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DRAINING SWAMP LAND.

DISPUTE BETWEEN FARMERS;

Is the Magistrate's Court, Helensville, on Thursday (writes our correspondent) Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., was engaged as an arbitrator under the Drainage Act, 1908, in the matter of James McLeod v. Charles Fordyce. McLeod and Fordyce own ad-

joining farms (swamp land), and McLeod desired to drain his property by constructing a drain to carry off surplus water, which "would; also drain Fordyce's farm. Fordyce dissented and declined. to contribute towards the cost,, as he wanted to

privately drain his own farm. Much evidence was taken, and both parties waived their right to appoint assessors. The magistrate; decided that Fordyce should contribute: one-third of the cost of the drain, half of the cost of keeping the drain in order for all time, and pay one-half of the cost of arbitration. Mr. A. J. Edmunds represented McLeod. , The case aroused great interest amongst the settlers.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14188, 11 October 1909, Page 7

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DRAINING SWAMP LAND. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14188, 11 October 1909, Page 7

DRAINING SWAMP LAND. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14188, 11 October 1909, Page 7

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