CROWN TENANTS
REMISSION OF RENT
Per Press Association
DANNEVIRKE, Novi 12. Questioned to-day as to the accuracy of the allegations in some quarters that wholesale remissions ol arrears of rent are being made co Crown tenants throughout the Dominion, Hon. E. A. Ransom (Minister of Lands) stated that the report was inaccurate. He admitted that a considerable amount in remissions had been made, but the remissions were never granted until after very careful consideration by the land boards. Before any remissions were made they had also to be dealt, with by the department and finally approved by himself as Minister. Each case was considered on its merits.
Usually when a Crown tenant was unable to meet his payments postponements were allowed to accumulate and remissions were not granted until they were finally approved by the Minister. In many instances remissions had been refused. Mr Ransom was pleased to state that payments of rents were now coming in most satisfactorily. Last year there was a decided improvement of 25 per cent, over the previous year and so far for this year the position showed a 50 per cent, improvement. “We are trying to meet the Crown tenants as reasonably as we can but in no sense are we making wholesale remissions,” said Mr Ransom.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 297, 13 November 1934, Page 4
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213CROWN TENANTS Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 297, 13 November 1934, Page 4
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