RUNS ON THE WAKATIP COMMONAGE.

Evening Star, Issue 4033, 29 January 1876, Page 2

RUNS ON THE WAKATIP COMMONAGE.

. Our Arrrowtown come pendent writes: - “ When the runs were sold by the Bastings Government, ala go strip of country (140,000 acres) was reserved for commonage, at leasts nominally so, for it was hot dclured as sufch, but simply reserved from side. Recently applications lor, a large, portion of. this area have, been made'in • blocks of r from 6,000 to HO,ooo', acres for purposes on lease ; the': Arrowtowh ,Corporation itself applying for a large shea for a commonage. At present only a very paltry, is Received Jjytoe Government from this country, as stock—some LlO or Ll2jper annum—and the country is more suitable for sheep', the farming of which is the: most profitable' business on ; the goldfields. It will, I am confident, be a great-gain to the country in every way to allot this 140,000 acres in the ' manner in which it is appliedfor. provided' that a rental equal toithat obtained from those portions already leased be exactfed. When the local government scheme comes -into operation" the Wakatip will be one of the best endowed districts in the country, on account of the large revenue from her depasturing leases. Some opposition ha* beenshowna&amst the alienation" of the reserves,'' but itt is l natural that the very few- who derive profit from running a few chttle tyithout paying astesment would ’ raise a cry against it. ; Th ; reis ’ however, but little doubt that the Government will refusethe opportunity ofmakhga fidr rental out of tire land in the only way in which it can'bo done." ”