NAtive Lands.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10305, 27 July 1907, Page 1

NAtive Lands.

THE COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. SimVETS OF LANDS. (Per UniWQ Preaa Association.) WELLINGTON, Julyije. The Native' LMd: Cbttimistioners' areports we laid on the «t»We of the Pouse^tloiday. ,Jn m^umjUSf detailed reports pp. Ja^^mjirai^iipiji and r-^jl^ fCountry ddstriote is a gmeral one deaH^g wS£ tntiiiU' t& portß^aTa 'kmet;' witich! wnitim iki foUowin^ reeommeodfttHna:^ 1. tiia pu^a^Vna^ve lands by lihe Crown under the present ays-' 'tiwni^disootftifelfed^ .a'i.-..^f \ ; 2. That alienating by direct j negotiation betweea owners and private' -ifldividtoiß *» -paha*&d;rf vi^T eftch • 7oai«^fAo^UMl-J|tf''^f»fiiide^ for th© dealing already; pending.) v; 3r ''Furffitf J aEenßfcicmg "!he! only ■4rbu#i«th&-!Bbard'<as!'agAit<|bi> tl£ cxvmere, or in the case of lad&s 0 vested m it as registered owners of! such lands;''-, -:;- - :^:?^^- ■-,■- ; ■ ■ '_;: 4. Maori odoupfetaon and farming 'powers to^lfe givSo? to '*hft?Boand to regulate the use of these areas. 1 • " ■ '^Jfo^-'^^fj^j^^ia^f^ aa 6. The^fiS may offer 1 land* after x a survey imdkiaiting' allotaneoti, land'.^Mtttisl' tpuiit ma# I: W'. laid out >wid.^ok l «J f?w|^ r - al&ttt&friuoßasary before seledtrionf the; dost lot roading and survey to^'loafted Ifee section, „ . . ,-.';".7.; ■j^ oßipto4B:.itb jbe oonsitituted as fit presept,;;-biit'.^ tiiitik'thati«ie-pte^ siderats sh'cMdib© d^w^|rotn men experienced in cutting 'up^^aidPlptfini? landjs, apdishould be. Gotßrnment offiling. #^^«; ;^t iK.vW"?^i l icin ■■'*•■ have a competent acoftunrtant'"ai i olerk aad.r«Qeiver.. :; .'..,■,,.•'. ;--:'' ' 8. The G^Vernp^^undi may «x----oept landei%m^f operation.; pf 4e above. proposal pgp the conditobn that the lftnd so eiK^fed; b> so^f or leaaed at audfioa. Exception 'may ; be made •&..fffi«»>of I^^Wjiex who is considvßid^ m? to manage L .; his own affairs. \. t "■ .-....- ...;"" ' ' [['"'- ■■ ■ j>. Tlie :JTir|sdii*don^ of Native Land Court be Uknite^i aa to land 1 adminaatered by the Board in the; nwwb- ».** <>f partatioSft 'bwh no* *eg**& to suddeaifioo^ .tiesta^tia^^diipioiiition, »i;«rtaimnent pf, owners ; of ■ benefi .irie«, arid adjusSoient of disputed tribal (bwindaries.,^ [The dburts may jxirtiitkm on appJiawtion, of the Board. 10. The law requires amendment as to permit, of exchanges on a ] large soaite sp as to secwre. ihe consolidation of individual .and! family, Kpldinga. B.—SPECKFIO REOOMMiENbA^ TfONS. — These *re oomserned with individual Woaks. Sfcpees is laid on the necessity'of eipiedition in surveys/of native lands, wtich is bommendel to the earneeti attenitdori of the' Government and Parliament." The following ia the area so far iav^tigated arid reported on <by this Commission :— Hawke's Bar.—'For Maori occupation and fartndng, T^OOS; acres: for leasing, 14,8277 for' saje, 2300.: :f Wanganuv:—-For Mjw>ris^ 49,964';' for leasing, S^Jrift. King^ CJountry.---F6r Maoris, 92----1*8) leasing, 1*6^69;:;5a1e,;34;522. : Totial, 526^977 aife,. . Still to be dealt with.-—Wahganui, .90.485; Kino County,. 559,290. ■ The Cfemmiseipners say that if the Maori is^ to bectoime an industrious citizen steps -will We''to be ta£en to edu^te (them. They h^ve differently oonsideried Wo things neoe^sary--J first, priiniaiy eduKWtidn should jta.Ve an agriouHiuir*! basis; second, guidance and leadership should be pro- 1 yide^ by the State. .It ,is 'required in", the! primary schools, and should be emended to secondary, which-persist j in maanitiiiipng! the or^nary Grammsu 1 School ctourse, not adapted iii|.'tfie_'i«^l sent' need^ p| ;thV Maori'Jpeop]e. v - \ ,;; The Conunafisiohrrs a!s'o allude in the evils of ala>holism pikl fiohungar ism, which require com 1 1 tting. '?. ;•■ ,In wodusjon |(iev say ArawjM, Nfeapuhisaina leading;'m-j' Bay^and the Tlwt.iCoast, ]„. •.-« [tUmn^/l the Co^n^ssion^ to visit them, v ajjwl tihe Haoriijio the 'Nprth^ener^ll^a^ anxious the Oonunissioners should hold a detailed inquiry into land's. ..;■■... , .■.';.:: I; .) ii^ e/fen^niasipniera are not^yet.'"m a^ j^ositjom to make . definite recommenda- • *?<*«■..*> *p ntim ;^t^n; andi"^ fpijnts in {the Native Land Court proceoure and admiwstasatiott. : •: .';!