The Land Bill.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10302, 24 July 1907, Page 1

The Land Bill.

TBS LAJND -VWtiHsMftrtfl ,'* >>. WBAfT MB LA.-DBBNBON THINKS. Ur Q. Uunoma, m rmrn«t% the Land Reform Pirty, indicated that he was fey no. means ffimtfrffriil wtj|i tiie Government?• land poKcgr •> oooteued in the Hills. '1 hiWfflone rapidly over Hie KQ* that have teen laid on the table* of the Botne," he said, "and they- certainty differ very materially fnbm what was indkatefffe the Financial Statement. First and . foremost* the'new Land Bill give* us^ a 33 yean lease instead, of th« €6 yean leaie for Land, for SetUeßenta ■ land. Thi» "it* a tremandow adfHtce on laet rear's proposal, and ha* nay ' heartiest approval, ft will appeal to , all who* dtisutt to.see a real adVuiee In , the direotkm of land reform, ffcstora! land wilt stSB be *et-«ftd*r;<»i» 14 yean and SI yean-leasei alreadj: in existence, and the only land that will be subject in the 66 yesjrs-.iisse will bo Grown land that is at prsMßt vdodcuoied. ; The flextnNat.pfoclrom the land r*fonnl point falfar h for the futufw AeOo^sininso|.«tn not be rebuired'td mr >TOrbltaßt prices for land acquired uade¥ih« Laad fer Settlements Act, «hw» «pm w^be ' Mb to ftr «i«r n^Wtlii , land may be taken at ttat valoe,pius a^peraentage. .If the owners pot on. hiph vatues th'er wtfl have to J»7^ ■ taxes adeordm^ and if HmsV vaUjet are Doo lowt their land may fee-taken. A« a result the values witt be Bieda* a lair fifeure, and when the land is re- • quired for «3ose settlement it «an be taken b£ thM rate. We.ha.re ctttein- ' ed some losses, faetead of aD the land now in the hands .of the Crown ' being set apart as « national aasW - £40,000. TSrSTsWdCT^am* TO ACsulCV^ BODMCuII^Z^ lft tflfltfc flswßC" * aiiaiT^lWre th*fc tf* iSoWtfod ballot ayet^nr'in «bn»»dUo n *Wl4&& for SettleoieaU tood win "asbMMs^ spectiktibri N»d.>av« thei»lit« »^:ftlii. er return Alfcpothet I thiA that. althoiighwe havehte to m some^noiir^ oto >Io« have Ham bbndMblfr If we <» »tart «ke tajt %i 290,000 iitttead of £40,000 the Land BID wiß be a great advatiae upon anvthfag' whMi we have already been atte to asonn in AM-enIMML*