A GROUP of landowners from Sorokoba Village in Ba are disappointed with the new lease distribution system implemented by the iTaukei Land Trust Board.

They claim there are discrepancies in the payment system which came into effect in May this year.

Spokesman Sairusi Naliva said lease money had been unevenly distributed.

“Since the inception of this new system, some members have received their lease money five times while others only once,” he said

“The names of members in the respective recently printed Vola ni Kawa Bula (VKB) has many mistakes.

“Some names are wrongly spelt, some names are missing, some names appear twice, some are wrongly registered into the other land owning units, and some who are living are listed dead.”

He said the landowners preferred the old payment method.

“This should be done either through the trustee account or the receiving of money six monthly — June and December.

“The reason being that all these lease money comes in a lump sum into the clan or sub clan’s account, where a statement is received and transparency shown, members of clans or sub clans are able to gather and meet as a family and a fraction of the money to be put aside for family functions within the clan or sub clan.”

TLTB spokesman Samuela Loanakadavu said the landowners should take their grievances to their nearest TLTB office for discussion.