margaret Elizabeth Macpherson to Joseph Isaacs; Section 10 Block XV Town of Lumsden, 1 rood.—Margaret Elizabeth Macpherson to Joseph Isaacs; Section 3 Block VI Town of South Lumsden, 9 acres 15 poles.-—Margaret Elizabeth Macpjherson to Joseph Isaacs; Section 4 L\)ck VI Town of South Lumsden, 10 acres 1 rood 35 15 poles.—Margaret Elizabeth Macpherson Joseph Isaacs. An application in respect to Sections 9, 10 and 22 Block XV Jacob’s River Hundred, 171 acres 1 rood 9 poles.—David Patterson, Sen., and William Alexander Patterson to Edward Fitzgibbon was adjourned. The transfer of Lot 2 of Run 193 Blocks VI and XVI Wendon, 327 acres 3 roods 11 poles.—lvan Huia Penrose to William McDowell was refused. APPLICATIONS FOR LAND. The following applications were received and dealt with:— Section 11 Knowsley Park Settlement, 912 acres 5 poles. RL. IS. —Thomas O’Dowd. —Refused. Section 11 Knowsley Park Settlement, 912 acres 5 poles.—R.L. IS. —William John N icholl.—Refused. Section 11 Knowsley Park Settlement, 912 acres 5 poles.—Allan McKay.—Granted. Section 11 Knowsley Park Settlement, 912 acres 5 poles.—John McKay.—Granted.