NATIVE LANDS.
AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
.•e A uumbor of tho loading and influential o chiefs of tho Ngatiporou tribo woro in town s last week. A meeting was held at tbo j Nativo Land Courthouse, and at their roquest His Honor Judgo Jonos attendod ’ and addiosscd tho natives, especially with rogard to tbo tlleot of tho prosont nativo I ' land laws. Tho nativos oxprossod a dosiro ) to find somo paaier way of arranging to I i I farm cot tain of their lands and to throw j tho balance open for sottloment. Tho I princ plo troubio is ono of finance, and I although peoplo aro willing to lend tho I ownors money for tho purpose of im proving their land, Iho largo number I of individual ownors rnako it praotioaJly I impossible to got money eitbor from tho 1 1 Government or private monoy-londers. I ( Tho Judgo exprosßod his satisfaction at tbo I evident desiro of tbo natives to utiliss all j their lauds, and ouoouraged them in this. I The outoomo of tho mooting will bo that! proposals will bo formulutod by tho ohiefs I ‘ for their representatives to lay boforo I® Parliament.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1760, 29 May 1906, Page 3
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195NATIVE LANDS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1760, 29 May 1906, Page 3
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