NORSEWOOD GRIEVANCES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 169, 10 April 1908, Page 2

NORSEWOOD GRIEVANCES.

A Norsenrnod farmer informed our Waira- : rapa correspondent, that there tvas consider- » able discontent in, his. district the , Government had neglected to sow grass seed on the Rokautatahi Block of'3ooo acres, which .. . was splendidly burnt in the:late fires. .The land is of good quality, arid had it been'sown' • in grass it/ would-have, been available for settlement almost immediately. ' As it stands now, it will' probably bo overrun by noxious "weeds, vhich ( wiH provide..a. most/.difficult v" task for. eradication by -the farmers:' It may . be stated that this property is owned by tho Natives, 'but' the Government has. placed ,its fiat on it, and therefore should see that the land does" not 1 suffer. The Norsewood settlers .■ have another grievance;.. They State ! tliat one, ~ of' their number, 11 .'wh'ose!:property had; ;boen i badly burnt out, was refused grass seed, by , / tho Government officials bccause.he'wasuit a'..,:/ Grown tenant; and.that another settlor.,who;;. Happened to be a Grown tenant, : could ' hot obtain the ' necessary'order, for. tho seed;,in time from tho Department,'and consequently had to buy the stuff privately.'llr. Ilali. tho membe'r for■ the"district, has remonstrates. . 1 with the: Government on the .'subject, . but so far he has been unable to obtajn' any redress for his. ( suffering electors.' .■. .