Meeting of Native Land Lessees, Normanby.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1639, 1 June 1887, Page 2

Meeting of Native Land Lessees, Normanby.

A meeting was held at Brett's Imperial Hotel, on Monday evening, to consider what steps should be taken to impress upon the Government the urgent need which existed, that those holding leases under the West Coast Settlement Reserves Act should be granted some concessions. Mr. Heslop was voted to tbe chair, and, in addressing the meeting, said that he considered that their request for a reduction of the rent was only reasonable, and that in periods of depression in England landlords invariably considered their tenants' position, and made reductions in the rent. The Queen of England had lately done so, and tbe reduction was not only to those in arrears but also to those who have hitherto paid their rents. It is thus recognised that the wisdom of leniency \a times of deprebhi'in is not only applicable to curative but to preventative measures. Mr. Heslnp, in a rather exhaustive speech, in which tbe example of the Dnk" of Manchester and other landlords was inst.iDced and the various clauses in tbe land regulations which were applicable to the reduction referred to, finally asked tbe meeting lo bring forward some resolution which, should it be carried by the meeting, could bo forwarded to the Government in furtherance of their application for a reduction in the rent. It would take too much space to give a report of the whole of ths remarks of members, but it is important that the resolutions of the tuuutiug should be known. The first -as proposed by Mr. Matt hens, seconded by Mr. Best, and carried unanimously — "That it is impossible for leaseholders uuder the Coast Settlement Reserves Act to pay the present rents, in some instances as high as 16s for open and 6s for standing bush land, and they pray for immediate relief, either by a re- valuation or to allow the lessees to Biirreudea their leases.'' The second resolution, also carried uuaniraously, was this — " That copies of th ; 8 resolution be forwarded to Major Atkinson, Colonel Trimble, and Mr. Samuel, asking them to take such steps as they may think advisable to forward the view 3of the meeting in getting the relief asked for as soon as possible, as the lime has arrived when a great many leaseholders cannot possibly continue in occupation without the relief asked for:" After some pertinent remarks from Mr. Brett, Mr. C. Newsbam proposed a vote of t banks to the chairman, which baying been seconded by Mr. Brooking, was carried, and the business of the evening closed.

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