LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 26 June 1913, Page 5

LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.

L\ THE DETAILS CUM'CUBING i v i i'CFLvSiJ. At ilie conductor.; oi his uud"V£! in the Mastercou To .mi ilaii r t ,at, Mr G. it. Sykes; M.i\, give ;x-;-o details concerning liio leeen' j'sitloU of estates Jit Mi.:* Mas'U-: k>:.. •:i8» trict iOi- oioser £<M.{.iolient. ti- .uid the Government \>. eve, nugou-i '.;;■,,.. iof tho .purchase oi' Al< A. J. f-''.'- , 'i»properv.v, adjoining >.ho*t of u. ii. tfpotktui «iut If. H. ,„.. tisuj. Jlio nr:j;<.tLtio;>s M-ro> •"in-1 ci:;-r.il!.»;i! oil ;ii.-.-cn.-: ■' of there being no practicable to 2000 acres acress tho Waimii •■ u ■'■■ n\ This wasr indicated by Mr Stonf-'Vlgg offering this land tu Mr 11. R. .>'•»*&- I tham. Mr Beethani was appro., led witii a view to filing roa<i in ■ >ss through his property on to M- ?■■ ieWigg's. Mr Beeiham expiv■<>• ■.■ his. willingness to gra.ii 6 a roau. Hie first idea of the ivdd was iow, ■ -iot. to meet the-Wsc. Mr H. f"i tham again granted li ro.'.d w'■•■.■!-ver suitable to cut up Mr Stout.property. This sxeond rt>.vi ■. ;.nia within 200 yds ot Mr U. H. U. • '.i.-vi's. property > which lax •'behind and ' >ined Mr Stone-Wink's piaco io; - ;* ■■. lieor more. Seeing tne position oi' .lis. proposed road, Mr O. i±. Bcif:;: oifered to the Govenr.iieni a porti...- of his property, being 5000 a*.:--: adjoining Mr 'Stony-Wigg's .pr--.j..-!.'.y:.. The chairman of the Land J T ur<- ; ;..ase Board and also the Commisskr.oc of Crown Landg inspected this ,x/ 00 acres for the Government. '.[ * ey then asked Mr H. H. Beethim' :■! he' would be willing-to offer ibu v. -ess of his property lying betwo«->\ he proposed road and Mr Stone-W\ property, for-homestead sites, • bv.re» being none suitable on Mr Sit-no-' , Wigg's back portion of land. M H» -H.'Beetham expressed" his will; to do so, and asked £6 10s per 4 ;;re for the 480 acres. Two valu-.r-r .appointed by the Government then inspected both blocks, and sent in i; oir reports, made separately. , EventxH ally the prices arranged were ag follow:—Mr 0. H. Beetham's ;VXX>acres, £1 -per acre; Mr. H. H. i'-ae-the -C^v'ernineh'ij.to'in^e;: : .«.:'i^a4' : ;'.in'4' bridge and survey the ""boundaij j Messrs Beetham to erect 8 milt-. of rabbit-proof fencing, two mile s of No_ 8 wire, at ari estimated cost of £1350.. Messrs Beetha~n volunteered thai* they would make no claim on, .„; W .. uader^l^^F^ci^ff. Ac*. If one 1 de| d^feed. >fr^ x „ th£. ...., j^^cifas■ block - „?, witiht'Mr ,; ,>■ $y Ntißfids}v' Goveramenfr :«ere a Isaiai. '*" ffi'l4,B M per acre to Mr 0. H; Bee? tham for the 5000 acres. A man who had knownthe land and district for-90 years, had said it was worth not less than £2 per acre, and possibly worth £3, with road_ access. said that he would buy it for s ;£2 per acre if it adjoined his property It was-worthy of note that at least 2000 acres of the 5000 was easily ploughable, and most of the 480 acres as well.■'---of.. v the .fdur probable hooiesteads, all Would be sittiated on Messrs Beetham's lar'. f and nonel on. Mr StonerWigg's, These ing:, of the Wainui-onr. jriver. Besides the land lying south and east of the Wainui-oru river, there were 700 acres more or Jess of Mr Stone-Wigg's land On!the west or Maungapaki of the oru',' making a total of abou± 3700 / from Mr Stone-Wigg's. He. was of opinion tliat this land when settled would turn oat well, and. he, already* knew of several young fef lows who were willing to_fcake see* tions here. At the present time it was a difficult matter to secure good and fertile land for settlement in this district If the compulsory clauses of the LancTAct were put into force, the cost-of securing land would be considerably greater than under the • TOhtatary system. IVo or three estates were><at'lpresent; under offer, , and he hoped soon to be able to report that they have been acquired by the Government for closer settlement purposes.