VALUATION OK SECTIONS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7865, 29 July 1911, Page 1

VALUATION OK SECTIONS

DEPUTATION REQUESTS REDUCTION. LAND BOARD HAS NO POWER. On Thursday afternoon a deputation comprising Messrs, J ensen, Ashmore, and Tansey, representing settlers in the Ruatiti, Mangatiti, and liiariaki districts tin the tsoutii. Waimarino country north of the Manganuiteao river) waited on tho Wellington Laud Board asking- that the values of their sections bo Ifstorday the , matter was considered in committee,: after coming I out of: which the following resolution was passed "The board, having considered the matter in committee, resolved that there; was no power without introducing legislation to comply with the request of the: petitioners, also that the price is not excessive taking into consideration the liberal amount being spent on roads, and wnirit Toads die being constructed for a period of four years ttm settlers are eri trroly free from rates and rent, the board does not see its way to recommend any, reduction in the capital value of the land, which averages 39s 9d per acre and not 50s 6d as stated by tho deputation. Tho board, however, urges the Commissioner'to represent to the head’office tho• necessity for the Public Works Department to vigorously push ,ou tho reading so that it ' may bo completed within tiio four years" exemption, which, has only from two to three years now to run.” '■