THE LAND COMMISSION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7845, 10 June 1905, Page 2

THE LAND COMMISSION.

(Per Press Association.) XAI'IEH, June 0. The Laud Commission sat to-duy at Hastings.

W. B. Oriffln, land valuer, thought | most of the desire for the right of purchase arose from tho fear of revaluation, but he considered this would be unfair. He thought it would be unfair to allow settlers to secure the freehold of their sections at the original valuation, after the value of land had greatly increased. He approved of settlers being allowed to pay off in reduction of the capital value of, say, one-third, so tfuu the interest might be reduced. Fivo witnesses advocated that the' right of purchase of tho freehold I should be given. | Archibald Lowe and James Hawthorne, farmers, of Manor a, expressed themselves as satisfied with ft* ays. torn of lease-in-perpetuity. E. C. Goldsmith, Commissioner of Crown Lands, said be knew of no ugitotlon amongst Crown tenants for the freehold. , If such had sprung up it must have beon recently. The grouping system of balloting was, is. his opinion, a very bad one, and ha knew of several people who would have made good settlers who would not apply because they feared they might bo compelled to take o. sec-, tion they did not want. The Commission Bits at Pafeiatua to-morrow, . "**'"•