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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 515, 11 September 1902, Page 1

The new bill brought down by Mr Carroll, designed to give protection to what should not need it—titles to land settled under land transfer proceedings and Crown grants—is intended to prevent speculative actions of a frivolous kind being brought against landowners by Maoris or their legal advisers. Probably most people in Hawke’s Bay, knowing what recently occurred here, will admit that such a bill is necessary. That is what we think. In our opinion Mr Carroll and his colleagues are to be congratulated upon having resolved upon this step. About a million and a half acres are involved ) in the North Island. The principal clause | in the measure is one which provides that no title to land acquired from natives under any order of the Native Land Court, or by Crown grant, or by other instrument of title purporting to have been issued under the authority of law which has existed for ten years prior to the eomincr into force of the proposed Act, shall be commenced without the consent of the Governor-in-Council being first obtained. —Napier Telegraph. Acting-Premier Ward’s chief, in fact, only difficulty in leading Maoriland Parliament is in the weakness of his colleagues. Outside himself, there is not an average debater in the Cabinet, with the exception of Carroll (Timi Kara), and he is too indolent to speak often. In the lobby, however, Timi is a host in himself, and he is often told off to palaver any member who threatens to “kick over the traces.” Seldom, indeed, does his saponaceous tongue fail him, and with the Maori representatives (whose votes have served the Ministry before to-day) he is an unfailing peacemaker. —Bulletin. WORMS undermine Children’s Constitutions. Use WADE’S WORM FIGS, One shilling boxes,