NELSON LAND BOARD.
MOxN TILLY MEETING
The monthly meeting of tho Nelson Land Board was held yesterday. Present: Mr. F. A. Thompson (Commissioner) and Messrs Hoiilt; Patterson, Sinclair and Walker.
Applications for renewable lease: Alfred Newport, part section 9, block ix, Gordon, 250 acres.—Declined, applicant to be informed-that he must take the whole section. Ronald Win, part section 11, block xi, Matiri, 50 acres. —Adjourned for report. Young George Dryden, blocks xv and xvi, Maunga., and iii and iv Matiri. 852 acres.—Approved, subject to survey regulations ; applicant to deposit survey fee. Applications for pastoral licenses:— Bertrand Frederick Spiers, b'.ock xvi, Lyell, 400 acres.—Adjourned for Ranger's report. Applications for occupation licensee: Edward Thomas Humphreys, block xii, Matiri, 300 acres.—.Qranted for 300 acres marked as educational reserve; rent £2 10s per', annum.. Alexander Drummond, block ix, Matiri, 500 acres. —Declined, area to be- dealt with as educational reserve and thrown open for leasing.. TJioimas Alexander; Franklin, block viii, Kaitoriteri, 15 _ acres.— Granted for the aroa above high water mark, about 6 acres; rental £1 10s per annum. D. S. Hanger, block xi, Wan-gapeka.—-Granted on certain conditions. Edward Dodson Smith, block iii Gordon, 15 acres.—Granted, .annual rent 10s per annum. John Edward Tomlinson, block ii, Rotoiti and block xiv Motupiko, 2000 acres. —Granted, annual rental £10. John Blechynden, section 55, Rotoiti suburban, 7a 2r 25p. — Adjourned to give publicity. 1). S. Hanger, sectioriii 25 and 26, block xi, Wangapeka, 3 acres. —-Adjourned for one- month.
Applications for exemption ifrom residence : "W. V. Hadfield, section 14, block vi, Totarnnui, 11.L.—FiirtJior atljonrnad for report. George Dodson, vSioction 5, bloclc viii,' Wakaj)uaka, K.L. —Granted during the vdeasnre of tlie Board. T. H. Lines, 'sections 23, 24, 25 and 29, block iv, Takaka, Ji.L.—Ditto
Letter from 'Mormon A. Hewitt, lessee of section 28, block xi, Wangapeka district (Waif^'ipolfa settlement) asking for assistance. —Adjotirnis/d for report.
On application by tiio trustees of the Methodist Church to exchange section 46, town of Mur-elmon, for section 53 of the same town. —llcsalvod that Hoard .will offer no objection to the proposed exchange. On tetter from B. .1. Alien relative to l>is lease in perpetuity, eoctioa 3, block xv, Maruio. district. —.Resolved that the lessee bo. granted six months to effect statutory improvements, and 12 months to take up his rosideiKVP. Surrenders: K-.L.—.Blocks li and yi, Rintoul. 1074 acres, H. Neat and S. L. Andrews. —Accepted. L.1.P.,. section 22. block xvi, Burnett, 626 acres, C. F. Brooke.—Accepted; section to be oppned on renewable loaso. L.1.P., scetioi; 4 block iv, Burnett, J. H. Sandos.— Ditto. ;
Tranafora, etc.:. L.1.P., section 3-j block xi, Maruia^ 430 acres, H. M. Gibbs to N. McConchie. —Adjourned for report. 0.R.P., section 3, block ii, Flora. 502 acres, and 0.R.P., section 5, block'ii. Flora. 198. acres, A. Lewis to E. Bance.—Approved. R.L., section 5, block iv, Matiri, 413 acres. 11. Thomas to R. Thomas (half interest). —Adjourned for report. Certificate of occupation, section 1, block xi, Wakapuaka, 53a Or 30p, R. T. Mellraisli to; H. A. Close— Approved. L.1.P., Gection 19. block xiv Matiri, 321 acres,. C. T. N. Trewr to J. H. and M. J. Ch'oawoll and C. C. Trower.—^Approved. Pastoral licenso, ■section 2, block xv. Lyell, 247 acres, J. Tait to Mills and Wright.—Approved.. Transfer of application: R.L., section
4, block xv, Maruia, 1664 acres,,, jVV. E. Ro© to A. 0, Harris (half interest) .— Approved. toub-iease: Pastoral license, section 2, block xv, Lyell, 247 acres,. Miils and .Wriglit to Thompson.-—Approved. . Education reserves: Application by A. M. Newman for a lease of the school reserve of 18 acres, in block viii; Matiri district.—Declined.
The Board decided to hold the next monthly mooting at Westport on March 13th, and at Reefton on March 19th.
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Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13649, 14 February 1913, Page 7
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616NELSON LAND BOARD. Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13649, 14 February 1913, Page 7
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