THE LAND ACTS.
— —. —, —-♦_ [BT TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Thursday. The Under-Secretary of the Crown Lands Dapartment has roplied to the suggestion from the Land Board, to the effect that the Minister of Lands cannot see his way to proposing amendments of the Land Act for relaxing the existing conditions as to improvements, with the view of facilitating the acquisition of freehold. The Board decided to again approach the Government in tho matter. The Board also resolved, " That n case be stated for tho J udge of the Supreme Court, uudeir section S3 of the Land Act, 1885, for an opinion on clause 1C of the Land Act, Amendment Act 1887, as to whether the right exists of acquiring freehold at uny time during the currency of perpetual leases and their renewal;" also whether the words, "AH such improvements, if any, as are required to be made,' ; refer to perpetual leases, and if so, whether Huch improvements mean the whole of those required by section 149 of the Land Act, 1885, and its amendments during first six years of lease, or only those required up to date of the application for such freehold.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8501, 27 February 1891, Page 5
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