LAND FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 592, 21 August 1909, Page 14

LAND FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.

:\:•■-.' '■;. ■:,:■,■ ■'■ «. . '; :;.-'■:;.'" ••:■ ij .■;;."•■;' .;; the regulations.'-'; ' • •; ,';.. At- the -last' meeting of .the Wellington Land Board the ■';.'.Commissioner, (Mr. Mackenzie) brought down- a ■provisional , scheme, for the subdivision' of. a 'block '■' of Crown land along the; Main, Trunk •lihe'.betffeen'vKakahi and Ra,urimu. into. aboutilOtiysectionSf to bo thrown open; for .selection;?; by,Vuiiem'ployed railway workers and Civil/Servants. The: new regulations,/made in-', lieu, of', those embodied in tho ; Lands'lmjirovement and Native Lands, Acquisition' Act, IS9£, to meet ; the-, new idea in : land.-settlement 'are: set out; in this /week's iGazette...!. :-- , ; .'. ■•. . ; ■.',-.■ ■.■.■-•■j.-;! ■;? ■■■; The most' essential , of these areas follow:--.The Commissioner of Crown Lands:will in each ense. select.: thevmen who are to form the association; and he.may. refuse to accept as ;a. member; thereof-. any. .unsuitable person, or any person who, in his opinion; has already ! got. sufficient land :to. keep- him, ■ or : .is. otherwise: in',a> position.' to "apply, , for Crown;'land .in-tne-usualmanner,,-: :■-' ■■■ .;;. '.y .'.' '• -. ;■ The land for each association will be divided into '.sections .-of -from: 10..acres,to 200 /acres each,;and one section,' but do more, shall be allotted to' each member of the association. Provided ,tb.at\in; any: case'. where the holder of: a eection has i'ulfilled the conditions .relate ing;.theretol?,to;::the. eatisfadtion: of the"-Land Board;'. : tji'e board may allot tohini. one" onmdre sections thereto, ,:.but .so that '■' the total/area ; ;of;.all'.'the- sections l , held, bj him: ehaH'in\no- case exceed-.2oo'acres. ; ;'; ' ;'.-; • The;section^-may be.'allotted ■ to.'members by ballot, or/byjiagr'eement.amongst-.the ( .mombers without;ballot,'.-.or the' Commissioner, of Crown Landsihimself. : ;ffiay : ' allot .'the ■sectijins'without any .ballot,' t :;.:■'' ';!.'■': ;r; ,; :>:v': ■ ,".';•'■,;" ;'-'■;•': : ■;•'■■ Thesectibns'.."may;bo-allbtled' before any bnsh is: felledi''.or, : .at;the ■'■ option of: the Commisioner offCroivn Lahds.^guidedJbyi-thpvwi^he'sVofHhe , 'members;' ,t>n 'the.,coinpletibn' of-: of •'or . o'therw'ise' "as", maybe 'deemed;'; expedient;' but' members actually employed ,dn: any, particular-portion ofithe land to-be all6tted,or on the Toad-works in; connection 'therewith;' shall have priority of^claim.., :/Xhe,Cbmmissioner;of Crown Lands'-.m'ay. from, time .to timeieither (a) ■ employ ; ;ffiem-'or? any. of them'in : parties'to fell -bush.;in. blocks,;'irrespeotire of sections; or: (b) allow individual memberei to' fell -the -bush on thiir' respective sebtions?!;' .':??; .'*-' ■ x ! , . 1-.' " ,'.'. ' :- .'"•'■' - ■*?-■■; . .:When; .the 'sections' vcomprise , : 6ornb,. ; fern, -.openfebuntry',- or swamp, the Commissioner• of CrownfXands; ■ tract 'on 1 / Wearing-the' , scrnb , ''ahd- f ernyr as also , pn-drainage-works'and fencing.'- . - -- ■•• ■•,-•' Thoratee for felling, according to 'usual speoiiications,-shall be'fiied by 'the Commissioner.'of. Crown 'Lands,, according tp -the'Vna,ture .of:' .the'.bush, \the -.locality, t and /ruling, prices in. the district: Provided that.the 'cost ;per;aore shallin no'case: exceed-in bush land £1 10a. an acre for -felling, andJ-.105.-,-' an acre for grassing.. In. open and fern' land 'payments' shall: not exceed .- £2 an acre for xlearing, : ploughing,:grassing,rdra'inage-works,. and : ;'ltencv ing. , ' The lexpenditure , shall .not'exceed■'on'any one section more than i£7s. in any one season,: and the total expen'diture-/ori.:any.(.one holding must not in any case exceed ',£l5O, exclusive of ..the advance made: for the house.. 'The Government does, not bind .itself'-to.proyide for; continuous work for. any/!person,'; nor wjll.m'ore than v IOO acres of cleirilig be paid for in any one case.. Members-must find their, : own- tools, tents,; and.,! provisions, -or, if - provided "by tho .Government, the cost"-shall' be' repaid ,out ; of the moneys payable for work';dpne. .:...- -.;'.'•' '.Where - tho-'meiiiber'is. aimarried'inan an advance, of ,>CSO, ; and' where the member is a. single man, an advance of £10, may, on the recommendation of the''Commissioner of Crown Lands:, be made towards ,the cost of ploughing, fencing, 'erecting' a; dwellingbouse,- and making a garden on the section; such advance shall:not exceed three-fourths,:of the value of('. the .ploughing, fencing, building, and' garden," and .shall bear '.-interest: at the rate of 5 por cent. ,per\annura: ''■'":■.' .''•.'■■ ' , .'; '; .'Every person, to/whom land is'allotted in terms of these regulations shall forthwith, or .within three .lnouihs .after the first burning of ;bnsh'-felled upon tho said!land, reside.with his/family, and-continue-to-reside on such land, for ..the,', term of ten- years, unless'ex-. empted-fron^ l such residence -by the Land Board. '■-'■\-;-'-.-:-"-- ; : ■ ■■■':' '.'■■ Ct. ■■■■'■. '■- ,: . : '.■'.-.

Kent at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum for every renewable lease, and at the rate of 5. per. , cent, per annum 'for every license to bcdupy'witb-right'of purchase, will commence irqm , the' lst,iday : of January or .'lst day '.of 'July first immediately .after the. , expiry, of eighteen.months from date :6f, allotment-: of: seotions by: the Land Board. : ;Such rent shall be based'''oh'. the;;capiUly,yalue/qf land, with tho i addition 'of.' the.-cost to' the Govern-.' merit' of -roadihg, clearing, prbyiding, : and sowing ; 6f..-'grass^seed, , , etc.,-and ariyx other- expenses; -fairly' chargeable: land-at date of commencement, of ,the,lease. or .-license. 'The cost .oP any. additional ■ clearing,-or: advanoes -made I subsequent l ;to.- the .before-named . date at^whioh'. the rent ■.commences,, shall be' added to';the;capital.value•'of the land/.'and.'interest thorepn. shall, become of ;tha;rent,.'and bepayable on-each, recurrent Ist day of January .or Ist day of July. ■■•'■' .'', .;. •".