BOORABIL LAND CASE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2215, 30 July 1914, Page 8

BOORABIL LAND CASE

}, . r LAND AGENTS CONFLICT OF PRIVATE AND ; ' PUBLIC INTERESTS j?-'. "I'iißy Telegraph—Press-^^oraation—Copyxigit (Rec. July 29', 8 30 p m ) ' * , Sydnoy, July 29 ; , . Taking evidence.'m/the, Boorabil Esi,:.:. tato case lias .concluded. ' ••• •• t. ■ Mr. • Ilolman (Premier) produced a Liv2f>;,ineiuoi^4jQn not [\v - 1 which , the purchaso was. approvedi.-, .-r-.. | i? ■ Mr. M'Donald,; a< member. ,of tho I [ Leg|sJa,tiv;o, Assembly. and. a land, agent, [■ - a ®!fl e Kj vJi© [:7 'V ' land agents 'in Parluiment'abused their: -out that r , liib interests as ,a- member. ami as a J,: land-agent conflict,-asked,;"You rk4, laud'ageht.having put,' a .land case i : Le'foro'the'Minister, yho decides ill your (Viav-our. Then, there :i§;.a;motjon of ceri- ;. j fiuro on tho-mattciy and you'are called i: ! to vote. What position are you 5/-i ill?" >-■ ii<\i , 1 /■ '' . MiV-', -•- j . i Mr. M'Donald replied: ''I. would' not -■ .'.Vote.". , ■ -■ . . '. -Tnor.Cominissioner: • '.'Then you are f .neglecting your duty as a member. Is "lit; a 'right .-,thing that'joiir '. private in- [■;; ; ; tcrests should bo.allowed to. conflict with four duty to'tho public?". \ Lu ■ < Mr. :j\l Donald thought such a posii--; -.- Ition wa's;unlikely to arise. : .v: .. i . The'Corn'missioner: "But it-has arisen I-,- ■ in-tlio present'case.