REPRESENTATIVE LAND BOARDS.
PROPOSAL BY MR HERRIES
Special to Times. WELLINGTON, Oct. 15. Mr. Hcrries has given notice to move :i series of new clauses to the Land Bill in regard to the constitution of Land Boards. He proposes that in each land district there shall bo a Land Board,, consisting of the Comissioner of Crown Lands, one member appointed by tho Government, one elected by the County Councils within the district, and two by the lessees or licensees of Crown lands within tho district. Each member other than tho Commissioner shall hold office for two years, and shall be eligible for re-election. The first election of the Boards shall take place in March next, and the first meeting of the Boards shall take place on tlio second Wednesday in April next. In counties in which there is no County Council the united Road Boards shall take the place of the Council for the purpose of electing a member of the Board.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2212, 16 October 1907, Page 2
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162REPRESENTATIVE LAND BOARDS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2212, 16 October 1907, Page 2
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