The Westland Land Board meets on the third Wednesday of each month at the Land Survey Offices, Fitzherbert Street, Hokitika. The Board has virtually full power over the disposal of all Crown lands in Westland; that is, of those lands that have been withdrawn from the goldfields, which are under the control of the Warden. In the year 1905, a number of surveyors were engaged in cutting up blocks with a view to settlement. These lands are being taken up by residents of the West Coast, and persons from various parts of the colony, with a view to stock raising, and for dairy-farming purposes. Members of the Board for 1905: Messrs G. J. Roberts, chairman: J. S. Lang, A. Cumming, and M. Pollock.