PROPERTY REGISTER

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 82, 4 October 1944, Page 7

PROPERTY REGISTER

ASSISTING SERVICEMEN

A register of properties offered for sale, . including.. farms,' houses, and businesses;. : is-to b3 kept at each of the existing 26 district rehabilitation offices, according to a statement issued by the Minister of Kehabilitation (Mr. Skmner), who appealed to all who had properties they \vished to put oh tne_ market to consider first the claims of the men and women who had served in the Armed Forces. TP e Minister said it was estimated that altogether about 6000 men from this war would wish to take up farming as their future career. Although there was much land in New Zealand capable, of further development, the returned men . of today must be mainly dependent on land already in production. A register of farms for sale was being set up at each district rehabilitation office throughout New Zealand for the convenience of men wishing to take aip freehold properties, and details of any properties approximating the rehabilitation loan limits— £5000 for mixed farms and £6250 for sheep, both including stock—would be welcomed. In addition, it would be necessary "to provide facilities for those men who wanted to take up leasehold proper-, ties, and any blocks of land capable i of subdivision into two or more self-j contained ecomonic units were required for that purpose. Details of any farms exceeding the values mentioned above should also be given to the local district rehabilitation officers. The office to be notified was the one Closest to the site of the property being offered for sale. "In making this appeal," said the Minister, "I wish to stress that' loans to acquire farms are granted only to those men who have made a personal sacrifice in serving their country, or who haye had long and meritorious service. Those who are able are asked to co-operate with the Rehabilitation Board in makihg suitable land available and thus materially assisting in the rehabilitation of some of the more deserving ex-servicemen." The co-operation of land agents had been sought by the Rehabilitation Department and arrangements had been made with the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand for its members to be requested to forward particulars of any suitable properties to the District Rehabilitation Officer in the district where the property was located, the Minister said. That would have to be done with the written consent of the owner. Each business offered "Would be investigated, as far as possible with the limited staff available, as to its suitability and soundness for rehabilitation purposes, but a full report and valuation would have to be obtained ■"P,o, I!..an t ex r servicemani expressing his desire to buy the place. Every effort Would be made to keep registers up to date, and owners who offered properties for recording were requested tor inform the district rehabilitation officer of the sale or withdrawal of such properties. . The registers will be established first at the following district offices:— Whangarei, Auckland, Paeroa, Hamilton, Rotorua, Gisborne, Napier, Hastings, New Plymouth, Hawera, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Masterton, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and Gore.