Original Correspondence.

Taranaki Herald, Volume II, Issue 61, 28 September 1853, Page 3

Original Correspondence.

' ro Tiih rm run ok i it r "ivr.,\N\Ki nin\r.o '• I bin, — You lin»c jmtlv icm irKed thai r<" udia. ti in iii n pi'Wrful nar cry — ISn^lMimen have on inherent ilttentntii'ii of th > word. Nrverth. Icm, t c nonclialnnrr nith w hii Ii tlio repudiation .if the N'civ /i-i'aiiil C'riiiipnn)'it Claim is discimcd by many. Hint of Ihu nlxunlrc Lnii'Npurrliniein by n lew, nnrl ih»t of nil ouist'ind myfcl iuinnls for land j liy yiMiisrlf. |iiovnt tliui dmirpiHnile doeirntc is , gai.Tllli; |;rnlll<d in Ni « I'l) UMllll. j II nppca s lo ion tliat the New iJeal.uid Onv rnnii'iit lihk buudry oiiiit-.nilitig rluiins against it in the Province of New Plymouth, in re»jeotof tli« guurnnU of the Biitiith GorerHmcnt to fulfil certain c early ilitioid inpn^emenH of the late New Zealand Compnny with v's original and derivative Liml purchaser!. Having bound itself lo fulfil those engagement-, by an Act of Parliament, tlie Ciown has pUced nt tho disposal of the New Z.'.iland Government tlie wfcolc of t tic wastu lands of the Colony, to enable i; to extmguinh. all oututiiniling claims ol the Comjumy's Land purcllHi'Tß. The N w Pljmoti h claims aro for land, to bo icrrtdl, under B|ii;cilird legiilntioiib, in anydui n 13 ,'uniier.y at the Couipiuy'n dNposiil, now m l'O•'He^slon ot ihe Crown, }ox which may hereafter bcirqinied by llie (Juveinment in the -Setileincn, ol Nj« I*J> muiiili, oi in nnuiidiato cunuvcliuii llierewilh. In \\ax\ |v tilment of the Company's engagements. tin CJ veinmiot has .siicceiaively ihroivi( open llio Pii^my, Crey, Oniala, Tuuiiaimuku, and Isell bluckt in uliuli the whole of the «v«ilubl<j land him be ntulvoti u,i by CluinHnlK. • To qujie Ins Hon ,r ihe Supeiinlendeni, even whiu the fixed pi ico of the Uuml Uudt of tins Settlement was two pounds per iicro, none of thornlauds in possession of the Crown were worth nine bbilllngt pur acre. When you iisiert that Givi'rnmcnt hns land in poise's on, and that land claimants can (elect acre lor hcic for their securities, end conceal the fuel that those lands are at present itiacce.iiible, you renoit lo an unworthy nubti-rfugc. Wnli all due deference, I submit thnt your argu> Client ie need ig tho vuluu whiih the Compuuy'.i bceu me/were liilcuileil to reprcucnt U nllogethtr erioiii.oui. A Company's Land Order en itled the hoMor to •elect i.iburb.m, or rural laud, for which it w-is lulled, irrrsprctivf ol tue value derived from ii' a ixlv.iiit»^<-oii9 locally. Priority of selection wit dei.nled by ballot, iinii every ptirchmer WMStiurnii c, il the delivery of laud ol th.' lull va uc > I he pun h.iic money paid by him t.> fie Ciinp.inv. Thnt i hi: N w Zunlui'il Company intended that the Lmd c I ,i 1111 a1 1 1 a iiiiß tliould reecive, iivmlitble luud in autiß'iutioii ot llniriccu ifeh is quite evident, lor having ihe fuientlaud in posecs-loii the aiji'ccm< tit oi Miy -1, IBi9, sjieciiilly piovidut by the 2nd c.l.ui>e lor iLleelion in distucia which inny b« »c< quneiMiy ihe G iVLrniu.Mit in the Settlement of Ni.w Ply .noitili oi in eoniui.tini tht.rowuh. 'i'hiH I npprcli'iid, it thecq ntible nilcrprel.itinii of Ihe laud oidum and regulations tLoruin uieiilinucil. [Juil tho rljiuis of the New P ymjuth/Lmd I'lt.-diii'erg been eilin^u i-iln:il in 181.'), rural limits here would not now be (juited at Iron .'iU>. to SOt. per ai're. I (nnnot ricoucile your adm '•simi " that without doubt (incjnnl Lmd purchxtiers hive mroii^ rights, \>liich mi, hi ti, uuil must bosiimtciej, ami about the vnlue ol »u'ch 'here in no il ffi ■< . 1 1 y , and a^»i:i(t I vrhirh u» il iren-oiiublc • lijeni na w tild lie 'iriicil," wi 11 your priViona and reiur* ed asscilun " lluit the Ifolnuiu »f ( ompiny's SecuiHiea ure en'i led 10 no pi.icilcuce 111 srlcciin;; Liud." 'I'lmt lliLir Lmd* oruVra ur Senp cuu only t>e leader"'! In piymeii''' lor lands in nieciduiicv wth lh^ |irn\i,ums uf (1.0 tith Sue. Dili an. l lltll (.lai.fj of ll|; Uuuerdl JLiud Ki'^H nlioiis ul Urn i 11 Alar h last ; nlierom yuu •ui>- ' ihtie is a ."ettlctl value put on all or a y of j the ncuri irt held by lh^ I'uUl'C ou the C imp.tny ' or Govcrnuient." S- u»Ht (jnciitlv you observe, ' •' tlu.ie it elcady a'i iuteutiou in in<r,;c at', the out- > Claims in a nu-v ap^cirs of Stcurity, on which, and ii(.t.ei.anly ujion those aecilr.iiot for ' which it i. o be exohni^td, a valu.- ii put as d«. scr.bed." Thereby y>,u c.e»r!y infer Hut one pound per acre Blxiuld he deemed v mlliciciU v.ilu t > for | lmd seleutid in lSll, at ilic Wmwnk.i.o, Mon^o- ' raki, or rt uitara; and for liiidAnders for n:ncb two pound: per Sire lor Rural Liudi, to bo t.' • lcctej in icipect thereof, was pi.d in 1859. If the claim' of the original Laud puichnncri bo valid, tliukC of (leuvat.vj puroluscrs from llum mtm lie eqiiitlly so. , I liiivc y:t ti lem ii that the circulation of a tr»nsfrnoblc ii. v ily, nt any rate of d'seount, by Ihe oi.gnul .ii IJ i. eau lefjiil y or fquit^h'y rxonorate I the party id'tiing It fro.n uuyuu'ut of its full amount. His the B'itiih Governooeut ever repudiated Con' sals purcbas.d L 1797 r. :., aai:t the pies, that ll

