SURVEYORS GRIEVANCES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1640, 6 January 1913, Page 6

SURVEYORS GRIEVANCES.

DEPUTATION TO NATIVE MINISTER. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) . '■ ' Auckland, January's. A deputation of surveyors waited on the Minister for Native Affairs (the Hon; W. H. Herries) to place before him a number of disabilities under which they contended (surveyors at present lay, owing to the regulations in connection with Native Land Court matters, and tho absence of co-ordination between ,the Survey and Native Departments. Mr. G. C. Otway, the first speaker, said that a matter which caused great and unnecessary annoyance arid delay to 6urvevors was' the , necessity at pivsont of obtaining the signature of the.Cniof Judge of the Native Land Court to. plans, Mr. Jackson drew attention to the fact that Court orders had also to be signed by the Judge. If it could be made a rule that the Registrar of the Native Land Court should be empowered to sign the order a great deal of delay could be avoided. Another point stressed was the necessity of proper and accurate plans being furnished,to the Court, tho lack of adequate description and plans being the cause of innumerable delays and loss to surveyors. Other matters touched upon were the collection of back fees owing to surveyors, and the raising of the scale of charges for surveying.' The Minister assured the deputation that as tho Government were anxious to get the Native Lands opened as soon as possible he would do anything he could to help. them. Ho pointed lout, however, time if alterations, were made to tho partition orders signed by the Judgo, endless petitions would go before Parliament, while litigation would become rampant. It was often found on invosiipn,tion. that a block did not contain tho area represented to be'in it. Tho troublo was that the Survey Deportment was also concerned; He promised, however, to do what lie could to ra.ve the loss of time that was involved through the plans having to go on to the Judge. In regard to the other matters the Minister also assured tho deputation that he would do his utmost to facilitate survey work on Nutivo lands. THIS IS TO CERTIFY. . "I have uspd' Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, and found it to be a most vnluablo medicino. I have not only used it for .myself, but for members of my family, and have recommended it to dozens of friends.' In fact I cannot say too much in favour .of Chamberlain s Colio arid Diarrhoea Remedy." Arthur D. Beecroft, blacksmith, 487 Nicholson St., North Carlton, Vic.—Advt. . In Siam, when thoro is a question at law between two parties and a 6cavcity of witnesses to establish tho truth in tho case, it is customary to resort to the water test. Both parties are required to dive simulantcously into deep water, and tho one that stays the longest under is adjudged the truth-teller, and gets tho verdict. A. New York telegraph boy, named Thomas Hoenn, delivered to his mother in tho ordinary course of his duty a telegram stating ithat her husband had just boon killed at Qcrinanstown.