THE TONGOIO.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 14 June 1909, Page 11

THE TONGOIO.

. y':.\-. ; ■•■■.;' : ; -.••'■■ :&i- ; - -i: ■' •.■■'•'.'• 'June 11. '•\ At;;a meetine ofthe Hawko'aßay Land Board; torday, Mr. Eustace Lano moved, in accordance with notice of motion; as follows:— VThatthie board,-while approving of the'pro- "• posed': purchase of Mi. A. Alackersey's '■,- Tongoio Estate for close; settlement, draws ;'••. the attention of the .Government 'to the .•'-■■' Bnitability of muoh of: the Hawke's Bay . province for closer settlement, and considers • that the money borrowed for closer eettle.inent conatitutes a far -.better defence. of tiese.islands,. than the offer to Britain of empty Dreadnoughts, which asinglo bomb ..,.' may send to .the.bottom."-: , , ';■'.;-, 1 ' ; : Mr.' T. N.-Brodrick, Commissioner, said that he should have perhaps ruled the motion out of .order, as it referred.to matters outBide the province- of the board altogether. The motion, however, had been' accepted oy his predecessor, and Mr. Lane had been disappointed in moving <it several times; so that to (the speaker) would, allow it to bo moved, ;■ end,would simply enter a protest against anj ' ■ reference being made, to anything tjiat was ; outside the business of tho board. " Mr. the motion pro forma to allow Mr, Wright to move an amendment ■'.-■. : Mr. Wright then moved as an amendment: * That the .Government bo congratulated upon . the purchase .of the Tongoio Estate." The , amendment' was seconded by Mr:-Ackroyd and carried/Mr. Lane alone dissenting.