CONNELL ON THE LAND LAWS.

Evening Star, Issue 4139, 2 June 1876, Page 2

CONNELL ON THE LAND LAWS.

.. Mr J. A, Connell, of the firm of Oonnhl* . , and Hoodie, delivered a lecture ton theLaa >'• t Laws at the Athehscum last evening. If f r attendance was not very large,'hut'raea'ad i [ Once was an appreciative pne. Mr Wii,f M. Xamach occupied the dhaiir, . . A f E I Mr Larnach, in introducing the lecture: , said no political question had. been such a vezata questio as that of the lahdhftdprW I itself in the whole, of the Australian Col \ nidlT He did not know what Mi p viewe Mew theWwas no nu v s in the Colony more, capable of giving ’ . proper opinion upon : the' land question 47 j ’ affecting this country. * .' r ■; Mr (JommUi Said theland question w “ hn open ode, though people throughd [. Col m W always iato^tedthemselyea-ti, > greatly m the laws it* It Ml II P® apparent that ere; we can deyise a prop,~ . | method of .disposition for pur lands, jvvemn ; i. consider the ends to be had in view in tin. e- disposition* It &ust be steadily borne; t in 4 that the lands, belong.' to but “oot ■ i! pmnity, as a community! The inhabitan •i of the Province, “ present mid future, a 1-- the owners of the '.'public la-nfo. Tfo a ®Y?*y P*an m the community ban rfjyy y : interest in the question of their dispositiltof - ft The tidal revenue since .4854- to the 31st ■ o § last December had beed 1*2,165,928, and f :t I jth®. year of 1876 alone, Lg04>556. ] e believed the best class of small settles* tre * J those who; pasaftxg through the laborii 1 ; 4 class, enter the one above jt by. their* ov t energy, self-denal, and thrift As to t best mode of improvement, the setth^ .. must possess intelligence, kno' ledge of theirindustry, and sumoient oapiti ' particular. j Ulass , ~ producg which in the ; circumstances ‘6{ 4;" Colony is of moat value and can be let expensively grown. Odr land 1 laws c • couraged the production of graiA, and Wjt A r • an obstruction to the growth 'of wool; . ■ until the laws weVeso changed as to fdU 4 - “ f ia with the true interests of the produced’V- - .could not expect a, prosperous dags ? .settien, and conseqirtmttythe, prosneri • of the community at large would l>j>W3ere' He would classify all the remaining ktnsO : . rural lauds of the. Crown into three olasit viz.:—Class A, 'all really good acriculfcm ' 3 i to he profitably for tl 0 of B**“. &c., for inland-au r , Colonial consumption; Class B, aUgoodjbaF \ disposal, but not more than fiO,S» ** * , should. m any nneyear. qn'-j • method of TESposal should be that the ltt< < shomdbe put tfp for lease fOr fourteen yea-’ 73 1 twenty-one years, wi^thedptiOAoft)^ ■ : f ‘«toeirat*of4oaper ut. tHT : block, a section of 320 acres be surveyed' ll * - a homestead; no person being allowed n -take up more than one block. The leaSe^ « each block for fourteen twenty-one yeL to be put up to auction With the right • hj £???,» Bucll lease to contain a conditu that the owner *must;'fence, the landT «; round. . Class C he Would apportion ii - j runs of from 10,000 to 30;OQoncreS ear op and lease the same by auction lor lottiii ' years to the highest bidder, snd.the rUficT 5 np m to adjoin the land • Be believed that the disposal o* should be left in the hands^en‘ii!^n!? v( S at man of such Board shuuld be homffl by the Governor,- ■ He ■ft? /W? 8 or sale of Jam ' falaS: Wt*UT6T Concluded' by fljyfStfwty \5Se 'tioa to the dm-gp jmpulstiQn ( ggit» t , mg up m the Colony, smirking thatitSi 7 t was little or no provision iindti , their employment. • -"ability of institntirig more local induS^ I and abohtion of 1 p Provinces would be a great and serious bl< • Jiberfcy of the pea ■ of ms Provides. As tlunew now stoodSljl i Bbns from the country oould intwrmia- { Honor the Superintendent dr thePßs<mft« of Lands, and [make amtegstisnts <*l* . 5 a . Central Covenuneat matters would • changed. He had no hesitati • 3 m saying thpt it would be qmte imzmufl. ‘ tp amninister the lis&d • A unanimous vote ofJUiahks, ■ | for bis interesting lecture proceedings, .. 1 ■-< - ■■■’■■fn •- i . ’Bs=asaßS2sa=ae ■ ■.

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