The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1913. THE LAND PROBLEM.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 May 1913, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1913. THE LAND PROBLEM.

The Farmers' Union, judged by its pronouncenient made at the provincial conference hold in Mastertoii 111 week, docs not regard reaggregaLion ol' farm land ,as an unmixed evil. Theoretically it is right, but practically it is wrong. I'ive hundred acres held by one man may be thor ouglily well worked and intelligently improved so Unit it will prove a k . great a revenue producer as twenty small farms of 2.3 acres would do: but lor one 500 acre farm that comes up to this standard there may be found many that foil far short of it. Frankly we regret to note that the Provincial Fanners of Wellington (b\ their delegates) have failed to endorse the excellent proposal set forward by their Makuri branch. This proposal read"'That in granting the fee simple to all Crown tenants Ibe most stringent conditions shall be imposed, so as to make reaggrogation impossible." Mr Moore. wh«. moved the motion, said that they bad to educate the people that the leasehold tenure was not a good on--. An agitation liad been going oh in connection with the ru-aggrogiatio'i under the previous Administration, lu a small district like Makuri tlu\\ bad lost thirty-two settlers in eight years. The papers which were showing up the re-aggregation had done a good service, as the.v had demonstrated that the present Govern men. had gone in with .a clean slate. The re-aggregation of land was a very serious matter. The Government was going to carry out the policy which Mr .Massev bad laid down settle inent with absolute security of tenure. Mr Malhosoii: ''I will second the motion pro forma, as I wish to knock a whole in it. Ko-aggrcga-tion is a bogey." Continuing. Mr Matheson said in sonic instances aggregation was taking place, but thiwas right. Ho maintained that re aggregation was not linking place; it were so there w.as statute law to deal with the matter. Tt wa absurd to talk of re-aggregation. Mi Campbell condemned the remit, and supported Mr Mntheson's reiiKirJcs. Mr Moore: "I know my friends Messrs Matheson and Campbell want to grab all the land they can." (Laughter). A voice: "\ r o. all they Want is enough to make an honest living on." Mr Moore said that the host labour thoy could got~ was the sm«U settler—the working man who started on ten acres. This class of labour gave best service to the sottier. The remit was lost on the voices.

Goods sheds on the railways aro to be closed nil day of Tuesday next (King's Birthday). Jacob, a Koputaroa footballer (an<l a young player at that) has been selected to visit Australia as a momber of Pa rata's Maori team. He went north by yesterday's train from Levin. "There is no need for re-classifiea-Lion of any players in this year's junior teams" was tho gist of a report made to Horowhenua Rugby Union's management committee (last night) by Mr J. McMillan. Recently M r McMillan was appointed by the committee to furnish a report on this matter, allegations having been made that there were men playing junior football who ought to bo made to join senior teams. The .A lay or of Derby (Alderman Wilkius) having been announced to kick-off at a fancy dress football match on Good Friday, the Archdeacon of Derby (Dr Noakes) and others protested that the proposal, if carried to effect, would mean desecration by the chief magistrate of a day regarded by thousands as sacred. The Mayor replied that he considered r t his duty not to do anything which would cause pain to any section til the inhabitants, and asked to be re leased from his engagement.

Speaking in Australia on the in dustry of Agriculture. Sir Kidei Haggard said: "Tho land is the bot torn of everything and of every na tion. If you do not nurture am people your land, then the countn must decay as other nations hart decayed. J will only say to yon what T have said elsewhere, peoph your lands, bring people to youi land, and so grow great, and so grow worthy of the destiny which thi 1 vast country offers to yon. and ts< be a prop to the Empire, of which vou are one of the brightest stars.''

Lord Tredegar's cattle show wa opened at Newport this year. Tin first show was opened by his prede cesser in the title over nincty-thre< years ago. All this while only tw< Lords Tredegar have reigned, an; the continuity of the show has beei absolute. The supreme animal oi the show and winner of the shorthon championship was Mr Gill's Short horn bull Montravo Etliling. He i an astonishing example of the weigh' of beef which a Shorthorn can achieve. Though shown as a hreedin<. and not a fat stock animal he scales just over 23ewt.

Writing to the Examiner from the Continent Mr Victor Lindaner, a

former residunt oi' Woodville, say-: of Germany: —"It is not only that food is dear and wages low, but tintaxes imposed on all are very severeAn idea will be gained of this when I mention that in Bavaria, which iby no means the worst example, servant girls earning a meagre I2s month, pay an income tax of 12: annually, i.e.. a month's salary. Saxony, the most crowded and high ly taxed part of Germany, a rea manufacturing world, with a delist population of badly nourished people, with naturally a large proportion ■:>< infantile deaths, is bowing down yeni alter year under the heavy tolls ol military expense, and the population | yearly grows feebler and more immoral as the chances of life, and tin Jbopes of earning a livelihood and coming out all right grow fainter. No wonder the Germans flock to America. to England, or anywhere so lon/, as they may commence a new life with brighter chances. To live in I'iiiropo lor the poor is one continual struggle; few can get together a small sum of savings, and when once they get a hillet thev generally stick to it.

IVrhaps the most colossal error tliat luas over occurred in the history '>1 postage stamps has jllst happened to the United States. To commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal a now sei'ie.s of four values wore prepared, namely: l t \ green, the por trait ol Balboa, the first man to cross the 'Isthmus to the Pacific. 1:713: 2c. red. view of the Gatun locks in the new cannl; oe, blue, view of the Golden Gate: 10c. orange, picture depicting the discovery of iSan Francisco Hay. The one. five and ten '•I'iits appeared. and ifc was then lound that tho picture on the 2 ccni stamp wjis a view oP San Pedro Mig--11 el locks, instead of the Gatun looks though the stamp was inscribed wftli •he latter name. The Government immediately withdrew the whole of the printing, consisting of more than 20,000,000 stamps. and desti'oved them, and a new printing has recontly heen eomploted showing the view of San Pedro Miguel as on tlie or- '•<»•• 1 >11 1- inscribed "Panama Canal." An Auckland accountant took Tonking's Linseed Emulsion for sore, ulcerated throat. Ho savs: "The Pleasure of being hack to my duties seemed to startlo the office staff, who Ihouglit T was booked for a week * t h'ast. The very serious condition • was m and my rapid recoverv lias I";'de me write to you." Tonkin's Iwnsced Emulsion: 0 f chemists and stores. Is Od. 2« (id, ,1s Od.-Adrt