LAND BOARD.
The Wellington Land Board met yesterday morning; present Messrs J. H, Baker (Commissioner of Crown Landß), Fitzherbrrt, Fisher and Hogg, M.H.B. The judgment of the Court re MoCardle, jun., V. the Wellington Land Board was read by. the secre tary. Mr MoCardle, sen. (whoso term as a member of the Board had expired), was present on behalf of Messrs 0, Jensen, Thompson, etc., who were applicants tothe Board as shown be low. Mr Burling attended in response to the demand of the Board. He said, in reply to the Chief Commissioner, that he was not sure that he was asked when ho took up the land, whether he understood the declaration before signing it. The Commissioner said that Mr Luckie (before whom it was signed) had said to bim that he iuvariably made everything clear to a signer. Mr Brown, a clerk in the depart ment, testified that he read over the conditions, and explained them to the applicant. Applicant continued to say that the conditions were not ex plained, at any rate, he would not swear to it, The Commissioner said the officers had special written instructions to make these explanations, and it was done always as a matter of routine. Another offiocr of the department confirmed this evidence.
