GOVERNMENT GRASS SEED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 59, 28 February 1908, Page 4

GOVERNMENT GRASS SEED.

To the Kditor. • s ir,--The intonnatioii in Hapless reyurdiny tin- aiiove :s sonieu iia I vague, and ii von could something like ileiinile iiiioniiation .of obtaining a supply, t am sure that it would meet V, itJt tin- appreciation Hi many siiiTeriny x'ttleic. Jin' considerate action oi the liovcrn ilium ill foil!i ug to till' a-.sii.tiiiii.-i' nt' tinli inl pressed tanner-- i~ meeting wiili tin- wide-t a|)]ii'oval, ami will do much to populari-e thi- War.l Ministrv. Nov.. Sir, tin- po<itioii is thi-. if h.-lp'is foi thei'iniu;. it i- al,-olutcly indispensable '■'•at then- shall U- a- Hit Ii- a- p,>s-il,!e rr-it-tnpi- ahout it. N't tier, must aiiii- lo till' si-oil at IIIIIT. -ti as In' able to sow it a till ii jii-nw inu oi'lorc tln* colli wi'atlii'r si-ts in. \V f ttiHit tu know thi- best way to £0 aimul it. jshoiilil we 111aki- up a sUitemeni hi ilit» amount oi .-ceil we jvipiiiv -mil si'ini it to the frown Lands Ollice. New Plymouth, anil u ill the Department. when .satisfied thuL the application i- a fair mil', supply th,- -,.,.i|. or u i'l K' vc n t" applicants to 0 I't a»!i 1 11 - si'i'd li-iiin private dealers. 1 lie i.i.veriuiK'iii accepting the ri'spoii-d---payment'! Ill' ,„ U r„. to pr.- " iii trainl ail iiispci'iioii n|" properties is i»'ie--ary, liut it tiiis should me.hi settlers waiting tl,s lor their turn to yet H'i'd. the coni-t-i-ioii would lo.e halt it- value., and it is lo he hoped that Imna ii,l„ settlers will he met in ,u .'h " manner as i„ make (he help iii"st valualile. 'l'rtisttinjj that you will give Us the iH'iielit of your valuable ;e distance.—J am, etc..

~. . J- !•- IIIWWM' lariki. February 21.

I We would suggest lo settlers siili-r----"ig Ironi bush and grass tin-, t,, communicate with tlie local Lands Deii-ir meiit without delay. The oJlicors have been instrueted to forward reports of loss to the .Minister, who. we take it "ill in turn authorise the hieal Land Board lo deal with tlie m.is. after, of r-our-o. prupei- investigation i- nia.hVVe agree, with our ,orres|iondcnt that there should be as little rcd-tapeism as possible about the. granting of n*Manee, but. at the same time, eare has to be. taken, and no doubt will' Ik- token to prevent the abuse of tlie help t|,» Government is very properly extending to suffering settlers.- Kd.)