TANGITU REQUIREMENTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 500, 14 September 1912, Page 5

TANGITU REQUIREMENTS.

SETTLERS AND THEIR LEASES. DEPUTATION TO WELLINGTON

The settlers in Tangitu district are promoting a movement for the purpose of sending a deputation to Wellington with the object of bringing certain matters affecting the district before the notice of the Government. A great amount of dissatisfaction has been caused by the department objecting to issue leases to settlers until the stock mortgage is liquidated. It is stated emphatically that a special point was made at the time the settlers were supplied with cows that the advance ol stock should in no way be allowed to affect the issua of the leases. The officials assured the settlers that the stock advance was entirely a separate concern, and that leases would be issued when trie usual conditions were complied with. In the case of two settlers who owe respectively £45 and £65 for cows, the leases were issued on application. Subsequently, however, all applications were refused until the bills of sale were paid off. The term for which the bills of sale were drawn up does not expire until March next, yet the amounts are now beina: called up. This is held to be a distinct breach of faith and is undoubtedly an infliction on the settler. In conversation with a Chronicle representative this week a Tangitu man put his own case as follows:--

"1 owe the department £SO for cows, and wish to get my lease issued. I can get assisted to pay the necessary rent and lease lee by the bank. If I have to liquidate the stock liability as well, I cannot get the money and am deprived of the opportunity of financing." "The milking season is only beginning, and between now and the end ot March, when the stock mortgage becomes due, I can save a good portion uf the amount out of the milk cheques. If I only managed to provide half the amount during the season I could finance the remainder if I had my lease, and there would be no hardship to anyone." The deputation is also for the purpose of making strong representations with respect to the main road. The road runs for a distance of eight miles before tapping the settlement and in order to give settlers an opportunity to get theii cream to the railway it is essential that the road should be "metalled. A strong effort is to be made to have the work undertaken by the Government as soon aa possible, as the success of the settlement depends upon access to the railway being provided.