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The land questions will be a difficult section to deal with and as it will affect practically the entire population, the number of which is particularly sensitive, it should be taken in hand at once and settled as quickly as possible.

To do this effectively and in order to satisfy both the Government and the owners of property, it will be necessary to hold each title. Such inquiry will involve making an accurate survey of each holding and its quantity of land held by individuals. Although small, it will be a lengthy way to complete the necessary survey with time and labour.

I recommend that, as soon as the legislation has been taken into consideration, notice be given to the inhabitants that all claims to land must be filed in the Land Office within a period of six months and that all lands not claimed within that period will revert to Government.

When claims are filed and held to be valid, and if that is satisfactory, questions 26-4 will be addressed.

To facilitate a speedy settlement of the land question, a large staff of surveyors will be engaged for the first year or two.

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God-7The land questions will be a difficult section to deal with and as it will affect practically the entire population, the number of which is particularly sensitive, it should be taken in hand at once and settled as quickly as possible.To do this effectively and in order to satisfy both the Government and the owners of property, it will be necessary to hold each title. Such inquiry will involve making an accurate survey of each holding and its quantity of land held by individuals. Although small, it will be a lengthy way to complete the necessary survey with time and labour.I recommend that, as soon as the legislation has been taken into consideration, notice be given to the inhabitants that all claims to land must be filed in the Land Office within a period of six months and that all lands not claimed within that period will revert to Government.When claims are filed and held to be valid, and if that is satisfactory, questions 26-4 will be addressed.To facilitate a speedy settlement of the land question, a large staff of surveyors will be engaged for the first year or two.
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God-7

The land

17

98

questions will be a defpections to deal with and as it will affect practically the cutin population, the namcher.

an

particularly sensitive

of which

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Be

subject of

then holdings, it`sht be taken in hand at anal and settled as quickly as possible.

To do this effectively and in i

Glow

hat will to catisqucday & both tee Jasement and the ounces of properly, will to weessary to hold cach title. Such inquing will mvolve

inspring into an accurat survey of each holding

and is

the

quantity gland Feld

mdividuals

small, it will

a wale way

squn with time and labour to complete the acceny Zur-

Frcommend that, as soon

the beniting has been taken ato

ustice to wedd

sicherering

The

Coo

inhabitants that all claims to land must to filbil in tin hund Office within a penod of six months and

Hat all lands not damned within that permail will wout to Gorunment

When

clami

li hii tatle.

held and

and if that is satisfactory;

Jusviy y

in questions 26-4-

La

To facilitati a specily settlementy fun lund question, a large staff,

of

Islands

52° to engaged for the fuit year or two.

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