SMALL PONGAROA HOLDINGS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1058, 22 February 1911, Page 8

SMALL PONGAROA HOLDINGS.

V^ : V'LAND BOARD'S, VISIT. ■ •; of the Wellington Land Board ■ h'avoibeen making a ; flying tour of the '-.back 'country in tho, A\ nirarapa. and n Pabiatua'districts (says tlio "Pahiatua «j V Herald','). Tho parly, consisting of Mr. &i''J4m*!» Mackenzie, Commissioner of Crown WLandii,!and Messrs. Ellingham, Georgctti, |'* ; ahd Jl'Le'nnan, ■ and: Sutherland,- -ranger ■!•> to ■tie; board, arrived,in ,'Pahiatua ,•• on v v .Friday, and motored!'out>to Pongaroa, Kritur'atng 'to townNira Saturday. ;■ The M;obje'ct\6f'their visit was to inspect a H, nttniber of small grazing runs, tho leases 'A'ofwliich are expiring. Another purpose ;'.'of"the.visit was in connection with tho IVctitting lip of a surplnsnrea in tho I'onga-' district.-for...the 'benefit of those ■' 'nettlcr!! who occupy limited holdings. :■'(; Survqrbrs'are at -present engaged in'sub- '■■ ''dividii& the land, .which was- originally !'. J infcndld'for- a scenic '; reserve, and. C 5 through portions of' which .a fire has 'i'passedi;• ,'-' . -:Si.- ■■"' —.''■"•'-■- . :, :Tho 'commissioner was impressed with :4h'o' progress of Ahe Pongaroa district V:',since;his previous visit last'winter. Tho ij'f.maiofitr.of the Crown tenants aro,faith;.?fiilljj'complying with the conditions' of I'-JV:settlement, and they aro all in • ai .'fairly | f i>'prosferous: state - ;.; Ho. expressed' the r v; opinion that the .further wjcut' (;.v{',bnck':the country looked greener.•!>'