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Small-grazing-run lease satisfactory, 1. Pastoral leases should be for longer term, with securer tenure, to enable tenants to improve and grass land, 14. (3.) Whether Crown tenants labour under restrictions inimical to their well-being, and unneces sary to interests of State: Grazing-run tenants should be allowed to crop, 12. Land Board should have discretionary powers re cropping, 3. Land Board should not have discretionary powers re cropping, 1. Restrictions should be relaxed in certain cases, 8. Present conditions satisfactory—no complaints, 7. No cropping restrictions after a certain period, 5. (4.) Whether the residential conditions now existing are too exacting and require relaxing, and, if so, in what direction: — Conditions should be relaxed in certain cases, 5. Board should have discretionary powers to relax conditions, 5. Conditions should be relaxed in case of runs, 1. Satisfactory as at present—no complaints, 1. Board not to have any discretionary powers, 1. Residential conditions to be enforced in all cases, 3. (5.) If alterations are necessary in law regarding tenure, Ac : No opinions given. (6.) If it is expedient that the homestead privileges be reintroduced: In favour of reintroduction of system, 2. Homestead system not required in Otago, 1. (7.) As to the working of the present ballot system, and applications for land : Present system satisfactory, 7. Single ballot, without grouping, best system, 12. Present system unsatisfactory—no ballot needed, 3. Auction system better than ballot, 2. Preference should be given in ballot to certain classes of applicants, 3. (8.) Area and amount of loading for roads, how expended, Ac. : Loading expended satisfactorily —no complaints, 5. System of loading should be made more use of, 2. Loading not distributed fairly, and money badly spent, 9. Settlers should not have to pay for roading—Government should pay for all roading, 6. System a bad one, 1. Loans for roading should be paid off, and not allowed to be a burden on sections for all time, 1. Co-operative system of roading a bad one, 2. (9.) Value of land now leased from Crown when so leased, and at last valuation : Value of leaseholds has increased and much improved, 7. Value of above has not increased, 2. Unearned increment of leaseholds belongs to State, 1. Unearned increment of leaseholds belongs to tenants, 4. (10.) Whether Crown tenants are placed at disadvantage in borrowing privately or from Advances to Settlers Office: " Present system of advances from Advances to Settlers Office satisfactory and beneficial to country, 10. Present system satisfactory, but the margin of advances should be increased, 9. Present system satisfactory, but should lend more on leasehold property, 5. System unsatisfactory—too much delay, Ac, 6. Margin of advances should not be increased, 1. Trustees should be allowed to lend money on leaseholds, 2. (11.) Condition and position of Crown tenants: Present position very satisfactory, 8. Land-for-settlements policy a great success, as it has assisted settlement and helped tenants, 7. (13.) As to aggregation of estates, and maximum area that should be held by settlers under various classes, Ac. : Area a man can hold should be limited, both in area and in value of holding, 17. Area a man can hold should be limited to 640 acres of first-class land, or 2,000 acres of second-class land, 3. Area should be limited to 6,000 acres of land, 1. Area a man can hold should be unlimited, 2. General recommendations— Laro-e runs in Otago should be subdivided and opened for settlement, 30. Large estates in Otago should be acquired by Government, and subdivided for settlement purposes, 10.

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