IMPROVED FARM SETTLEMENTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 405, 18 October 1911, Page 5

IMPROVED FARM SETTLEMENTS.

THE TANG ITU HLOCK

Two years ago on the 2S!h of this month'the ballot for the sections in the Tangitu Improved Farm Settlement, took place at Taumarunui, which meant that the successful ernes only went on to their holdmgst he fidlowing winter. Out of the total ol s ; , successful applicants, only tive went mi to their sections dorm;- the hrsi. year.

According to the Act governit.g this class of settlement it was compulsory that all successful (oe.etber with their wives ;:nd families shoold be residint, on their sect'ous within

IS months from the date oi n'otno n.. The first winter 200<i acres of hush were felled, followed by goes bores and a splendid take of grass, with the result that at present the grass to be seen there is that abundant that it

at: present lyinj: down. The Tnngilu block. on wniah in're ;;rt . Sn settler? located. t;ir.v>ib« r wit!) pome f.HO sou is Veen-; i■ i 1 tea- 11 -I.lt > \ under the provision" «u ' 1 u wi. ; -tO\ ' " Farm Pet Hers' Act. which _ sueeiSicaliy that is was lor i;:j<ost married men. \\ nhihe■. n* <a, :,m a few all are iirnv aasmina ei: »»«•.. places, bnt unfortunately ihey nsno arrived at (ha.; position r.-hv i! assistance as re;;ariis stain, oe ... m.il forthcoming. v.-'I; (•<• imp. s: ibhfor the in to continue, with the result that anv labours (hey have none m the past. win ha useless. The Tan. tu block eontaina i a/ I '':' acm a :c<i is cut up into farms varyimv f; eaa. 1 •' ; ' acres to 2i»o acre;" a!i of which. a>v»r.lin« to that subdivision ci.a-sine- :t as tirst chip? lain] ami thoromihH miapted tor riairvint:. The position is ;hat on account of the sma! Iness of the farms that there is only on<, eonra- open to and that is to dairy. Tiie position at pr-seni is that the Government holds the lease of these lamis and n-'iii :> tinancini-s point- of vunv,_ iney ai a inalienable. a consujcranio 11 > of ijrass is t~oim: i<> '' is no stock to eat. it on . \\ •' 1:t of doing aomeihim; i" ",V" V Messrs V,nil ford, J-.aeon ana I'.arK.left for iVcllinftt-Oi) vestm '.no::. 11 -.! 1 to make represent actions to ior !\, mister of Lands, and a.lso the Vnnistor o. Public. Woiks i, io «... 1 1 " id;tes.