VALUE AND PRICE
Taxed with having "more or less an outlook of despair" concerning land settlement,, the Minister of Lands ■ yesterday declared that he still thought it would be possible to go a long way towards overcoming the unemployment problem by placing men on the land. His profession of faith is welcome. It is supported by the opinions of men who know the circumstances and who believe that small holdings can be made to yield a reasonable living without unduly increasing the volume of produce for export. By practising diversified farming small settlers may obtain from their own holdings many of their wants; but their capital charges must be low. That leads to consideration of another noteworthy statement by the Minister that "unfortunately it was not always possible to purchase land at a price that would make it suitable for settlement." A similar statement was made by the Minister of Finance in the Budget. It needs explanation. If landowners are still in such difficulties that an exchange subsidy is needed, how does it come about that land had a sale-demand value which the Government is not prepared to pay?
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 90, 13 October 1934, Page 8
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189VALUE AND PRICE Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 90, 13 October 1934, Page 8
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