WESTLAND LAND BOARD.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1920, Page 4

WESTLAND LAND BOARD.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th.

The Board met at 2 p.m. Present:— The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr R. S. Galbraith (Chairman), Messrs R. Houliston, B. Ward, and Wm Clayton. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. ADJOURNED BUSINESS.

Sections 2, 15, 16, Block 111, Cobden S.D., 96 acres 7 perches, A. R. V. Scliultee.—Refused for regulation license; offered a temporary license over Sections 15 and 16.

Block X, Ahaura 5.1)., 100 acres. Regs. A. and W. Delaney.—Refused. Sections 2938, Block I, Totara S.D., 258 acres, llegs. N. McNicol.—Adjourned; T.G.L. to be offered to applicant in meantime.

Block IV, Ahaura S.D., 500 acres. Regs. W. G. Lamberton (J. Hargreaves).—Adjourned.; T.G.L. to be offered to applicant in meantime. Part Section 2303, Block XII, Greymouth S.D., '2 acres 1 rood 38 perches. Cash Section 140. The Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses of the Borough of Greymouth.—Grant confirmed. NEW BUSINESS. Block XIV, Waimea S.D., 300 acres, Section 130, S. Stewart (Park and Murdoch).. —-Granted 100 acres on left hand branch; application for balance of area adjourned. Sections 2409 and 2216, Block VIII, Waitaha S.D., 24 acres 3 roods 37 perches. Regs. J. P. Stankey.—Granted. BloSk VI, Kanieri S.D., 1000 acres. Regs. B. Dowell, portion of area at present held by applicant under Mu..-. Lease.—Adjourned. Block XIV, Waimea S.D., 100 acres, Section 130, W. JM. Routhan, area on Red Jacks Creek adjoining Misc. Lease 1376 held by C. Webster'.— Adjourned. Section 371, Block VII, Waimea S.D. 75 acres. Regs. J. Manzoni (Park and Murdoch). —Adjourned. Block XII', One One S.D., 40 acres, Section 130, J. Hewer (Wm Duncan and Co), area Wanganui riverbed fronting Sections 3088 and 3089 applied for by applicant.—Adjourned. Sections 3089, Block XII, One One S.D., 234 acres. Regs. J. Hewer (Wm Duncan and Co). —Adjourned. Section 3088, Block XII, One One S.D., 260 acres 2 roods 26 perches, Ren. L., J. Hewer (Wm Duncan and Co). — Adjourned. Flax Lease, Lake Brunner foreshore, "500 acres, Section 307, T. D. Thomas (Guinness and Ivitchingham).—Granted at £1 per annum.

Block XIV, Waimea S.D., 300 acres, Section 130, W. M. Routhan and W. Blackmun. Lying between east boundary Misc. L. 1619 and 1126, and beeween M.O.L. 1125, and south boundary of M.O.L. 1619.—Adjourned for advertisement.

Block 11, Totara S.D., Section 130, F. Moore. Area Totara riverbed fronting applicants freehold section 1443. Adjourned for. report. Part Section 2, Block I, Cobden S.D., 92 acres, Regs. G. F. Noble.—Adjourned for communication with -Manager of State mine.

Block I, Toaroha S.D., Section 130, H. E. Winter. An area in Kokatahi riverbed fronting Lot 2J of E.E. Reserve 127 and taking in 2 chains frontage of Lot 3 of same reserve.—Granted at £2 per annum. TRANSFERS AND SUR-LEASES. Blocks V and IX, Kanieri S.D., 246 acres, J. Boyd to W. P. Boyd (Lewis and Wells). —Approved. Blocks XIV and XV, Waimea S.D., 300 acres, J. Mundy of a quarter inter est to W. Blackmun.—Approved. Run 87, Upper Haast, 7000 acres, W. H. Patterson to W. J. Taylor (Lee, Grave and Grave). —Approved. Block 111, Waimea S.D., 40 acres, J. J. Greaney to E. Cook (Guinness and Ivitchingham) .—Approved. Section 2624, Block XI, Wataroa S.D., 170 acres, Public Trustee in Wallace’s estate to W. A. Levett (Wm Duncan and Co). —Recommended. Section 2362, Block XI, Wataroa S.D., 189 acres, E. M. Wallace to F. Gunn (Wm Duncan and Co). —Recommended. Sections 2316, Block X, Kanieri S.D. 100 acres, W. Levett to A. Vroblfski.— Approved. Section 2, Block XXXVI, Runanga township, 1 rood, G. W. York to No' son Diocesan Trust Board (Connolly, Burden and Churchward). —Approved

Section 3119, Block XVI, Waiwhen S. 300 acres, D. McNeill to G. II Neilson and W. D. Neilson (Guinness and Kitckingham),—Recommended. Block XVI, Waiwhero S.D., 50 aerts, J. McNeill to G. H. and W. D. Neilson, (Guinness and Kitchingham).- App.o ed. Block I, Kanieri S.D., 14 *io>es, M. H. Houston to F. Howard jam.--Ap-proved. Section 2952, Blocks II and IV, Cobden S.D., 2 acres 3 roods 19.5 perches, J. Steer to A. Cowan (Guinness and Kitchingham).—Recommended. Section 2951, Blocks II and IV, Cobden S.D., 3 acres 2 roods 3 perches, Jesse Steer to A. Cowan (Guinness and Kitchingham).—Recommended. Section 10, Block XVII, llunanga township, 1 rood, Jess Baddoley to T. Storie.—Approved. Block XIV, Okarito S.D., 100 acres, T. M. Mcßride to W. McCluggage.— Adjourned. Section 2373, Block XI, Wataroa S.D., 269 acres, Public Trustee of Wallaces estate to W. Chinn.—Approved. EXCHANGES. Section 3131, Block X, Waimea S.D., G. E. Wilson, from Reg. License to Renewable Lease.—Approved; capital value £IOO. CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS. Run 632, Gentlo Annie, 4950 acres, G. A. Cederman applied under Section 237, Land Act, 1908, for permission to improve by cleaning up, sowing in grass an area of 100 acres within above run.—Recommended. Section 12, Block XI, llunanga village settlement. The Public Trustee in estate of W. Hall (deceased) applied for acceptance of surrender of above lease.—Surrender accepted.

M.L. 679, Block V, Tc Kinga S.D., 75 acres; M.L. 680, Block IX, Te Kinga S.D., 55 acres; M.L. 681, Blocks V and IX, Te Kinga S.D., 130 acres; Messrs Guinness and Kitchingham as agents for Charles Gardiner, trustee of Manson and Co., applied for tho issue of now titles for above in lieu of originals lost.—Granted; subject to advertisement.