LANDS FOR SETTLEMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3435, 29 January 1912, Page 3

LANDS FOR SETTLEMENT.

WEST TATJPO BLOCK TO BE

OPENED

Air. W. C. Kensington, Under-Secre-tary for Lands, in the Course of an interview at Auckland, said the opening up of land in the North was progressing as rapidly as possible, but as a matter of fact the available Crown land jn that part of the Dominion was practically exhausted, and purchases from the native owners would soon he necessary. It would be remembered that some 200,000 acres in the North were reserved under the Kauri Gum Industries Act, and that previous attempts to resume portions of them had been greatly resented by those interested in the gum trade. Aiiich of this land, though not rich, was well adapted to fruit growing, and in some cases lor sheep raising. and as the gum became gradually worked out it would be resumed for the henefit of the settler. At present the whole staff of the Auckland Lands Office was working at full pressure mu onsequence of the opening up of lands in various parts of the province, especially in the King Country. It was intended to open up" a block of 23,000 acres of fairly good land in AVctst 1 aupu in the course "of a month or two, ami an active policy wad being pursued in other directions.