THE SETTLEMENT OF POVERTY BAY.
[united press association, i Gisborne, 4th December.
Mr. G. M. Reid has concluded arrangements for the purchase of 12,000 acres of | excellent farming land, for his special settle-
ment, situated within a few miles of Gisborne. Arrangements have also been nearly completed for future special settlements in various blocks further along the coast. A large and important assemblage of natives was held on Wednesday evening at To^ga Bay. Tho meeting unanimously resolved to have the lands cut up for settlers. Mr. G. M. Reidj accompanied by Lionel Hanlon, one of the special settlers from Belfast, was present, and both addressed the meeting, stating their great satisfaction with the beauty and fertility of the country, and expressing a hope that future "special settlements would be formed in the district of Tologa Bay. Tho natives warmly welcomed them, and expressed a strong desire to have a large number of settlerß from England come and settle ob their lands.
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Evening Post, Volume XX, Issue 285, 6 December 1880, Page 2
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