ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT.
Whitebait, Mokoia: If a man owns the land on both sides of a river, can he stop anyone fishing in the river? The answer is that his title extends to the centre of the waterway, provided the river is not navigable, and provided the title is not derived from native grants, under which he is not vested with control beyond the banks. His legal title extends to the bank of the stream, and his common law title to the .centre. An owner cannot prevent public use of a legal county road running through his property to a beach. In certain cases he may erect a, gate across ihe road with the. permission of the county .council, but he- must show a notice that it- is. a public road. If five ratepayers request it the county council may order the removal of such a gate.— Editor.
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1940, Page 8
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148ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1940, Page 8
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