NATIVE LAND AT NORSEWOOD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 662, 12 November 1909, Page 8

NATIVE LAND AT NORSEWOOD.

;'. A-iproposal,'. ttiftl-'.'■flftf: jliqiild ]acqiiire Tend ; sfrbdiyide: t'Wo blocks of 'N. afive land £nojra' I 'as',:Eafcati&tohii andi'Te. iWhitia, .in j the ■Norsewood'Vdisfi^iiitj" v w#s, : .br'onight.':uxider'-ilii. notice y of the .Priirie Mihistef (Sir Joseph Ward) and.the ,Native: Minister (the'.Hon. J., Carroll), yesterday. ,!by -a deputation -introduced.by Mr. Hiui m.p.; j; ■;-■■ \ ~;■'.; ::./■ :;■■:; ..According to /aV. petition wiich bore 279 sig-' natuives. great benefit to the- district' wbnld acerne if the land; .which.'is'at preeeiti iiwd as made available foV sinall holdings. Slo'st Bnitable.'for''dairy, ftrinin? the. .land was situated near the *Norsewocs Creamery.' The present'•: chance of acquiring the land,:should, 1 not..-be.'missed. ■. ;. ;:' ; . , , . ,', Sir Joseph Ward 'said that the property 'coiild..not be acquired nnlees.the Natives were agreeable.."'; ' ' .'■■''■■' ' \\.' ' ,'i.'' ; " ■ v ■'. '::£: inemberj of 'the;.dopntatidn": ! Perhaps, then; the. .Goyernnient. would.-.lease it- ' •"•'.■■. ' : ''■-■': Hon.. J;, ; Carroll .remarked .that'it was the duty of. thb Government, to proyideland for : Bnropean..settlement, but it-mu6t not .be forgotten ..that-'U-.'would-. never dp; to ■d«hude ;tbe Natdyes of '• all ; their, land:. ..As.■ a;result. of .past: negotiations,.:the.-Government had taken practipally ■ the whole .of the' Native land in , the distriot,' after making certain - reserves- for j;he o'cenpationivof- ~i:he,'; Natives. ,-,■'■ The'..■landvihqdestioi. should'• not . ; b'e ; alloVed.to'. go -info, tjie.hands, of, .oh? .ind.iTi.deal... .If.{'the '■Nativea' , cpuld.,not use'■'tne: land themselves,, it would be : far bstter-for 'them/ito cut,it : up and lease it. . JB« would take -steps..to- let .Europeans lease -..tbe'Jande.. under -properoreyersion .-conditipris,. j if' it, wert 'out -of the question • ■ for : .the Natives'to', use'. , it. ..;:.;,■;/, '...,...';.. ■■.■: ; ;' ; . ' ; ;':;: ; ; Sir. Joseph' 'pointed"oat that until'.a reply-.w'as : received:by ,Mr.;Carroll ■to mu'niiitibn-.which' he sent. I bou'ld';be:done.' .-.:•."■•-.. ' ■'■,■'- ; : ■. ~ .;■ .;!■-..