The Land Hunger

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume VII, Issue 2029, 28 August 1907, Page 2

The Land Hunger

Judging From tiie examination'of applicants for the Waimana sections some people have peculiar ideas on the object of the Lands for Settlement Act. An example or two will demonstrate. Applicant (a Wangaliui man), interrogated, said he had three .town sections. "What value?" said the Commissioner. Applicant, professed not- to kiiow, bul when given two minutes to put a value on eventually then admitll'dI I'd I hey might be worth from £SOOO to' I'lilJOO. Asked about bis financial position; applicant produced his bank book showing a credit of .C2OOO. " Pass ",i in out, Air. Harris," said the Commissioner, " pass him out." ' A smiling young lady next faced the music, and pathetically said she was devoid ol the world's goods, but.her father was next door to a bloated millionaire. Would she reside on the farm? Oh dear no I but her brother was a practical farmer. " I'asV her," said the toiiinii.ssioiier.

A yoniig man Irom Upotiki candid! aciniittwi tliijt Ik; liml ,'jOO acres of lam eased, 1 0 milk cows, also a great mini toil' ol lat steers, mid'a substantia Oaiikijifr account, lie was (iiiietlpassed out,

A A\ hfltigaroi applicant under exanimation eheerljijly said lie held lot 11° i " K ,' wc '' stocked and considerable hard cash. Also "passed out, A line strapping Whnkatane boy got if., .3 sliock to his nervous system. Ills brother-in-law was under examination and was becoming tangled, up thuiugh want of - means, when his philanthropic relation chioped in volunteering to finance him lip to ,1'aOUO! lassod out quickly, I lie Commissioner of Crown Lands is a very agreeable mortal, but the inJ 1 n' ,"j wlO tl'itiks to best him lit the "allot has to possess more than his fair Herald "' IH(l01 " lwlil ' ~ Opoti'ki

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