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Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 304, 23 April 1874, Page 2

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(To the Editor of the Waikato TIME9») Silt, — At the brnnkiug out of the Waikato war— when men wtre not so plentiful in ISW Zouland as they are now— two companies of men were enrol led. as- Forost Kangerj, one under the eotmuand of Mhjoi- Jackson, nnd the other under Major Yon Tempgky. Now, every or.c tlmf uno«s anything at all about the first war is acquainted nilli the soit of work

tlint Yon and his men did — they were nlw i.vs foremost m thefight. At that time the Government were very lavish m their promises. As I have before st.it ».l, men of tho class required were scarce. It was an un«U i stood thing at that ti'iie that all the men- who completed tln-ir term of bervieo and settled down on their land shoul I receive a thousand, feet of timber to help to pat up their houses. Major Yon Tempsky volunteered for the East Coaat, und many of las men followed him. There he was killed. Major Jackson — a sharp, wide-awake man, a«d a yerygood farmer, no doubt, — did not volunteer, but stayed behind, and has now a firstrate farm. Mnjor Jackson and all his corps that settled ha\ c had their timber. The few ot Yon Tempsky's men that settled here have never received a stick of it. Is this fun- ? I suppose ib is all for want of a good officer to look after thoir interests, and not no off and get lulled, fighting for a grateful government. Hoping that you will find room for this, I am, &c.-, A FOREST E ; AXOEB. Harapepe.

(To the Editor of th© Waikato Timis). Sir, — Therenppeared an advertisement in your paper some tune ago, on the authority of tlie Superintendent, offering a rjward of twenty pounds (£2O) upon conviction of any ono cutting timber on Crown Lauds in this province. I have always been in the belief that the Waikato lands belonged to, and were under the control of the Crenerul Government of New Zealand, therefore, I fail to see bow Mr Williamson can-exercise any authority over the Crowu lands in the Waikutoi As a'proof that there is a hitch somewhere, I know of several persons wJm have applied, fou timber, licenses, but have failed to get one, or a satisfactory answer. Per hips, Mir Editor, you would be kind enough to enlighten us ulio ha\-e the management? of cho- Waste Bands in -the Waikato, a* to. whether Mj Williamson, as Superintendent, can legally stop progressive settlement by denying to the settlors the right to vie the timber for fencing and house building. Some linteresfcod people say you can get timber landed on the mer i banks cheap enough. That may suit settlers convenient to tbe river ; but where it has to be carted twelve or fourteen 'miles, and there is timber growing at our door, it looks like putting the cart before the horse with a vengeance. I am, &c.,, ■ Settled. To Awomutu, April 24, 1871' [Tbe means by wihcli tho Superintendent obtained tlic power to prohibit the cutting of timber on land still in the hands of the Colonial Government is as much a mystery to us as* to our correspondent. Licenses have been granted by officers of the General Government, and the Superintendent bps no power, in our opinion, to rescind them. It is contemplated, we believe, to hand ail the confiscated land over to the province; -this, .however, cannot be clone without' the consent of Parliament, and until that is obtained, theland is under the management of the Golonial Government. The Ministry has power to depute any person they may think desirable to exercise any of the functiona-of then* office.— Ed. W. T.~]