WAIRARAPA SMALL FARM ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 963, 31 December 1881, Page 2

WAIRARAPA SMALL FARM ASSOCIATION.

(R.fire's reply to O,;R, Carter.)

StR.-N">r'th!it Mr Carter's statement is Wfbre the public, .as also that of M' Master?,' there ca'tinot he..a.shadow of d'liht that nt_a puMio...meeting.-lie|d in Weilinutiih came ■ntii'existence, imrt at the same meeti'iis M'HS.'e'fgj, ijnd a few others 1 were elected a Oomniiitee-,|.Scarry o,||t the'intontion !of, jhe,->meetini!-=-tn pr«oii«" frn'm the' Go*' of laud for smnlt Ifarmpurniisß?; Mr AJlen w.»sappointed and Mr Carter the Sucro ituyr'aijd curtain :ivero adn .tod for yhV approval of ; the "'''nvefnmeii't, and for'th^i guidance of the ptibljfl ivhii became.PiirchHsers, and there- ■' 7 ■ \ Mr M«?tei| ; :oiit,cf tnpn'eviqO to p»y for %?■ ii'BW'nf 'snd ffhich ii»w onnsti'Htes, tbe-.lwn.iif; Miisterton, and to wh ; oh a fwe gift-iihweii'tV Rores was added by the Provincial Qhvflrnnieiit; and In his statettiflnt ■ pnMishfld in 1870—sixteen years after the town was .formed- he makes no claim that the Awciatimi was indebted tohitn-for'any portion of the money, he Bo;advanced,

■■'.; Mjfbarter »'»n states that ori*h> 16th oftfaniiiuy, ISfiO. •he'Asjwjation'wiM '-'in. •'lehted.ta'lini en 2» fid, whioh.war after.. wi!rd||rrj.foiit|ed.,tp-hiin, so that J wou'd illflir thjitihe e\tm price oharsH for the town rfcVes.' iiA the sum of £ISO paid by Mr Perry, fur 'a paction of the Burphu

-ceiit <o. obv'er all ; tHe auriipi ; 'advancadi' : hiVJ | expenses incurred by ; tM ■; The CoiiiiiiiXie&w^ ■ mint' wit Ii : the ,;6pvetnment,; : to'Sind';■ ii p_, ;ihe affairs of the Aajooiatipn. : year»f abd all unubld : peripd..Waa ii) ; ment,' and pirppen'tor chirte/ :, 6t.the Asßooiatiofii|lvunßold-Vtown acres' after twelve'"months"were to'be'aold-by; ;pu blio\Ruction, ; .aiidjitne'.. ovoceeds: paid over fur ; i thebeueßt-Vof : : the town ; but thin part of agreement witlitho pur- 1 chasers vm neKlepted to_bo oarlrwd out by • the Oorhiiiittee, : aiid heuoe the c»tuse uf the profusion of town acres lis endowments in; Mr Onrter'B statenioiit.. And now Mrlßenallj as;a;Hiember of that Oominitteei ; assumes:-after; ft period uf; twenty-eight years—a claim to an acre omitted from the Act of 1871. But it ii satisfactory to bbaerVe that he.ia the only olaimant-who is; endeavoring to'establish •so wild a'olaim, the other members repudiating soselßslian aot. ..-..'• 1" Bsoause-.the lands, of both.towns were purchased for public purpojes-iiot for private speculation.-'

2 That the original purchasers, on the behalf of the public, have made no equitahle'olaim of inuiiieb expended by them. 3. That if all the unsold wires after a period:of twelve months—that is about 1854-were the property of-the t>wu, what valid reason can now be given .tint acre 42-being a- portion of them-is not now as well as then the property of the citizen!'} ■: ■

Mr Renal], in support of his opposition —to the oilier true Trustee*-alleged-tlut he had Mr Carter's authority for the course he was pursuing, and though requeued to produce it he declined. By the statement of Mr Carter, which lias now appeared iir the coljfmns of the Daily, n i such authority,was ever.delegated to him, In reference to. this particular acie, Mr o«ier states as follows :

" That acre, I believe, was left out of the Schedule, giving it to the Mastertoti Trustees, by mistake, 1 forjwhich I am not to blame, as I was not in tne colony at the time, But the Trustees deemel it their publiodmy to restore it to the town, and not to suffer dishonest persons to take possession. .

. Again-"Why do the; Trustees, after the lundsome way we endowed them with a profusion of valuable town acres, come after one town acre which still belongs to the Aisociation, and who do not w.mt it themselves, and whioh they are atuinus the public of Masterton should have the benefit nf 1" If bo, why dues Mr Renal I, an a member of the Committee elected by the Acaooiation,offer.objections, and upon wlat grounds; ' "Granted," Mr Qirter oontiiiuoi," that this acre ought to have gone to the Trust, yet, if it eni how',be put to a better pub; lie use and urgent requirement, I think the Town Trustees would bo wise in waif ing their claim to it. When I left I thought the mutter all settled." Yet Mr Renal!, hs 'Chairman of the Trust, for certuiu reasons, which the pub lie can guess, deliberately keeps thu arrangement to himself, and enters upon an unprecedented course of action ajaiust his o)Trustees, lest the acre sliuuM bi acquired for public purposes, ':'. An a member of (lie Trust, I regret that Mj Carter did not place himself officially in communication 'in a fair i art I .open manner with, the Trustees after ,he.. had, consulted, with his committeemen -± Messrs Renall and J"ack.<on, .But perhaps he thought he had done so, when one of Jhum, at the time, wai member of the Trust.

I teal that it would be my duly to L'ivr Mr Carter's recommendation, if it h«l ciime before, the Bowl, a fair consideration, for there is no body pjf men in >r< deserving of assistance. "than our Fin. Brigade; hu/ as we uow know, for tli> fi'st time, th,e wicUea of thu trustee in whom the acre is-.ye.s,tod, an amende.. Bill, aa Mr Carter sugu'eats, might he inMuoedmto the wv Parliament to give eSiiot.to.lhe measure, and I feel sure°i>u. worthy member Mr Bueiham would assist Ul •'"■•"•".■■",;

Mr Carter impresses upon your reide-s that he dbesinot intend to dn wrongful any man, and as these words are rather ol an onwiiiot nature, Mr Reuall deemsV of front necassiry. as itisrepotfid'he has declared on" t e of li t m'eotljins to enter into the |i'isae.s»inn " ; the acre, and I.suppoao keep it hy force, which means .u'nMl the law is i.. hear (jpqn his. actions. But if all his encommitjeetneu and their descendants, \ he h/is alleged, «re joint owners, ne nugh Ithink.ih fa'irgew cqn.au.lt them, and il he d'iea'l)e wij'l find thatjw has no more r!«h,t l toany portion of the land than 1 hive to: Mr Too Long's paddock ur his oaWwjes, . With town.aores 108 and 111, whieS are iniiluded in-the M<n><enißiit. Aot of 1871, the Trustees aa a public hndy' annualjy'i-.eleoted by the .people, are, I helieye, :aafe onßtodiaii( of the convey, ances; and as, Mr ; Carter was about, tu leave the colony, finally, aa, I u,ivlers.tn*od, it d.|t| rjot p§H|i .|)i|r.o,asnnab)e to ask him 'n deposit the grants with the Trust, taking with him a satisfactory writuii! (Hut ho had d'ine so, for it is tint.reH3»n.■ihle to.suppoae that the owners of these •teres would prefer going tn London to look up Mr Oirfer in. place .of, coming \<- Vhsterion 'wherqthe lam} fuy then title deed?;' ~...., ,' Mr darter stales that these purchaser*lid "nt fiilfll the conditions under which they purchased, if so why grant them ■heir conveyances 1 hut, he adds, it had' Heen agreed that other pawns in the same position mfoht have their aoresgrantel to them; an these were allowed to pan with the others. I cannot'-gather from M-' Garter's whether this decision was wiveij at'.hy tho Assnciati.in or hy the Committee,'as the rules on this point arc .stringent. ■Mr'Ca.rt«p farther ad Is--" 1 thqu,gh,t <>n.oa | lei them mmlf and keen an account, 'b'qt then; aslhadnV authority tn.do'tW, acres, as I h«e already said, are by .the : Trusteo> and a separate acoount ot rents are kept, so th-it, when the owners dn turn up and pay ns a visit, the members of.the Truit wjll.heinaposition to loonuutfor tfieir stewardshin; and this Uthe course I suggested at an earjy date VM regard to the- rural Bection No, 89. A 'difference,,howeyep, among; thp mem-"' hers fijisftil, and ,yjilla.th£ members were anuabbliiig, a i'khbwniijgpne" entered.into 'pos'saeasifin, erected a house, and now defjis .the;Public-Trititee, the ResidentMagistrate, and the Town Linda Trustees, I hope; town aore 42is imt going to he lost to the town owing to 'Mr; lien ill's' and unamhoriied pro., ceedin s, ' . *v ;. WMi regardto the Gre'yto'wn reserve! ■>f 48. acres, a' difference ;of oprajon nn r ■ pears-to exist bgtweeij'Mr- Carter, and .Mr Masters, it appears; to me only as regards the time ol pnrrhasing the land.L'Mr Masters says In his. statement.of 1870— "I asked Mr Allen what ha had done with the £251 had collected for.ednoa.. tiorialpurposes; he replied that lie had purchased the 40-acre belt;af;the bnoti-of Greytown,. 1 ' Mr Carter says: "In my printed ■statement;l -find 1 this item; By purchase March 29.1858, 40 wres for Groytowp, jind; afterwards (he a.dds) I bought with' mv own ;-f4-on 30th June.-ISM, thflrematnjp'g ejsht i\oreß,:whioh r ; I; charged ; inj nj.V "tetenjetjt pj accounts,- and was oald," and he «oea onfto/remarK-that the Comraittee was a very happy family. , There.cannot be anyMonbt of the t•awe king, porcM fer'tb» Uao&H

'. the 'AHsdoi&tion hs'iis':6wn iuQney|fand tic a of pits inotn^ l>eraat;MMterfy|j;^ jbiar, J||7^;cif;w!Jioh:Mr:Ee^ jmaniiit wasVpiioppWd ; by Mr/Kempfony' ■arid ,du jyjentere din ' -tto;4B-aoS reserve invGreytbwn-beVdealt ■With to revive in: 'cash, half: the value 'M the aforesVid ref; .this arraugemerif out;in the ;Maßterfonv and;Gteytown Town Lands .Management Act of i.871 ;'■ ■•;"' ■'. : :aV- f ■'And now, -with regard'to Mr Carter himself, I thankhimfor his very lticid statement, whichTfeei will give satisfaoiioa;:butowing:toßome,want of formality; on the part of the' settlers lie feels'hurt,' yet by his 6wn : statement he reoeived ; at Greytown and Masterton a warm vote of tfcanks for his zeal and', ability in the dis-; charge of his duty-a3 Trnstee,'and what more could he the small farmers ,of. the Wairarapa than to : elect to a.seat m the Parh'a'ment of the Colony linn as a member for 'the district,. which they have unauimously done. ■ /Hoping we shall again see our-old friend and member amongst us, . tarn, Ac., '■■.'■;"■. .-R. Hira