THE HOUSE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 922, 15 September 1910, Page 6

THE HOUSE.

r 'COUNTRY RUNS. ; -: ; 1 /SUB-DIVISION. ■ ■'. When.:the''Ho'nse',i'm'et yesterday, ';.' .'' :::,Mr;;'/T./,:E:-:;';^A"yiOR;"-(Christchurch : North),:, asked'. the '..Minister;/ ior:,. Lands.; whether it,was a fact that surveyors were already on,the.ground.' Eesideuts. in'the /lboality. w'ere-. anxious :to - know:;-;whether. the. suß-divisibri; was 'to. be /effected on' the basis:of ,the ; report;of :the'.Statutory Coin-. mission.'or.:oh./that.of the, report- of -the. iriformat commission.'- 'If. the'; informal c6rriiriissibri:,had been more ''carefully se-. .lected their, recommendation. would[ have' ,be'eri:.ih '■'favour off/still 'closer sub-divi-' "sibn, :; but-only ;ohe of'its' memliers, had ever;'.handled; 7 such-; ; .'country."'■;' 'Ho . also wished'to 'know..whether ;the_\Minister, into > • redeem .■ his. ; promise', ./to.; visit'. the'(-'district;'-; .'.:'■ /: "/'//v :. : : . /'" :.-.':' (HurUnui) .-complained membert;had tfp^^et,received copies ofothe^ .reports; '■'.i&i'&.^ir' : ii ; -\->: - ... Vl- - Mr.'' BUCHANAN..(Wairarapa) thought; thafj-the "surveyors.'should be ■ accoiripauied>Tjy./:bnE> or two'.practical .settlers: in order: ■ that -the best' possible; subdivisionsmight "be' secured.//.'' -;■ ' >: .'-';■/": ,■ ■■:■ '{ahe,;Hoh.VD;BUDpO declared;;that,;the; members,'of the/informal .commission' had:had./a::g'ood '."deaH,'of J- ; experience ;;of .'■high', landsr 1 ':- v'; ;; r- 'jr : '-'' ;: V'/'...' ';:•■/ :'■■'' . h'V!:-'- ] :/;Mr>^VITT;Y; : (Eiccarton)-held: that; the; cbirifnissibn-' should''have;,consisted. 'solely.; .of ■jr4eft j 'fl , ho;b,ft'd^p'rs,ct)carjkriowled3e..of. bacfeco.un,try'lands...;if!,the.surveyors'hadi been. :.set'; : tb ■ .work; it.j wouldV give / dissa tis-/' facttbh.-'as,thercliad/been no-ztime'to"fully consider;'.the .reports.''//—'";- - 'I;. ' - •/'' '.. 'Mr.' RHODES..(Ellesmere) insisted : 'that an : .:official;.'arihbuncement.. : shpuld be',inade as'tb'the :bt /which ■: the : sub-division ■ was ::t6"?take-:placc; ;.::/,■,::'"'■ ;^'y.: ":/; :;/>The;:MnvIST.EE//FpE BANDS/said that. the'/rDepartm'ent.rwas: .'Experiencing:. great? difficulty/in'securirig ; su'ryeybrs-at present. Two,'.surveyors had.a'lready beeii obtained' for/-the';.wprk'::and" | Ca';request "had .bceri; : m"ade'.)f or." others; / to ./• |be r ./-tr.ansf erred; • "and ■if :.;a VsuflicieritVhumber/'.'cbuld/inbt'.' be;. ob-/ •tainedy/ipriyata":'surveyors:;would; also be engaged./'•; At'^-present'->-no': ; work "of.: the kind /couid'be'carried,.but as/the, cpiihtry' : -wasfnnder'-;shbw.'-:v ; It':-ha'di..to'- : DB i '.rtmem ; .' bered / that, the/ 1 Government-.dbcument; in. cqririection.' with /the ..-matter' ;was /the," report:/6f:'\the./Classificatiori "Commissioners.' After;-'.the /reports ihad-J-beeri'icirculated -he' 'wjuld; bffer ~nb/ objec,tibn;'tb iref erring that ■ ■ report'.tolthe-Lands .'Commission and ,ask 'it:,to*uriye'stigate'ithej matter: : as:/far as■ it/ Could.']'-'VV/\'j'-.'■ U.>'/ '.-:''.y.vy'A.;;":■'.-■.■ .;.:..■■:.'.". ■'•'.".'.'.. ;ftMr.;.:.T.'--E.^;Taylor':.-...An4?oall::.witnesses?. ; v.;-;Sir/';Toseph//W' ar d I'-lt-'Vould 'probably ,'d'd; --'.L^'cohclusibriiSir''Joseph strited' that'he' had visited.; the:" lands, : -but'/ ho :wbnld/ again, inspect'therai '■■.': Consideration, .would : ';b6i.gi.venvtb.; : .-Mr;.'-Buchanah'S sug-'' gestioii/that ;>' one';. ■or/;twp-practicalj:»men'' should :acc.oinpariy.:/the,"sui'yeyprs;'' .•'•;,