NEW ZEALAND'S EXAMPLE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 710, 8 January 1910, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND'S EXAMPLE.

: ' Sir,—As of a■.letter . addressed by myself- to tho London . "Spectator, andropublislied—withcomments-'by'iho Melbourne' "Argus,", have ■ bien ■ criticised lt^d^-;l;,<talft:.'.ffie'.:libertyi';of': ,, asfi4ig" that; you publish my letter in full-..(with', tho comnients), ..as it . appeared in tho "Argus of December 29,-r-I am, etc., .V . AETHUR H. VILE. January'6,..l9lo. . , v'V.

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NEW ZEALAND'S EXAMPLE

SHOULD BRITAIN FOLLOW?

■:■ ■ iNbt- bnfe'Great vifrifiin; ' iSndi'. indeed, ■..dlmost, every'other'-cbuntry:-;js -being, iidvised, by enthusiastic New-Zea-: : ■'landers,to- -fbllqw.;.-:t]w;. :«ampli&- '-of.■'■'■their : country. J. '■■ land- .legislation.-:: '■ Since,.'. the .<*jW??Ml./Convention,-. .■■ofi'i/.Eevolutio'narj .Sraaco. : jn;47?2 .fprmaUy:.;.oileredr.its ; :help' i-to/tUo,oppress.od.fpe6ples: : 'of.■ til© World' 'to' ■ nd'thehiselves'-.'of ;'their:,rulera',.there ; has. ■■. ■.been.- wsiich. /preaching- of.-sa'lvationvas' ;gß<vqZealanders;^eohfidence ; '' "lii^.tlioir : dogpiM; ! is;:pnly;.^ualle^';by' ! .:th6lEervbur. ■of; their; appeals,: land--; all. :. ; the 'time' these i-,;h.aye '■..■.been: r.u'ttcred' ■in' 'a -' tb'nb' ■'■9 t ;::; c 9nWptuou:s;pily,:,fo'r.'v,the. i beUig'htbd countries,t.which ■■fail! ■ ? o^ily,.:atta7xigern , ess■'.■the■ ,~tho remedfewhich.i.it'.iis'.claimed'-*!ew ■ .::^alan.d,;.h M :'apphGd.ahd, proved.': Great 'J^. a D --» u st-\bj),-.tangKt,; , t^r ! . -Great Britain' 1 , is:?hqwrbem^bombarded' r ?fspns;why::i,lbyd.-Georgisuii,'sThich ■^if^^P!*■ Se<ldp;nism,vshould. -he ; ac-' ■across.: tho.vwaste of,;;.watcrs..from, theilew■ Zealand.■whi.ch'.is:is6Jd , .to:.bE^ : hapny' ; 'but ;ftally. : is:,nofc;:to!thp^ ; -them: v ;tMt; : aaV;that>'has*ibMn ■ sad' ■about;NmvMamlis notW,tharmW ■■ Wf 'abetter:; from' ■5 u ana : : tel^on^at,;may;,wellVbe: ; poh'dS .oyerv:not/only, n;..fireati Britain;:,tut™a% '^^••■^■•^° ■'■ fee? : .??& ect % 'thevpresent.: to.'.the '•'.:' M^ "/ New.'.-Zealarider' v:of;7over 'iortv ; TOr^: ;B^dingV;ica^o t.re s i rt : : S: t W^ '^ e Wiopiniph-- concerning f.Bj a de.;in ; .tfi,.: ! Hous9ous 9 o?S FK J-"■»; * ,thl! ':.brst-,' place!'.- let... me: ■W" .patthe .prosperity ■enjoyed by' New- 7m -.' ; and;: .^/theAWSfS ; ;^^^PHMd :P dicy■whichtaoS' ™£. : leased; to; introduce. -^'itW. sistanee pf-liorrowedmeney,. and that' in" .most/-cases Jie.toeasiid' &S?oS , iawe^^produoti7i^--dr. : thS : .west6djit :^ ; vde^eioping;>hiinS- o r'| - Pthar; mdustries; - the. .; wotild^aVo- ; -It;mnst^. : ■ fIS? T % h °<W er - 'that .■,whasf;,' : 6n;.i . .the .one hand,Vbprrowed..jndney.''has:"de--; .nulUpnsx!!., acres »fu;virgin .saUvhavWbe'eh .' 1 "i .'-.untouched, ■.arid /much'' ■ :ot.the.capital b 9 rrpw.edy:.'ab.d:'upon'wlii6h V: ' r futurft|o, ? eMtionswill4e.re 9 uiTediMbaS i : ; taken ; .ou t of- '-■ try .