ON THE LAND.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1924, Page 4

ON THE LAND.

SOLDIKitS’ KXPKIIIiKNCK IX (’AXTKKPiI’II.V.

men PI! lbK PROBLEM

WELLINGTON, So; tember Mil

In common with otlur tanners only tlio.-c s ildicrs engaged in sheep huminn; have laa.i a pa,; .1 year, and on cilil.t of the high pii a of store f.lucp

•some of these acre not fully stocked up, slates the Commissioner of Crown Lands; ill describing the progress of nuldicr settlement in Canterhiiiy last year, lie ad h- that s. Idlers on agriciiltural and dairying land in many cases

can only meet a pottimi of their liabilities. Soma small fauns in North Cant'Tluiry. near the (or.st, : idlVrcd a hit ol (lanugo hy the I'eavy lh;o>!.s in May, ]Hi?.’., and in several : ::se ■ 1 : tale ( ;oj'-s rotted in tlio ground ami liny and straw stalks wore so .vahh.'it v.ilh water as to l.e useless.

S ill■ r poultry farnio's cannot ycl la* :b v-ribe 1 as ".cue:idly mi. . c--l ul. Til is is put ly due to the la: l tha.t many men have the di-ahility ol had health. (Irchai di-ls. also. In many instances. have mU yet cut: d their initial dilli-nines. Heavy yah: did much llama":-. put oi:c drawback to -uccc. sI ill .sales I . tk " st.-.'.e in \i! i h :■ Idicr tenants id l their |i o; i ics. The lihe ral con cssaens made by the Dominion lieu i d id lei’ cot sidera I ion ol the il tri I I >;• i-iiilti e’s re; "it ahciil i 1 ! 1.0 a - -at b.ion to many s-('diets and eiud !e t hcei to vuim one! their t rauhles. and tin t hat i aurn.-I do sc it v. ill he heller to ;o l lid of. as some arc not com. cteut to m:iua"c to. themselves. •'ln jn-li c I > many - - Idicr-." : uy-' Mi- liiifl.il'' "D i ei-lt I i”lit t-i at -tie lll.it V. e lon " !''""'"l il lei h'i!"r--■■l ill lee ib.it I 11.. v. I 11. I ■ ill.l nut 1:1 1 ei:i! to lea u in t lie (he. ermeenl |or i mi-rcv-i.ie.s. as in soil.. ~|' t on |i-om ' y emliiii rassiiieius i!ey • oiisi.leo ili.-ir pl.-e cs u mi!.l he wort li Ihe money | aid and that it miilhl l.e a telleel ion ou i i u-i r out n jll iy 111. nt if led ill ti: lIS vc a

Tinit ■..llll<■ ;m,oi l ins v.i-iv lii!ii!;]ii :il i .;i 11i11 |.nil's tm;nn( 1 o tit nil'll, I'M with pm . lim.m's in :i bnnni lime. 10H'i',,.".1 liy m Midden limiji | vrinil, ;i it'l'tiin :t iiniit i: t .1 this wm ini’vil:i : • If. I' lij'! iii !" i nin vs'-i iiis in the wM v lII' 11, <1 •.: 11 n•i r. Ills In- (lie I.Mllil limit'd will still In' !V:|iiii;'il in .i Jew i mi's I i . I . : • 1 1 1 .s.'ltli'is I i 11111 ii I i 110 . its iimlii is lift non ;is easily obtained liy I In-til 'if. ini: in heavy I s-i . exjeri- !■ in 111 liy linns sn|i]n: tiini I' r. in. “ I hr ililli.nliy lelened tn in n |: ievimis ivn,.n (if fi.'ltinn n share nf returns ai lii'i'i' soldiers nit' ln'in*! limin',ml l.y oi'.l.siili' linns si ill i-illl l iin;i-s, tmil tin' I'tisl Milvi'ts,' season will not lifl j» mailers. A iiund.or of houses i|‘ I(lii'i's livint: in luwn.s imitimii' In ln> Slid, ] :i! ily nil iirniniil i'l' tin ell- . limits finding tint piynn'iii.s mo lii fhfr tlimi llio imi kci-ii 111> nil arrniint nl' 11in-nijilt>ymi'llt in- situ Inn-.s in

AVKSTI.AX I) COX 1 >ITIOXS. Air \V. T. Morpeth, ('..niniisshnier of Crown Lauds for Westland. states that no admires have hern made this year for ai i|ui.sition of additional areas for soldier .settlement. Ten soldier farms ■ame hark into the Department's lands, either hy the o.n-rc ise of power if side, e.r nhnndonn.eiit. Of this iinmlier, sis have I een satisfaetorily ili.spirsed of. The remainder an- receiving it tent i;>11 with a view to disposal, teai in-.-: iii mind the rnlinj' p.ri-. es for rimaiy ]-rodin Is. it is ■ iinsiderod that in the whole, the soldier settlors in IVeslhtnil have done quite as well a.<

could have been reasonably expected. -Most of the failures have heen weeded out. and the surviving .settlers are men of a pood class, honest and reliable, dote; mined to succeed. In many cases they have lieen ovcr-linain -cl. but t’’e liberal terms of postponement, etc., grantd b,v the Dominion Revaluation Hoard, have given substantial relief "here ii was most needed, and at l>. very critical period, and have given h body of deserving settlers la’.v hope ami i milage to carrv on.