Mousing Herald. Bearing in mind tho large powers possessed by the Land Board in deal ing with the runs, the discussion of Wednesday on the Cromwell memo rial is highly satisfactory. There is evidence of a laudable disinclination on the part of some of the members to be guided by mere official surveyors reports as to the quality of the laud’ and its stock-carrying capacity. The Board should he guided by the evi dence of experienced persons who are intimately acquainted with the coun try about to he dealt with; and searching inquiry should be made be fore a final decision is arrived at. A* two members of the Board have al ready travelled through the interior for the special purpose of enquiring as to the quality of the land, we think they ought to be very well qualified to take evidence and make a recom m nd ition to the Board in each case. The remark made by the Chief Com missioner, that the Act of 1877 does not limit the pastoral area to be ac-. quired by one person to an acreage ' estimated to carry 5000 sheep all the year round, suggests a question of the gravest importance, which we are afiaid has not yet received sufficient attention. In fact, this may furnish an explanation of that “ awful jol lity” displayed by squatters which seems to puzzle and surprise Mr Pyke. That part of clause 119 of tho Land Act, which up-country people are so anxious to have enforced, in the be lief that it is sufficient to effect a pro per sub-division of runs, reads as fol lows ;—No larger extent of such land ! [to be occupied for pastoral purposes] 1 than will be sufficient according to the i estimate of the Hoard to carry all the year round 500U sheep, oi It 100 head ol cattle, shall be off red by auction in one lot under the provisions of this | Act. We think it is only too plain ( that this provision is utterly inadc- ' qua e to effect the sub-division of rui,s. 