■v hiM lie a crying injustice to the N-Uinn to pny the rullninovim of tho Sine!; ? You mny pcradvcntiirc hereafter repudhte th* (luverumont Debentures, because tho holder* !.»>■• purclinscd them .it mi enormous dinroun;. The c\:\\m\ of the outn'aiidin; Scrip HoMi- « ennnut be up<irt without Inking n roiru«|ireuv,ennrse, nnil ili<|)3'ii'ssiti£ nit irho luto acinurnl Inml undrr an identic til le, which coulJ nut b equitably or lewdly done. The supp'eim'Utary instructions to the Wellington Crown Couiinlssinnt'r quoted by >ou, ii>iini eflVtit tl,o qucttion et is.iir, iim*iniicli H5 Inr^e blocks of available land btul been opened and n limy tpeciliud fur the Wrlling-.on Land Cl.iiiii .iv« to make tlicir sclet'lioni; nhcreu" the Nenr l'lymouili Comnmsioner hus no available Inml to u!lcr th> Land Cluimant 1 ), Tlie object of the Government Lanil Scrip was to enable the Cotnpi.iy'a Laml purvhaier* to chooie land in any part of New Z:n\*n<\, not lo compel them to cxch>itli,c tile Compuny'n sccuritic* for thuie of the Njw Zealand Government. The Act of Parliament precluded the Governor from rendering the exclinngc compulsory. Th« result of a compulsory meaiure would Invo deprived New Plymouth of all Settler* requiring to exchange their scrip for land. In conclusion allow me to remark (hut Ilia buttle, of smoke of it L-uid Chimant, inuy possibly furnt-li ft Iliime lo warn Ihc unwary ot the dnlijo.'i of repudimion. A Scrip Hdldick.

,TO TUB P.DITOII OP TUB " TAIIANAKI IIRaM.I>." km,— Ctnjiio inform me by vvlione nuthorny > mihl under white «f«lcm I lie amount for the rep.ms ii f It mils hns luen or !> licing v.ijicmldil? Oiiiii^ the whole of the In n heiivy rnins I linvn »b> » pnrlies at work on the liifTireiit reads. Iv soitac in■tnnces, whine eiuuiigi xru bcuij iimuc, ihs tx. pooiliturr li.is hen mnne tiiun useless n itl in nil casei n gr,-iit deal of money h.u been wutteil l>y worLin; in such bait wcitlier. On i|>eak up; lo same »( tlioitc employe*!, [ wiu (aid (lint tlie n»me/ limit liv expended by » certain (lite, let die wcithrr be what it might : (illicit were (jrumblini; nt tint amount uwnulcd fur their r.m.l— noiii) appcircd inti fixl nith I lie airan^cmcntii. The late Resident iMitgMtrtie/culleil together icveral settlers fmin cjuli district to commit ujioii the ilimrinution of the monoy awarded lor lends I have hoc lieurd th.it tin* pUn wu» inlo|ited in the piasi-nt iiisliinct'; on the contrnry, uvmy person. ( huve snrlicn to on the mhject einreisrs his inter i£nnrnicc of the mode of distribution, Po«ii!>ly it fan div imon lus tieen umiie, but :t would hnvc been more muis.Vtury il tliu (hirerrnt amounts diiilbevit mule kniwn. The public lin n l.iudab c aunoviy to know bow their fiinln have been tlii|,i>ie-l 01 ; mid ii strung letting iliat llioy onglil lo liov,. v sn.u,: in the iiu-.tcr, inileiid of ihn arrangements hew,; ■hrouded jn i.fliciul «i ore«y, and euiricd out npp>rcnily in mi arbitrury manner. 7.-