LAND LAWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 October 1922, Page 5

LAND LAWS.

AMENDING LEGISLATION.

(From Our Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, October 11.

Some amendments to the Land Laws Bill were introduced in the House of Representatives on Tuesday and incorporated in the Bill without debate. They were generally of small importance. The provision in the Bill for the revalution of small grazing runs is made to apply to lease* granted in renewal of leases that expired before the passing of the Land Laws Amendment Bill, 1921-22, and not earlier than February 28, 1919. The clause of the Act of last sessicn relating to the acquisition of the freehold of pastoral lands i* amended to provide that the price shall be such amount as may be determined by the Land Board with the approval of the Minister. This provision is to apply also to the acquisition of the freehold of national endowment land held as pastoral land under section 11 of the Act of 1921-22. A new clauee gives the Minister discretionary power in the enforceftient of the restriction on the acquisition of 1 settlement land under the Land Act of 1912. The provision in the Act of 1921-22 for the temporary extension of the leases of small grazing run* is made to apply to leases expiring not later than March 1, 1927. The Bill provides that the expenses of administration of the Cheviot estate shall be recouped tp the consolidated fund from the Cheviot estate Account.