NELSON LAND BOARD.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13824, 20 July 1915, Page 3

NELSON LAND BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Nelson Land Board was held on Thursday iatt. Present: Mr. F. A. Thompson (Commissioner), and Messrs. Baigem., JJell, Patterson and Walker. Application for cash land: Sect'on 117, block xiii, Matiri, 50 acres, J. A. Burgess, recommended to be granted. Applications for renewable leases: Block iv 3 .Matakitaki, 700 acres, James W Ford adjourned; section9,-block xv. Waimea, 100S acres, Jas. J. Fitzpatrick, surrender accepted, return of deposit cannot be recommended; block xv, Totaranui, 600 .acres,.F. N. Holyoake, further adjourned. Applications for renewable leases: Blocks i and 11, Matakitaki, 404 acres, John Eeid, recommended to be granted ; block xiii, Wangapeka, 60 acres, R.Drew, further adjourned j block iv, Waitapu, 1000 acres, J. and D- Mason, applicants allowed to 31st October to pay deposit; section 16,. block v., Motueka, 44.0 acres, O. W. Sixtus, recommended to be granted; blocks ix and x., Tutaki, 250 acres, J. Lester, Minister's

consent received; section 5,' block ill, Tutaki, 4 acres, A. Beswick, recommended to be granted; section 12, block i, Motueka, 381 acres, L. C. T- and H. E. Inwood, recomended to be granted. Application for pastoral license: Block i, 500 acres, A. H. Manley, granted.

The -Commissioner reported that the lease of section 46, town of Murchison, la 3r Bp, upset rental £8, has been offered and passed in. Mr. E. Esler appeared before the Board with reference to rent duo on section 6, block viii, Tutaki survey district. —Consideration adjourned for inquiry. Application for occupation license: Blocks viii and sii, Tadn»or, 100 acres, Cyril Newport.—Withdrawal accepted. Application under sections 307 and 311 of the Land Act: Section 20, block vii, Kaiteriteri, 147 acres*, W. R. B. Vass, granted at £5 per annum, royalty to be paid on limestone at 6d per ton and marble at 2s 6d per ton.

Application for fee simple: O.R.P. 354, part section 34, block iii, Tadmor, 54a 2r lOp, Leon Blanchett.—Approved. Transfers: Section 7, block v, Upper Matakitaki, 303 acres, Wm. Munro +0 E. Hartley, adjourned, lessee's inter-; est to be protected whilst on active service; block xiv, Tutaki, 100 acres, Mary Rose Gibbins to F. C. Lester, adjourned;■ O.R.P. 336, section 6, block xii, Motueka, 155 acres, E. L. Eas +on to Nottage Bros, approved. Exchange: Section 16, block ix, Aorere, C. C. Cook from pastoral license to renewable lease.—Further adjourned. Re-opening lands, etc., for selection: Section 17, etc., blocks vi. and x., Aorere, timber on 300 acres, naval and military settlers' block. Ranger's report read. Former valuation to be adhered to. Surrenders: 1000 acres, Mt. Arthur, J. E. Salisbury,;(surrender accepted; Heaphy run, No. 25, H. Milner, surrender accepted; section 1, etc., Milnthorpe Suburban, A. King, surrender accepted. Correspondence and miscellaneous: Fr6m Inangahua Farmers' Union, asking that area known as Dee block be thrown open for selection.—Adjourned to enable ranger to make a more detailed inspection. Frorr J. S. Roberts and other settlers in the Maruia district, thanking the Board for the interest taken in I pushing on the road works in the district, and hoping the Board will have anI other meeting in Murchison in the I near future. j

From H. S. Harley, asking for exemption from rent whilst absent with expeditionary forces. —Agreed to. From C. W. Holman, applying for exemption from rent and residence on section 2, block iii, Maruia district, as he is leaving for the war. —Exemption from residence, rent to stand over whilst on active service.

From Free, Cottrell, and Lawry, Reofton, asking what concessions the Board is granting to lessees who have enlisted (as to improvements, rent and residence), with special reference to Mr.' J. H. B. Malloy, holder of sections 100 and 101, block ix, Reefton, who has enlisted and is now in camp at Trentham.—lnformation to be forwarded; Exemption from residence, rent to stand over whilst on active service.

From tho Under-Secretary for Lands, stating that the reason suggested for opening section 15, block ix, Tutaki survey district, with exemption from rent is not considered sufficient—Reselved that the Board adhere to its former recommendation that the section be opened with two years' exemption, and having gone fully into the matter are convinced that the land* will not be selected without this concession. Provided this not approved, the land be not offered.

The Takaka County Council submitted scheme for expenditure of thirds, amount £68 13s 4d.—Approved.

The Commissioner reported that at the auction held on' June 30th, the Inangahua Junction and Warwick Junction accommodation house reserve leases were bought by Messrs. Alborn and Thomson respectively.