MR. APPOINTMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 162, 11 July 1910, Page 5

MR. APPOINTMENT.

THE PREMIER "D^ITERVIEWEb. 03y Telegraph.—-PaiUamentary Reporter.) - WELLINGTON, this day. • - Sir Joseph Ward, interviewed regarding Mr Dipnie's" appointment, said some suitable man had to be selected for:the position, the chief qualifications for which were knowledge of the law and the intet grity and honesty of any proposed- api pointee. All these qualifications Mr Din--5 nic possessed in the fullest degree. In 3 the recent inquiry of the Polrce, CominisI sion there was nothing against his per- ; sonal honour in any way. The Govern- - ment recognised that as'Mr Dinnie had i the requisite qualifications, was" a man - of undoubted integrity, and had personr ally done'nothing wrong as Police Comi missioner, his case deserved full conside- ; ra.tion for a suitable "appointment if one - presented itself. : It'had to be rememf bered that this was not a "found position, r and that if Mr Dinnie were not appointed i some other person would require to be ' put in the position'and receive the same ; salary as would be paid Mr Dinnie—viz., : £400 a year. '.:...■";•• . ' .;■ 3 ' . j '..— ; —

- . STATEMENT BY THE NATIVE - . •; -tINISTER'.

t , I WELLINGTON, this day. 1 Interviewed to-day with respect to the 3 appointment of ex-Commissioner Dinnie 5 to the presidency of the Maori land J Boards of the Dominion, the Hon. Jas. -' Carroll (Native Minister) stated that a vacancy, had- occurred, and it had been I decided to appoint Mr. Dinnie. • The training of this gentleman in his past *• official capacity, which was of no' mean r order, had been . to sift, examine and k weigh evidence, and to take just action r thereupon. The native land legislation of to-day had been framed on clearly de--3 fined lines. The president- mam- duties - were to consider and give effect to dealings in land between natives and Euro--3 peans. ■It was his duty tosee that the terms were . fair. Valuations were pro--3 vided by the Government for the •1 1 dent's guidance. The law directs that -> rent in respect of leases is not to be less M than five per cent of the capital value, 5 : and in respect to sales not less than the 1 . Government valuation of the land. Fur- '■'-. ther'more, the lands are classified, in ac.'cordance with the vaiues, into first, sece .end and third classes, and limitations c under each -class are clearly set forth.' °. "Mr. Dinnie," the Minister.added,'"is J; one who enters upon his duties with a v.l fair and open mind, without any uneon- " seioiis bias, which sometimes arises from 1 long familiarity with native land 0 actions and close contact with the several 5 interests: Involved on one side "or other. ' If he is in fair'possession of practical 'common sense, and -vrtlling to achieve '• active results, I see'no reason why he . j -hbuld not give satisfaction. : At. any 5 rate, we will soon see how he gets on. 3 Untilthen, I think any prejudgment Is unwafrantable," ■ ',