A Bill of considerable importance to country settlers was given notice of by the member for Taranaki. In July last the Chief Justice upheld a decision of the Wellington that a person who had lit bush fires was responsible for damage s to a neighboring settler, whose propei ty was injured by the fire spreading, even that it had been, shown that there had been no negligence Obviously such a ruling, however correct from a legal point of view, involves considerable hardship upon settiers, who would never be able to burn without risking great loss. The Bill makes it legal to burn felled bush from the 20th January to the Ist September inclusive, and provides that no person firing within the period named shall be liable for damage inflicted if no malice or negligence is proved against the person starting such fire.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 56, 20 October 1887, Page 2
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142Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 56, 20 October 1887, Page 2
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