NELSON LAND BOARD.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12498, 26 March 1909, Page 4

NELSON LAND BOARD.

. MEETING AT REEFTON. A meeting of the Nelson Land Board was held at Reef ton on Monday last: , Present— Messrs F W ' lUanagan (Commissioner), Lynch! Wfatt, Sinclair, and Walker. Applications ror renewable leases' we r e dealt with as follows :— Willam Patterson, sections la and 4, block ii, Reefton; 123 ac 3r 36p, adjourned in order to obtain a special report on the advisableness or otherwiso of disposing of the land- on a permanent- tenure; and to ascertain the value of .. improvements effected ' by applicant on^ section 50 held by him T>Ti!iTr le 1^ ase - 1 Alfred Christian Pahl block v Tutaki, 300 acres, (Matakitaki block), declined; applicat lO n informal, applicant having neelectedHo : sign^the, agreement printed on the . form, respecting payment of^eposit. Harold Lrdol Ranaerson b ock i, Tutaki, 870 acres Matakitaki block), granted, renial All, t PPr,? r ,f cl ; ce r P?r annum. Martin Albert -Pahl, block .v; Tutaki, 400 acres (Matakitaki block), granted, Lt ?-w-ir d pe i. acre P er annum. EraesVWiham^Riordan, blocks x . ah d si, Takaka 100 acres, declined, land not open; the area .in question is iriJluded in a large area proposed to 3e opened on, renewable lease at ah' sarly date. - .■ . Applications, for pastoral licenses" mder the regulations of the Bth Senmember, 1904:-Leo James Bell, block cv, _ Inaiigahua, 500 acres, -granted, subject to the approval of the Warden - md to payment to the Receiver; of j.an<T Revenue, Nelson, within three nonths.froni date the sum of .£ls, beng estimated value of white pine and >lack pine growing on- the land and layment of annual rental of £12 Mihael ..Kennedy and James Slatterv •lock xi, Reefton, 250 acres, declined he greater portion of the area having loen granted. to. Mr F. A. G. Archer '.A. G. Archer, block xi, Reefton, 20 acres; resolvedj the Board havng ascertained and reviewed all facts elating to the case, to award the land o F.iA. G. Archer, %üb]ect to the pproval of the Warden, annual renal £6, existing mining privileges' to c excluded f roni the license. Edrard .Christopher' Smith, section 36 lock v, Inaiigahua, 74 ac 2r 21p )r delined; resolved to set the area apart s,a reserve from which : Government >eparfcments can obtain suitable tim-' er. for repairing and constructing! ridges; Johri Howell, senr., block', ii, Reeftori, 55 acres, approved, renil £1 per annum, subject: to. the aprpyal of the -Warden.^ '^Yilliam Evan [uniphries, section' 22, block xiii, ieefton, 57ac 2r 30p,; granted, sub-set-to the approval of .Warden,, ren-' il £2. per ■annum.- -Frank Knight [cNee, block vi, Una," 420 \ acres, jlenroy block), adjourned until next ipeting of • the Board. "James Mcinley, block ix, etc.,. Burnett, 800 jre's, declined; applicant to be oftre'd'a temporary occupation license nder section .130 of 'iThe.Land Act, 308," at' a rental of £3 '4s per ■'."attain. .John Thomas Milligan, block ii, Iriangahua, 320. acres, "approved, ■ntal 5 per cent on capital value of ?S Cd per acre per annum. Edward Henry Scott, application': v section 112, block' ix, Reefton irvey- district, under. Part VIII. of rho Land Act, 1908."— Adjourned itil the next meeting of the Board, eanwhile applicant to advertise his tention to apply for the land in two sues, of a newspaper circulating in c district, and to inform the Board to whether he is prepared to reside ran tire section in with c regulations. " - V "C

