Correspondence.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3231, 15 June 1889, Page 2

Correspondence.

"We want land where we can get work. TO THE EDITOR. Sir—l saw a letter in your issue of May ■ 10, referring to the Crown Lands Department. You were quite I right in stating that tliere is something wrong in that Department. T know of a case where a perpetual leaseholder had fairly improved, but the ranger was not satisfied and made him strictly fulfil the conditions. Now this man's next door neighbor has not done one third of the improvements, neither has he complied with the residential clause, and yet the ranger said nothing to.him. Surely, sir, .this is not ; fair, .and in justice to others it ought'to be enquired into. We hear a good deal of claptrap, about the facilities that are given to the working man to aoquire land. Now, sir, there "is a lot of mud class, Government land close to wheroi am working, and myself and three others have applied at different times for various pieces; we are willing to take it up on either deterred payment, perpetual lease, or small run, but the answer,we get is that it is not open for sale yet, (arid this district is over twenty jears old).. Is this giving the working man facilities," If this land was open for sale, 1 would take up 800 to 1000 acres. 1 am worth X2OO, and iny. two' friends

£IOO each. We are Colonials and have lmd considerable experience in,, the back. Are we nob the sort of men who are wanted as eettlera. Mr Marcbant may give glowing accounts of.the Makuri, but'w) want land whmwe can get work . ■ ■ l am, i'c„ W 'One wdo wants land. \j v