THE MOUNT BAKER BLOCK.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4789, 2 August 1894, Page 2

THE MOUNT BAKER BLOCK.

BeputatiphSiheMister o}< B£f| '■l '• \ I UflWflte; ;; : ' \|;-K#| (By Telegjaph; Own OoiTospondont.) • ',', ■/ -^ WmiNG|pii, Wednesday. y!' : :il A deputation consisting of Messrs ',. ,fl Heckler and Qlceson, representing '. ; '|l theMauricevilleßoadßoardjMessESr-- ':ftl Cooper and the ;;J3hairman of ,|||i Pioneer Special Settlement Assocla-" tion; Messrs M. Kennedy, H. and J. tfot Dagg, PlattJ Rise and Jiidd, waited : : /itM on- the-MinisterofLandsto-dayin reference to the roads in'the Mount r * l Baker Block, Deputation, which was introduced by MrHogg,M.H.R,,. explaineditliat owing to difficulties in connection with district bonndar- ;.r : ! ies. and the raising of loans, the . .-■ -{i Vote3 J on the estimates for several necessary roads had not been ex- : . ;\ ponded. Special reference was made, ; H to the Ihuraud Road/the road froni'*.' .-y,ig Maugamahoe through tho Mount '■'•■t Baker Block and Dagg's Road,, and ~v;( they asked thatiheyoteß ; Btabuld bo •;.■.'s;•■' reinstated on tbiß estimates, ,;i;V and ineortaiu cases mcuted; In nearly: eyery instance : ';<,';. the settlera were prepared to raise .', 'V money .by loan, if the Government/^,.'■-,; would subsidise them to the extent v ;i----•Mi' Hogg stilted that last year, foi\ v ') the roads in question, £1,700 had been voted. The settlors now asked that tho votes should be continual, and the amount increased to £2,100. The Minister replied that the Governmenthad.bcen,doing what they ■; conld to ;holp the settlers in the district for some years, and it. was, not going to'desert them, ! but until ;the Finance proposals of thoCabinetwero dealt with hy Parliamentj he could mako no promises, hut if inonoy was available for necessary public works, he would see that their claims wore not overlooked.. .( ,'\ '..•'" The settlors the the Minister onlilonday night, waited upon were informed * that with the view of enabling tliem to determine whether they should ;; take advantages of tho promises of the Land Act,'enabling thehiTto surrender their leases and get their land ' revalued and reoflered,a disinterested valuer would lie appointed to inspect and .revalue tlieiiv .sections. The Minister stated tli at very likely after ~; the session, he would visit and in- .W\ 1 spect tho country for himself.;);; The deputation expressed themselves ] highly satisfied,with the Minister's suggestions and withdrew.