-,loffivToiavestmeiitv -■'- Politicians^mav'■' '. .rfgwd^this^as.::!);-spund /business liroposP ■ :9°fi- ;.Whatf:wquld ."be'.thought; : : :;ot; ayX^ndon.: ; lahdlord;.;:who!.*'ith-i'a; 'view- ' W;:mor^img:liis.vturnoyer.^were'''to;'eii :,pepd :^aUpns:.pf;mpi!ey;ihV : dbv:eloping'an ; : ■:, whil& ;; -in/the .injine ; diate ; npigh'bonrh6od -he: held> .:. -.an-: area ::*hiclt-tf as./;uhbccup;ie"d'?. '.'.*& ~ca^:,I I .^ o^it,;aro -:;pa MUel ; ; .^^r: c - |lia - : . ■ opjeqtive.in:.:New,.Zealand.a'pßea^'.to' : havo :; , boon, tp-natipnalise: tbe:'land;at.:any-cbst;' :: ■ army.'afJStatp''serfs.. ■: ;P ar te' W^wer,:-^hatvthi S :objeotive-h ! i S ; : ;'.Pamallyi.-.reached, -i is - evidenced" bv' ■". ; :fe State;;, tehants ,"hiTO :; .lelt'..cpmpelled,.:to record"their' Tots ,; frbtti-' .-.time : -:to',tiin'o:' : .-against;, ; -their/oW 'convjc-' ™^-Ww;clomoiirißg;-irbm:-bhe ; -; : ead -of,-the ;Domi4ion.-.t0.:-the-'.oth6r, for,thp . fce-simpk...of :'thejf>landSi--that -'they' ? la y L i™-.. re ?'bved, of - political: and. jnabled to itttilise:their' allotments-to:the ; ' : o^? aT^te ob : ,and' : M.:thoy-'inSy;deem ; -at'; io- .aver- ..that the resimp'tipn: of- large .',-estates. has'-made ior'thei-.-pbrnianeiit;pro'-' ■.'■-.Spcntjf.dfitha'/poirithloin- is''to oilor : Wsult.to 'the-'jiiteUigence.-of.''every -born' ■■Zea]and6r ) i\fbh.;at::n6.-'Hme'during'; .- .-Wb-past- t«:enty,;.-y!eafs":has,:.th(!r.e ; been : sp' ■:..much;- unemployment,- .''-so much■ des'titu-' .at; present.- '■'As'a.'.nJatter of-fact,- ■■■■• W : ; prosperity-, of :.the. Dominion. 1 -'of.Sato ■ years,;-has' ,been'.-'dne ; .;alinost- ehtirelj'-;to? . ■'abriprm'al : -',m£ii'ljets- ■fori.'primary,.'-. ; prodiicts : ■ andto- : tHb',espenditnro ':iif'.bprrpwed ; ihil- L ' t :lions. ; «;fCtonceTOmg,: , tte: Astern- ;; 'tiqn-..ohtaimhg:.:.!here,-,.the ; best .-'.that- cinJ ,■':--.be:, aid--of-it- 1 is --thait'itinns removed th'e' .-• -burdeji:-bf -taiatjoh:.from::th'e- : -■; .oaths'■ merchant''and;thb--middlenian-'■ and .placed: it-upbhithbse.. :bf,'the :?iiiali.-'-ni>pn-;.,^tfi^■lani.^lfi:,'^a;.-dfies■aid.'laiigwr■tiTvns,■ '■■ Tb:"lind.i.hpga ■ jnercan'tilb: stnictures. and : - wealthy-,ci&ejis"cheek' by.-'io'wl'i'wi'th 'thb' : ■mbouruig:classes in an impov^shed-coii' ! - ; ajtipn;'-.:yhtl.e in^.the/r'nral:'districts' land-. ■ ; .owners,/:. febJfnl;,.of: .land;',, mortgage■:'and- .": bthbr.. ■ .forms: Vpf:.- : '■''■ are ■: 'Sft'r^»fliß|..::«xpMses'::o^:-*n3eaTbniriiß. : ■''fa'■ ; quit- therf■estates: that;-thbji'-niay' leaye! -. tlie--, country..':This-.js.:'::no:.v'ord-picture,- : it'iis-:-:facfa''lf ;thb.land'-.ind .other - .taiatibri pf'-tli'e'. is..to;be: - based 'upon the'-jaWs which ; have "obtained'- .'■:. in T<B.w"Zea.land'..'f or ..the'; past : tweritv ysars,:': ' $*ft's : f# :wy-'i s i: ; 'OQd).help;s.thW • ..■lfptherland'!; ':■■■: < ■ : ■:■A:■'■.^.■<^.'' : '■'•■• .■V-.:;.'-.-