The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1889.
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Somr in tercet in;:; particulars arc i'MinuJ in l.lic! repoi-l of tin' Crown J ,;i.iii(:; (loiiiiiiissinn.:)-. which ha»s been Irtiil on tint lahlc of ilio House. Kpeaking of (lie ineiviiiieil (loinand for Jancl throughout the colony durin" , the past year, tlie report sa y S : It is somewhat iinpoitant to note the sources from whence this demand for land arises. The published returns for the past year would «o to prove that immigration dons not exceed emigration —on. the contrary, there havobeen more people leaving"the colony than have arrived in it.' Tt seems to follow, therefore, tln<,t the lands are being settled by the younger generation of colonists to a large extent, than whom no
better class of settlers could he found. The gradual cessation also of the public works expenditure, no doubts, tends to induce people to take advantage of the liberal laws now offered for occupying the public lands.
The report also says: There can be no doubt that the settlement of the country is making considerable- strides under the. present Land Acts, and that great changes are taking place in the appearance of many districts by the disappearance of the forest under the axe of the selector. This is more marked, perhaps, in Wellington than in any other part of the colony. Generally speaking, settlement on improvement conditions, and in the smaller areas, is increasing mofe rapidly in the North than in the South Island, for the period under consideration the proportions were, about half as many more settlers secured holdings in the North Island as in the South Island, a very large proportion of such selections being in forest-covered country. Theenlianced I prices which have prevailed for some time past for nearly, all agricultural produce is also causing more attention to be paid to landoccupation, and, should these continue, settlement will proceed with greater strides, and will, let us hope, be augmented by an inflow of persons from outside the colony, who will again be attracted to- our shores.
'I he perpetual lease system seems to have gained most favour in the Auckland province where 185 holdings, representing acres have been taken up, Wellington coming next with 176 holdings containing 74,793 acres, and Otago next with 117 holdings of 21,892 acres. The total number of perpetual leases were 7;")7, representing 20-1,533 acres. Including pastoral runs taken up during the year, amounting to 1,767,789 acres, and held by 137 lessees, the total quantity of land disposed of during the year ending March, ISS9, was 2,168,47,") acres, under the various conditions, to 1,168 purchasers and holders. The cash revenue from this was £192,162.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2662, 3 August 1889, Page 2
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461The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1889. Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2662, 3 August 1889, Page 2
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