NELSON LAND BOARD

Nelson Evening Mail, 19 September 1916, Page 2

NELSON LAND BOARD

MONTHLY MF.ETIM :. Tlio monthly meeting of the Nelson Land Board was he'd on I hnrsday last. Present: "Messrs F. A. Thompson (Commissioner). Baigent. Walker, and Bell. M Patterson wa-.- excused on account of sickness. Applications f-jr renewable leases : Section 5, block xi. Howard sui'vcv district, 1400 acres. W. H. Bedell. adjourned for inspection and report bv tlio t'oiumissioti•=r and .Mi' Walker. Mr Bedell to ho asked to attend: section 8. block xvi, Howard survey district. 1285 acres, Geo. Cummings. ditto. Mr Cummings to i.e. notified. Applications for renewable leases : Block vi. Matiri .-u.-vey district, 800 a"res, Cyril Warne. declined ; blocks ii and v. Mauugatapu survey district, 1000 .Teres. C. Smith, adjourned for report ■ bv ranger. Applications {or pastoiai licenses: Blk ii. Waiti'pu survey district. 300 acres, H. Ives, granted at 7s i.d per acres as third class land, and .Minister to be recommended to grant 4 years' exemption from rent, survey fee of Is (id per a.-re to be deposited ; blocks in and iv. Waingaro survey district. 1000 aires, .J. W. Flower, declined section 4, block viii. Owen survey district. 99 acres. F. H. Gibbs, adjourned for advertisement and waidens report : st ition 5. block viii. Owen Sinvcv district. 96 acre?, F. W. Gibbs. ditto.' Applicati(jn for pastoral license under regulations for Glenroy Block : Block vi. Matakitaki purvey district, 3 acres. A. L. McDowell. refused, recommended under section 131 of the Land Act. 1908, tor cash at £1 per acre, survey tee to be paid bv applicant. Applications for occupation licenses under section 130 'L.nd Act. 1908: Part section 3. block iv. French Pass, 5a lr lOp. W. T. Webber, granted at £1 per annum : part set-tie- '•. block iv, French Pass. 1 acre. .J. F. ' ! . Pratt, application withdrawn : part section 12, block i. Hope survev district. 1 acre. Daniel Whitford. wanted for 22 acres r.t £1 per annum ; section 2, hh <k iv. Lewis survev district. David Blackadder. sen., declined: part section 94a. Murchison. 7a, lr Bp, Wm. Hunt, granted .-.it £2 per an mini : blocks ix and x. Tasman survev district. 1500 acres. Wm. J. Robson, granted at £6 per a nil inn : section 5. village of Seaford. 5 acre.-. .Jane Ruth Graves, granted at 15s per annum ; block xi. Tasman survey district, 1000 acres. F. W. Gibbs. granted at £4 ncr annum. Several applications of remissions of rent were recommended as from date of enlistment. Applications for fee simple : Section 12, block viii. Tadmor survey district, 62 acres', M. Green, nop roved : section 27. block x, Tadmor survey district. 225 acres. A. Gibbs. approved : section 9. blk ix. Kaiteriteri survey district. 47a Or Ifjp. R. Staples. apm-oved : section 29. block viii. French Pass. 530 acres. (.'. W. and C. C. E. Wells.' approved. Anplications for transfers: Section 5. block viii. French P..=.-\ 107 a 32u. G. W. Wells to C. C. E. Wells, approved: :**'tion 7. block vi. Tadmor survev district. 29 acres. Public Trustee to Ernest Cobeldick. approved; se-tion 15. block ii, Tntaki survev -district. 343 .'ic:r-. W. Goodyer to C. H. Gibbs. recommended to Minister : section 3. bloc It xiv. "\\ aimea survey district. 108 a ere.-. Win. Irvine to Daisy A. Irvine, approved: section 5, blk ii. Rintow! .survev district. 255 acres. Wm. lrvine to Daisy A. Irvine, approved. Application for subdivision and transfer: Section 1, bloek xv. Rum sir.--vev district. 733 acres. W and D. Blackadder. 234 a 3r 320 to W Blackadder, 498 a Or Bp. to D. Blackadder. adjourned for production of declaration and ranger's report on subdivision. Application for exchange: Section 6. block i. Matakitaki survev district. A. H. Hanley, from pastoral "-license to renewable lease, granted, capital value 10s as third class laud. Applications for exemption from residence : Section 15, block iii. W'-inga-peka- survey district. J. G. Hickey. exemption granted dining the pleasure of the Board : sections 4 and 7, block xv. Alt. Arthur survev district. M. L. Field, ditto; section 1. block xv. Kaiteriteri survev district. A. L. Cook, ditto : section 11. block ii, Tadmor survev district. Jessie Borch, ditto; section 27! blk xiv. Wanganeka survey district, H. 0. Thomas, ditto. Correspondence and Aliscellaneotis.— The Commissioner laid before the Board plans of unsold sections in the Howard survey district, recently made part of the Karamea mining district.—lt | was resolved to withdraw from sale all the unsold sections in the Howard and Station Creek blocks and rcoffer them under pastoral license regulations. With reference to the occupation of section 12. block iv, Tr.kaka survev district, occupied by Air J. C. S. Gibbs, who is at the front, it was resolved to hold over consideration of same during the pleasure of the Board. With reference to Air D. Matheson's offer of sections 21 and 23, Win's Farm, the matter was adjourned for ' inquiry! The Commissioner reported that th« cemetery reservation over section 69c, Waimea South original district, blk xvi,' W'i-iti i=uvve\- district, had been cancelled by section 49 of the Reserves etc Disposal, etc.. Act, 1916.—Received, con' sirieration adjourned for assessment and report. From George Whale re grant of 250

