THE TERRITORIALS. LAND AGGREGATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 282, 28 March 1913, Page 5

THE TERRITORIALS.

LAND AGGREGATION.

CANTERBURY /MMXTHY CAMP. \ Ity" Telegraph- I'll-*-. Association. ''

Christchureh, Last Night. ,*& At the infantry camp at Yaldhurst today, the principal event was the cere- ■ monial parade and march past Wore the Governor. Punctually at 3 o'clock ] His Excellency an ived, accompanied by 1 General Godley and Colonel Smyth*e, tie officer commanding' the district. The district staff and all the mounted ,J brigade gave a royal salute, the mb?e- s ment being done with fine regularity.. ;■ The inspecting party was then played through the lines by the massed three- '] bands of the brigade. They then re- \ turned to the saluting base, and the- '•< order was given: "Brigade will march past." The marching into position was really thfe best thing that the brigade had done until then. The hand led them, £ up to a little way short of the base,.' * and then halted to allow the others to> f pick up. They came into position, '■* ma rolling steadily and regularly. The order to advance was then given. .„ > The band led the. way, and the En- "1 ginocrs. Signal' Corps, Ist Regiment, 2nd Regiment, 13th and Ambulance followed > in that order. The band had taken its f place in the centre of the ground, and | its quickstep and the quick words of the ! company eyes-, j right!" and "Company, eves front I" '• were the only sounds audible., The. soft;. . sandy soil swallowed eaeh' footfall. There was little talking amongst the spectators; all were intent upon watching the greatest march past that has occurred in Christchureh since the King was here.

At the close of the inarch past, Lord Liverpool congratulated the officers on the work done, and pre-'en feed the Stead Shield to the Ist Regiment, and alsoseveral long-service medals.

A "MOPPING UP" FAMILY;

By Telegraph—Press Association. ,' ■ Wellington, List flight. " The mutter of land aggregation was. touched upon at to-day's meeting of the Wellington Land Hoard. When nJ application for the lease of a section came up for consideration, the. name of the intended transferee prompted an enquiry of the ranger whether the person * applying was a member of a certain family I 'who, among them, held a very largo acreage of land.

The lunger said lie knew the family, but not the prospective transferee. "If he belongs to tJ IO family of the same n<une y then .1 (lout think he is landless, as he states," said' the ranger. "They have all gut land—the whole family. This* man may or may not he a member of this family, and he may hold land, but not in his own name," "We know that aggregation is goingon," said Mr. Dtuvson. There was no doubt about it, he added. Mr. Georgetli; "We know it is; and apparently the law allows it." Mr. Dawson said it would be possible for him, with a large family, to "mop up" a lot of land. A few sueli families could "mop up" all the' land in the country. The ranger said that if the man belonged to the family referred to, he knew that family had land all over the country. The applicant mijfht not have land in his own name, assuming that he was a member of the family in question. It was decided that the ranaer should make investigations before the Board disposed of the application.