SALE OF A LEASE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5622, 23 June 1905, Page 5

SALE OF A LEASE.

-n ■ > ojii V EXCITEMENT AT GEETMODtIt,,' • EEESS ASSOCIATION, .j|**ov<,!> GEEYMOUTH, JuW;B2j - There was great excitement in iitmtn* yesterday over an auction sale of ‘VliinW on the Greymonth native reserve." This ground comprises the bueincas pdrticftlof the town. Under the act the sections a re* re-let at the expiry of the legise rr vajun.. tion for improvements being .given,,/Jl'iici general rule has been to iix hhoi price, and allow the lease to be reneivcJ .0t such a figure Yesterday, when hiscptibn* for such renewal came up for Government Insurance DepaWpi'cnt, which is renting an office from the lessee, a widow_ named Mrs MoDonriillp'tftirtfcdl that it intended to run her for tlid property, although sometime before'iblforhlid, been led to believe there would. > hjp r! ,po opposition, and in consequenpp bothered much about her improveumpio. When the determination of the l ‘ilfljdrt« ment became known there iva.s r U‘ large* hostile gathering, and a denlttiiSfrafftra made. The auctioneer decided* 'io'"ft'd> journ the sale till the afternoon, hud‘-in, the meantime to communicate-’with ,:;tha Government. At the adiaurmy!: ~t>ale there was a very largo gathering, of,.citi-zens,-who were indignant. Tlip, auchan*i eor, Mr Lynch, said he had' ; ,mot"gor a reply yet, but being satisfied that'<4’ griiVo injustice would be done if thd e*lo"Ws»si proceeded with, ho intimated tlistldiowould not sell. The announcement -writ* received with prolonged cheers. ~-uJM.n. 1 Representations have boon, uuulo to the Government, and an ing is being held. Both pappri'aendhucg the action in strong terms. “ t jnV * The officials at the head neffibo ”bf the* Government Life Ineuronco 'Dojjartinoiit in Wellington were seen yesterday in-re-ference to tho above nieoeager: Tlioy sta! e that the lease was an ordinary,vpnc, the department competed for. it.jp , thti. usual _ way. No intimatiojj. they spy, was given to Mrs McDonnell’thpf the department did not intend Hi' bAAlpc't© for the section; on the contrapyi-'she was'i'lnformed on Wednesday that'i the > 'department would be .an* applicantium ,<*>;<« ,r..