MR CHAMBERLAIN ON LAND REFORM.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2135, 16 March 1886, Page 4

MR CHAMBERLAIN ON LAND REFORM.

Mr Joseph Cikmueklaiv was present on J.umaij 12tli at tin- bccoud annual meeting of the Allotments ami Small Holdings. Association, winch was held at the Westminster Palace Hotel, Lou don, jy 'j'he Ohntrman (Mr .Fp'sc Collin^s) stated that the tune hid now come when they must keep faith wilh the agricultural labourer, and secure compulsory power for the purchase of land. Mi Chamberlain, lising amidst enthusiastic cheeis, then said that lie neither believed nor hoped that the neu Parliament would be a long one, and if they did not do their best to redeem their promises the Liberal party would not deserve the support given them by the rural population in such large measures at the late election. Already the landowners were offeting allotments by grace and favour, but that was not enough ; the principle mtibt leceive legislative sanction, and no settlement would be satisfactoiy which did not give the labourer a dnect, indei'cndtnt, and secure interest in the soil he cultivates Thanks to tin* oopciation of the labonrer-f, Use Libeial puty repaired in the counties the defeat-? w Inch it suffered in some of the boroughs, and piactica! advantages* had been seemed to the labo'iier-5 themselves: gieat landowners \\ eie aw ikcnii)L{ to a s'jii=e of th>iries ponsibilities and obligations, and s'-lf-appointed tiiibtees of chanties anil also the mesponssiblo Chuity Comni'aiion itself weie ik'ginniiv; to }b Id to the pres sure of public opinion. .Mr Chambeilain, in explaining the principles of the bill, which hid bjen piopuul by tho ussoaation, and would i»' mtioduced into P.uliament at the cailiiot nossib'e moment, said :—ln: — In tin fiist pine, we propose tint the responsibility of dealing with this question shall be thrown upon the local representative popular authorities (hear, hear)— elected by all the ratepayers, and voted for under tho protection of the ballot. Suiely th it is not n dnnsyerous or unprecedented proposition. The .second principle is that, the powers shall bo compulsory. It is 11 blisscd word. I would not ciuuge it for the woild. When people will not do their duty, it is the business of ,i ropie-cutiitive (Jovernment to make thorn do their duty I admit, tint it is pfifectly i"flt tint we snould protect in tveiy loa-onable way the rights of the landloid-, jnd we ought to piotect them uiriunst injury, uuuecessary injury to thru- pi open y by a severance and other matter-; but, on the other hand, I maintain that it is> tho light of the community to le-enttr on the land of the oountiy upon payment of r x fair compensation whenever it i- required for any public jiuijui-o wli iIMK-xer. Then there ii a thud poiut, whiih I think to be ot oven gieater iiiipoit.iucu, and it is, th.it whtn the coninaiuity have to t'iku land for any publiu puip>i.c, it .shall bo enabled to enter upon lU pos-e»s,ioii at .1 friir prica (hear, hen ) I'lnMs <h" ir-il diHieiilty ye have to ovucmn!, tint is wli it the lutidowncts ciniuiL swallow. Tluit is the condition whi'-h In-, earned for the fucudt and pioniolt rs of this legi«l ition thechaiges of iobb"iy r.nd confiscation which have b"fii so lvi urciy made ng-anist us. Iv )bbery audconfi-Ccitiou ! I should h ive thought that the tirins would apply to titoM) who are not s.iti fi- d with a fair piiue for their pioperty— (chpeiK) -and who in^i^t on c\.vtin<r an extortionate puie for then pn.peity fiomthe community. (L'»ud <h< oi" )

Lord Salit>bui\ lias his el lost son, his s>on-in-l.i'y, and two nephew sia the House of Commons. An Ecu.ntkn 1 Misu:.— An old man named Edward Gisbson, who was ot very ecceutiio habits, has lecently died at Leamington. For upwards of 16 years ho had lived anil slept in a shccnaker's woikshop, and, as lie \Uh seen gathering in the eaily morniny pieces of coal and wood near the railway statiou, and never spent more than balf-a-crown a week on food, it was thought that ho was in veiy indigent chcumst mces, and he was the lecipient of gifts from the benevolent. Since his death, however, it has been found that he had amassed a fontune of £10,000, the claimants to which are two nephews resident in London. Stati^manlikk C'ornTKs\ .— " /Egles " in the Australasian tells the following story of Sir John Rol>e>t<«on, of New South Wales • - \ deputation once waited on Sir John fiom an out di&tiiet, asking his attention to the ingont need for ttlegiaphic facilities. It was lcprtsentcd that the poll. a weie elected, and all that was wanted was the wire Xow, the Treasury wis lathci baie, and Sir John (having, peihap*., .seen some crates of cabbages fiom a southern colony on the Circular Qnaj ) was iriitaltle. .Said he in the comteous manner winch distinguishes him :— ' Want \\ ire, do you ': Come to me, do yon? Do you think I'm a &pidei to spin tele^iaph whe for you ?"

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