CORRESPONDENCE.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 6, Issue 4, 10 July 1865, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

We shall always feel pleasure in affording space for the free discussion of all subjects affecting the prosperity and progress of the province and colour, not endorsing any opinions expressed in this portion of our columns and always reserving to ourselves the right to curtail any expression wanting in courtesy on the part of the writer. V* communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer in confidence, and as a guarantee of good faith. [To the Editor of the Hawke’s Bay Times.] Sib— lf you had no reporter at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, I would request you to publish as correct evidence (and not as reported in the Herald), that in my first cross-examination of Mr. Webb I denied the “ all right” being expressed by myself, but “that I wanted to see the Commissioner.” Defendant objected on these grounds—lst. That the land was put up to auction contrary to the Land Regulations. 2nd. That the Commissioner of Crown Lands had broken his own conditions of sale. In reference to Ist objection read clause 20, section 5, number 3 of the Land Regulations, which provides that “ No lands shall be included in a proclamation or notice, as about to be sold by auction, unless the same shall have been previously surveyed and have been distinguished by an appropriate mark upon a chart exhibited at the office of the Commissioner of Crown Lauds.” Stated that instead of the land being staked out before the proclamation, part was only down some few days before the auction sale, and part not at all; stated this from my own observation, having been a few days since on the ground, and from one of the survey party pointing out where some land was not staked out, he being in my company on the ground. Also that on my return, on seeing Hr Koch on Monday last in the survey office, and stating to him that some of the pegs wore not in, he admitted such to be the case; the weather threatening he had not completed it, but that a person might find the other boundaries by the use of a chain ; but this was not the duty of myself or any of the public. That the Commissioner had broken the conditions of sale, read extract from conditions, being clause 3, which provided that ‘‘A deposit of ten per cent, on the sum bid will be required on the fall of the hammer, failing which the lot or section shall be immediately put up again at the upset price.” Therefore, if the conditions had been adhered to, and the deposit not paid, the next thing to be dona was simply to put the lots up again. This is from my own notes. Yours truly, Friday, July 7. A. LUFF.