Mr Dallance at Auckland

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 104, 10 March 1887, Page 2

Mr Dallance at Auckland

I The Auckland special correspondent of the Wanganui Herald reports that Mr Bai/lanok in addressing a deputation which waited on him with the

I view of acquiring a block of land at j Raglan for special settlement purposes referred to the new Bill about to be introduced by the Government. He I said Government had always paid too high a price for land. (Acquired from, private parties we presume.) The new Bill would provide machinery by which the settlers themselves might acquire the land. He did not explain fully the provisions of the Bill as it was unwise to let it out peicemeal. A second deputation waited on Mr Ballance on the subject bf sending a paid lecturer on the special settlement scheme to England. The persons holding land adjacent to the block owned by the Government should jyin. in the scheme and contribute towards the salary of such officer. Mr Ballance said he did not like the idea of mixing up private enterprises, with State business. The person appointed jrould "be puffing up land, whereas Government would require that (p.ny. person .they sent Home should 'confine Hmselfto facts. People at Home looked at the matter from a different stand point to old colonists, andAsvhen they were brought out they ., were; disappointed and railed against the Government: Hei wished to see a healthy stream of immigration set in as a result of the people alfeadjr in the colony being well off and happy. They had at present unfortunately to deal with the results of the unemployed mbvehient. . He could not give thoba any encouragraent whatever in their present proposals for the reasons stated. <