PRODUCTION FALLING
LABOUR MAN’S ALARM “NONSENSE,” SAYS MINISTER (THE SUN’S Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Messrs. D. G. Sullivan (Avon) and W. E. Parry (Auckland Central) opened Labour criticism of the Crown Lands report, presented to-day, by challenging the Minister’s statement that productive land in New Zealand was just about all absorbed. They urged a vigorous settlement policy. “The Government has failed lamentably to give the young men of New Zealand a chance to go on the land,” said Mr. G. W. Forbes (Hurunui). As a result many were leaving for other countries, such as West Australia. Mr. E. J. Howard said that as a result of the Government’s gambling in land values, production per capita was falling. The Hon. O. J. Hawken: Oh, sheer nonsense. The Minister of Agriculture said production in the five years to 1926-27 showed an increase of 22 per cent, over production for the corresponding preceding period. Last year, again, a 10 per cent, rise was shown, which was a remarkably high figure. Mr. D. Jones (Ellesmere) said New Zealand was at present exporting more dairy produce than Denmark. Labour criticism was hopelessly fogged.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 434, 16 August 1928, Page 13
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188PRODUCTION FALLING Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 434, 16 August 1928, Page 13
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