Greytown Special Settlement Association.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1808, 17 March 1886, Page 2

Greytown Special Settlement Association.

The Committee of tbe above Association met on Monday evening. Present—Messrs Udy, sen., (in the chair), Udy, jan., Nation, St George, Webster and Cola. Mr St George, sec. pro tem, stated what liad been done since the public meeting and reported that Mr Buchanan would be at the meeting called lor Monday evening next; that gentlemen bad written to tbe Surveyor-General asking him (0 forward plans. Ac., to tbe Association. After preparing programme of next meeting the committee adjourned. After the committee meeting several persons csmain, numbering between 30 or 40, among whom were several young men, who had been invited by adver tisement and otherwise to talk tbe special settlement scheme over. Mr Udy, sen., occupied tbe chair and stated tbe objects ol the meeting. Mr Nation said he had taken upon himself the responsibility of publicly catling upon young men to attend that evening in order that there should be a free discussion of nil the pros and com of the Special Settlement Association Scheme. To a certain extent they had each other’s welfare at heart, and ho hoped if difficulties suggested themselves to any one present he wonld mention them The meeting then drifted into a general all round conversation. Messrs Welch, St Gemge, Cole. Clifton, Udy, Webster. UearJon and others taking part. Mr St George said land was getting scarcer and scarcer, and in a little while those re - quiring it would have to go back a long distance. He considered this was a golden

opportunity for young man and be hoped they would give the subject mature consideration. ~*ra nut the hardships before them mere »- ■ ■ there was no endured by the early 5e....- . • Maori trouble to contend with .and altogether the young men of the present day had greater facilities for settlingo n the land than their fathers. It was pointed out that a deposit of £lO secured 100 acres ; this was the first year’s payment. When the block was survjvoi it would probably cost about £1 10s mine. There would be no interest to pay on the future payment?. The Government made the roads, reluudiog to the Association frr this purpose out of the payments for the Uud Considering the easy terms of payment, the opening up of new country, the settling of the land, the increase in its value as it was cleared and the labor which it would provide in felling, firing, fencing, road making, building, the meeting appeared to be waunly in favur of the scheme and fifteen names were banded in, making a total of 80 op to the present time.