WESTLAND WASTELANDS

West Coast Times, Issue 6185, 8 April 1886, Page 2

WESTLAND WASTELANDS

BOARD, Wednesday, Apbil 7. TLe £}pard piet at two p.tn. Present— The Chief Com missions r, Messrs Bevan, frortheroft, Patersou and Matheson. TLe minutes of la>t n ecfciug were read BnJ confirmed. Applicition 513 — Ma tin Shanahao, by his agent W. Duncan, fir tramway site in coal reserve, Grey, was distnisaed as no plan had been produced showing proposed line. Applcatim 508— Cyras Davies, for Crown grant to i'sue fur homestead area, seshon 213 (190 acres), Kanitri survey district. The Hanger's report was read ; conditions complied with. The Board refused to issue Crown grant j n the name of Cyrus Davies only, but resolved that Crown grants issue separately to the occupants entitled thereto for their respective areas when they have c ima to an agreement as to the positions in the s ction of the several divisions there jf. Application 539— John iMaber, by bis agent W. Du'cni, applied for .imendnv nt of boundaries or' minera 1 lease, application 518. Toiß was n>t allowed, b-.t it was reso'ved tbafc applica'i n No 498 (Colin Macfulane) could bs moved higher up the river to adjoin No. 518. Application 540 — Uhar'ea : lower, by his age it, W. Duncan, to ob'&in title to land ia the coal ivs'rve N>. 274. The Hoard disii'ssed this application ns locility was indcfi it°, and requested that Mr F.owfr produce a frjcin; or pan, sh'WiDg Iccat'on anJ boundaries of area desired. A lette r was rad from i\lr W. H. GreeD, de-idng that Crown grant might issue to him f>r section 15, 25 acre?, spec'al s.ttlemen*. lands at the Waika* kaikai river, — As rent hrd ben duly paid and conditions were complied vitb, it was •esolvcd tint certificate of ti le be issued on payment of grant f c of £1. (i. JSiseu was allowed to take up the eastern porti na of sections 345 and 346, blo^k IV, Arawati strv y district (Jackson's Bay specul settlement hods) in-tead of ar-c'ioi 345, f >rmer'y held by him. 'i he Kvctive' of Land Revenue reported the lecei^t of £61 6s Od for the perod. The meeting then terminated,