THE VICTORIAN STATE MINISTRY.
CHARGES AGABJST THE MINISTER OF LANDS. ' i _ ■ ■-■■■- ;--.:*■■ United Pr«a» A«eoci»tioD— By Eleotti* :: .. » Telegwphi-Copyiigw. . .>■■ - , (Received February 6fcb, 8.12 >.«h) . i : MELBOURNE, February-6: ,:■:■+ The ownmStitee appointed to inquire iflto"' ( the charges Against the Hon. M. McK«n*ie, ex-Minister of Lands, ba» oompkfted taking y A;, •vildenwe. The Hon. AL McKeiutie lengthily examcmed. and deaued tliat, ■&• j / vmal practioe of dealing vri&lh applioatioD* '.:. for le&ses bad been departed £rom in th««- ( case of Wineelf or hie eon. ; '• "■''■?'; ; '' ; -' : s [In the Aesembly, on January 7th»VJW r-li G. M. tfrea&ergaatb; meihiber for North Mcd. ,1 .:; bourne, moved tne adjoomment, and ctotllengtsd the adtdon of the Hon. M. McKen« jtie, Minister of Land*, in mibletting lor ;a JBIOOO certain landafor trhich a grwiag; jvl liceuee of £25 bad , beea paid yearly/J.?H**g; oaotended that this conduct wa« euch that tbe Bon. M. McKenrie tras not Bt*&dto;-i; bold office, aotd dcnmnd«<i an enquiry. Tba' ; j' Hon. M. MoKende admitted that ■$$ ...Aa'df sold the grae* on th« ,lan 4 but lie. £3000 in dmprorementa, and considered :h»: hod a right to recoup the loswee. eired % full enquiry, and; rfaosd-}^»'' r nation in the baode of the l?remierr;':A--few: ■;:;; days later the Assembly;''on. ft ,«iwTOßo£-byi|| tie Premier, appointed a' quire into th* of the Dcpaitmenb in reference to graiing licena«« TThcrein the {lon. M. MfcEJenne lhaid aonal' interwt.] ■■•:■/ ; ■ ■'.' :' •, -^. -^*':--i^^
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19030207.2.39.3
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Press, Volume LX, Issue 11502, 7 February 1903, Page 7
Word count
Tapeke kupu
221THE VICTORIAN STATE MINISTRY. Press, Volume LX, Issue 11502, 7 February 1903, Page 7
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
Ngā mihi
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in