PARLIAMENTARY.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42769, 24 August 1905, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

Telegraph.—Press Association.] ' Wellington, This Day. , e Public Works Amendment Bill d- through Committee. The tage validation Bill was read the d time. Seddon gave notice to move that Souse resolve i self into a Come oi the whole, to deal with the t of the Land'Commission and sider and determine the following rs connected therewith, so that ill may be_imjod,uced this session; the nres nf Jaw permitting as in perpetuity be repealed, and in respect to leasing land, in > there be substituted. (l)Tnres-’ o. rural lands a lease for not less 50 or not more than 99 years, right of renewal from time to >n re-valuation for not less than irs or more than 50 years, or r which, tenants to have full msation for improvements. (2) in respect to lessees who now ■f under lease in perpetuity, and tave acquired land under the Act of 18f2, whether they are to

be right to acquire the freehold ir sections at capital value upon they originally selected, or may igee change his tenure to ocoupaith the right of purchase. (4) lessees under lease in perpetuity Land for Settlements Act be id to acquire the freehold of their ja, and if so, shall it be at the it market value or at the original (5) That should the right to e, freehold be granted under the in Perpetuity, the areas held •eoiain as at present, and that •eratioh of b' undaries be per l unless for cutting up into nr areas, except by Act of Parlia(6) It shall be unlawful for any , or company owning urban hurfcan lands to the uuirn-

proved value of £50,000 to purchase and acquire the fee simple of any \ more lands. The - resolution, which is a lengthy one, ; also i deals with several other matters connected with the land system of the Mr Seddon said he proposed.' to start the debate on motion on Tuesday. The renjainderof the afternoon was occupied in discussing ministerial replies to questions.