LAND BOARDS' POWERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 81, 25 March 1908, Page 2

LAND BOARDS' POWERS.

THE OTEKAIKE CASK. TO BE DETERMINED BY APPEAL COURT. Per Press Association. Dunedin. Last Xi.'bt.. The case of If. \y. f. McKellar and William Wilkie Mitchell, and the Land Board ot Otago, was called on in the Supreme Court this afternoon. This was •w application for mandamus and in-( junction in respect t 0 sections thrown open for settlement i„ the Otekaikc Estate North Otago. Mr. Hoskin, K.C., and Mr. C. U. White appeared for upphcanls, and Mr Solomon K.C. and Mr 1. h. Iv. Macassey for the Crown, Immediately the case was called, Mr Hoskin, KC, mentioned that acting on the 6 ggest.on o his Honor, the parties had igieed to refer the matter direct to the Court ot Appeal. Mr. Solomon said) that he consented to this course after I certain preliminaries bad been disposed »■ An order was made for the removal ot the ease to the Court, of Appeal [t will be heard at the ensuing sitting commencing next week "'' J,",! 1 *? J"?!!""? ot lhc it the I. nil Court the„ Attornei-Geucral would appear with jft. Solomon His Honor stated that so far as he could arrange it the Court of Appeal wotid take the ease as early as possible | was a matter of great public W