NELSON LAND BOARD.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14337, 13 February 1917, Page 3

NELSON LAND BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the Nelson I Land Board was held at Nelson on ■ Thursday last. Present: Mr. F. A. ! Thompson (Commissioner) and Messrs Baigent, Bell, Patterson and AValker. j Application for "cash": Section 275, block iv, Inangahua survey district, !«a 2r 3Gp, A Smith, objected to by G. H; Mellett, .adjoining holder-, Minister's ] consent received, grant confirmed to A. | Smith; scetion 34, block xvi, Mt. ; Arthur survey district, 336' acres, G. I Perry, recommended for Minister's 'ooAent, subject to Warden's consent. Applications for renewable leases: > j Block xv, Takaka survey district, 150 ■''acres, Alex. Winton, recommended for ' Minister's consent; block xv, Takaka survey district, 100 acresj) F. B. Bar- , nett, recommended for Minister's con- ' i sent .on condition that area be extended ..to 200 Acres, to include all area iiAitbrig eastern boundary of section 85;. • block xiv, WangapekU survey district, acres,. H: 0. Thomas, adjourned. i£V Applicatiorfifor renewable letise under '>the Land''Act;. 1908: Section 9, block xv, \Vaimea' survey district, 1008 acres, A. Hickford, granted. Application for pastoral license: Block v, Matiri survey district, 500 acres, T. Matheson. —Granted. Applications for remission of rent:

, Section 3, block vii, Rahu survey dis- : trict, 676 _ acres, A."" Mairs, , further adjourned; section 11, , block viiij' Maruia survey district, 25 j acres, James Lynch, and section .:, \ j block viii, Maruia survey distrirt, .53-") ~ acros'. James Lynch, resolved that ] 2 j months' remission be recommended; , section-5, block xvi, Howard survey s district, 1543 acres, J. E. Tomlinson, i adjourned; sections 8 and 1, block ix, • Motupiko survey district, 1694 acres, ' W. A. Mead, adjourned. > Transfers: Sections 11 and 14, block xiv, Motueka survey district, 196 acres 2 roods, 0. C. Bensemann to V. jJ. Loveridge, approved; section 7,

block xv, Waimea survey district, 603 acres, N. A. Parkes to A. .I*. Kcrr, recommended for Minister's consent; section 7, blocks ix, x, xiii, Gordon survey district, 3934 acres', S. L. Higgins to A. E.. Wiffen, section 8, block xiii, Gordon survey-district, 655 acres R. Stratford to A. E. Wiffen, Mr. WalKer moved that the'transfer be recommended, all the circumstances to bo forwarded for the Minister's informs atio« r in particular that two holdings are to be consolidated, that Mr. Wiffen is-of military age, and the leases expire at tlie end of 7 years. The secretary of the Murchison branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union wrote in regard to' the protection of bush along river banks to prevent erosion by floods.:—Received. *" W. B. North wrote in regard to subdivision .of Run No. 22.—1t was resolved to offer Mr. Noi^th 202 acres at £4 per acre under section 129 of tlio Act, and that -.surrender of renewable lease No. 248 be accepted, purchase value of £320 and valuation for improvements £83 to be allowed.

The Murchison County Council forwarded scheme for expenditure cf thirds accrued to December 31st, 191G, amounting to £40 19s 8d. —Approved. The Commissioner stated that authority was required to add 2 acres 1 rood 7 perches of closed road to section 9, block iii, Lewis survey district.

The Commissioner . was granted authority to amend titles of certain sections _ in the Maruia and Burnett survey district on account of areas being taken for roads by. the Public Works Department.

W. Fitzpatrick wrote asking the assistance of the board to give him access to section 1, block vii, Hope survey district, or in lieu thereof exemption from rent.-t—Two years' exemption from rent to be recommended.

A schedule of sections in Una and Matakitaki survey districts for assessment of prices, etc., was laid before the board._ —It was1 resolved to adjourn consideration of same for one month.

The Commissioner moved that an area of 43 acres 1 rood 8 perches recommended to be leased to H. D. T. Salisbury on renewable lease on 14th October, 1915, be altered to cash. Approved.

Mr. Patterson ;nioved that tho Minister be recommended to amend the Land Act so as to extend the granting of rebates to lessees1 on all permanent tenures, and in particular to education reserves, pastoral licenses under the mining regulations, and leases under part viii of the Land Act, 1908. — Carried, recommendation to be forwarded to Minister.

Mr. Griffiths, of Dovedale, waited on the board with reference to obtaining assistance in regard to grass seeding on land recently burnt.—Adjourned for ranger's report.