NELSON LAND BOARD.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12494, 22 March 1909, Page 1

NELSON LAND BOARD.

MEETING AT WESTPORT.

A special meeting of the above Board was held in the Westport Harbour Board's office on Tuesday. Present, Mr F. W. Flanigan (Commissioner), and Messrs Lynch, Sinclair. Wratt, and Walker. _ Correspondence was received as follows : — From the Under Secretary for .Lands, notifying the approval of the Minister of Lands of the recommendation of the Board that survey deposits oe dispensed with in the,cases of the applications for renewable leases granted at the meeting of the Board held on 13th Feb., 1909 From tlie Under Secretary for Lands notifying the gazetting of the forfeiture of the following MJD.L.O. leases : J.. Ratchffe, block x, Mokihinui distlistri t ett ' block vi ' Otumahana From the Under Secretary for Lands advising of the appointment of Commissioners to classify and report on btoek rUn ' portion of Hea Pty From James Qumn re' his application lor section- 4, block xi, Mokihinui district i (refused 9fh July, 1908). • \ a A ? ? olv . ed that section 4, block xi, Mokihinui, apphed for by Mr Jas Mmnn be. re-opened for selection on renewable lease, weighted with the value of improvements. From the Under Secretary for Lands notifying the approval of the Minisf r +if b - an j the recommendation or the Board that scenic reserve, block ix, Motupiko, containing 40 acres, be disposed of to the adjoining owner Applications for renewable leases were dealt with as follows:-— . Neal Skilton/. blook iv, Waitapu district, 500; acres, approved, subject to survey- area to be bounded by lands granted to H. Page and James Manson.

William Morris Jenkins, block iii, liongahu district, 280 acres.— Approved. ■ . • Thomas Jenkins, block xiv, Mokihinui district, 10. acres.— Resolved -that tlie land be opened on renewable lease. :„ .emery Hubert de Malmancee, block m, Kongahu, 280 acres— Declined, the land haying been granted to Mr H .-Al. Jenkins whose application was first received after the land was opened for application. , ■ _Gusta? Adolf Swanson, block vi, Kcngahu, S.D., 560 acres— Postpbnl ed until meeting be held April next. .Applications for pastoral licenses under the -regulations of the Bth September, 1904 — Waitakere district, 100 acres.—Resolved that .the Board approve the application subject to concurrence of the Warden, applicant to be. conceded tne privilege of increasing or reducmg the area, but in neither case the irontage to the Okari river or the mountain stream to be not -more than one half the depth. The annual rental to be-_9d per acre for the river flat and 6d per acre for pakihi land. Benjamin Wright, blocks ii and iii bteeples district, 200 acres.—Granted, subject to the approval of the \Y arden, and subject also to the preservation of tramway rights oxisting over the area, annual rental 9d per acre per annum. Arthur James"Nbrns, block i, Ohika district, 80 acresGranted, applicant to be allowed one month from 16th March, 1909,.t0 deposit the siaiof £64 for timber royalty subject to the- approval of the K?V J°h? Prebble,, blocks h and vi, Una district, 650 acres—Approved ,annual rental £11 Is! Samuel Milligan and A. J. Sutherland, Steeples distnct, 100 acres, postponed until n+ f e Q!L n^- of ., the Board t0 held g«s, 8 #.--fpra. a i9o9 f '-.-:Riaiard McGrath, block i- Steeples district, 150 ffi granted 6d: per acre.- Robert Colvin, Otumahana, 4095 acres. Mr Slee, on behalf of Mr Colvin, applied W t?ff^ Itora1 toral 4 . 1 , leen se over 4095 acres, «H+, + d - rew i- t,le and substituted in heu thereof an application lor an occupation.license of 2900 acres. Resolved to grant at an ann P- al cental of £4 per 1000 acres Winmfred Margaret Burley, block iii Inangahua, 1000 acres postponed. Rich- ™, ?in° y Carey ' block vi/Ngakawau, 110 acres, postponed. ffenry Marey, block vi, Ngakawau, 40 acres postponed.

\mPil C ?*™V^H ases under Part IlVf of -,V The La " d Act, 1908," were dealt with as under : Patriot Gleeson, block xiv, MokiS 1 /'strict, 50 acres, approved, subject^, deposit amount of survey fee. W m ...H cl iry Leopold Goulding, block xiv,. Mokihinui district, 100 acres, .declined, portion of the area M? GlLson? aVlllg b6eU granted to

Applications for Occupation LicenM * "?&£ ,? e ction 130 of "The Land AJ, 1908," were dealt with as fol- .. Thomas Saunders, section 12, block iv Kongabujhstrict, 23 acres, grant- «]• rental £1 per annum. James William Tee, part section 54, block iv, Kawatiri district, 10 acres, granted rental £1 per annum. John McCaughey, section 22, block vii, Tadmor, Zl acres, postponed for advertisement and Ranger's report. E. H. Donaldson, sections 3 and 4, block ix, Oparara, 94a 3r 4p, postponed for advertisement. William Bevan, block iv, liawatin 20 acres, approved; annual rental £1 per annum. James Costello, block in, Steeples district, 75 acres, approved, rental 30s per annum. John Prebble. block vi, Una district, 1658 acres, adjourned. Application for license to cut or remove flax under section 307 of "The Land Act, 1908," James Rvan Simpson, Oparara district, 80 acres, granted, royalty 6s-per ton. Applications to purchase freehold of L.I.P. under section 177 of "The Land Act, 1908:— Myles McPadden, junr., section 26, block vii, Kawatiri, 200 acres and 300 perches : resolved to appoint Mr George BeU, Sinclair as appraiser to fix the capital value of the land. .Kate Durbridge, section .2 block ix, Otumahana, 274 acres; resolved to appoint Mr George Bell Sinclair to act as appraiser to fix the capital value of the land.. G. Gritfiths, section 33, block ii, Kawatiri, 65 acres 2 roods 8 perches, resolved to appoint Mr George Bell Sinclair to act as appraiser to fix the capital value of the Jand.

