THE LAND BILL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11126, 27 July 1907, Page 1

THE LAND BILL.

The following are the suggestions de- » cided upon by the Farmers' Union Pror vincial Executive, m different clauses, of f the Land Bill:— • I Clause 7 — (a) The term 'unexhausted i improvements" should be more clearly i defined, as it is understood the Depart- . ment's valuers have instructions to class . bushfelling, grass sowing, and drainage , on swamp lands as exhausted, improvements after a stated number of years. i 15 — Lessees' should be. entitled to compon- . , sation if any licenses issued giving right /■to minerals during his occupancy. 16— f ' Doubtful whether this clause is m the f interests of "the State, although possibly > favorabje to lessees/ 18, sec. 3 — ln any > surrender) object to any alteration which ; does not recognise the value of goodwill . and improvements as the property of the lessee, and not of the State. 19 — Same I principle should apply if lessee wishes to » purchase. , 19, sec. 14— Should apply to I Land * for Settlements Consolidation Act, . 1900. 19, sec. B— -If contract of pur- ■ chase entered into, instead of cancellai tion of right, for ten years m case of . non-fulfilment, deposit should be taken » with contract and forfeited for non-ful- ; filment. 21— It is considered wrong m . principle to hand over the functions of Parliament, such as the framing of spei cial regulations to any Minister- or Land I Board. 24, sec. -r^Objected to on same i grounds. 27— Permission to transfer un- . der this clause _hall not be withheld except for good and valid reasons pub- • licly stated. 29-7Glassificatlbn objected to. First-class land atone pouna sterl- ; ing is much too low, and would limit ; large areas of broken hill country to non. payable holdings.' 48— Objected to on same grounds as clause 21 and 24. 49— Consider should be struck'out. , 53—^For 'Board substituted Commission, who shall report to Board. 55, sec. B— Object on same grounds as 29! 57— Consider should be struck out. 66 — Consider whole clause objectionable. Present method of taking lands compulsorily much fairer.. Any amendment should be m direction of appointing independent umpire by arbitrar tors m place of Supreme Court Judges.