arcs loj.T. W. Hodgkinson. Mr Hayes appear,..-! in support of Mr- Whale's objection. i; ( . 11 earing granted. Objection 'i'jsaliowe i, and grain (~ Mr Hodgkinson confirmed. From secret, ii-y. Nelson Education | Boar.l. re Owen .function school site.--I Adjoin ned for furiher information. ; Ihe C.C.1.-, reported that the liesei-va- ■ ! ion over the undermentioned lands bad been cancelled bv the Reserves, etc.. Disposal, etc. A.-(. mio. and these lards were- now available for disposal under the Land Act. 1908: Pari sect,'.-,,, 22. -.,. 173. Ilk xiii. Tutaki survev distrhl : .--,.,- lions 2 to 8. sccti,,,, 94';,. square 170. Murchison township: lot 1 of section _gSl. square 131. block xiii. R.-el'toi! survey district. Approved, section 94a to be assessed and offered for selection bv ref timed soldiers. Proposal- tor expenditure of thirds, etc.. acciared were recci. eri ,-ever.a! ioc.-d bodies and approver!. From Fell and Atkinson, .-ed-dug if the Board would giant Mr .J. Colman an occupation license over the ri->i'rv.- adjoining section 11. "hl.-'ek xiv. Howard survey district. —Refused. Front M. Brady, asking for eyemptit.n trom residence on section 25, block xiv. Wangapeka survev district .—-Exempt ion -ranted during the pleasure of' the Boaro'. Fiom P. Diserens. stating that he would be willing tll s .e| rr -t section 2. llk vi. Howm-d .-nrvcy disinrt. if the Board would reduce 1 !,<• oaoita! value.—Offer dec.ined. originai capital valuc> t.-, stand. Ihe Commisviio.itM- reported the le-ult ot the b-illo! f. lr sections o-t sale plan 239 a.-__tollr,w-': —Sections 3. 4. and 5, blo.-k xin. Tntaki survev district : section 09 block ix. Tntaki survev district: secthm 4. hloek 11. IN.l.rt ikitaki. survev district • section 7. block xiv. Tutaki survev district, no applications. Section 7.' block 11. Matakitaki survev district, successful applicant F. Ba.-tin."