LAND SETTLEMENT

Waipa Post, Volume 45, Issue 3215, 11 August 1932, Page 4

LAND SETTLEMENT

MR W. J. BROADFOOT, M.P. IN KAWHIA DISTRICT. During last week Mr W. J. Broadfoot, M.P., made a most exhaustive tour of this portion of the Waitomo electorate (says the Kawhia Settler), with a view of becoming personally acquainted with the wants and requirements of the district. While greatly concerned with public works, such as road formation and metalling, he was, and always-has been, keenly interested in land settlement. The progress of the native land development scheme, was especially interesting to him. and he was hopeful that the improving character of the produce market would stimulate a corresponding activity in European settlement. He held the opinion that the depression had passed its worst stage and that conditions might be expected to gradually improve. This optimistic outlook was considerably strengthened, so far as this locality is concerned, from an inspection of coal operations now in progress in the district. He was very much impressed with the prospects and looked forward to the time when this and other natural resources would be exploited and thus absorb a quota of our surplus population. Their development, Mr Broadfoot said, would at the same time help other industries, and 7n-omote the trade of the port. During his stay in the Kawhia district Mr Broadfoot visited the Moerangi Block, per medium of the Kawaroa Road, the metalling of which has long been urged by the Kawhia County Council, and he was strongly in favour of this work.