DEFEATED FARMERS.
WALKING OFF CROWN LANDS.
LOCAL BODIES LOSE RATES,
"We afie losing both general and special rates from those soldier settlers who are walking off Crown land farms, and the position is becoming serious,” said Mr W. Morrison, chairman of the Waitotara County Council at its monthly meeting.
This statement arose out of a reply to the council in which the Commissioner of Crown Lands, stated that he regretted very much that the position of various soldier settlers’ accounts did not allow of an advance in alleviation of the Mr Morrison said that fo 4ar as the county was concerned the' position was very serious, When things got too tight soldier settlers simply walked off and left the county with no chance of recovering either general -or special rates. The finances were being upset year after year. Or. Jones : It means that the counties will have to fight to get the land rents reduced as much as possible.
The Chairman: It would make no difference if the rents were wiped out altogether. The chairman added that he would look into the matter further while at the conference of the County Councils’ Association next week.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5001, 16 July 1926, Page 3
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195DEFEATED FARMERS. Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5001, 16 July 1926, Page 3
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