Application by Mr J. H. Silcock t( have section 10, block ii, Reefton dis j trict, added to his pastoral license '~ granted 9.4.08, approved, rental 5 pc; ? cent on capital vallie of 15s per acre '■' existing mining privileges to be exclu Assessment of rental on Gleeson'i pastoral license, 50ac, block xiv, Mo kihinui, rental 5 per cent on capita ie value of 10s per acre. i r Applications for occupation licen-'-T ses under section 130 br "The Lam lt Act, 1908.'' — Henry Betts, sectioi £" 9, block viii, Inangahua, 3ac lp, gran a " ted, rental £1 per annum. Adan l ° Butterworth Emmett, part .sections " 58 and 59 and sections 47, 48, 50, 52 *~ to 57,. 61 and 62, Waitapi, 1551ai c> . lr 17p," postponed. Thomas Barmai 'f- and David Ross, blocks vii and viii Mawheraiti, 300 acres, postponed fo: '?. report. . ld Application by Thomas R. Watson c " for temporary occupation license bye tho area of Crown land lying betweei ?^ section 4, block iii, Waitahu district 1 held by him on renewable lease, an< ? the Inangahua river, resolved thai ', occupation lease granted ,to Mr Milm ; fronting Mr J. R. Watson's section ia be cancelled. s " Charles Wesley, block iii, Mawhera B- iti, block xv, Maimai, 900 acres, ad Cr journed for report. \ Application by John Henry Ward in to be allowed to take Mr Frederic! '* Knight as tenant in common in hi J e renewable lease, holding section 20 jG block viii, Inangahua district, approv ! n ed, provided Frederick Knight i [j' qualified to make the declaration re ,p quired by the Land Act. _ Application to surrender M.D.L.O in lease under section 193 of "The Lane v Act, 1908," Mrs Maria Pickles, sec 2 tion 98, block ii, Kawatiri, 98ac 30p , approved, subject to the approval o "' the Warden., '? On the letter from Mr John Me i* Dowell, in reference to the Board'; a offer to him of an occupation leasi v ~midei -Part VIII. of "The Land Act .j 1908,' over alternate areas in blocl j n vi, Matakitaki district, it was resolv " ed that the Commissioner of Crowi _ Lends request applicant to definitel; reply to letter of the 18th Decembe a . last, containing the offer of the Lam 1" An application by R..L. Salisbury ' for Crown grant of section .14, bloc] I xii, Mount Arthur survey district »0 h&ld by him under ; occupation wit! a, '' right of purchase tenure, was ap , proved. \\ A letter was read from Mr J. B 5S Ryan, objecting to the Board grant ; s ing him an occupation license ove 5-t section 10, block iii, Inangahua sur ie vey district. , c A complaint was made by Messr d McClymont and Bloxan that Mr W , y Grady has fenced off the road reservi 1- along the river near tin xj junction with the~river Waitahu.---)e Postponed for report by District Sur is vey or* - 3 . A letter was read from Mr J. R is Milne, asking for a permanent tenur s to the portion of land/granted uiide t occupation license in block in, Wai ill tahu-'district.— Resolved to .refer ap i plicant- to Commissioner ■of Crow] A .Land's letter of the 16th February id ?nd to ask him whether he is ire be pared to accept the conditions con sf tamed therein. . re A report by Crown Lands Range ir 6-i Mining Reserve, applied for b; to Mr James Lynch in block viii, Marui ts district, was read. — Resolved to re c- commend the Hon. Minister of Land in' to lift the mining reserves in bloc) :i- viii, Maruia district. in A report \s the Crown Lands Ran is ger on Mining Reserves of 70 acre ie and 80 acres; in block viii, Maruii i- district, was read and postponed, p A letter wag. read from Mrs M. A ie Spiers, relative to improvements oi ie hei selection of 480 acres in blocl 1- ix, -Matiri district. —^Resolved to in ie form- Mrs Spiers that improvement c to the value of £19 9s (one half of im >r 'provements required) must be effect d ed by the 30th June, 1909. ir T An application' was jnade. -by Mn i- Wisbey to have section 10 and sectioi t 7 held by her on occupation license I granted to her on pastoral license.— i- Declined, the license having already c been issued. i- ..A letter was read from Mr D •- Blackadder, re proposed fence line.— ii Declined, the area being included ir s an occupation license already grante e-1 • i ■ - A letter was received from Mr W. s TVlcFarlane, in reference toimproveb ments -on his own and Mrs McFar- - land's selections in Matin district.