NELSON LAND BOARD.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13413, 10 May 1912, Page 2

NELSON LAND BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING

Tho monthly meeting of the' Nelson Land Board.was hei'd yesterday. Present: "Mr. It. T. Sadd (Commissioner) ' arid Messrs. Patterson, Hoult, Walker and Wratt. APPLICATIONS FOR CASH LANDS. James Wilsden Newport, city of Nelson, 2a lr.—Adjourned for Ranger's report. E. A. H. Bisley, section 25a, block ix Wakapuaka, lla 2r.—Adjourned for Ranger's report, APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWABLE LEASES. Charles Lowis, blks i and v, Flora, 600 acres.—Declined. Justin McCarthy, block vi, Wangapeka, 800 acres. —Further adjourned lor itanger's report. K. G. and A. T. W. Hunt, section 2, block viii^Gordon, 450 acres. —Approved, subject to survey regulations. Richard Palmer, block viii, Gordon, 500 acres.—Approved, subject to survey regulations. Nelson Wakofield Gibbs, block viii, Gordon, 500 acres.—Approved, subject to survey regulations. E. G. Coppell and T. H. Martin, block viii, Gordon, 500 acres.-—Declined, area granted to a,landless applicant. , Reginald E. Stibvell, section 9, block vi, Motueka, 80a 17p.—Granted. Henry James Harris, block viii, Gordon, 705 acre's.—.Approved, subject to survey regulations. Frederick Craven Batchelor, block i, Motueka, 100 acres.—Approved, subject to survey regulations. Joseph Gibbs, section 1, block iv,-or-don, and section 6, block v, Rinteu], 344 acres. —Granted. W. A. Tuck, section 6 block v, Rintoul, and section 1, block viii, Gordon, 344 acres. —Declined, there being a prior applicant. APPLICATIONS FOR PASTORAL LICENSES. John Haldane, block ix, Aorere, 25 . acres. —Further adjourned for Warden's report. Lionel Valentine Page, sections 35, 38 and 43 and part sections 39 and 44, blocks v and ix, Waitapii, 524a lr 28p. —Approved, subjqpt to the concurrence of the Warden at an annual rental of 3&d per acred Charles Campbell, section 46, block y, Waitapu, 150 acres.—Approved, subject to the concurrence of the Warden, at an annual rental of od per acre. APPLICATION FOR RE-HEARING OF OCCUPATION LICENSE. Charles Lewis, block xviii, Takaka, 900 acres.—lt was resolved to adhere to the previous decision. APPLICATION FOR OCCUPATION LICENSE. D. A. Kerr, section 8, block i, Motupika, 55a 20p.—Granted, annual rental £5. A clause to be inserted in the ■ license that the reserve* be always available for the accommodation of -travelling stock. APPLICATION TO PURCHASE THE FREEHOLD OF L.I.P. Joses Wilkinson, sections 4 and 6, blocks iii and iv, Howard, 407 acres.— It was resolved to appoint Mr. Philip l>est appraiser, to value the fee simpk of the land. APPLICATION TO PURCHASE THE FREEHOLD OF O.R.P. F. G. and K. L. James, sections 3 and 4, block vi, Aorere, 136a 2r 31p.—Approved. APPLICATIONS FOR CROWN GRANTS. John Bassett,- section 10, block v. Pakawau, 505 acres. —Declined, statutory improvomejits not having beran effected. ■ John ■I>:issett, section 12, block v, Pakavv ay., 497 acres. —Approved. MISCELLANEOUS. Application for exemption from reni and rates: Michael Brady, section 25 ; block xiv. Wangapeka, 1167 acres, R.L -r-Resol'/ed, on the. motion of Mr. Hoult. seconded by Mr. Wratt, that in view oi the correspondence received from thf " Under-Secretary for Lands on the sub ject, thr« Board declines to make any recommendation. Application for exemption from resi- -- dence: C. V. A. Baigent, sections 25 and 37, block ii, Motueka, L.l.P.—Adjourned for inquiry. Letter from R. H. Elliotte, the lessee, of section 10, block xvi, Lyell, ask ing to have the northern portion cut out of his lease as being useless.—lt was resolved that the Board cannot see its v/ay to accede to the request. Payments to local authorities of thirds and fourths: Upper Moutere Road Board £48 4s 2d, thirds.—Approved. Waimea County Council, £642 16s 6d, thirds, £36 13s Id fourths.—Approved. Cancellation: W. H. Goodyer, section 1, block xv. Maruia, 287 acres, L.I.P.—• Cancelled for non-compliance- with the conditions. : I . TRANSFERS. R.L., sections 5 and 30, blocks i and ii, Gordon, 640 acres, and S.C.R., No 2. Gordon, 463 acres, E. H. Rutherford to A. C. D. North. —Approved, renewable leases being subject to the consent of the Minister of Lands. 0.L., No. 789, Tutaki 100 acrss, Public Trustee to C. Lynch.— Approved. Certificate of Occupation, section 4, block x, Wangapeka, 96a 2r, D. Burns to J. H. and E. T. Taylor.—Approved. Lease of Res., Top House run, 28,748 acres, I. E. Horton to M. J. McLean.— Approved.