MR BALLANCE AND THE SURVEYS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1899, 27 January 1885, Page 2

MR BALLANCE AND THE SURVEYS.

■ In his speech at Woodvpla.theidnMr. Ballanco said "that .he proposed-to abolish the Survey.Departmentj.'and ih.'this way hoped to relieve the administration of the caro of a huge and unwieldy branch; to mako room for private interpriso, and a healthy competition among< professional men,'and to'save the .'colony, over-tin hundred thousand.'a year, without tho least' depriving it of those professional services neccessary to the settlement of land," In making such statements of the foregoing. Mr Ballance simply talked nonsense about a very, important department with respect to the working of which he knows nothing whatever. To break up the well organised Survey Department—which is at present carrying out.a.; systematic scheme of triangulation and detail surveys in the-North Island—and get the surveys'done in a haphazard fashion by any private surveyors who chose to offer their services, would be to create a state of (hings whjch, cquld only be described as '' confusion. worse • confounded." The results'would be imperfect and inaccurate surveys; disputed boundaries; endless litigation" tin' 1, the part of adjoining landowners, and general disflatiafaction-among coiiritry .settlerß, l{ .•Mr>Ballanoe ) .with, lub "senseless 'scheme, saved some money | by dismissing competent .Gfficefe he would at the same..turn -cause infinitely more to be spent'through' the state of muddle confußion.-and,.litigation. be produced in Standard.',, . ~,.;..•.-;.