SETTLEMENT IN QUEENSLAMD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1629, 6 August 1887, Page 3

SETTLEMENT IN QUEENSLAMD.

■♦ An association of politicians, including delegates from the Trades and Labor Ooonoil m Queensland, have proposed a Bcheme for the establishment of settle* ments in ' the coast districts, where the rainfall is ordinarily sufficient for agrionltare, and where access to markets is easy. loland districts also will be settled by groups of settlers, say 20 adults, either tingle or heads of families each group containing one or more individuals with bush or farm experience Officials are to be appointed by the Government to guide and advise settlers daring the first year of corporate ex is tenoe. The Government are to be asked to anrvey groups of farms, say 20, m localities where water is perm«nent, the area allotted being according to the quality of soil ; agriculture, combined w.th grazing, being considered m the survey. The maximum area is limited to within 160 acres, riparian rights being vested m the oorporaie settlement as oomraon property. To inaugurate ihe schema the Government is required to advance money m gums not exceeding m the aggregate a total equal to £lfo for eaoh member of the group, which is distributed over a period of 12 months. These advances are charged as a debt upon the settle* ments at 4£ per cent interest, the whole to be repaid within 12 years, the security of instalments m repayment being guaranteed by the joint and several liability of the groups formed. A corporate authority shall regulate the administration of oomblned farms, and decide matteis re defaulting settlers ; titles of ocoupancy to.be issued when the advances are repaid.