THE PLIMMERTON MAORI RESERVE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81874, 26 October 1906, Page 4

THE PLIMMERTON MAORI RESERVE.

A CASE FOR GOVERNMENT IN TERFERENCE.

Some weeks ago an influential deputation wailed upon the Hon. the Piemer, Sir Joseph Ward, and him to take step? to preserve the valuable Mauri reserve known as Tatlpo No. 2. The deputation pointed cut t*J the Premier that the reserve was om- nt" the most historic and beautiful >pot> within twenty-five miles <->f ill- city. It was the -cene of tin: <. apt lire o: the tei::bra ! .ed Tc Ru-i pi.raj;* and many old-time Maori w«ri'J- v.t-rf buried on th<; tup *ii" tii' 4 M/ial! liilS forming portion of the r<fvrv«'. The has b.-en vested r th*- Public Truster. who \v; s with tip du»i-- of looking af tec the graves. A land -peculator pu rihas-J -;jme laud ad 14 I u-v and had induced tii«- Publi- Trustee to agree to a plan by whiih a r<>ad had been la:d oil !in« ut:h rh<* rt'-'-rve on to the sp«cula*i»r'» proprny. As the proposal r«-:.d w<»u!d jjrealiy injure the re'iTv. th«y prayd thai »]»** Gov rn tn» tii v.oui 1 in*« v rf.T»* and prevent flu 'and •-peculator having hi.-) way, Th" iMitiui!' r»un R-.id l>oa:d. on who*' pr<-p<T r y i!v- r—i-rv-j:r* -en* in full fon *• at Iho deputation, and otf.-red 10 pay to the Public Trustee t!if tub ;» - ariy value of the reserve. ? - that the Public Tru-aoe couid carry out his statutory duty without injury to th'* best int«re-rs of thr *<>rt:ruunity S r Joseph Ward expressed hi< fevrniiarliy with the view of the deputation. and arranged that the Hon. tin* Native Minister, the Public Trustee. 'ln* Piinnnerton Road Hoard, and the land speculator and solicitor tlwuld vi>i« the bite and report to him later. Th* Hon. the Native Minis- , -eoorfa '-bat he had agreed with !,P j (l ,, th-*) she proposed rond -li'o.iUl !>.'■ ;iba,~ I<Jfl ' and * n '"- v roatl til- o(l- of ilif ln lieu ;I,.' i,: ' ;iKr'rni"nf. ii will luircilv I.- le MV' ih/» 'N.Z. Tinw-i." tha' the n:la-or and hi- solicitor are moving til' Supreme ("oiirr 10 try t<» < uniji" 1 the Rc».rM r; j r of Deeds to register tlr; original plan ,! f 'lie rond. The Government should not allow vandalism of thi- chantf t'T to exist for a moment, and we have no doubt S'r Joseph Ward and th' Native Minister will resent th i conduce and take to prev f nt a valuable property of thi«i kind bping- mad.* the vehicle for land subdivision operations to the detriment of the wishes of the local jtfideots and of the public at large^.