LAND AGGRECATION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1837, 25 August 1913, Page 4

LAND AGGRECATION.

" Sir, —Aggregation of land-near Mangawekahas been so prominent in the papers of late that I think someone should reply to tho leading article in the Mangaweka "Settler" dated August 5, criticising- the report of the inquiry mado by an officer of t'ho Lands Department. The edit-or refers to t'lie case of Wilson Bros., .Upper ' Kawhatau, who hold, he says, 1800 acres of dairying land. The editor must have dreamt so. 'Die fact is' Messrsr Wilson Bros, took up one isection of 1900 acres, of.which about 30 ■acres are: flat. The rest is so rough that tie survoyors returned after the section was allocated, and cut over 300 acres out as a scenic reserve. Yet the editor [calls it dairying land, and mentions the Case as an example or land aggregation. Then, again, he refers to the disposal of Mason's, property as land jobbing. Tlio 'facts .aTevthese.'- Mr. Stevens, sold the lan'df/to, Mr. ; Mason and son. He then rambled over New, Zealand and part of Australian-looking for anothor place. Finding nothing to suit him, he returned and repurchased his former holdings at an; advatic.b 'of; £3000. Add to theso details tho' fact"; that- the land-is all -broken country/a different aspect is put on'the matter. ,'.Tho editor or tho "Sot-' .tier" is. evidently ignorant of what is .happening in; the vicinity of Mangaiwelfa, ana if he can't produce facts ho had--better'be silent on the question of land" aggregation near Mangaweka.—l .amVetc.." 1 ' •, . MANGAWEKA.. Mangaweka, August 7.