NATIVE LANDS FOR RAILWAYS.
August 19th 1874. Mr. Karaitiana Takamoana asked the Minister for public works, whether any steps have been taken for the purpose of ascertaining and settling the claims of Native owners to lands which have been taken for the purposes of Railways and other public works under the Immigration and public works Act, and if not, whether steps will be taken promptly for that purpose ? At the time the Railways were first to be brought into operation, it was understood that the
lands taken for Railways purposes would be paid for. Afterwards he heard from Europeans that compensatian for such lands would not be paid The Maories were doubtful about the matter, and they were objecting to their lands being taken for Railway purposes. When they heard th£s they would be paid for, they gave them freely for the Railways, he asked the question, because it was an important matter, and he wished to have something definite from the Government as to what was intended to be done as regaraded those lands. Mr. Richardson, would inform the Honorable Member that there was no difference whatever in the course taken in reference to lands owned by Natives and those owned by European. Exactly the same process was gone though the lands were surveyed and valued, and a price was offered to the Natives, and if that price was not accepted by them, then, the matter was dealt with under the Railways Act. If there was any particular case to which the Honorable Member wished to allude, or in which he thought injustice had been done to any Native, if he would advise the Native so injured to apply direct to the office of public works, he would find that his application would be immediately attended to.
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Wananga, Volume 1, Issue 8, 24 November 1874, Page 43
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