KAPITI.
NATIVES DECLINE TO SELL,
A proposal .to acquire for (he Crown the remaining .Alaori intor.sis in Kapiti Island was contained n the Native “AVashing-up Bill.” idie clause, however, was struck out bv the Native Affairs Committee.
Deferring to this mailer in the House of Representatives this week, ihe Hon, A. T. Xgala said that -•omeoiie behind tlie scenes had. for mine reason, desired (hat Ihe Crown -dioukl own the whole of (he island. The Natives had consistently objected to Ihe principle of the contis■ation by compulsory acquisition of ■heir Kapili land.
The Native .Minister: “It is not confiscation. Compensation is offered.”
Mr Ngala replied that it was not a matter of compensation: it was taking the land without Ihe consent >f the owners. He must give the Native Minister credit for having always opposed compulsory acquisition. There wa* no reason for irgcncy in tins mailer if the desire was to obtain the land for forestry >r scenic purposes. Whoever owned (he land would require to run sliced there to keep Hnygrass down, and avert danger from fires, and this the Natives were doing at present.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2199, 6 November 1920, Page 3
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186KAPITI. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2199, 6 November 1920, Page 3
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