Wellington Land Board

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 139, 16 May 1891, Page 2

Wellington Land Board

At the last meeting; of the Wellington Laud B< ard the following amongst other business was transacted : — Applications for transfers, P. Ried, Section 14, Block XI., Apiti, to inessrs O. S. and T. R. Tyreman, postponed ; R. Howe, Section 4, Block XIV., Apiti, to H. Tolley, aranted. .VI r T. Moffat was ordered to elfect improvement on Section 89, Block XIV., Apiti, in the proper manner. Mr McCardle moved as follows : — " That in the opinion of the Board legislation is urgently required to prevent the accumulation of large estates. That in order to prevent this tendency this Board would recommend for the consideration of the Government the necessity of so amending the Land Transfer Act that no one person may be able to register in his or her name more than acres of the first class land or acres of second class land." Speaking to the motion Mr McCardle said he confidently believed that such a etep was absolutely necessary, and thought nobody was better qualified to bring forward such an amendment to the Land Act than the Land Board. Mr Macarthur seconded the resolution pro forma, but at the same time considered the motion would be more to the point if it was altered to read " That this resolution would only affect land purchased from the Crown in the future." Mr McCardle said he was perfectly willing to alter his motion as suggested by the last speaker. Mr Hogg then moved as an amendment, " That in the opinion of this Board it is desirable, in the interests of the people, to ensure beneficial settlement and restrict the area of land that can be held by individual owners, and that to accomplish this object it is necessary that the Government of the Colony should retain the direct control of all Crown lands for the future." Air Macarthur, spenkins: from 35 years' experien -.p, cons dar-3 I that it was n > us > attempting to put tnen on land witlioiiL a purchasing clause. Mr McOardle and Mr Fitzherbert coincided with the opinion expressed by Mr Macarthur Mr Hogg's amendment was then put to the meeting and lo3t on the voices*