VESTED NATIVE LANDS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 460, 27 April 1912, Page 5

VESTED NATIVE LANDS.

DEPUTATION TO MINISTER. In speaking on tho subject of native lands yesterday, various speakers referred to tho native lands which had been veiled in the Native Commission, which had traversed tho country about four vein- ago. Mr Falwaßßer sain i! was well known land had been i pier,. ■■:■. in ():<' hands of the commission 'without the mvniTfl' knowledge, and casei- of hardship had arisen in eoni'l'iiiiciii'c. Unfortunately as far an (.he King Country was concerned, the commission had failed to achieve anything UiYwini. settlement. It had r.'illic!- impeded progress in that diroef.ioii. I,and had been handed over to if four years ac.o which would have hern :' iti, d long since had it been kept free. The reason probably was (.ha! tb" hoards could not get the land on to the m.:■•!•!.• i-l. without surveys and rones hi !!!i: dene and there was no provision for financing tho work. Tho matter imnini aerious consideration. Mr John (hmsby, in referring to the matter spoke in a similar vein.

Mr Mardonald, in reply, said the board' were net always to blame. Survey: bad. te bo carried out by the Si;rve\ iVparftnent, and they had to wail fei (hem. There were 128 survey pai ins out in the country at present and) still the cry was for more. It

was a matter for consideration whether the Native Department would get their own surveyors. That waß generally what was holding up the disposal of the veßted lands.