Pohangina Land Association

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 72, 15 December 1891, Page 2

Pohangina Land Association

■■::: ♦ , ' A meeting of those interesteiin. the formation of > land associations for the" settlement of the Pobangina an& f Pnslbw blocks, selected by the promoters, was held in the Colyton Hall on Saturday. Mr Hughey presided. Maps and tracings/ showing the 'positions of the blocks, were laid on the table. The three blocks allotted to the Pohangina Associations, each containing 11,000 acres, are all joining. They have> their eastern boundaries the,ranges, and are-bounded on the-west by^land lying to the east of thefTeilding block and that allotted to the Marton Associations. The Salisbury block is about 25 miles from Ashurst; the Pjohangina block is to the north of this } and the Onslow to the north of the Pohangina. The Oroua river- passes through the middle of the Pohangina v block. r There was about 34 J members 1 present, but as the names were 1 read out by the Secretary it was found Jfchat these also represented about 20 more. It was resolved that the first 55'hames of the members present, or represented, should take the Pohangina block. The number having been made up a call of 10s each member was made to meet preliminary expenses, and Messrs Lucas, Simpson, B. Bosher/ Eankshear, Hughey, Whibley, C. Wildbore, Richards, Ashworth, Emmett, and Curran, were elected a committee. Mr Hughey was appointed ''chairman, and Mr Wbibley secretary? ,"' "" Mr Lucas inquired whether the block contained 11,000 acres, exclusive of land required for roads, and 4 as no definite information could be given on this point it was -resolved that the Secretary write to the Department of Lands and inquirer Inquiries having been made as," to the quality of the land on the, Pohangina block, the Chairman said that'ie had viewed it from some' liigtijgroWd, but that it had not been inspected on behalf of the Association. , '" Mr H. A. MountfortVaicTthat the eastern part of the block^ was r very broken, and did, in- fact, include" a part of the range. He advised "that application should be made for land between the block and the leilding Special Settlement. . On the motion, of Mr Lankshear, ( it was resolved that Mr Mountfprt r be requested to give a tracing enclosing this land, and leaving out the portion said to be rugged, and that the same be forwarded to the Minister witha request that the boundaries of the block be granted as therein described. By a subsequent resolutionj'Messrs I Hughey, Whibley, and ,Lucas, were appointed to go to Wellington, and urge the Minister of Lands to grant a ready adjustment of bpuhdanes"as proposed. " J , * ' v Mr Lucas advocated the advisability of all the associations requesting Parliament -to empower each to borrow under the Loans to Eecal Bodies Act, and using the thirds to,, pay the interest for the first 'ls years^ -after which he said the settlers could meet the claims out of the rates^ He also stated that he had -been in,comniunication with the Wanganui Harbor Board, to enquire jon what f terms the. 8809 acres of tb,eir block still remaining unsold, cqu}d be ob.tainedT' *P r settlement by an Association.^" 1 The reply he had received -was thatT with the consent of the Wellington Land Board, the Harbor Board would dispose of the land for- 30s an acre, ten per cent to be paid on allotment, and the balance by equal half -yearly- payment, of one-twentieth of the purchase money until the total had been paid. Several of those present pui; down their names towards the formation of an Association to take up the_blook. Having resolved to meet again next Saturday at the same time and place the meeting adjourned.- '