NATIVE LANDS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2835, 29 November 1892, Page 2

NATIVE LANDS.

"Lyttelton Times " Correspondent.

Wellington, November 28. Referring to Mr llees' proposals, which I sent you the other day, I find they are much discussed here, as is only natural, for the question of the Native landb is of the most surpassing interest with the northern people. How, can we manage to get that magnificent estate of len million acres thrown open? ■ That is their constant question. Before anyone can reply, the remark invariably is made that the opening would make a boom of prosperity such as the colony has never seen. "The public works policy," a ahrewd friend said to me the other day, "would be a fool in comparison, and what is more, the boom would be without any reaction." Some of the mote prominent enthusiasts want, the •rovernment to make short work by slopping in and buying the whole lot by process of compulsion. "Give a distinguished lawyer, the best to be had in Great Britain, £10,000, and led him draw up an Act for arranging the whole thing— —the purchase, the clearing up of titles, and all the rest." That opinion I heard the other day, and if I were permitted to give the name of its owner it would astonish you. Tho general publis is, however, as far as I can ascertain, for milder measures, more in accordance, with treaty obligations. The experts declare tliat the four divisions of the subject mvie by Mr Beeß are excellent, and as ! for his proposal for settling man) of them 'by making corporations of the Native , owners, they feel that it is good so far as lit goes, viz., in its application to those lands of the Natives whose titles are already ascertained by the Native Land Court. But what about those where the titles are not ascertained ? That they declare to be the difficulty. I am. in a position to say that this difficulty is under the consideration of the Government, and that in all probability a Bill will be ready by next session for solving it in connection with Mr Rees' proposals.

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