THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.
EuoM The Census Report. The continuance of a soiiicwlifit disturbing feature is revealed by the census returns in the presence of a. .further evidence of‘Whan drift:” The' term “urban drift” is used to indicate the gradual abandonment of rural life for that of the city and the growth of flic cities at the expense of their rural hinterland. It is a condition not peculiar to tire Dominion, but experienced in practically every country in the world. In a manufacturing country the tendency is perhaps more natural, but for New Zealand, which is for the greater part a. primary producing country, the indications of strong urban drift are viewed by many with alarm.
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1922, Page 2
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116THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES. Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1922, Page 2
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