A FARMER'S POLICY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1474, 24 June 1912, Page 4

A FARMER'S POLICY.

lIOMES FOP WORKERS IX 'THE COUNTRY,

Mr. C. H. Kn.-or, a Xorlh Canterbury farmer who .takes a '.keeiv Jiitere'st; in the wolfoie/cf ion tlio lniK], pasised! /through; Ayo!Hugton}X't, : Priday; eni route;to;. R.yijiiey - witiv r voiiio' of now- oeK'lir.'itoil "Cori'icdaieVstiid.;.;.'lw. a brief ..inlervii'w before the steaiciev shil-. Ed be referred ;.tr<, n. ::-.nt!cr. ef .eov.sidcr;'(ib!o:'.. ondi one'nlmut; which ,tliVro .\lias/.;ljQcn : jsoirio. ;dis;ci!ss!b.n' ie-: Jceiitly in Canti?rbm , y. .nairely,. imi)iov.''.i .l.iviifg"eond!ti'niis;')foi" -farni 1 ! iWork«rs'.' ; "!Hci :is_ siroiiitly .of /ppiiiiori' tliat. the :GflveriiS '.merit; ,'p'olicj 1 of; .biii!dirig.;/:w6rkers' i iionies* in the cities or. distributiis.7 areas instead of in the rural, or producing avens tends not only to raise (he co;-i of livinp;, but .is; | aet.uany; hiiiderinsr',;th'e' : ; 'production: ;'af : iood and The; farmer and:' tlio millers can pvsduee flour lit a cost of thrcepsiice.per leaf, but by the time this flour ■■■goes;' through 'tho .lxikery and the channel, of <listri!>ution the coiismner. has /says,'' is: polie,y...thhf 'will:'..re-.: move _. tlio superfluous:-.; distributbrs''. from, the o4ly_aren to. the.rural or producing ;art''ii : ; there ■are ;Verjj. :.few .facilities. /wor^; ■erS; finding' dioiises. ; for .■th'eiiiselves.iiis .the,: ■eiiy artas. yer\s^fnw : ■ nllj:..dipldci\s;oJ;sni'nll , frirms..:.lin'yeV sufficient! capital../to. build ; .anothcr.jliouse?'oftcr' : hnvf ! ing?'provided: inua^nf',their. ladds ..•Mj\;.'Erisor, ;;.nbuse?arid' ; ivituperp.tir,iv: •is soften. liurled ; upnn tlie:n, fur. not pro-' whom ttu'y.'emp'.oy'. No .other employers fpf.'labour'va're'.: expected 'to' ifiudKthc. liionpy: to build honK* for the.ir e-.nployees. lastyear „':20fl,000 was extracted. - from'., the. employers of.farm labour, after they had •paid', their oi taxation, yet; 'if'^veri"'.:a:.'sniail. amount., of .this had .been either remitted 'for .'workers'; .homes,..'.built;.'.in'.;,.tJse:.;prodn'eiug; : cr-eas or allocated to the building of farm to-day be in the position for the first 'time 1, in 'its' History, of having such ...an. /undue'..excess, 'of; population ~i ri, ; /thc;.:disV 'tributiiig.-or -city,.area'v;asT conipared wit.li; tliat :ii; the rural or piadacing area.