And they made the point that the fact that the lessee can be issued with an offence notice for removal for a wilding pine without consent, while his freehold neighbour cannot, or that the Department of Conservation as a neighbour simply chooses not to do so and is not accountable for the spread of the resulting seed, is submitted to be contrary to accepted principle of law. They made the point they're not aware of any other example of the Crown choosing to impose offence provisions upon those with whom it is in a contractual relationship for matters arising from that contract.