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The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9, 1903. LAND LEGISLATION.

It has become so common for people to inveigh against the methods of Parliament, and to state that during the last session no work was d'one, that it will no 'doubt prove interesting to review the new legislation dealing with but one department, that of lands, under the administration of lion. T. Y. Duncan. The Land Bill, a very important measure, was before the Lands Committee dining nearly the whole of the session, and was only brought down during the last week. The Minister for Lands, interviewed in Canterbury, said the Dill would be among the foremost on the Order Paper for next session. It would lie the same Bill. The progress of the measure had been made very ttjdiuus on occqunt of the severe fight in respect to freehold and leasehold. Mr Massey gave notice that whim the Bill came 'down he would move his motion in respect to the freehold, and though he had an opportunity to move it aa a substantive motion he evidently either neglected the opportunity or had not the courage to. bring the question up in. that way. Had he been at nil sure of success, he would have seized this chance. There seems little doubt that the Ministry will be able to carry its point. Tile Minister stated that tine Act dealing with farmers' insurance was a usrful measure, and the Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Bill was beneficial in that it would give facilities for us ins lands that could not ho handled before, and settlers would be able to recover something from JOioir tend before being called upon to pay a tax. The Orchard and Garden Pests Bill was another important measure which had at last been passed after six or seven yearsobstruction by Auckland members In consequence of the failure to oasts the measure before, t.ho pes-t had come from Auckland and infected the orchards of Nelson , Canterbury and Otago. Now, it was hoped, it would be possible to cope with some of tha troublesome that beset our gardens and orchards 1 . Then there was an important amendment to the Stock Act, providing regulations to operate with, improved, fer.

tilisers. Previously, the powers of the Department were considerably restricted in this respect, but tow there will be a better opportunity o[ dealing with imported bones and anthrax. The Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act Amendment cannot fail to be of benefit to those bodies, since it enables them to raise money on their properties, and they will Ire able to get money at lower rates titan hitherto'. The amendment i niaide in tihe Dairy Industry Act will extend the borrowing powers under it for three years. The Land Valuation Bill has been altered so as to allow valuers to be sent to special districts where revaluations are considered necessary. The Fertilisers Bill was among the measures dropped. The idea embodied in it is that fertilisers offered for sale imust have a stamp allixed to them, indicating their contents, so that they will not he sold for something that they are not. The Bill passed the Upper Mouse, but was too late for the Lower House. Still, it went a considerable distance on its way, and ■he hoped it would reach the statute book next session. Finally there is uhe Scenery Preservation Act. It isos provisions similar to compulsory clauses in the La-rod for Settlements; Act. It 'applies to both' Maori and' private laud's, but it is intended more for the former than the latter. Taken altogether it can be seen that the session has not been nearly so infertile as has been alleged by certain sections of the Press, and some measures beneliciaal to the farming community have been passed into law.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue XXXXV, 9 December 1903, Page 2

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The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9, 1903. LAND LEGISLATION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue XXXXV, 9 December 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9, 1903. LAND LEGISLATION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue XXXXV, 9 December 1903, Page 2

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