COMPULSORY CLEARING OF LAND.
AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.
(United Press Association.]
GISBORNE, Monday. . Ihe question of enforcing the clearing ot land containing valuable timber trforo tb, Land Board tO-dOY. Ihe owners of a section at Motu asked to be exempted from the improvement clauses of the Act so that the timber ™ ud b e .preserved. The estimate was that there were 110,000 feet of timber that f T'fi- T u e "PP^ants claimed that by homing the timber it would bo of great benefit to the railway as well as to r them selves. The Commoner of Crown Lands said the application opened up a big question. As he Board m .ght expect other similar ap plications, after consideration tne matter was deferred to be dealt with at the next meeting of the Board in
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 16 April 1907, Page 2
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134COMPULSORY CLEARING OF LAND. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 16 April 1907, Page 2
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