THE KING COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 36, 1 February 1908, Page 2

THE KING COUNTRY.

USiT OF THE MlA'bsXEit FOR LAAJJS. -NATIVE-OWXED TOWN SECTIONS. The Hon. I{. McA'ab, Minister for Lands, arrived at Te lvuiti from Hamilton by the express on Tuesday evening, says the Auckland Herald's special. Arrangements had been made for a short stay at Te Kuiti, and during the time at his disposal the Minister received deputations from the residents on various matters of local interest. Mr W. T. Jennings, member for the district, introduced the deputations, and on behalf of the residents welcomed the Minister on lus first visit to the district.

Messrs. Boddie and Ormsby brought forward the matter of township improvements, and requested the support of the Minister in applying for a subsidy or a loan for the purpose of street formation. It was pointed out that the town sections were native-owned, and were held on lease by the occupiers for a term of 21 years, with re-valuation at the end of that term. The streets had been surveyed, but nothing had been done towards forming them, and no provision had been made for the native own.

era to assist in the work. The lessees were saddled with the whole cost of tornimg and maintaining streets and e,lecting other town improvements, and when the sections were greatly enhanced m value by reason of the lessees' enterprise, both publicly aud privately, the occupiers would be forced to pay a much higher rental. Mr. McNab expressed considerable astonishment at the existence of such a tenure, and dwelt upon the fact that the: Government, in granting a subsidy to the loan, would be virtually improving the property for the benefit of the na tive owners, who would reap a hi" harvest at the end of the 21 years. ° H was pointed out that the 'lessees were in a most unfortunate position which had been created by the Govern"rent m dealing with the native owners. I lie people who were coming to live in the town were making the values, and by effecting improvements were making a rod for their own backs.

Mr. Ormsby urged that the restrictions should he removed from the town sections in order to allow people to deal directly with the owners of the freehold. Attempts had been made to induce the Government to acquire the township lands, but nothing in that direction had been done.

_ Mr. McNab said he would go carefully | into the mutter with a view to acquiring a lull knowledge of the subject. The | statc_ of things, as presented to him, certainly required attention. Other matters brought before the Minister were the necessity for a new post office, railway improvements, and a request to support a petition for the survey of the railway route from Stratford to Te Kuiti, Accompanied by Mr. Jennings, Mr. McNab left f*j- ! '■; naninui at six p.m.

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