CARTERTON SMALL FARM SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2212, 5 February 1886, Page 2

CARTERTON SMALL FARM SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION.

♦- Tisadjournod meeting of the proposed Carterton Small Farm Settlement Association was held on Wednesday night in the Town Hall. There was a goodly number present. Mr G. A, Fairbrother was voted to tho Chair, Tho Chairman, in opening the meeting called upon Mr G. M. Gardener (Secretary pro tern.) toread the minutes, of the previous meeting, which, were read and duly confirmed. A letter was read from Mr H. Bunny, regretting his inability to attend the meeting, on account of having to be in Wellington at a meeting of tho Land Board, but promising to be in Cartertpfl at the earliest opportunity, and give what information he could to, the proposed Association, Mp \t 0. Buchanan, I M,ft,R ( , was present, and was asked to give his opinion on tho matter. He said lie was very sorry that Mr Uunny was not presont, because, being a member of tho Land Board, he was in a better potion to enlighten the meeting in reference to what land there was available for Small Farm Associations than he (Mr Buchanan) was, and further remarked that he himself was not so much in favor with the provisions of the Small Farm a*, lie was with the deferred p<\yra,an(i sphemo, for ho that a person buying an arjicje should known beiore hand what sort of a, bargain he was going to make, wliich was not the case under the system of the Small Farm Assoeintions, and further, it mado tho %|sto« $ Lands or the. Ciwyn, Commissioner 'tho" sole judges whether the person had complied with the rules of the Association or t\oJ, which he (Mr Buchanan) thought was placing too much, powor- In the hands of one individual, and went on to explain that ho thought the' Cartorton people were rather late in coming forward, as there wero other Associations already formed, and the only place where land wasavailableforSmallFaraSettlementwas the Forty Mile Bush. He was afraid that aft?r the other Associations had had their piok the, Oarterto.n Association would not mi| enough suitable land,, r|fl'£i\ril\o.r plained'that, it person buying a small area of land must aet the best quality, otherwise ho could not live upon it and pay his way, and further, ho did not agree with the system of making roads to tho Small Farm Settlements. It was too much of a piecemeal fashion. Some of the settlers would perhaps be 10 years before they got the road to their faring.' If they, tlioqght of forming v, Apodal Settlement. A'ssriqiafion' tlie ! wfly for i hem to' go about it was for a certain number of settlors to sign an agreement to that effect, and then they could apply to tho Govern ■ liiehj; for a block, of landi and'could 'depute some of their -committee to"inspect the, Wi\M jf fe' sfj nut thjnjf fwtjie ppoae they ipjre. not fl,on\pclle'd to take it up. and the Association could break up without incurring any expense. Sir Buchanaq stated that lie should ho happy as far as he was able to answer any questions, ' In answer, to. Mr Lawrence he said that he could not give at present any further information as to the suitableness of the land in the Mangaono B|oqk, bu,t that lie should be In Wellington that week, and then he would find out what land there was open for Speolal Settlement Association, and communicate with MrGardener so that he would be able to inform them at their next meeting. After a few questions had been put and answered, tha following gentleman were elected to act as a working committee : Messrs ty. Lawrence, Q,.A, Fairpyothbr, G. M. Gardener, George £ule, A. Eddje, and Jajiles'-Nichols, ~ There' wore about twenty enrolled tnemselv'93 as members of the proposed Asspciafcioii, In ooncludin», Mr Bnohapan stated that it was a pity that the Cartorton people did not wake np to tho movoment earlier, for ho felt sure thovo was not a class of settlers more fitted for a special Settlement Association than tho Cartorton settlers woro, for they were men well up to the kind of work required. A vote of thanks to Mr Buchanan and to the Chairman brought the meeting to. Vclo'sQ,'"" : i : '"'v ''i-v.i H ;•;