‘A vandal’s charter’
(N.Z. Press Association)
AUCKLAND, July 28.
The Property Law Amend- ? ment Bill, which would allow a landowner to force neigh-' bours to cut trees that ? blocked his view, will be r studied by the Auckland Regional Authority. One t member called it a “vandal’s:!] charter” yesterday. , Professor J. E. Morton said ’ at the A.R.A. planning committee meeting that the bill ] might be dangerous since it' ? appeared to make an outlook |a landowner’s right. It might also weigh in favour of wealthy property-owners: who could afford to hire soli- j citors to pursue anti-tree campaigns. Most tree owners would s probably give in to the threat j of court action rather than j. pay the cost of litigation, he c ?said. < “Not everyone is mad on ( the things like Mrs Davy,” j. he said of the Birkenhead t save-the-trees campaigner, G Mrs Joanne Davy. a
— ii No agreement.— No agreement had yet been reached 1 with the Seamen's Union on operating the proposed Gis- '' bome-Auckland tug and" barge service, the Minister n of Transport (Sir Basil Arthur) said yesterday. This S agreement was still beingS sought.— (P.A.). j
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33625, 29 August 1974, Page 2
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