LAND MIDDLING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 10315, 29 May 1896, Page 3

LAND MIDDLING.

Wellington Thursday.

A. curious point In connection with villego setbleaiests was mentioned at a meeting of the Board to-day by the Commissioner, ifow that village settlers are allowed to convert their tenures into lease io perpetuity the question has arisen aa to whether the original restrictions have beea abrogated, especially in regard to residence and allowing women to hold these sections. In Tillage settlements residence was always compulsory, while in lease in perpetuity residence wan only compnlsory for 10 years and under the old tenure women coald nob bold a section, the opposite being the case in regard to lease in perpetnlty. The matter has been submitted to the Lands Department.

MTJJ«ICIPAL FIBB INSURANCE. yVELLIHOTON, Thursday. The eetreiaiyiji top Municipal Association i 3« prepared a report to ba presented at lbs anua'sl cnoferoajje oi fe? pMOoia» tlon to be held Mm shortly rg mnnlolpal fire ineuranoe He ooaelades his roport as follows:— "The partionlai'3 above given seem to indicate toe foUowtof? pointe as being necessary to be considered in any proposal of municipal laear&ncQ : (1.) Distribution of ticks over eatHotant areas and the question involved therein of districts onlting for firo insurance purposes. In Swiss aystatas the whole canton is iocluded la the scheme. I'i.S The question of whether lannrance Of Rpoda shall be undertaken, for U. not there would be catalog under the existing laws to prevent companies by combining tio charge high rates on goods and depriving tho ratepayers of the benefits to be derived froia municipal insurance of their building?. (2.) Whether the municipalities may not in any .oaso Insure their Town Halls, libraries, fita .brigade stations, and other corporate building?, (i.) That under the system of municipal insurance it would be to the Interest of rate' payers at large to exercise greater care in preventing outbreaks of fire.