W-. O'Shain, section 1, block v,- Tainui, section's 12, 13, 36, 37, block iii, Hope 4 926 acres; resolved to appoint Mr Geo. Macmahon to act as appraiser to fix the capital value of the land.

Applications for Crown grants by holders of certificate of occupation to purchaser, under section 167 of "The Land Act, 1908:— H. D. T. Salisbury section 17, block xii, Mt Arthur, 45 acres. H. D. .T. Salisbury, section 28, block xii, Mt. Arthur, 27 acres;approved, the statutory improvements having been effected. ' ■■ Payment to local authorities for "halves" fOr constructing, repairing,: and maintaining roads under section 319 "of "The Land Act, 1908.'' . 'The Buller County Council submitted for approval a scheme for expenditure of £149 12s 4d; approved. -.Suburban North Road Board, ditto, £10, approved; Stoke Road Board 18s lOd approved.

Application to surrender' M.D.L.O. lease -and -obtain renewable lease under section 193 of "The Land Act, 1908," :— -Mrs Maria Pickles, section 98, block ii, Kawatiri, -98, acres 30 poles;- adjourned for the Reefton meeting. -„'t,, Cancellations :— L.I.P. J. McDonnell, section 4, block x, Brighton, 270 acres ; forfeited to the Crown for non fulfillment of the conditions of lease. L.1.P., H. Nahr, section 3, block v, Brighton, 425 acres rcanceUed for non

fulfilment of the conditions of lease. M.D.L.0., William Simpson, section •1, block xi, Aorere, 20 acres; resolved that applicant having failed to deposit the cost of survey within the time prescribed by the Act, the application be deemed to be cancelled. M.D.L.0., James Allen, section 3, block jx, Waitakere, 20a 3r XTp'j reS a°,, tila^ tlle lease granted to Mr Allan under part viii of "The Land 4 c tV 9 %'" ( formerl y known as the M.D.L.O. Act) be determined owing to non fulfilment of conditions. Surrendered :— 0.R.P., R. E. Kinfett, section 9, block xiv, Motupiko, 580 acres; accepted, the land to be opened on the optional system and under the provisions of the "Bush and bwamp Crown Lands Settlement Act." R.L, (L for S.) E. C. Price, section 10a, block xi, Wangapeka, 1947 acres ; accepted, the land to be re-opened for selection- on renewable lease. Transfers:— V.H.S.S., section 66, * w x m' Mokllli:n ui, 5a 22p ; A. Duffy to \V . T. Slee ; approved, subiect tb approval of Minister of Lands. V.H.S. Section 56, block xv, Mokihinui. 5a 22 Pj w. T. Slee to E. Smith; approved subject to. approval of Minister of ??™ s .- oo£- LP " section 6, block xi, Matin, 330 acres, E.-S. J. Hodgkinson to 0. L. Oxuam; approved subject to repayment to the Crown of £18 3s, being total amount of rent from which tlie tenant has been exempted under the "Bush and Swamp Ciown Lands Settlement Act." L.I P sections 7 and 8, block xi, Matiri; 844 a 8.6.00, M. A. Oxnam to O. I. Oxnam : approved, subject to repayment to the Crown of £49 9s 4d, being amount of rent from which the te™an + . b»". been exempted under the Bush' jand Crown Lands Settlement Act. M.13.L.0. section 54, block xv Mokihinui, 5 acres, John Harris to" John Marr; approved. L.1.P., section 2 and 4, block 1 Kawatiri, 21a 25p, 54a lr 2p, G Colhgan to A. J. Morrison • approved. L.I.P. section 3, block i, Kawatiri, 46a 37p, J. Morrow to AJ j! Morrison; approved. O.L. section ial. block 111, Kawatiri, 4a 2r 29p J Mullms to E.Stowcll ; approved. PL* block xiii, Pakawau, 50a (unsurveyed) F. P. King to A. F. Berry ; approved subject to the payment of rent due on the section to date. 1...1.P., section a of 1, block 111, Kaiteriteri, 18 acres 22 perches, H. H. Kirby to J. Glasgow, aajourned for by the Crown Lands Ranger. M.D.L.0., seciaon 10, block xiv, Mokihinui, 100 a F. H. Bird to Janet Goulding ; approved M.D.L.0., section 12, block xiv, Mokihinui, SOa, E. T. Bird to -John Goulding; approved. A deputation from the Buller County Council waited upon the Board relative to the 'alteration of road at lorea in order to take in the buildings of the residents at Torea.— Resolved to leave the matter in the hands of the Commissioner of Grown Lands. k 1 v■*u ■* tG - & "?.I? in 6 appeared on behalf of James. William Hana in regard to. his application for a pastornl license over 800 acres in block i, Waitakere. It was resolved to grant Mr Uanna a temporary occupation license over the area at an annual rental of

Mr Walker moved; and Mr Sinclair seconded that a vote of thanks be passed to the Westport- Harbour board fgr their courtesy in lending- the Board the use of a room for their me _ c . ting— Carried unanimously. Ihe Board then adjourned.