THE "WASHING-UP " BILL.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13902, 29 November 1910, Page 7

THE "WASHING-UP " BILL.

CANTERBURY PROVISIONS. (SPECIAL TO "THE ?KKBS."i WELLINGTON, November JJS. The "Washing-up" Bill makes pro-, vision for changing reservation over certain land in Lyttclton £roi& public service to drill shed purposes, reserving part of tho Wainui Domain as a site ior a post and telegraph office, cancelling reservation over part of the Tinwald Domain, cancelling reservation over reserve No, 1237, Canterbury land district, authorising the EUeatnere Cemetery Trustees to lease reserve No. 1435. . . ..■'■' The Bill contains - provision giving the local corporation control of the foreshore of New Brighton beach, subject to a grant to Charles Havelock Agar, of Lyttelton, of a, renewal of the license for the site on which, the New Brighton pier stands, for a period of seven years at such xent as may be agreed unon between him and said Council, or In default of agreement, then at such rent as may be decided Upon by arbitration, one arbitrator to be appointed by the Council -and on© by tho said Charles Havelock Asar; the two arbitrators to have power to appoint an umpire. In the event of the Council deciding not to ffraiit a renewal of the said license-, the value- or tho pier and erections connected therewith must b<? paid to Afcax, such, value to be determined either by mutual consent or by arbitration as aforesaid.