| STEC In Land Dispute – Again |
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| Written by STEC In Land Dispute – Again | |
| Monday, 22 October 2007 | |
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The government owned Samoa Trust Estates Corporation at Mulifanua is again embroiled in a land dispute, this time with the village of Satapuala. STEC General Manager Sealii Sesega confirmed on Friday that the villagers moved into Corporation land last week to claim by force, ownership of several acres of land. The illegal squatters were reported to have already erected huts and carried out general bush clearing work since the start of the week. “I have written to the village chiefs and set Monday as the deadline for them to vacate Corporation land before we call on the police,” CEO Sesega told Newsline. It is understood the illegal take over was decided in a village meeting before White Sunday. “There is yet to be an official response to my letter so I am not aware of the reasons for the village action,” says the STEC boss. There are speculations that the village has taken exception to the Corporation leasing land to the general public for entrepreneurial development purposes. The decision to allocate land at the Corporation’s Mulifanua plantation is part of the new diversification policy approved by Government, to open up new sources of revenue for the financially beleaguered STEC. “All those who are interested in leasing land have to apply to the Board for approval, provided the applications meet the terms of the lease, which is basically to set up private businesses. ‘We already have up to 50 new land leases approved, with half acre leases set as the minimum.” Sesega added that residents of Satapuala are also entitled to the same opportunities under the new land leasing policy. Newsline attempted yesterday to reach the ranking Satapuala village Chief and ex-Member of Parliament, Toalepai Toeolesulusulu Siueva, for a reaction but his wife says he was not at his home. Toalepai has been agitating about STEC land ownership for many years, despite land grants already made by Government in compsensation. Land dispute is not a new headache for the Corporation. Neighbouring villages have been at logger heads with STEC for many year over land ownership claims. STEC land was, originally owned by colonial Germans going back to 1854 before war broke out in Europe and New Zealand was entrusted to take over Samoa under a League of Nations mandate. All German owned land was confiscated and later returned to Samoa by New Zealand when it became in 1962. Google Satellite Map of Disputed Area View Larger Map             Comments (0)
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