— . Resolved the applicants be called upon at the next meeting of the Board to show cause why their right, title and interest in sections in Matiri block/be not cancelled for non-compli-ance with the improvement conditions of lease. . , ' A letter was read from Mr W.,C. Gardner, relative to the land which was refused to him on pastoral li- , cense, 10.8.05.— Resolved to advise , applicant to file a petition in the War- < den's Court stating that in his opin- ' ion the regulations respecting the cut- ' ting ofthe timber on sawmill licensee ,•- have not been complied with. A letter was read from Mrs M. A. i Neame, re improvements on lease in perpetuity holding, Matiri district.— i Resolved to give applicant time until -the 30th June next to effect improvements :to the value of £9 on section [ 5, block x, Matiri. _. ; An application by Mrs R. E. Win for exemption from residence on L.1.P., sections 2and 3, block x, Hope district; was granted during the pleasure of the Board. . An application was made by A. ii.. [ Greenfield (ferryman), for the use of 1 the Ferry Reserve at the Nine Mile. 1 —Resolved that 'thp present licensee be given 12 months' notice of the terr mination of license, from 22nd March, 1909. ■:.;■•-■ '■■ -:i ■■_ i An application by Mr Jas. J. O'Regan to be re-instated in occupation license fronting, section 1, luanahua, was adjourneS. It was resolved to- recommend the Hon: ; Minister, of Lands, to lift the reservation, from section '14, block viii, Inangahua district. '_■ • •. A report by Ranger Harris on SUUU - acres in- blocks xii, xv, and xvi, Wai-mea-district, which -.it is proposed to open for selection, was read. . Gafvin Shanks, Ikamatua, block 1 xvi, Maimai survey district, 64Pac— Adjourned until April meeting of the Board. Applicant to be permitted to withdraw his application for pastoral license and; substitute therefore an application under section 129 ot lhe Land Act.:4908." Cornelius .Patrick McLaughlin and Arthur James McLaughlin, Totara Flat, block xvi, Maimai district; 700 ..acres.— Adjourned. Applicant to be permitted to withdraw his . application for pastoral license over the area and substitute therefore an application for renew-, able lease under section 129 of The Land Act, 1908." ..Allan McLennan, Hukarere, block vn, Mawheraiti district, 71ac 3r sp— Approved, rental 5 ncr cent based .on a capital value of £48 10s subject to the approval of the Warden. Edward .Williams, section 112, block ix. Reefton, 51ac 32p. Charles Wesley, block in, Mawhera- ; iti district, 350 acres.— Adjourned for advertisement and report. ■ Applications for occupation leases under Part m»*: Land Act, 1908'? :— Edward Williams, section 112, block ix, Reefton, 51ac^32p^Adjourned for advertisement. AVilliam O'Malley, par^section 26v 'block xiii. Reefton, lOac 2r 21p.—Adjourned for" advertisement. _, ' :■ „ The Inangahua* County ■ Louncil submitted for approval a scheme for tho expenditure of £20 Is sd, "halves"' for -construction, repairing and maintaining roads, which was approved. ' • ' jv •■* ■i, , The Inangahua County Council submitted for approval a scheme for the expenditure of. £492 12s 6d,- "thirds" for road making. . , The Board sanctioned the expenditute of £32 19s 4d, but disapproved of the expenditure of £71 lls Id as not being for the benefit of the selectors from whose lands "thirds" are accrued, and postponed consideration of the expenditure of £388 2s Id. being accrued on lands selected in Rahui.and Burnett survey districts until the coming into operation of "The' Murchison County Act, 1908," on the Ist April, 1909. ; R.L. (Lands for Settlement), M. Cody, section 10, block viii, Tutaki,

1078 acres. — Cancelled for non-compli-ance with the conditions of lease, and resolved to recommend the Minister of Lands to re-open the area on renewable lease.