GEN. HERTZOG’S LAND POLICY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17437, 8 April 1931, Page 10

GEN. HERTZOG’S LAND POLICY

South Africa is meeting her difficulties out of her own strength. Her farmers are to be saved from sinking to the class of “mean whites” by an internal loan of £5,000.000. Advances, _ enabling embarrassed owners to liquidate their debts, will be made by a land bank acting through local committees. In this way South African industry is to como to the rescue of South African agriculture.

properly. The council also consented to the use, by the band of the name Gisborne Municipal Baud. It was decided that the question of increased subsidy should be held over for the estimates committee to deal with. WORKS COMMITTEE The works committee reported inter alia: “A list of works contemplated for tho fortnight was submitted by the engineer, the principal items being tlm extension of ‘hot-mix’ paving in Childers road and bitumen surfacing of various roads, including Miingapapa bridge. “Complaints were received from residents in Lyttou road, Cobdcn street, Derby street, and Iranui road regarding footpaths in these localities, and it was decided to recommend that these matters be. left ill the hands of the engineer for attention; it was suggested that as much of this work as possible be carried out under scheme 5. Councillors discussed the question of footpaths in, general, and if was recommended tlita the engineer be asked to submit a report ou the whole subject of footpath main* lenaiico, “The solicitor’s opinion in connection with tho allocation of heavy traffic fees was discussed. The committee considers Hie present agreement in regard to tho allocation of fees most inequitable, and therefore recommends that the matter of apportionment be determined by order of a magistrate, in accordance with the regulations. “The removal of the Bartar works was discussed, and the clerk reported that the borough solicitor advised that tho State Advances Department and Public Trustee disclaimed any interest in these works-, it was decided that the inspection committee view them with the object of using the works for the purposes of a destructor.” The reports were adopted.