WASHING-UP BILL

Evening Star, Issue 19043, 11 September 1925, Page 2

WASHING-UP BILL

HOW MANY INSTALMENTS ? SOME OTAGO BATTERS [From Our Pauliamentakt RF-roanm.', WELL! NGTON, September in, Otip til Iho signs nt the imminent approach of tho session’s end was the appearance to-night ol the minimi loenl Hot I ios and Crown Lands Empowering Hill, known as the W astiing-up Hill. Tdr Suiey asked if this was the first instalment, and how many more would appear? Mr Coates: This is a start. Mr M‘Leod (j\l in istor of Lands'! agreed that this was doubtless the first instalment. Bo far as ho could judge there would be another, and if necessary a third would be produced, Ho assured Mr Holland that one improvement in the procedure, recommended by Parliament had been adopted. Members wore to be informed of any clause affecting their own district. CROWN LAND REVALUATIONS. The Washing-up Hill contains clauses empowering the revaluation ol land held under renewable lease tenure in the Conical Hills settlement, Otago; and, if values are reduced, to enable rental reductions to bo made as from July 1, 1925. The Minister of Lands may also remit under similar circumstances arrears of rent duo in respect to these loasjs on June 30, 1925. Another danse authorises the revaluation of land held by lessees in Beaumont settlement, Southland, and empowers the Minister to remit the whole or any part of arrears ol rent. The sections covered by the clause arc sections 1 to 12, inclusive, in Beaumont settlement. The Dunedin Corporation is authorised to lease allotments 18 and 18a, St. Audrcnv street, which had been reserved for a Volunteer Drill Hall site. The remission of harbor duos on the vessel Sir Jamso Clark Ross and the expenditure of various sums totalling £431) by the board in advertising the port and celebrating its jubilee is validated. The Dunedin Savings Bank trustees are authorised to donate £750 to Otago University to purchase apparatus for tiie new dental school.