The Daily News. FRIDAY, MARCH 6. RENEWING BURNT PASTURES.
With reference to the statement made m yesterday's issue that no assistance ou the Liberal terms outlined li.v the Pre-
mier was to be given in any case where, the land is capable of hearing a I'nrilier mortgage to the Adiauces to Settlers' Department, we arc pleased to be able to announce thai such is not the case. We are limbic lo say how siieii a misunderstanding (whether wilful or other-
wise) of the position originated, hut it ( I is clear that .Mr Okey .M.l'., from wh"iu , I our information was derived, must have .- I l.eeu misled by some of the luruici's who interviewed him on tin- oubjcci. ami m-.- ! telegram which lie >ciil lo liie l'lvm ci on Ule mailer showed that lie bclicv.d tlie l ('presentations made to him hud every loundalion in fact. I'be luniinusioner for Crown Lands, .Mr. !■'. Simpson, comniunicateil with the Depui tm.iu. ■>■■ the matter yesterday, anil Use tullowiug telegraphic reply was leeched Irom til" I ndcr-Scci clary :—"Kc your wire and paragraph you report *r e second morigage and grass seed, no such iutruclioiis I l.a\e liecii i.-Mied nor are likely to be. I iuu are authorised to contradk-t il olhcially." The position is that each ap--1 plication is being considered on its me-1 I rits by ill-. Simpson. If it is con-ider-
cd that a man could easily obtain credit to enable him to obtain the seed for himself, Ills application is being refuse.l: of course, the position of the landholder in relation to mortgages enters into his reckoning. If he has a quite iineneiiniIktcil freehold it is assumed that lie can obtain credit; hut if his financial position makes it difficult for him to get the credit, then the Government's assistance is forthcoming. With these conditions no fault can be found, for no species of argument could justify Government aid to farmers whose pockets can easily bear the expense of regraSsing. There are not many Taranaki settlers in that fortunate position, however, and we trust the Commissioner will expedite the claims of the hard-hit settlers as much as possible, in order that full advantage jnay be taken of the very favorable weather now obtaining" Although statements have been made that advantage is U'ing taken to make political" capita) out of the hitch which apparently never existed, we do not consider there is anything to justifv the allegation.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 65, 6 March 1908, Page 2
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404The Daily News. FRIDAY, MARCH 6. RENEWING BURNT PASTURES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 65, 6 March 1908, Page 2
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