LAND BALLOT DISPUTE
TWO MARBLES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Timaru, Last Night. Mr. Justice Denniston's decision was gjven to-day in a land; ballot dispute heard before him last February. At the ballot for the Mackenzie pastoral runs in February, l&ll, two marbles were drawn in each case. When the Whale's Back run, of 14,500 acres, was drawn, the person called for the first marble was not present or represented, but a friend asked for time to communicate with him, and was allowed ten minutes. The person for whom the second marble was drawn disputed the right of the Land Board to allow time, as the regulations say that a deposit must be paid "immediately." The judge decided that this word does not mean "instanter," and that in view of the object of the rule and the circumstances of the case ten minutes' grace was reasonable and proper. Besides the matter was in the discretion of the officer conducting the ballot. Judgment was given for respondent, with two guineas costs.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 200, 3 May 1912, Page 5
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168LAND BALLOT DISPUTE Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 200, 3 May 1912, Page 5
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