THE LAND AGGREGATION.

Taihape Daily Times, 6 September 1919, Page 3

THE LAN D AGGREGATION.

ITS I-’Al..\‘S AND PEN.-Kl"/l‘Il‘.'S. THE LAW EXPLAINE-D. WELLINGTON, Sept. 4. The advantage of the opportunity to advertise the law in regard to land aggregation was taken by Sir Frum;i_< Bell in the course of -a debate in the Legislative Council. He said 1-ecgm. Legislation provided that land s;-Cured in defiance of the -aggregation laws might be taken by the Crown not at the price which the offender paid for it, but at the figure appearing on the, valuation roll in respect to it. 011-‘en.| ders were becoming completely seared as the result’ of this legislation, and since the passing of the Act aggi-c-gu-tion had practically ceased. He was‘ glad, he said, to be able to advei-‘rise. the provisions of theelaw on the subjeet, for he realised that it hit the|aggregator in his pocket, the only part of him which showed any sign of sensi— I tiveness_ The Hon. Paul mentioned what he considered was a case of land aggregation, whereupon Sir Francis Bell said 7 he would be pleased if the member wuold supply him with details. An early start. was llltl(l0 by Mr Young tonight, when he aslcml the new Minister (of Agrieulturie (Hon. Nos- ‘ worthy) if he would signalise his acceptanee of the portfolio by removing from i the shoulders of the small dairy farmers the loss which they are called upon to meet in order to provide cheap butter for the whole community, including the wealthiest persons. Mr Young stated that the manufacture of clieeso. lasein, and milk powder gave a higher return than the production of milk for butter making. The only fair way to equalise export and local lnitter pl‘ir-es would be -by a eliarge on the Clonsoli» dated Fund.