NATIVE LAND QUESTION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 423, 4 February 1909, Page 4

NATIVE LAND QUESTION.

'»"$■' Ahnistjgr's statement.

WHAT MR. CARROLL HAS DONE. COEEESPONDEKT.). rA statement in'regard to-the Native- oiies--tipn was.made by. the-Hon;. J.- A.- MUlar to- ; • W$ W' replywgVtot.sbme : remarks - on. the gnojecthy.Mr.iiJT-M.yKillen,-.-a member- ctz-' depjitatwn.thatvwaited on 1 the:Mimsier;?: : -• i/ -:-Mr^aUen,:said T aiat:tlie; delays '-ml-tiie ad- : miimtration :of ;rNat ve : :iands::mattersv'were : ' yust as great; as:tiie.delaysan" then Court of• ■ Chancery, /so -strikingly-typified, by Dickens' , m tne.case.of .i'Jarndyce.tv.vJarndyce." The•' vexatious.:;delays,- -he -'- said/ -hatfe-already:-a!ieiiated;-from; the- Government- the 1 sym- ' •Raw. , of- a. large iiumber;.of:its Warmest sup. •■ portmr: Hβ.virged-.that.ithe-.Natives .should" to 'treated Vas:vbhildren> in-regard" to their - lands, „ and- that v an' active' arid toi ■ ■-' gressive, pbhcy ■ be pursued in' regard' to thia ■' matters ",;.r. : .i.:.;•,•"•■;..(-■■::-'.,'V-,-■•;:j j'-\. : ,'■:;■.-' ':■:'■:;:•■.',:■■ ,- : ...y. ■ .-Carter ,Cchairman; : ■■poardhendprscd the, remarks-:of Mr.-Killed , . AH.-Millat'said;;that;he ifnlly.-.reoognised : the imnortance.of.the.Native-land question , : ' to the North .Island,-.and-'.the.nolidy of the : ' Government -in: regard,to this matter ' Ws'-' : - oased ; en;-tlie>-reoomm«hda'tioii-of : Tthe'lioTal.''' :Comni.issionV\::Tb£: , that <somei two., and half, orthree 1 million' acres..-.or:JNative; lands':be re^ervedfor , : tlie ; Natives', lown-usej ■ hvLiistS qfVthe: remaining''■ three _raillipn .acres one-half .-was '.to be: o f. iered tor. disposal:by.sale.sand-the other half' by;-.lease;,-: ! ' : He r admittod -that:■ the. ; Native '-■ land .laws. at ■present: ii-ere in" a'- complicated - condition. ,bnt the ponsolidation of these had been .undertaken ; by;SiVßobert> Stout arid : Mr..-;Ngata| : and! he;.hoped 'that this/cause of , complaint .would soon be'remoyed., : tive Miaister/ (MrY.•Oarroll)'-.was>just as de- ■ J{!*"f T : '^;-'any.:-PWMn.;:iii;-lfew,Zealand--that othei Native land difficulty should'be settled • ; awi;dunng, .jaast.; fivei-.or: sis^years-he •'■ (Mr.; Carroll). had, caused.. restrictions -to > be' " removed i from'.aboiit: ; a;'inillion,and a nuar- ; : ter. .acres *of -Native..- land in.; order that ,it ■' might bo_made.'available for: European.settle -; :' mojit.'-;Mr:-' Carroll, -'at- the: same-time, was ; -' very desirous of:protecting tlie-people. of his' race, .aiiiihe-.uever'recqmmeiided::the ■■!&. moval. of restrictions'.. unless,-he was; satisfied"that the. ft atives. concerned;..had'sufficient-' ! . Si io f . ■ after •'•partial t ; with.the land. : -The.Governmeut,-. he/claime? was fully, alive far-the importance : 'i of ■' ff ; - : question.-.;--.-..-:-----;;! , -'. ■■.■.■■;;.■".; ;■>?■■■ -;;. ■ :,;■<;:■■"-■-■'!'■':-■'