LABOR CONFERENCE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8728, 31 January 1907, Page 2

LABOR CONFERENCE.

Proj)osal3. The Labour Conference is discussing the laud policy on suggestions drafted by the committee. The principal points are : burnt dinte cessation of Crown lands sales, in aUottme'nt of Cr-avn lands, no person lie entitled to a -ipnre more than a livii-g area, every Au.-trallan citiseu, not already holding la-d to the value of „toii!) {> have tie preferential righr t" acquire land to that value, preference to bo given hrst to I>or.-on., hoi,ling no lands, second small holders requiring additional holdings. Holders to be entitle-; to remission of first live years' rent conditionally on their effecting improvements to that amount ; roappraisement of lease once every 20

years ; in-aduiUcd land ta:< on e.-taies of over tho value of j.T),(M.iO on the unimproved hasis, increasing halfpenny h>r each v.">,(KMj over that ; compulsory resumption of private lands fur closer settlement, plus 10 per cunt, on the land tax valuation, with value ot improvements at the time of resumption ; advances for hnprovemeuis on holdings up to two-third., of the value ot the improvements; ptovision tor workii!;.; men's bio- hs in ci litres of population; piovisions to prevent speculators monopolising allotments in towns and villages.