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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 648, 27 October 1909, Page 3

NAPIER ITEMS.

: :. -(By , Telcgraph.-SpeciaKOorr t5I ,o n d t nt)^#l mm f0^ W 'f^% b;bl i? 11,: n''niinttled V f O r"se 3 (a ; ® ft AH<%. o d members Wo been ated, but «s.-the board consists of fivo members : -, on y,,a,i elect on will: be hold' next _ 1 he. balance'of Mr. James Macfarlane's Olive % Giango estate,• consisting.'.of-1600. acres, ; -was" Vofered for Bale by.pubfc auction | )y .^e^:'s h B - w<l .Son at:, their, rooms this ; ■'¥ afternoon. The-estate; was subdivided "into 38 i#; varyii,g;.in',area»froni:i- acre up% to, 403. acres.- There;was :a. largo-attondanceVH'iJ; but bidding was not' ■animated/.; The following : & was.tho onlv-telo effected! Sections 2, 3iand ;^-; i 4, l lacro,each,J:.ls;per , acre,-G...Hawkins, HasUV^|i ■•■«' V' ■-^■■V^"-■n v N^ier;:'October ,? 2(i.^i ;> f-' _Mr. Eustace Lane, STnmnW. of.the HawWβ 'As Bay Land Board; has decided-up9n a course o{ * faction that. may ; result: in ■ the- soveriince' of nis' J • " connection, with, that 'body. \ -Sotuo twolane was. elected :as the : representative : 'v> of the Crown .tenants, on .the.board, and his!: ! * { - \ terra expires .early'. next- year. -.It:may be're-: : -' Vl : i mombeTed., that .at• iho., last 'meeting -, of: the' :'■ board in, Gisb.orne ho 1 with' ; •*■ the chairman, Mn 1 , ., N. : Brodrick.v Mr. Lane., : *, informed your.norrcspondcnt this morning that- : v it is his , intention to absent himself from any* ! ■'■■■-i' further meetings,'pf the board -uutil.an 'apologj,: v>i is tendered to hjhi, and the Government .hav V£ ing. tho right; to-declare his seat vacant-, if h<»'l- ; * is absent from three. conseoutivo. : mtotihgs, is."-;-' ati liberty- to. do', so, but causa i: will have to' hi'':?-'' shown. ' Mr;>;Lano.-says, that , ho.-doeS;'nqt , "in'»¥. ; 's tond to seek re-election,:as:ho has, been success. ? ! |.t ful in obtaining .the information , regarding the 5 working of tho board: that, hedesired, and-h* : ■■ ,;:'■ corisidors that.the course ho is at Dresent taking .;J.;V;: is tho best in-the interest of the Crown tenants, £: