MASTERTON-MANGAHAO SPECIAL SETTLEMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1893, 20 January 1885, Page 2

MASTERTON-MANGAHAO SPECIAL SETTLEMENT.

Tp adjourned meeting of the above was jn tlfe Institute evening, Mr J. Vile ii) tjio cl)air, ■ The chairman gait} before gqing intp the business of electing a committed and officers to the Sqciety, he would refer to an article in the Wai waim, Daily which in his opinion was wide of what was correct In its statement that each selector would have to expend the sum of £52 the first year of .his taking up his selection, He would point out that before the sections were allotted tho survey would have to be made and the payment for that was £l2 10s, and the price of the five acres, including the survey, would be £7, or it might bo a little more, and say 30s for other expenses; so that until the sections were allotted they would only have to pay £2l the first year, for payment of the land would not start until tho' survey was cqri)plete(}» and the payment that year wqiilii be £lo' fgr tfio Jai}[j; and bush falling, grassing, and byriiing noed'not be done until the second year, As to the amount refunded by the Government being ridiculously small, he pqtild toll the meeting that Mr JJcCardle had informed him that <he su'nj of £I7OO Tfas Bet aside by the Government for expenditure in putting a road into this blook,

Mr Keese asked how far that would go towards making the road and bridging the river, If they went in for a rqad'to the south end it would be swampecj before they got over the Mangatainoko.' Mr Gappor said as regards tho-£I7OO, this was simply a flying report, for which ihey had no security. The Association should ha\ o everything bofore -tliem in black ani} \yliito \y|]en (lea]jpg.:\yjt]).tl)e Government.' Hewentwjti} tne.AYAiRABiPi Daily tq some extent,'..but'not wholly. He had beon finable to get the Government ivjth t!]o.regi]lations, He had obtained from the ! Otagq Witness' a copy of the regulations. After giving the details he went on to say there .would be a difficulty oyer tho compulsory residence iiffev ftyp yeftra, pr jlndfog a substitute. If the Government had allowed 'tj)e selector to lyqrk lijmself or by substitute for tlpo mpntlis each year for five years, it would have shown a' Greater desiro to Beoure bona tide settlers, Mr Eeese said it was just as well to lay that side of the question before the meeting, He would point out a remedy to those who could not afford to pay the Bum named, they could take up 50 acre lots (Hear! Hear!) Judging from tho Boil, there would not be the slightest difficulty in getting a living off the land if thoy only'got access to it, r shfj flhairnjan rqad tlie pjauge to tho effect'that' should any person be compelled tq leaye the district before being entitled to the Grown grant, tho Minister may allow him to. dispose of bis interest to another person,

The election of ofHqera was then proceeded with and Mr McOardlo was unanimously elected .Chairman of the Committee,

Ballot was taken for the election of Secretary the result king in favour of Mr T. T. Redman, Mr T. 6, Mason to unanimously elep|e^ Ballot was then taken for the election of seven members of the Committee tho following being duly elected-A. Reese, T. P. Girdwood, S. E. Gapper, T, Parsons, 4.' % Qpgg, J; Yjle,' G, M. _''' ' • " jsjonje discussion then topk place as to what action the Committee should take in the event of the block chosen not being obtainable and it was ultimately decided that tho Committee examine and report Upqi} any qfcljer ijijjtabje ejto tq a goijtjraJ ritoeiing of members... ' On the motion .of Mr Park it was rer solved that upon 10 members of the Asapoiatiqn wrestingthe Chairman tp call a general meeting of the Association •he shall do so within 10' days of tho roceipfc of Buch requisition. ■ The Secretary's salary was fixed at £lO per annum for the first year. The meeting then dispersed. . -A'Committee meeting was afterwards held,