Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-02-24
NEW ZEALAND LAND LAWS,

Not only by means OF exemption from
taxation has New Zealand sought to en-
courage the people to acquire homes, but
also BIZ wise system OF land laws where
by one may easily acquire the right to
tract OF land sufficient for the maintenance
OF himself and family. The discourage
ment OF the tax laws against the holding
of large tracts OF land for speculative pur-
poses is supplemented by the right OF the
crown, under the land laws, to purchase
bv condemnation large tracts SO held,
and OF dsposing OF them, to actual
settlers, in small tracts.
Crown lands are divided into three
classes; I. town and village lands, which
are sold a auction at not less than so
ana SIS per acre; . suburban lands,
s3ll at .ac.ion at not less than so per
acre; S rural lands, which may be dis
posed OF at not less than $ per acre for
fir.t-class and 81 25 per acre for second
class lands, s,lch lands may be sold or
leased bv auction or sold or leased on
application.
Crown lands may be acquired by auc-
ton, by the payment OF one-fith down
and tine balance in thirty days; or by Sc
lection, on any OF the three following
tenures: Cash; occupation with the
right OF purchase; lease in perpetuity.
Lands selected with the right OF purchase
are held under a license OF twenty-five
wears. with the right, after ten years. OF
purchase or exchange OF the license for
lease in perpetuity; the rent being five
per cent Of the cash value OF the land.
Leases in perpetuity are for 500 years, at
a rental OF four per cent OF the cash
value, Residence and improvement are
compulsory in all cases. The lease and
Improvements oi the settler may be trans
ferred or disposed of the same as though
he possessed absolute title to the land
No person can acquire title to more
than $40 acres OF first-class or 1000 acres
OF second.class land Under the existing
regulations any number of persons, not
less than twelve, may apply for block
Of land OF not less than 1000 acres or
more than II 900 acres in extent, but the
number of members must be such that
there shall be one for every 300 acres in
the block, and no one can hold more than
320 acres, except in swamp lands where
the area may be 500 acres. The value is
fixed at not less than $3.50 per acre, and
the rental four per cent on the value, with
lease in perpetuty. Village settlements
are OF two kinds; village allotments not
exceeding one acre each, and homestead
allotments not exceeding 100 acres. Small
grazing runs are divided into two classes
first.clas. not exceeding 5000 acres
second-class not exceeding 10000 acres
in area.
Under certain conditions the govern
ment advances small amounts OF money
for improvement OF land and for build
ings. Through the cooperation system"
OF labor men are also enabled to take up
land working portion OF the time on
cooperation works in the neigh borhood-
building roads and bridges and other
work calculated to promote settlement
and thereby reduce the number of the
unemployed, and, at the same time, en-
courage sense OF selireiance and indus
trial independence among the works.
Notwithstanding these apparently ia
vorable conditions, Consul Connolly from
whose report the above resume has been
made, says: 81 cannot encourage any