MANGATAINOKO SPECIAL SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION.

Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 207, 23 October 1885, Page 2

MANGATAINOKO SPECIAL SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION.

A funeral meeting of miiubora of tha above Association was held at Woodvillo, last night, Mr Charles Hall (Chairman) presidin g There was a largo attend* unco. Tho minutes of bast mooting having bo<'n read and ooi.timod, The Chairman road a communication which lie had received from the Under* Secretary in reference to the resolutions passed by tho Wellington Waste Lands Board, and drawing attention to tho name. Mr Haggen said tho mombars would rem 'mlsjr that some time ago a dosiro was expressed that tho Assoication should Hi'cun) land in the Manga tainoko Block. Immediately on the land passing through the Native Lands Court ho telegraphed to tho Minister of Lmds asking him to reserve 10,000 acres for Woodvillo. In the reply which he had received, the Minister declined to give any definite) reply until ho Was in ikkkouswii of tho surveyor's report. It apjieared that tho Minister desire 1 that there should bo four Special Settlements in tho Block, the remainder to be cut up for settlement oil the deferred no neot and jierpetilal louring systems. Mr Haggen read a letter from the department, in which it wn» slate I that tho Association could Inivo f»0i)0 acres of tho Block ns shown in tin? plan forwarde \ oilli the letter, the land to b • taken up on tnc p nal leasing system. Before anything further could be done it would bo necessary to send in the names of the applicants for approval, lie (Mr 11aggon) might add that ho had been over a portion of tho Block, which would be taken up by the Association. Thai portion of it along the river bank was subject to flood, and, on tho other side it was so Hilly aa to bo of very little use. Mr Crawford asked how much of the bind was subject to tlood, and how much would be comparatively useless on account of the lulls ? Mr H.iggen could not say. Mr l’rawtord thought there would ho verv little go > 1 land left, (Laughter.) The Chairman said the block was back from the main rod a mile an 1 a half; ~n!y at ••te- point it touched the main mad. The whole of the block lay between the two rivers. It might facilitate business if he re. I*l the telegram which 1)0 had received aa in who were eligible to tako up the land (in reply to one he had sent, aching information on tie- point;.). Tho reply was, in i-T.-:. that •* names on lists of other ate ociaiions could not beacci pled f«T allotment in ttie Miumgataiiioko As--.oeiulion if they have been already allotted foil. Marred women are ineligible; single woiie-n will be accepted, Ko objoi-iioii to sections bieng 100 acres, bat t!i • land conl l only be disjHiscd of on tho perpetual leasing system.” After a discussion, Mr Hutchins pro* po.M-d and Mr Daly second'd, ” That tho n miea of all persons illegally ujkui the list be struck otT.” Carried. Mr Mor a m proposed, with a view of giving elf.-ct to the resolution “That n-.tiec be sent to tlie first hundred persons on the tea that they would have to sign the necessary declaration of quaSication to In. ieturned to the Chairman fourteen di.v* after ... :<-h nonce* were js.-.led. Tie* in >’. <n Was s icon led and carried. A difficulty then cropp'd up as to tho Come! declaration to be made. Mr Moiis si a iid the r „ula’ioiH under tie- new Ac*, would not be ; udidnd until the first of next month ; it would be u self ss for tiie ineiuo, j ; to sign the old d H.ir.it mi. He thought the bent pi m wo ii.l in* to .adjourn tie- meeting until tho regulations weie to hand, Tin* f’bun-in in ikiid the gii.t of (ho ear* rcapoiulence liras that th<> nnm*et o! iho proposfd members imal be a-nt up at i n e. it was for the A iiocialioU to docido wilo were members. Mr Hutchins j r qioscd that a dodara* lion in a’rorj.mee with the terms of tho telegram lie ill an n up. Mr Moi ooii pom'..l i.tit iltai a'U ough site telegratn might contain mmio prohibit* in,; clause* it might, not contain all. It would net bo r.afo to uwi the declaration le.br tlie ! Vf r; there might ho aomo re »teen . . m*w i« gul it.yiUi which U dr. uol c >

Mr Haggen saul the niusting was premature. It would be better to wait until the new regulations wore issued, then the members would hoc whether they would be qualified or not. Ho would more “That a declaration m the form prescribed by the now regulations of the Govornujent bo sent to each member, and that the names of ineligible members be then struck off the list; that, of the remainder, all members in excess of the . number of 50 bo ballolted out.” Mr Morison seconded the motion which was carried. Mr Morison then proposed that the foregoing resolutions be submitted to the Minister of Kamls, The motion was seconded and carried. It was resolved that the Chairman call another meeting at the expiration of 14 days. Messrs Crawford and Edwin Hall were elected on the committee vice Messrs Haggen and Sian, who having no interest in the Association, had resigned. ' The meeting then adjourned. v