LAND COMMISSION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1388, 24 February 1905, Page 3

LAND COMMISSION.

.(Pec Press Association.) • ' . Invercargill, last night. The principal witness before the Land Commission yesterday was John—Hay-L***.*. Commissioner of Land. He favored £E. nominated Board, [otherwise half to b elected. The tenures of land (16) wer Pj&Sr Ro many. The village homestead systemlCEs should be abolished, the areas being tb small. In mining districts the Land OcciACIQIIS pation Act was a failure, In Southland h would substitute for it lease in perpetuity The improved farm settlements had been [nitting): failure. After the Government expends ; ture rents were not forthcoming, even afte“ ti ro iJopar ~ gestea alteration and doing thc second ballot and grouping. tenant with a growing family held, say 180)1 acres he would give hind tile right to taker 1 up the adjoining aroa/vith' residence con -’ ditions. If a suceossfuMballoter sold hikasidentß interest ho would from coral friehds pensation for twtty|ars.Cd&e_did not linowfment oi of the wide in-perpetuity .aland OI the Lands, Cargo ho thought it quite fair to usel at rfr *he graduated tax. He favor of giving Crown tlnantSjJSlfrjght to pur- -in Cool cb ?f- waller, ai Mr MclntvmF' also sjjgFmembeii of thea Board. to £ht He would give Vie l|ffit*fo puichase the t freehold, tenants a better | standard, even if they did not avail tttSm- I Ltd selves of ifc. Toe residential conditions/ L— - were too exacting. f / j