NATIVS LANDS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 632, 8 October 1909, Page 7

NATIVS LANDS

;.;v'Si!" r^v^ p !' ... ■ %:W*i:^ : - '■ ''■ 'l ; '"'i' - !; ; 'vAusklahd, October 7.' : : i - : Strong, objection is being taken in the far ■ ;: B° r ' fl ; vto >»a„«asß conditions arranged by the ~ / ■•. ; Qoyejnment'for-some Native lands which' the vc,::pr^3ure;of i; settleinent .demanded should- be '- •;,,' opened.:;-: The ■ Hokianga .corre3- ■■; -wntes:-A meeting of the. Northern ~ ~ 'Land r Leaguo; T took placo'on October 2, when . ~ of ; the, Native -of a block of land: .:;, ; aboiitito;be'offered;'to';the public'swellod the :■, (attendance.. It -was, resolved:' "That inasmuch '~;-.:; of lease under, which this ' ; ■ -r'Si 0 ]' 2 ?' 000 x 30 ? 63 ;,' 3 . offered are utterly to both the owners and intending ■ ; ■' lo^!' KF am . ho forwarded, to the Prime -■■■■.: 1 Jl ljister.Vfc «on6rmed ; more fully by letter, ;:w: asking; shall remodel the condil v;• ■ ' the■ option of purchase, a v.';;.similar communication to bo forwarded to Mr ':'■'■■: : membe'f for tho. district." .The im"'.:■'.:'.Wmncß'.of the above matter may be gauged )"; .when; that the' conditions of ;.,■:::.••;■. •ledse. : ;r.eferrO(l /to '.will apply-to half-a-million .-.., acre§ of Native lands in the northern clocto- .;;■:■ rate.' Intense" indignation' is felt throughout '.V.'.the r dlstrict.at the action of tho authorities in ,;;"■'' not. acquainting themselves with the position, ■.'-■•■■■■' •and.in offering thWNativo lands to~ the public ;-'under conditions which arc absurdly unsuitable •■'■ and:., equally Inacceptoblo by .owners and ~..:■;■.-■>»«!'- It istjrobnble that a meeting-'of the ;':.;.-Natiyes will ; shortly -take; place -to i protest ..-'./ agaln'st'the Ineffective measures adopted to open :; .''up i; the land.'.:', '' ;/; ■' ;, .