THE LAND SALE.

West Coast Times, Issue 168, 3 April 1866, Page 3

THE LAND SALE.

TO THE EDITOR 01' THE WEST COAST TIMES. Sic, — I take tho liberty to bring under your nolico apalpabloraistako which has occurred in tho preparation for tho salo of town lands inCondod to" tako plnco to-morrow, in tho fond hope that ovon yet somo plan may be devised to avoid perpetrating a grievous injury on ninny holploss individuals. The Government instructions to rogulato tho «alo stipulato that " o&ould tho owner of improvements not bo satisfied with tho valuation of the Government Assessor, no shall be entitled to appeal to tho Assessor appoiritfdd by tho IraproYOinonfc Committee, and finally to tho Government Engineer." Had tho spirit of fchoso instructions been fairly and honestly acted upon, you would have beon spared tho infliction of this lotter ; but what aro tho faots ? Tho G-ovornmont Assessor had not completed his labors up to a lato hour on Thursday last : Friday was a holiday and Saturday was also' claimed as a holiday by tho Commissioner's clerk, and to-day at 12 o clock tho time expired, tip to which objectors wore pormittcd to tako advantage of tho services of tho Improvoinonfc Coinmittco'e Assessor— thus in reality limiting tho timo during which persons dissatisfied with tho Government assessment might Book redrosß, to two hours. Thoconsoquonco is that many persons have boon deprived of thai opportunity of seeking relief to which they woro ontitlod, and tho Waste Land Board aro in dnngor of boing led to enact upiocoof gross injustice I am, Sir, &c, James MoE[apfik. ' April 2nd, 1866.

-■ ... » Some gunpowder, packod in casks of China clay, has been soi/ed at Liverpool. It waß ostonsibly direotcd to Manohcstor, but inquiries made by tho customs' officials lead to tho supposition that Ireland was its destination.