One of the members of the Fijian Administration review team led by Colonel Apakuki Kurusiga said they are in the dark over the proposal from a consultant from India, that all native land reserve should be de-reserved.
Kalaveti Batibasaga said the interim government should analyze the proposals submitted in the Colonel Kurusiga report on the current Fijian administration system as de-reserving native land for the sugar industry will not fix any problems.
Batibasaga also said the proposal should not even be considered by the interim government.
The Native Land Trust Board stressed to Village News yesterday that no native land reserves can be de-reserved without the approval of the mataqali.
This follows revelations that the report by a consultant from India, Doctor M Krishnamurti to the Sugar Ministry, has recommended all native land be de-reserved. NLTB spokesperson, Ro Alipate Mataitini said while the report is just a proposal which will be discussed by the newly formed Committee for Better Utilization of Land soon, the NLTB makes it very clear that no native land can be de-reserved without the consent of majority of the landowners.
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Fijian Admin team member says they are in the dark
