A DEFECTIVE LAW.
Llj the statements made in the Magistrate's Court at Masterton on; Friday,, during the legal discussion on a claim for compensation, be well-founded, then the Public Works Act is sadly in; need of'repair. It would appear that under clause 117, a person may dedicate land to a corporation by the simple act of registration, and without notice. It may readily be seen that, in such circumstances, a local authority might be unable to, avail itself of any powers" it may possess under the Act of avoiding the dedication, and might; be put to great and unr necessary expense. As. the. case., is. ( the. Court; one. cannot publicly discuss its ..merits; but, "on the facts ae they appear, the attention- of the Legislature. should at once be drawn to the serious defect indicate ed.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10156, 4 February 1911, Page 4
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136A DEFECTIVE LAW. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10156, 4 February 1911, Page 4
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