GISBORNE SMALL GRAZING RUNS.
\ ->;-.■- - ■' - f v. (BY TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL .COItIIESEOHDENT.) . Napier, January B._ I The question of - small' grazihg-Tiihs' at Gisborne, which has been a simmeririg one with the Hawke's Bay .Land' Board-for ..some .time, • was,. mentioned again at .theV meeting' ithis morning... ' '' .. . , Mr. Lane.stated-that he . had. been informed by'Mr.Black that the -Prime.'- Minister _ had; written him to: the. eifect that no-, decision of tho board would be considered final until ari inquiry had been' held. In view of this;, he considered it seemed farcical for the board to "attempt-to do anything. Tho commissioner (Mr. H. Trent) said that ,he was in a hole himseU,. as ( ,there-"ap-. peared.to.be a deadlock. - . -. Mr. Lane asked if the commissioner had any official .information; that an' inquiry";was to'be made.'., . The.commissioner replied that he had none whatever. The. only. official .information that ■hp had received was that simply asking-for a ; rehearing, in the case'of'Mr.-Bruce, which' was due on .Monday next. . In that case, tho whole thing hinged on one point, and.if Mr; Bruce had . the rights that lie-said, his case was clear, but,; if not,' he fell back' into' tho. feme position as Mr. Black and the others.. ....
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 January 1909, Page 3
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