DEEP LEADS CLAIM.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14553, 21 June 1913, Page 4

DEEP LEADS CLAIM.

MiAY BE ftLDATED IN! LONDON.

PROEOiSED -AUCTION SAiLE

(By Telegi-aph.—Sipecial to Star.)

AUCKLAND, June 21

'An interestingi statement-was made at,the.meeting of-the-Thames Drainage Board this afternoon ,in respect to the Deep Leads (otherwise known as the Shortland Flat&anui^J^the Thames. It was in connection with the payment of drainage dues on that ground. The Chairman (Mr ; fltodson) explained that judgment' ■' had been got for amount and. the la,nd was to have been sold. He however received the following telegram'from Mr Lowe: "Re Drainage Board versus Boles, understand-strong; probability of floating SJiortland Mats at Home immediately. Think it advisable trt stay action "for the present. Crawford calling to explain." ' Another telegram wa,s forwarded by Mr T. W. Rbocles, M.P.: "'Sugc'eist advisability in interests of ltiining that the sale of the Deep Leads be postponed for three mouths. Good prospects of the .property being floated in London within the period named."

Mr Hudson said he bad seen .Mr Crawford, who had written guaranteeing to pay the arrears in the event of the claim" being floated in London.

Mr Lowe said he understood there was every probability of-the perty being floated any day as the matter was in the hands of the superintendent of the Arundel Co. It was for that reason he had wired to the Chairman. By waiting they would probably get their money back and also benefit the Thames. The fact that the May Queen was driving to cut the Vanguard reef in the Deep Leads direction showed there were hopes for the future of that property. Ml- H. H. Adams said this was purely a case of dummying and he would like the Board to secure* the Deep Leads ground.

Mr H. Crilfillan said it was a case of the other companies keeping the Deep Leads going. Unless they got a. definite jrua,rantee of payment the ground should be sold. Mr E. A. Brown said that if they sold the ground the B'oai'd could not claim arrears of fees.

Mr Adams .moved., "That the auction proceed unless the fees are either paid or definitely guaranteed within seven days."

The Chairman said they must stop the dummying of land, while it was under offer in London.

The motion was agreed to