Woodville Examiner. (PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY.) TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1835.

Woodville Examiner, Volume 2, Issue 156, 24 March 1885, Page 2

Woodville Examiner. (PUBLISHED 81-WEEKLY.) TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1835.

Sm Jri.ira Voom, addressed his consliliietils at ( hnstehinvh on Thursday night. He referred inamlv to measures which the Government intended dealing with in the future and said, “ the conservation of our forests and the hit are sale of native lands were measures that would occupy the attention of the House during tin; coming season. He Imped to see the lands settled upon by a working population, and not monopolised Inland speed la tors. idle reform of the Upper House was a subject that would hk.dy come up for dr eu.s don ‘loud applau.mi hut the Government. did not int -ml to deal with that "pi* stion, pi eh-rriiig to leave it to the I pper I louse to reform itself, and tint too iu a lasting manner,'' He tiion :!<t teat debentures mi di* he i-’-'t'd hy toe Government at alow rate oj itiK la ~t to persons iiipuriiu; assistance m developing Urn lands of tile eolony. He urged the develop, ment of manufacturing pursuits if the country was to be prosperous. L; I reply to <| nest mu -i .Sir Julius advo. cal. d l!ie ’-uhstitution of a land tax with exempt mu ol improvement.-.. On the snhp-et of female suffrage he thought there was imieh to he saul. Wen- adedt li males adnng.-d to tin I privilege ol voting and a-e-i Ming h gis- j I'Ve., i 1 ! v. -■ Ol he- eo!.,;:v Would ! 1.-- I C f ■ ■ W, , ;i ; : i - •! ■ t n i e ■■ >’ t i is! nr.; t >ts on v\ is ■ i : i.. ! ... >n! i 1. i • I'm; m ! r - .. ; ' ; m'v 1 ;;:,,.:;.,:;,:.;,/" j p • el a et ;,i,■ more d• ■ .. i i■ t: . u L m t i..v> rn.n ,nt. '

Ik regard to the Manngatua school, Mr I Neville has received a reply from the I Education Board, statin" that the ques- , tion of the allocation of the Building i grant had been deferred till next meeting of the Board, when districts where accommodation is urgently needed will receive ass is ance as far as the limited finds at the Board's disposal will allow. The Secretary says he is unable to slate whether this district will be included among the more urgent cases requiring special consideration. Our opinion is that this school is one which lias a first claim oh the Board’s attention. Its proposed site is at the outlet to a most important and long-settled district, and the settlers have been most unfairly treated in the matter of education. There should have been a bush representative on the Board. Mr Guy is supposed to look after the interests of these districts, hut he was not present at last meeting, and may not be at the next, when the question comes up for consideration. We trust the Board will consider pressing requirements outside of the immediate vicinity of Napier. Education matters hare been so bungled in the past in Hawke’s Bay that there is little hope of better things tor the future. The Minister of Lands is far from satisfied with the excessive prices fixed for the Maharahara land, but he has to thank his own Commissioner for it. The \aluation was made by the Department, and the Chief Commissioner assured the Board that it was very low. Mr Ballance says his policy is not to extract the last penny out of the settler, and he thinks LI per acre quite sufficient for bush on which a hona fide settler is to be placed. We have been informed that behind Oringi the land is very stoney, and if this is so it can be wortli but little. Vi hen the question of prices was brought up some time ago Mr Harding vaid that at Bahiatua Mr Rhodes had paid a settler a bonus of L-100 for his section, and he did not sec whv the Government should not have the benefit of this. Such B the state of things. High prices are given in some instances, and the members of tiro Land Board, irrespective of the prospects of the settler, think it their duty to gel as much us they can out of him.